Gustaf Skarsgård is a Swedish actor who works in the Swedish and American film and television industries. He is known for his work in the Canadian TV series Vikings (2013), and the American TV series, Westworld (2018), and Cursed (2020).
Wiki/Biography
Gustaf Skarsgård was born as ‘Gustaf Caspar Orm Skarsgård’ on Wednesday, 12 November 1980 (age 39 years; as in 2019), in Stockholm, Sweden. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. He attended Teaterhögskolan in Stockholm from 1993 to 2003. After his graduation, he joined The Royal Dramatic Theater in Stockholm.
Physical appearance
Height: 6′ 4”
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Family & Ethnicity
He grew up in a Bohemian household. His father, Stellan Skarsgård is a Swedish actor. His mother, My is a doctor and Stellan’s first wife.
Gustaf Skarsgård’s parents
He has five siblings – Alexander (actor), Sam (doctor), Bill (actor), Eija (model), and Valter (actor). He has two brothers – Ossian and Kolbjörn from his father’s marriage to Megan Everett.
Gustaf Skarsgård with his Siblings and Half-Siblings
Her godfather is actor Peter Stormare.
Peter Stormare
He was in a relationship with actress Hanna Alström from 1999 to 2005.
Gustaf Skarsgård with Hanna Alström
Career
In Movies
When he was nine years old, he made his film debut in the role of ‘Erik Hamilton’ in the 1989 Swedish film ‘Täcknamn Coq Rouge.’
Gustaf Skarsgård in Täcknamn Coq Rouge (1989)
He was later seen in feature films and shorts, Prima Ballerina (1989), Sommaren (1995), Euroboy (1996), Kontrakt (2006), and Gavan (2002). He got his first leading role in the Swedish film ‘The Invisible’ (2002) as ‘Niklas.’
He has acted in Swedish films, Gåvan (2002), Evil (2003), Detaljer (2003), Babylonsjukan (2004), Kidz in da Hood (2006), Pyramiden (2007), Arn – The Kingdom at Road’s End (2008) . ), Patrik, Age 1.5 (2008), Trust Me (2010), Hapy End (2011), Kon Tiki (2012), VI (2013), 438 Days (2019), and Immigrant (2020). He made his Norwegian film debut as a ‘foreigner’ in The Color of Milk (2004).
Gustaf Skarsgård in The Color of Milk (2004)
He made his American short film debut with the film ‘May Fly’ (2009) as ‘Jimmy’ and his feature film debut with ‘The Way Back’ (2010) as ‘Vos.’
Gustaf Skarsgård in May Fly (2009)
Gustaf Skarsgård in The Way Back (2010)
He has also acted in the American film ‘The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden’ (2013). He made his Austrian film debut with ‘Autumn Blood’ (2013) as ‘Butcher’ and his Danish film debut with Darling (2017) as ‘Frans.’
Gustaf Skarsgård in Autumn Blood (2013)
Gustaf Skarsgård in The Darling (2017)
In Television
He made his television debut with the Swedish series ‘Min vän Percys magiska gymnastikskor’ (1994) as ‘Jan.’
Gustaf Skarsgård in Min vän Percys magiska gymnastikskor (1994)
He has acted in Swedish television series, Skuggornas hus (1996), Cleo (2003), Snapphanar (2006), Mellan 11 och 12 (2008), Arn (2010), Bibliotekstjuven (2011). He made his Canadian television debut with ‘Vikings’ (2013) as ‘Floki.’
Gustaf Skarsgård as ‘Floki’ in Vikings (2013)
Next, he was seen in Vikings: Athelstan’s Journal (2015). In 2018, he made his American television debut with ‘Westworld’ (2018) as ‘Karl Strand.’
Gustaf Skarsgård in Westworld (2018)
He has also worked in the 2020 Netflix series ‘Cursed’ as ‘Merlin.’
Gustaf Skarsgård in Cursed (2020)
Other Works
He has written the screenplay and directed the short film ‘Människor helt utan söhti’ (2011).
He was also an executive producer for the film VI (2013). He has also worked in the theater; he acted in many works of Shakespeare, Chekhov, and Söderberg at the Royal Dramatic Theater and Stockholm City Theatre. He has acted in the plays, Be Man (2004), The Merchant of Venice (2004), Platonov (2005), Tit for Tat (2005), Lulu (2006), and Hamlet (2009).
Gustaf Skarsgård in a Scene from Hamlet
Awards & Achievements
- EFP Shooting Stars in 2007
- Guldbagge Award for Best Actor (Bästa manliga huvudroll) for the film ‘Forortsungar’ in 2007
- Screamfest Award for Best Actor for the film ‘The Invisible’ in 2002
Favorite Things
- Actors: Juliette Binoche and Isabelle Huppert
- TV show: Game of Thrones series
Facts/Trivia
- He has been good friends with Swedish actor Matias Varela since childhood.
Gustaf Skarsgård with Matias Varela
- His middle name ‘Orm’ means snake in Swedish.
- He was born on the same day as Canadian musician and actor Ryan Gostling.
Ryan Gosling
- He voiced the characters: ‘Stan Shunpike’ in the Swedish version of ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’ (2004), and ‘Valiant’ in the Swedish version of the British-American animated film ‘Valiant’ (2005).
- Although he has ridden horses many times in his films, he has a fear of horses. Speaking about it, he said,
I was thrown out a few times (when) I was a kid. Also, I’ve also worked on a lot of historical stuff in Sweden and there’s always a conflict with horses. I get a little paranoid when I’m on top of them, and they can sense it and they get a little paranoid. It ends up in this vicious circle where I don’t want to be on top of them, and they don’t want me behind them.
- He often raises concerns about the protection of wildlife and the environment and has supported the NGO Greenpeace International.
Gustaf Skarsgård’s Instagram post about Climate Strike
Categories: Biography
Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
