What unites the vampire Eric Norton, the Viking Floki and the clown Pennywise? It is hard to believe that all these roles were played by siblings from the Skarsgard family, who are increasingly taking a place in the sky of cinema.
Swedish family
The SkarsgĂĄrd family is something completely unique and grandiose in world cinema, despite the fact that not all of its members have followed in the footsteps of their parents. First you need to figure out who is who:
- Parents of brilliant children: Stellan and May (according to some versions of Mu) Gunther, his ex-wife, with whom they gave birth to six children, amazing in all respects.
- Alexander Johan, the eldest son, one of the top actors not only in Sweden, but also in Hollywood.
- Gustav Caspar, the second handsome brother and the most brilliant actor of our time.
- Sam, the only one of the brothers who did not go to the actors.
- Bill Istvan. His fans are still arguing which of his images is more skillfully played, because, despite his young age, this actor has a solid baggage of roles behind him.
- Eya, the only sister among the spectacular brothers.
- Walter, the youngest of the family.
You can also mention Meghan Everett, the current wife of Stellan and their common children: Ossian and Kolbein, who are still very young, to prophesy the fate of the actor.
Father and mother
The head of the family, Skarsgård Stellan, is a well-known Swedish actor, whose father was also a movie star, so it’s safe to say that Skarskards are hereditary artists. Stellan Yoon was born in June 1951 in Gothenburg and from the age of eight he began acting in films, and from his teens he made his debut on the stage of the theater, playing in dramatic roles. His first role is considered the film "Anita, the Swedish nymphatica", where he played Eric. The tape is quite frank, through which the thread of Nabokov’s Lolita is stretched, and Eric is a student who helps the heroine get rid of obsessive states.
Subsequently, the actor repeatedly collaborated with Lars von Trier: his amazing work in Dancing in the Dark, Breaking the Waves and Dogville will not leave anyone indifferent. Silver Bear medalist at the Berlin Film Festival.
In 1975, the head of the future family gets acquainted with the modest nurse May, they soon get married and already in 1976 they have their first child - a boy who is destined to become no less outstanding actor, like his father. In 2007, the couple broke up, but maintains a warm relationship, because they are connected by six children.
Very soon, the elder SkarsgĂĄrd met Megan Everett (she is a doctor), and already in 2009 they had another son, and in 2012 - again. Is Stellan ready to stop on this, knowing the magical effect of the number 8 on his family?
Alexander
According to many viewers, the most spectacular actor in the Skarsgard family is Alexander, the eldest. A handsome blonde, 1.92 tall with ideal forms, won many hearts not only among women, but also among fans of high-quality transformation on the screen. Alexander was born in 1976 and, paradoxically, began his career as a movie actor at the age of eight. His first film was “Oke and his world,” followed by “Laughing Dog,” after which the boy realized that the life of a movie star and the constant attention of photojournalists was not for him. He leaves the cinema and goes to school with his head: he studied architecture, political science and even served in the naval forces of his country. It was there that he changed his mind and returned to the film business: he moved to New York and began to receive massive invitations to shoot, because his appearance, even in his youth, was very impressive.
Alexander Skarsgard always speaks about the family with great warmth, considering it to be the main thing in his life, because she lowers him from heaven to earth, for which he is very grateful to his family. Alexander also claims that Stellan is his best friend, and this is the best compliment for the parent.
Alexander never eats sweets, while being silent, for whatever reason: either he watches the weight, or simply does not like. But for hours on end watching whales in the aquarium is one of his favorite activities.
Bill Istvan Gunther
It was Bill who, in the Skarsgard family, initially knew that he would be an actor, because all his childhood passed on the set: from infancy, he was just accompanying his father, and since 2000, as an actor. Bill was born in 1990 and from an early age talked with a cultural bohemian - probably this worked out in him an open and open-minded attitude to absolutely all things.
His first role is the thriller Järngänget, in which he starred with his older brother. After the role of Roman Godfrey, world fame and many new interesting film scenarios fell upon him.
Sam, Aya and Walter
Not all children in the Skarsgard family followed in the footsteps of their father, which is, in principle, for the better, because each subsequent offspring of the clan has to put in a lot of effort to “keep up”. Perhaps that is why Sam, the third child in the family, did not follow in the footsteps of the parent: he starred in only one film and decided that this profession was not for him, but being a doctor like his mother was much more interesting.
Eya, the only girl among the powerful Scandinavians, looks very fragile and tender, despite her height (1.80). She also decided not to be an actress, choosing a modeling career.
Walter (born 1995) is the youngest child of the tandem Stellar + May. Despite the fact that he is quite young, he managed to star in nine films. It’s hard to say for now whether this will be his profession for life, but for now the boy likes what he does.
Gustav Caspar Orm
Most photos of the Skarsgard family cannot do without the charismatic Gustav, the second (by age) son of May and Stellan. He was born in 1980 and, as is usually the case in this unique Swedish family, already at the age of nine played his first role, moreover, in the same film with his father. She is very interested in theater, playing on the stage for more than 15 years. In the period from 2012 to 2018, he starred in the large-scale series “Vikings”, where he so skillfully gets used to the role that perfectly conveys the complex character of the people of that time.
For six years, Gustav Caspar was married to Hannah Alström, but then the couple decided to break up. The whole Skarsgard family is very famous for the ability to carefully hide their personal lives and relationships with the opposite sex, so finding any details about this is quite problematic.
Films starring this family
If you highlight especially significant roles in the Skarsgard family, they can be put together in the following list:
- Stellan: “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”, “Pirates of the Caribbean” (the role of Bill Hip), “Clever Will Hunting” (the role of Professor Lambo), “The Deep Blue Sea” (Jim Whitlock), “Thor”, “Avengers”, “ A student of Avicenna. " The list goes on for a very long time, because there are more than 140 diverse roles in Stellan's arsenal.
- Alexander was remembered by many not only for the role of Tarzan in the 2016 film adaptation, but also for the very expressive role of the vampire Eric Norton in the series “True Blood”. This actor has three awards in his collection: the Emmy, the Screen Actors Guild of America Award and the Golden Globe for his role in the series Big Little Lies, as well as the Scream Award for his role as Eric.
- Gustav in the Skargard family is no less talented: his amazing transformation into the insidious Floki in the Vikings brought him world recognition not only fans of the Scandinavian epic, but simply lovers of a high-quality play of actors. Gustav was twice nominated for the Golden Beetle: for his role in the films Evil and Patrick 1.5. He also showed himself brightly in "Kon-Tiki" and the series "World of the Wild West".
- Bill: “There are no feelings in outer space” (nominated for the Golden Beetle Award), mesmerizing horror series “Hemlock Grove”, “Divergent-3”, “Deadpool-2” and, of course, the most outstanding role: the clown in the film horror "It."
Some interesting facts about the family
Almost the entire Skarsgard family is famous for its very high growth: Sam is the tallest: his height is 1.96 cm, then Alexander (1.94), followed by Gustav - 1.93 cm, then Bill and Walter: they have the same height - 1.92. The father of the family has a height of 1.91, and baby Eyya is only 1.79 cm, which is quite a lot for the girl.
Jan Seren Nilsson is the grandfather of the SkarsgĂĄrd brothers, who is the founder of such a unique surname, because it has no analogues. In the days of the fascist occupation, when many took new names and surnames, the resourceful Jan came up with such a hard-sounding surname for his offspring, who glorified it all over the world.
In Swedish, this surname sounds like Skashgod, but for some reason the English and Hollywood movie meters decided to make it more difficult for the human language.