Acting
Bill Skarsgård
EN, SV, FR, NO cinema · 47 credits
Born
9 August 1990 (age 36)
Birthplace
Vällingby, Sweden
Also known as Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård
Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård (Swedish: [ˈbɪlːˈskɑ̌ːʂɡoːɖ]; born 9 August 1990) is a Swedish actor, model, producer, and director. He is best known for portraying Pennywise in the horror films It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019) and the television series It: Welcome to Derry (2025–present) and Count Orlok in Nosferatu (2024). Skarsgård's roles as monsters and other non-human characters have led media sources to describe him as a creature actor. He has received multiple awards and nominations, including a Satellite Award and a Berlinale Award. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $3.3 billion worldwide. Skarsgård started his career as a child actor, starring in White Water Fury (2000), alongside his brother Alexander. After pursuing an education at Södra Latin, he landed his first major role in Simple Simon (2010). He gained international recognition in the main role in Hemlock Grove (2013–2015). His first major American role was in the Robert Schwentke-directed dystopian The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016). Skarsgård won multiple nominations for his role as Pennywise in It (2017), including a nominated Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, a nominated MTV Movie Award for Best Villain, and a nominated Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Bill Skarsgård, licensed under CC-BY-SA; full list of contributors is on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Gilded Rage
Gilded Rage
as Thomas Gilbert Jr.
Lords of War
as Anton, Executive Producer
Dead Man's Wire
as Tony Kiritsis, Executive Producer
The Death of Robin Hood
as Little John
The Mosquito Bowl
as Bob Bauman
A Story of Derry
Executive Producer
Locked
as Eddie Barrish, Executive Producer
The Crow
as Eric
Nosferatu
as Count Orlok
One Day All This Will Be Yours
as Coffee Package/The Voice of the Abyss (voice)
John Wick: Chapter 4
as Marquis
Barbarian
as Keith, Executive Producer
Burn All My Letters
as Sven Stolpe
Soul of a Man
Writer, Director
Eternals
as Kro (voice)
Nine Days
as Kane
The Devil All the Time
as Willard Russell
It Chapter Two
as Pennywise
Villains
as Mickey
Deadpool 2
as Zeitgeist
Once Upon a Deadpool
as Zeitgeist
Do You Like the Taste of Beer?
Actor, Producer
Battlecreek
as Henry Pearl
It
as Pennywise
Atomic Blonde
as Merkel
Alteration
as Alexandro
Allegiant
as Matthew
Victoria
as Otto
Anna Karenina
as Makhotin
Simon & the Oaks
as Simon Larsson
The Crown Jewels
as Richard Persson
Behind Blue Skies
as Martin
Simple Simon
as Simon
Kenny Begins
as Pontus
Maid on Fire!
as Teenage Son
Spending the Night
as Victor
White Water Fury
as Klasse