Bill Skarsgård
Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård (born 9 August 1990) is a Swedish actor, model, producer, and director. He is best known for portraying Pennywise in the horror films It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019) and the television series It: Welcome to Derry (2025–present) and Count Orlok in Nosferatu (2024). Skarsgård's roles as monsters and other non-human characters have led him to be described as a creature actor by media sources.
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- Name
- Bill Skarsgård
- Birth Name
- Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård
- Born
- 9 August 1990
- Birthplace
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Education
- Södra Latin
- Occupation
- * Actor
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Fields
- acting
- Honours
- Kristallen
- Languages
- Swedish
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Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård (born 9 August 1990) is a Swedish actor, model, producer, and director. He is best known for portraying Pennywise in the horror films It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019) and the television series It: Welcome to Derry (2025–present) and Count Orlok in Nosferatu (2024). Skarsgård's roles as monsters and other non-human characters have led him to be described as a creature actor by media sources.
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Bill Skarsgård (born 1990) is a Swedish actor, film actor and film producer, among other activities. The actor was born in Maria Magdalena parish.
Bill Skarsgård studied at Södra Latin. The actor is active in acting.
Languages used include Swedish. Bill Skarsgård received Kristallen.
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Biography
Biography
He has received multiple awards and nominations, including a Satellite Award and a Berlinale Award. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $3.3 billion worldwide. Skarsgård started his career as a child actor, starring in White Water Fury (2000), alongside his brother Alexander. After pursuing an education at Södra Latin, he landed his first major role in Simple Simon (2010). He gained international recognition as main role in Hemlock Grove (2013–2015). His first major American role was in the Robert Schwentke-directed dystopian The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016). Skarsgård won multiple nominations for his role as Pennywise in It (2017), including a nominated Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, a nominated MTV Movie Award for Best Villain, and a nominated Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Bill Skarsgård • Birth Name — Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård • Born — 9 August 1990 • Birthplace — Stockholm, Sweden • Education — Södra Latin • Occupation — * Actor • model • producer • director • Years Active — 2000–present • Partner — Alida Morberg • Children — 2 • Father — Stellan Skarsgård • Relatives — * Alexander Skarsgård (brother) • Gustaf Skarsgård (brother) • Valter Skarsgård (brother) • Kolbjörn Skarsgård (half-brother)
Early life
Early life
Skarsgård was born on 9 August 1990 in Vällingby, Stockholm, Sweden, the son of actor Stellan Skarsgård and physician My Skarsgård. He has seven siblings, including actors Alexander, Gustaf, Valter, and Kolbjörn.
2011–2016: Early work
2011–2016: Early work
• Illustration — Skarsgård at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con In 2011, Skarsgård was nominated for a Guldbagge Award for his leading role as Simon in Simple Simon. At the age of 21, he won the European Film Academy's Shooting Stars Award in 2012. Beginning in 2013, Skarsgård played the role of Roman Godfrey in the Netflix original Hemlock Grove. In April 2014, Skarsgård featured on the cover of Hero – a bi-annual men's fashion and culture magazine, shot by Hedi Slimane. In the issue, he is interviewed by his father. Skarsgård played Matthew in the science fiction thriller The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016), his first major American film.
2017–present: Breakthrough
2017–present: Breakthrough
Skarsgård portrayed Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the 2017 film It and reprised the role later in the 2019 sequel It Chapter Two, as well as in the 2025 prequel series It: Welcome to Derry, directed by Andy Muschietti. Speaking about what led him to casting Skarsgård, Muschietti said: "One second he can act all cute, and then the next, there's something ancestral and dark that just appears. His ability to transform is mind-blowing to me." Skarsgård was a series regular on 2018's Castle Rock, as a young man with an unusual legal problem. That same year, he portrayed the minor role of Zeitgeist in Deadpool 2. In 2020, he played Mateo in episode 4 of AMC's anthology series Soulmates. In 2021, he voiced the main antagonist Kro in Eternals. In the 2022 Netflix miniseries Clark, Skarsgård portrayed Clark Olofsson, the notorious Swedish criminal whose involvement in the Norrmalmstorg robbery gave rise to the term Stockholm syndrome. In 2023, Skarsgård played the lead villain role of Marquis de Gramont in John Wick: Chapter 4. In 2024, Skarsgård began taking on more leading man roles and was the titular character in Boy Kills World. He then starred in the 2024 reboot The Crow, directed by Rupert Sanders. Skarsgård said: "I had a great shoot, a lot of night shoots. … You're kind of preoccupied in a bleak state of mind for a while. I like to be consumed by it when I'm doing it. Actually, we were working out a lot, I found it really helpful. There's nothing like being tired and sweaty to get the demons out." Finally, he co-starred as the vampire Count Orlok in the remake of Nosferatu, directed by Robert Eggers. To play the part, Skarsgård worked with an opera coach to lower his vocal register, adapted a Transylvanian accent and wore 60 prosthetics. Speaking on his experience portraying the titular role, Skarsgård said: "It was like conjuring pure evil. It took a while for me to shake off the demon that had been conjured inside of me." Nicholas Hoult, Skarsgård's co-star in the film, proclaimed that Skarsgård "gives a truly transformative performance... it's scary and intimidating. His voice, his physicality... it's really a wonderful character and he did beautiful character work with it." In 2025, Skarsgård starred in Locked. He said performing alone and the "street weasel quality" of his character drew him to the part and added: "I read the script for Locked around the tail end of Nosferatu production... I often instinctively want to go somewhere that's the polar opposite of my current project, just to keep challenging myself." He then starred in the critically acclaimed crime thriller Dead Man's Wire, directed by Gus Van Sant. Speaking about taking on his role in the film, Skarsgård said: "It was very juicy and it's a character that I was so blessed with: very complex, fun and dynamic, and [it required] a type of performance I certainly haven't done in America before... There's no blocking, there are no real hit marks (and) that presents accidents and spontaneous things. You feel very free." Skarsgård's performance in the film was praised, with William Bibbiani of TheWrap calling him "brilliant" and writing "Skarsgård is a captivating chaos gremlin... he's such a chameleon..." David Rooney of TheHollywoodReporter deemed it his best work so far and said it was "a crackling performance full of unforced humor". Co-star Dacre Montgomery commented on working with Skarsgard: "I just can't say enough good things about Bill. He's wonderful. He's the best friend I've made on a set. He's one of the best scene partners I've ever had. He gives it his all." In 2026, Skarsgård co-star opposite Hugh Jackman in The Death of Robin Hood as Little John. Skarsgård started shooting the film only three days after wrapping Dead Man's Wire; he shaved his head and did a Yorkshire accent for his part.
Upcoming
Upcoming
Skarsgård will also appear in The Mosquito Bowl.
Personal life
Personal life
Skarsgård is in a relationship with actress Alida Morberg. In October 2018, the couple had their first child. They had a second child in 2023. In February 2024, Skarsgård was arrested and fined for cannabis possession in Sweden.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2002 — Laura Trenter – Dad, the Policeman — Tony — 2 episodes • 2009 — Livet i Fagervik — Mårten — 1 episode • 2013–2015 — Hemlock Grove — Roman Godfrey — Main role • 2018–2019 — Castle Rock — Henry Deaver / The Kid (season 1) The Angel (season 2) — Main role (season 1); guest star (season 2) • 2020 — Soulmates — Mateo — Episode: "Layover" • 2022 — Clark — Clark Olofsson — Main role • 2025–present — It: Welcome to Derry — Pennywise the Dancing Clown / Bob Gray — Main role; 4 episodes; also executive producer
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the heading Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård. His recorded language was Swedish. He was the child of Stellan Skarsgård and My Skarsgård.
Identity
Identity
Bill Skarsgård is recorded as having received Kristallen.
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2000 — White Water Fury — Klasse • 2008 — Pigan brinner! — Tonårs-Nosferatu • Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End — Erik • 2009 — Kenny Begins — Pontus • 2010 — Simple Simon — Simon • Behind Blue Skies — Martin • 2011 — data-sort-value="Crown Jewels, The" | The Crown Jewels — Richard Persson • Simon & the Oaks — Simon • 2012 — Anna Karenina — Captain Makhotin • 2013 — Victoria — Otto • 2016 — data-sort-value="Divergent Series: Allegiant, The" | The Divergent Series: Allegiant — Matthew • 2017 — Atomic Blonde — Merkel • Do You Like the Taste of Beer — Man • It — Pennywise the Dancing Clown / Bob Gray • Battlecreek — Henry Pearl • Moomins and the Winter Wonderland — Moomintroll — Voice • 2018 — Assassination Nation — Mark • Deadpool 2 — Axel Cluney / Zeitgeist • 2019 — Villains — Mickey • It Chapter Two — Pennywise the Dancing Clown / Bob Gray • 2020 — Nine Days — Kane • data-sort-value="Devil All the Time, The" | The Devil All the Time — Willard Russell • 2021 — Naked Singularity — Dane • Eternals — Kro — Voice • 2022 — Barbarian — Keith Toshko — Also executive producer • Burn All My Letters — Sven Stolpe • 2023 — John Wick: Chapter 4 — Marquis Vincent de Gramont • Boy Kills World — Boy • 2024 — data-sort-value="Crow, The" | The Crow — Eric Draven / The Crow • Nosferatu — Count Orlok • 2025 — Locked — Eddie Barrish • Dead Man's Wire — Tony Kiritsis • 2026 — The Death of Robin Hood — Little John • 2027 — Lords of War — Anton Orlov — Post-production • Emperor — Philip II of Spain — Completed • The Mosquito Bowl — Post-production
Awards and nominations
• Year — Nominated work — Association — Category — Result — Ref. Reference • 2011 — Simple Simon — Guldbagge Awards — Best Actor • Young Artist Awards — Best Performance in an International Feature Film – Leading Young Actor • 2012 — Himself — Berlin International Film Festival — Shooting Stars Award • 2017 — It — Fright Meter Awards — Best Supporting Actor • Seattle Film Critics Awards — Best Villain • 2018 — Saturn Awards — Best Supporting Actor • MTV Movie & TV Awards — Best Villain • Teen Choice Awards — Choice Movie Villain • 2020 — It Chapter Two — Fright Meter Awards — Best Supporting Actor • Best Ensemble Cast • 2024 — Nosferatu — 8th Astra Film Awards — Best Performance in a Horror or Thriller Film • Seattle Film Critics Awards — Best Villain • 2025 — Satellite Awards — Best Cast – Motion Picture • 2026 — It: Welcome to Derry — Saturn Awards — Best Guest Starring Role on Television
Literature
Literature
Literature
La corde au cou (Dead Man’s Wire) de Gus Van Sant, film américain (1 h 45), avec Colman Domingo, Myha’la Herrod, Dacre Montgomery, Al Pacino, Bill Skarsgård… • Sortie le 15 avril, Études, 2026
Scholarly footprint
Literature
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- 1.Dry, Jude. Watch Bill Skarsgård’s Directorial Debut, a Very Swedish Satire Starring His Family — Exclusive. IndieWire. 2022-02-25.
- 2.Mendelsohn, Jon. Bill Skarsgård’s Directorial Debut 'Soul of a Man' Enlists Other Skarsgårds To Adapt Edgar Allen Poe Short Story. Collider. 2022-02-25.
- 3.Barfield, Charles. 'Soul Of A Man': Watch Stellan Skarsgård In The Directorial Debut Short Film From Bill Skarsgård. The Playlist. 2022-02-25.
- 4.Coman, Monica. 'A Mutual Kind of Attraction': Bill Skarsgard Explains Picking Dark Roles Like Pennywise and Nosferatu. CBR. 14 November 2024.
- 5.Lund, Anthony. Bill Skarsgård Never Planned to Be a "Go-To Monster Actor", but Is Not Afraid of Typecasting Either. MovieWeb. 18 November 2024.
- 6.George, Joe. Nosferatu Proves Bill Skarsgård Is a Movie Monster Icon Worthy of the Silent Era. Den of Geek. 27 December 2024.
- 7.Bill Skarsgård - Box Office.
- 8.McNary, Dave. 'Black Panther,' 'Walking Dead' Rule Saturn Awards Nominations. Variety. Variety Media, LLC. 15 March 2018.
- 9.Nordyke, Kimberly. MTV Movie & TV Awards: 'Black Panther,' 'Stranger Things' Top Nominations. The Hollywood Reporter. 3 May 2018.
- 10.On my radar: Bill Skarsgård's culturala highlights ; The Guardian, 20 July 2014
- 11.Lindholm, Peter. Bill Skarsgård: Stellan är min största förebild. Metro International. 22 March 2009.
- 12.Stellans exfru talar ut om missbruket. Aftonbladet.
- 13.Skarsgård-barnen – så lever de i dag. Expressen. 27 August 2019.
- 14.The Skarsgård Family: Everything to Know. People.com.
- 15.Pehanick, Maggie. Meet Bill Skarsgard, the Guy Terrorizing You as Pennywise. POPSUGAR Celebrity.
- 16.BILL SKARSGÅRD SELECTED AS SHOOTING STAR 2012 – TrustNordisk. Trustnordisk.com.
- 17."HERO 11: Shift Zero".
- 18.Close, Murray. Bill Skarsgård portrays Matthew in The Divergent Series: Allegiant. Edmontonjournal.com.
- 19.Kit, Borys. Stephen King's 'It' Adaptation Finds Its Pennywise the Clown (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. 2 June 2016.
- 20.Wagmeister, Elizabeth. 'It' Star Bill Skarsgård Joins Stephen King Hulu Series 'Castle Rock'. Variety.com. 10 July 2017.
- 21.Sharf, Zack. Bill Skarsgård Makes 'Deadpool 2' Debut: 'It' Actor Confirmed as X-Force Mutant Zeitgeist — First Look. Indiewire. 27 April 2018.
- 22.Bill Skarsgard: I Dare you to Watch Clark. Radio Times.
- 23.Grater, Tom. Bill Skarsgard, Samara Weaving & Yayan Ruhian Starring In Boy Kills World; Sam Raimi & Roy Lee Producing. Deadline Hollywood. 7 October 2021.
- 24.Kroll, Justin. 'The Crow': Bill Skarsgard Tapped To Play Eric Draven In New Reimagining From Rupert Sanders. Deadline Hollywood. 1 April 2022.
- 25.Thompson, Jaden. Bill Skarsgard on His "Bleak State of Mind" While Filming 'The Crow': "I Like to Be Consumed by It". The Hollywood Reporter. 21 August 2024.
- 26.Kroll, Justin. Bill Skarsgard & Lily-Rose Depp To Star In 'Nosferatu', Robert Eggers' Follow-Up To 'Northman' For Focus. Deadline. 30 September 2022.
- 27.Bill Skarsgård unpacks his dramatic Nosferatu transformation: 'Either this will come alive or it won't'
- 28.How 'Nosferatu' Hair and Makeup Teams Transformed Bill Skarsgard From a "Sweet, Charming Guy" Into Count Orlok
- 29.Bill Skarsgård Likes It Darker. Esquire. 29 May 2024.
- 30.Nicholas Hoult Says That 'There Is Not Anything of Bill Skarsgård Left' in His Performance in 'Nosferatu'
- 31.Bill Skarsgård Took on His Role in 'Locked' Because It Was the 'Polar Opposite' of 'Nosferatu'
- 32.Why Bill Skarsgard Cut His Acting Break Short for 'Dead Man's Wire'
- 33.'Dead Man's Wire' Review: Bill Skarsgård Is Brilliant in Gus Van Sant's Mixed-Bag Thriller
- 34.'Dead Man's Wire' Review: Bill Skarsgard Does His Strongest Work to Date in Gus Van Sant's Stylish and Gripping '70s Throwback
- 35.Never Question Dacre Montgomery's Commitment to a Role, Especially in 'Dead Man's Wire'
- 36.Bill Skarsgård to become a father. Aftonbladet. 20 July 2018.
- 37.Bebislycka för Bill Skarsgård och Alida Morberg. Aftonbladet. 8 October 2018.
- 38.Risberg, Moa. Bill Skarsgård och Alida Morbergs dotters ovanliga namnval. Hänt. 16 August 2023.
- 39.Bill Skarsgård Arrested For Marijuana Possession in Sweden. TMZ. 15 February 2024.
- 40.Bill Skarsgard Joins Alicia Vikander in Voice Cast for 'Moomins' (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter.
- 41.Kroll, Justin. 'The Crow': Bill Skarsgard Tapped To Play Eric Draven In New Reimagining From Rupert Sanders. Deadline. 1 April 2022.
- 42.Squires, John. Filming on the Robert Eggers 'Nosferatu' Remake Has Reportedly Wrapped in Prague. Bloody Disgusting. 30 May 2023.
- 43.Vlessing, Etan. Cannes: Nicolas Cage, Bill Skarsgård Nab Leads in Sequel 'Lords of War'. The Hollywood Reporter. May 8, 2023.
- 44.McNary, Dave. TORONTO: Sophie Cookson Starring Opposite Adrien Brody in 'Emperor'. Variety. 18 August 2014.
- 45.See Behind-the-Scenes Photos from Director Peter Berg's The Mosquito Bowl. Tudum.
- 46.Grobar, Matt. Nicholas Galitzine & Bill Skarsgård To Star In Netflix's 'Mosquito Bowl' From Director Peter Berg. Deadline. 15 April 2025.
- 47.Andreeva, Nellie. 'Welcome To Derry': Bill Skarsgård To Reprise Pennywise Role In 'It' Prequel On Max. Deadline Hollywood. 30 May 2024.
- 48.Nordyke, Kimberly. MTV Movie & TV Awards: 'Black Panther,' 'Stranger Things' Top Nominations. The Hollywood Reporter. 3 May 2018.
- 49.Templeton, Molly. Here Are the Nominees for the 53rd Annual Saturn Awards. Reactor. January 28, 2026.
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