Bill Istvan Günther Skashgård is a Swedish actor.
Place of Birth, Education
He was born on August 9, 1990 in the Stockholm suburb of Wellingby, Sweden.
He grew up in the family of actor Stellan Skashgaard and his first wife Mai.
Childhood was spent on constant trips. The father often worked on the set and took his sons with him.
Career
2000 – 2010
Skashgård got his first role in the movie as a child – in 2000 he starred in the Swedish thriller “Jarngänget”. In the same film, his older brother Alexander also played.
By the age of 18, he managed to work in several more projects – he starred in two Swedish short films and the miniseries “Pappa polis”.
In 2008, he appeared in the adventure film Arn: United Kingdom, where he worked on the same set with his father and brother Gustaf. He reprised the role of a minor character in the miniseries Arn: Knight Templar, which was released in 2010.
In 2010, two Swedish feature films starring Skashgård also premiered – the drama “Beyond the Blue Skies” and the romantic comedy “There Are No Feelings in Space”.
2010 – 2015
In 2011, he played the main role in the drama “Royal Jewels”, where he worked with Swedish actress Alicia Vikander.
A year later, he received the Shooting Stars Award, which is presented annually to 10 young European actors during the Berlin Film Festival.
The actor’s first work in foreign cinema was the role of Officer Makhotin in the British film adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel “Anna Karenina”. In the film, his character competed in a race with Vronsky’s character, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
After that, Skashgård began to be actively invited by European and American directors. He became widely known for his role in the horror series “Hemlock’s Tunnel”. The actor played Roman Godfrey – half-human, half-vampire.
2015 – 2020
One of the first notable roles of the actor in a full-length foreign film was participation in the sci-fi thriller Divergent 3: The Maiden. In the film, he played Matthew, an employee of the Bureau of Genetic Welfare.
In August 2017, he appeared in a minor role in the action movie “Atomic Blonde”, where the main role was played by Charlize Theron.
In September, the horror film “It”, based on the novel by Stephen King, was released. Skashgård played the clown Pennywise, who terrorizes a small town in Maine.
In 2018, the actor entered the permanent cast of the series “Castle Rock”, where he embodied the image of a mysterious prisoner of Shawshank Prison. In the same year, he appeared in the supporting role of Zeitgeist in the film “Deadpool 2”.
2020 – tep. Time
In 2020, Skashgård played Mateo in episode 4 of the AMC anthology series Fellow Souls, and a year later he voiced the main antagonist Kro in the movie Eternals.
During the 2020 period, Skarsgård played Mateo in episode 4 of the AMC anthology series Fellow Souls. A year later, he voiced the main antagonist Cro in the film “Eternals”.
In 2022, in the Netflix miniseries “Clark”, he played the role of Clark Olofsson, a famous Swedish criminal. The following year, he played the main villain Marquis de Gramont in John Wick: Chapter 4.
In 2024, the actor increasingly gets the main roles and became the protagonist of the film “The Guy Kills the World”. After that, he starred in the remake of the film “Raven” by Rupert Sanders.
In particular, he played the role of the vampire Count Orlok in the remake of the film “Nosferatu” by Robert Eggers. In preparation for the role, Skashgård worked with an opera coach to lower the timbre of his voice and mastered a Transylvanian accent.
In 2025, the actor played the main role in the film “Locked Up”.
After that, he played the main character in the crime thriller “Dead Man’s Wire” by Gus Van Sant. The tape received rave reviews from film critics.
In 2026, Skarsgård will appear on screen alongside Hugh Jackman in The Death of Robin Hood, where he will play Little John. The actor joined the work on the project 3 days after the completion of the filming of “Dead Man’s Wire”.
Marital Status
At the end of 2015, Skashgård began a relationship with Swedish actress Alida Morberg.
On October 1, 2018, he became a father for the first time – the couple had a daughter.
