Bill Skarsgård
Born 1990 · Swedish actor
Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård is a Swedish actor, model, producer, and director. He is best known for portraying Pennywise the Dancing Clown 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 him to be described as a creature actor by media sources. 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.
Bill Skarsgård, in order
- 2000 White Water Fury: acted · directed by Jon Lindström
- 2008 Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End: acted · directed by Peter Flinth
- 2009 Kenny Begins: acted · directed by Carl Åstrand and Mats Lindberg
- 2010 Behind Blue Skies: acted · directed by Hannes Holm
- 2010 Simple Simon: acted · directed by Andreas Öhman
- 2011 Simon and the Oaks: acted · directed by Lisa Ohlin
- 2011 The Crown Jewels: acted · directed by Ella Lemhagen
- 2012 Anna Karenina: acted · directed by Joe Wright
- 2013 Hemlock Grove (TV series): acted
- 2016 The Divergent Series: Allegiant: acted · directed by Robert Schwentke
- 2017 Atomic Blonde: acted · directed by David Leitch · critics 79%, audiences 64% · streaming on Prime Video, HBO Max
- 2017 Battlecreek: acted · directed by Alison Eastwood
- 2017 It: acted · directed by Andy Muschietti · critics 85%, audiences 84% · streaming on HBO Max
- 2018 Assassination Nation: acted · directed by Sam Levinson
- 2018 Castle Rock (TV series): acted
- 2018 Deadpool 2: acted · directed by David Leitch · critics 83%, audiences 85% · streaming on Disney+, HBO Max
- 2019 It: Chapter Two: acted · directed by Andy Muschietti
- 2020 The Devil All the Time: acted · directed by António Campos
- 2021 Naked Singularity: acted · directed by Chase Palmer
- 2021 Nine Days: acted · directed by Edson Oda
- 2022 Barbarian: acted · directed by Zach Cregger · critics 92%, audiences 70% · streaming on Hulu, fuboTV
- 2022 Burn All My Letters: acted · directed by Björn Runge
- 2022 Clark (TV series): acted · directed by Jonas Åkerlund
- 2023 Boy Kills World: acted · directed by Moritz Mohr
- 2023 John Wick: Chapter 4: acted · directed by Chad Stahelski
- 2024 Nosferatu: acted · directed by Robert Eggers · critics 85%, audiences 73% · streaming on Hulu
- 2024 The Crow: acted · directed by Rupert Sanders
- 2025 Dead Man's Wire: acted · directed by Gus Van Sant
- 2025 It: Welcome to Derry (TV series): acted · directed by David Hayter
- 2025 Locked: acted · directed by David Yarovesky
- 2026 The Death of Robin Hood: acted · directed by Michael Sarnoski
- 2026 The Mosquito Bowl: acted · directed by Peter Berg
- Lords of War: acted · directed by Andrew Niccol