Stellan Skarsgård  Stellan John Skarsgård (; born 13 June 1951) is a Swedish actor. He is known for his roles as Jan Nyman in "Breaking the Waves" (1996), Captain Tupolev in "The Hunt for Red October" (1990), Professor Gerald Lambeau in "Good Will Hunting" (1997), Bootstrap Bill Turner in "" (2006) and "" (2007), Bill Anderson in "Mamma Mia!" (2008) and the sequel "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again" (2018), Commander Maximilian Richter in "Angels and Demons" (2009), Martin Vanger in "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" (2011), Dr. Erik Selvig in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films "Thor" (2011), "The Avengers" (2012), "" (2013), and "" (2015), The Grand Duke in "Cinderella" (2015), and Boris Shcherbina in the HBO/Sky UK television miniseries "Chernobyl" (2019). He is set to star in the untitled Cassian Andor series (2021). Skarsgård was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, the son of Gudrun (née Larsson; born 1930) and Jan Skarsgård (1920-1998). He moved often in his childhood and lived, amongst other places, in Helsingborg, Totebo, Kalmar, Marielund and Uppsala. Skarsgård started his acting career early; and, by the age of 21, his experience in film, TV and stage was considerable. Most of his early roles were in Swedish television (such as "Bombi Bitt") and films. Of Skarsgård's work in Swedish film, he is perhaps best known for " Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg", where he portrays Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who worked to save Holocaust victims. 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". His most personal working relationship, however, is with Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland, who has directed the actor in "Zero Kelvin", "Aberdeen", "In Order of Disappearance", and "A Somewhat Gentle Man".