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FrameThrower · Actors · Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

21 films · 2,300 frames · top-billed in 9 · 1988–2025

Born 13 June 1951 · Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Stellan Skarsgård is a Swedish actor, known internationally for The Hunt for Red October and Good Will Hunting, as well as his supporting roles in the Pirates of the Caribbean, Mamma Mia!, and Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) franchises.

Skarsgård is particularly associated with director Lars von Trier and has appeared in six of the Danish auteur's features: The Kingdom, Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark, Dogville, Melancholia, and Nymphomaniac.

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Awards

On FrameThrower we have: 21 films · 2,300 frames · top-billed in 9 · 1988–2025

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture2026
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film2020
Silver Bear for Best Actor1982
CineMerit Award2025
Amanda Award for Best Actor2010
Kanon Award for best actor in a leading role2010
European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award1998

How their films are shot

Measured across 2,300 frames from the 21 films we hold. This is the look of the work Stellan takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 21 films we hold, 44% of their frames are day, 44% low key — the look of the work Stellan takes.

Time of day

Day44%

Night42%

Interior9%

Lighting

Low key44%

Natural43%

High key8%

Shot size

Medium46%

Closeup23%

Wide19%

Fullbody6%

Camera angle

Eye level79%

High angle10%

Low angle7%

Mood

Neutral57%

Tense17%

Lonely10%

Ominous6%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

Often with

Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.

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