Bill 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.
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Movies (47)
Lords of War
2027 · Anton, Executive Producer
Una historia de Derry
2026 · Executive Producer
The Mosquito Bowl
2026 · Bob Bauman
Behind Barbarian
2026 · Self
The Death of Robin Hood
2026 · Little John
La negociación
2026 · Tony Kiritsis, Executive Producer
Encerrado
2025 · Eddie Barrish, Executive Producer
Nosferatu: An Inside Look
2024 · Self
Nosferatu
2024 · Count Orlok
The Crow
2024 · Eric
Contra Todos
2024 · Boy
John Wick 4
2023 · Marquis
One Day All This Will Be Yours
2023 · Coffee Package/The Voice of the Abyss (voice)
Burn All My Letters
2022 · Sven Stolpe
Bárbaro
2022 · Keith, Executive Producer
Soul of a Man
2022 · Writer, Director
Eternals
2021 · Kro (voice)
Una Singularidad Desnuda
2021 · Dane
Nueve días
2021 · Kane
El diablo a todas horas
2020 · Willard Russell
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
2019 · Self
The Summers of It – Chapter One: You'll Float Too
2019 · Self
Villanos
2019 · Mickey
IT: Capítulo 2
2019 · Pennywise
Había una vez un Deadpool
2018 · Zeitgeist
Nación asesina
2018 · Mark
Deadpool 2
2018 · Zeitgeist
Do You Like the Taste of Beer?
2018 · Producer
Battlecreek
2017 · Henry Pearl
It (Eso)
2017 · Pennywise
Atómica
2017 · Merkel
Alteration
2017 · Alexandro
A Stone Appears
2016 · Man
Divergente la serie: Leal
2016 · Matthew
Victoria
2013 · Otto
Anna Karenina
2012 · Makhotin
Simon & the Oaks
2011 · Simon Larsson
The Crown Jewels
2011 · Richard Persson
Behind Blue Skies
2010 · Martin
Simple Simon
2010 · Simon
Kenny Begins
2009 · Pontus
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End
2008 · Erik
Maid on Fire!
2008 · Teenage Son
Spending the Night
2007 · Victor
Dad, the policeman
2002 · Tony
White Water Fury
2000 · Klasse
Gilded Rage
· Thomas Gilbert Jr.
TV shows (11)
IT: Welcome to Derry
2025 · Pennywise, Executive Producer
Clark
2022 · Clark Olofsson, Executive Producer
Soulmates
2020 · Mateo
Luuk & Hallberg
2019 · Self
Castle Rock
2018 · Shawshank Prisoner
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
Hemlock Grove
2013 · Roman Godfrey
Arn: The Knight Templar
2010 · Erik
Made in Hollywood
2005 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self
Laura Trenter Presents
2002 · Tony