Bill Skarsgård

Bill Skarsgård Quick Details:

 

  • Full Name: Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård
  • Date of Birth: August 9, 1990
  • Place of Birth: Vällingby, Sweden
  • Profession: Actor
  • Parents: Stellan Skarsgård (father), My Skarsgård (mother)
  • Notable Roles:
    • Pennywise the Dancing Clown in It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019)
    • Keith Toshko in Barbarian
    • Mickey in Villains
  • Awards:
    • Shooting Stars Award from the European Film Academy in 2012 at the Berlin International Film Festival
  • Trivia:
    • Cover model for magazine Hero, shot by French photographer Hedi Slimane

Bill Skarsgård's Early Life and Background:

  • Born on August 9, 1990, in Vällingby, Sweden, to doctor My Skarsgård and actor Stellan Skarsgård 
  • He has seven siblings, three of whom are actors: Alexander, Gustaf, and Valter, and Sam, Eija, Ossian, and Kolbjörn.

Bill Skarsgård’s Entry into the Acting World:

  • 2017 breakthrough role as Pennywise the Dancing Clown in Andy Muschietti’s It.
  • Debut film role of Anders in 2000’s White Water Fury, a Swedish thriller

Bill Skarsgård’s career highlights, including what new movies Bill Skarsgård is working on and what upcoming roles Bill Skarsgård will be playing:

  • Mark, Assassination Nation
  • Marquis Vincent de Gramont, John Wick: Chapter 4
  • Henry Deaver / The Kid and The Angel in the television show Castle Rock, based on Stephen King’s stories
  • Boy, Boy Kills World
  • Eric/The Crow, The Crow 
  • Count Orlock, Nosferatu

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