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Gustaf Skarsgård

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  • Director
  • Writer
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Gustaf Skarsgård at an event for Vikings (2013)
Gustaf Skarsgård, perhaps best known in America for playing eccentric shipbuilder Floki in "Vikings," has had a long acting career in Sweden since he was nine years old. Learn more about Gustaf's previous acting roles.
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Gustaf Skarsgård was born on 12 November 1980 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is an actor and director, known for Vikings (2013), Westworld (2016) and The Way Back (2010).
BornNovember 12, 1980
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BornNovember 12, 1980
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 4 nominations

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Gustaf Skarsgård in Vikings (2013)
Gustaf Skarsgård
Alexander Skarsgård, Bill Skarsgård, and Gustaf Skarsgård at an event for It (2017)
Gustaf Skarsgård in Vikings (2013)
Gustaf Skarsgård in Vikings (2013)
Gustaf Skarsgård in No Small Parts (2014)
Gustaf Skarsgård in Vikings (2013)
Gustaf Skarsgård in Vikings (2013)
Gustaf Skarsgård in Vikings (2013)
Adam Copeland, Gustaf Skarsgård, Kelly Campbell, Scott Graham, and Leah McNamara in Vikings (2013)
Donna Dent, Gustaf Skarsgård, Kelly Campbell, and Leah McNamara in Vikings (2013)
Gustaf Skarsgård in Vikings (2013)

Known for

Alexander Ludwig, Jordan Patrick Smith, Marco Ilsø, and Alex Høgh Andersen in Vikings (2013)
Vikings
8.5
TV Series
  • Floki
Westworld (2016)
Westworld
8.5
TV Series
  • Karl Strand
The Way Back (2010)
The Way Back
7.3
  • Voss
  • 2010
Evil (2003)
Evil
7.7
  • Otto Silverhielm
  • 2003

Credits

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Actor

  • Oppenheimer
    • Hans Bethe
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Ondskan
    • Åke Ponti
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
  • Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Chris Tucker, Jason Bateman, and Viola Davis in Air (2023)
    Air
    • Horst Dassler
    • 2023
  • What Remains (2022)
    What Remains
    • 2022
  • Utvandrarna (2022)
    Utvandrarna
    • Karl Oskar
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Soul of a Man (2022)
    Soul of a Man
    • His Majesty
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Blood (2022)
    Blood
    • Peter
    • 2022
  • The Emigrants (2021)
    The Emigrants
    • Karl-Oskar
    • 2021
  • Alexander Ludwig, Jordan Patrick Smith, Marco Ilsø, and Alex Høgh Andersen in Vikings (2013)
    Vikings
    • Floki
    • TV Series
    • 2013–2020
  • Katherine Langford in Cursed (2020)
    Cursed
    • Merlin
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Katherine Langford in Cursed: Teaser Promo (2020)
    Cursed: Teaser Promo
    • Merlin
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Matias Varela and Gustaf Skarsgård in 438 Days (2019)
    438 Days
    • Martin Schibbye
    • 2019
  • Rebecca Ferguson, Gustaf Skarsgård, and Shree Crooks in Little Match Girl (2018)
    Little Match Girl
    • Father
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Westworld (2016)
    Westworld
    • Karl Strand
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Gustaf Skarsgård, Ulrich Thomsen, and Danica Curcic in Darling (2017)
    Darling
    • Frans
    • 2017
  • Vikings: Athelstan's Journal (2015)
    Vikings: Athelstan's Journal
    • Floki
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • The Wizard's Daughter (2014)
    The Wizard's Daughter
    • Trollkarlen
    • 2014

Director

  • Människor helt utan betydelse (2011)
    Människor helt utan betydelse
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2011

Writer

  • Människor helt utan betydelse (2011)
    Människor helt utan betydelse
    • screenplay
    • Short
    • 2011

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"Vikings" Cast Talks Epic Fight Scenes
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"Vikings" Cast Talks Epic Fight Scenes
"Vikings" Cast Play "Whose Beard Is It?"
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"Vikings" Cast Play "Whose Beard Is It?"
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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Gustav Skarsgård
  • Height
    • 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
  • Born
    • November 12, 1980
    • Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
  • Parents
      Stellan Skarsgård
  • Relatives
      Alexander Skarsgård(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Guest at the show FörKväll (October 24th 2006)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article

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  • Gender / Gender identity
    • Male

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    His godfather is Peter Stormare.
  • Quotes
    [on his character in Evil (2003)] Well, let's say we all have the tendencies of everyone inside of us, you know. There's an embryo of these emotions. They're not really suppressed because if you suppressed them that's when they will become an issue. With that character, I really tried to focus on his own insecurity and his need to suppress other people.

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