Bill Skarsgård
Also known as Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård
Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård 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 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.
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Key facts
- Born
- Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård , ( 1990-08-09 ) 9 August 1990 (age 35) , Stockholm , Sweden
- Education
- Södra Latin
- Occupations
- Actor model producer director
- Years active
- 1999–present
- Partner
- Alida Morberg
- Father
- Stellan Skarsgård
- Relatives
- Alexander Skarsgård (brother) Gustaf Skarsgård (brother) Valter Skarsgård (brother) Kolbjörn Skarsgård (half-brother)
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Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård ( Swedish: [ˈbɪlː ˈskɑ̌ːʂɡoːɖ] ; 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 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.
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 as main role in Hemlock Grove (2013–2015). His first major American role was in the Robert Schwentke-directed dystopian The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016).