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| birth_name = Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|8|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Vällingby]], [[Stockholm]], Sweden
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1999–present
| mother = My Skarsgård
| father = [[Stellan Skarsgård]]
| relatives = {{ubl|[[Alexander Skarsgård]] (brother)|[[Gustaf Skarsgård]] (brother)|[[Valter Skarsgård]] (brother)}}
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'''Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård''' ({{IPA-|sv|ˈbɪlː ˈskɑ̌ːʂɡoːɖ|-lang|Sv-Bill_Skarsgård.ogg}}; born 9 August 1990) is a Swedish actor. He is best known for portraying [[It (character)|Pennywise]] in the horror films ''[[It (2017 film)|It]]'' (2017) and ''[[It Chapter Two]]'' (2019), based on [[Stephen King]]'s [[It (novel)|novel of the same name]]. Other horror appearances were the series ''[[Hemlock Grove (TV series)|Hemlock Grove]]'' (2013–2015) and ''[[Castle Rock (TV series)|Castle Rock]]'' (2018–2019) and the film [[Barbarian (2022 film)|''Barbarian'']] (2022).
 
Skarsgård has also appeared in the comedy ''[[Simple Simon (2010 film)|Simple Simon]]'' (2010), the thrillers ''[[The Divergent Series: Allegiant]]'' (2016) and ''[[Atomic Blonde]]'' (2017), the drama ''[[Nine Days (film)|Nine Days]]'' (2020), and the action movies ''[[John Wick: Chapter 4]]'' (2023) and ''[[Boy Kills World]]'' (2023).
 
==Early life==
Skarsgård was born on 9 August 1990 in [[Vällingby]], [[Stockholm, Sweden]], the son of actor [[Stellan Skarsgård]] and doctor My Skarsgård.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/jul/20/on-my-radar-bill-skarsgard-hemlock-grove On my radar: Bill Skarsgård's culturala highlights] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803092816/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/jul/20/on-my-radar-bill-skarsgard-hemlock-grove |date=3 August 2017 }}; ''[[The Guardian]]'', 20 July 2014</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bill Skarsgård: Stellan är min största förebild|first=Peter|last=Lindholm|newspaper=[[Metro International]]|date=22 March 2009|url=http://www.metro.se/2009/03/22/50522/bill-skarsgard-stellan-ar-min-storsta|access-date=20 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921055845/http://www.metro.se/2009/03/22/50522/bill-skarsgard-stellan-ar-min-storsta/|archive-date=21 September 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article13183990.ab|title=Stellans exfru talar ut om missbruket|newspaper=Aftonbladet|access-date=4 December 2016|archive-date=13 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613183913/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article13183990.ab|url-status=live}}</ref> He has seven siblings:, including actors [[Alexander Skarsgård|Alexander]], [[Gustaf Skarsgård|Gustaf]], and [[Valter Skarsgård|Valter]] (all actors), as well as Sam, Eija, Ossian and Kolbjörn. Ossian and Kolbjörn are half-brothers from Stellan Skarsgård's remarriage to Megan Everett.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/skarsgard-barnen-sa-lever-de-i-dag/|title=Skarsgård-barnen – så lever de i dag|website=Expressen|date=27 August 2019 |access-date=10 September 2019|archive-date=14 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914130539/https://www.expressen.se/noje/skarsgard-barnen-sa-lever-de-i-dag/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==Career==
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In the 2022 Netflix miniseries ''[[Clark (TV series)|Clark]]'', Skarsgård portrayed [[Clark Olofsson]], the notorious Swedish criminal whose involvement in the [[Norrmalmstorg robbery]] gave rise to the term [[Stockholm syndrome]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Bill Skarsgard: I Dare you to Watch Clark |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/bill-skarsgard-clark-big-rt-interview/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=11 May 2022 |archive-date=20 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420133431/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/bill-skarsgard-clark-big-rt-interview/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Skarsgård played the lead villain role of Marquis de Gramont in ''[[John Wick: Chapter 4]]'' (2023). He andwas the titular character in ''[[Boy Kills World]]''.
 
He led the reboot of ''[[The Crow (2024 film)|The Crow]]'' directed by [[Rupert Sanders]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/the-crow-bill-skarsgard-eric-draven-rupert-sanders-1234992876/|title='The Crow': Bill Skarsgard Tapped To Play Eric Draven In New Reimagining From Rupert Sanders|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=1 April 2022|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=4 April 2022|archive-date=3 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403222250/https://deadline.com/2022/04/the-crow-bill-skarsgard-eric-draven-rupert-sanders-1234992876/|url-status=live}}</ref> Skarsgaard said: "I had a great shoot, a lot of night shoots. … You're kind of preoccupied in a bleak state of mind for a while. I like to be consumed by it when I'm doing it. Actually, we were working out a lot, I found it really helpful. There's nothing like being tired and sweaty to get the demons out."<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/bill-skarsgard-fka-twigs-the-crow-reboot-1235980496/ Bill Skarsgard on His "Bleak State of Mind" While Filming 'The Crow': "I Like to Be Consumed by It"]</ref>
 
====Upcoming====
He is set to lead the reboot of ''[[The Crow (2024 film)|The Crow]]'' directed by [[Rupert Sanders]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/the-crow-bill-skarsgard-eric-draven-rupert-sanders-1234992876/|title='The Crow': Bill Skarsgard Tapped To Play Eric Draven In New Reimagining From Rupert Sanders|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=1 April 2022|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=4 April 2022|archive-date=3 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403222250/https://deadline.com/2022/04/the-crow-bill-skarsgard-eric-draven-rupert-sanders-1234992876/|url-status=live}}</ref> He has been cast as [[Count Orlok]] in the [[Nosferatu (2024 film)|upcoming remake]] of ''[[Nosferatu]]''.<ref name=NosferatuDeadline>{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=30 September 2022|url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/bill-skarsgard-lily-rose-depp-robert-eggers-nosferatu-focus-1235131507/|title=Bill Skarsgard & Lily-Rose Depp To Star In 'Nosferatu', Robert Eggers' Follow-Up To 'Northman' For Focus|publisher=[[Deadline (website)|Deadline]]|accessdate=1 October 2022|archive-date=1 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001092256/https://deadline.com/2022/09/bill-skarsgard-lily-rose-depp-robert-eggers-nosferatu-focus-1235131507/|url-status=live}}</ref> Speaking on his experience portraying the titular role, Skarsgård said: "It was like conjuring pure evil. It took a while for me to shake off the demon that had been conjured inside of me."<ref name="2024EsquireProfile">[https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a60878863/bill-skarsgard-interview-2024/ Bill Skarsgård Likes It Darker]</ref> He is also set to reprise his role as Pennywise/IT in the prequel TV series ''[[It – Welcome to Derry|It: Welcome to Derry]]''.{{cn|date=August 2024}}
 
==Personal life==
Skarsgård is in a relationship with actress [[Alida Morberg]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/WLApEr|title=Bill Skarsgård to become a father|website=Aftonbladet|date=20 July 2018 |access-date=9 September 2019|archive-date=20 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920171522/https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/WLApEr|url-status=live}} Retrieved 9 September 2019.</ref> In October 2018, their daughter was born.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/RxeJdr|title=Bebislycka för Bill Skarsgård och Alida Morberg|website=Aftonbladet|date=8 October 2018 |access-date=9 September 2019|archive-date=4 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504092001/https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/RxeJdr|url-status=live}} Retrieved 9 September 2019.</ref>
 
In February 2024, Skarsgård was arrested and fined for [[marijuana]] possession in [[Sweden]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bill Skarsgård Arrested For Marijuana Possession in Sweden |url=https://www.tmz.com/2024/02/15/bill-skarsgard-arrest-marijuana-posession-sweden-airport-cannabis/ |access-date=16 February 2024 |website=TMZ |date=15 February 2024 |language=en |archive-date=16 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216024056/https://www.tmz.com/2024/02/15/bill-skarsgard-arrest-marijuana-posession-sweden-airport-cannabis/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==Filmography==
{{Pending films key}}[[Image:Bill Skarsgard by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|upright|Skarsgård at the 2013 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]]]
 
===Film===
|{{Pending film|Lockedfilms key}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|
|-
| 2007
| ''Spending the Night''
| Victor
| rowspan=2|Short film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| ''Pigan brinner!''
| Tonårs-Nosferatu
|
|-
| ''[[Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End]]''
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| rowspan="2" | 2011
| data-sort-value="Crown Jewels, The" | ''[[The Crown Jewels (film)|The Crown Jewels]]''
| Richard Persson
|
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|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| data-sort-value="Divergent Series: Allegiant, The" | ''[[The Divergent Series: Allegiant]]''
| Matthew
|
|-
| rowspan=2"5" |Short film2017
| ''A Stone Appears''
| Man
| Short film
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2017
| ''[[Atomic Blonde]]''
| Merkel
|
|-
| ''Alteration''
| Alejandro
| rowspan=2|Short film
|-
| ''Do You Like the Taste of Beer''
| Man
|-
|-
| ''[[It (2017 film)|It]]''
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| ''[[Deadpool 2]]''
| [[List of MarvelZeitgeist (comics characters: Z#Zeitgeist)|Axel Cluney / Zeitgeist]]
|
|-
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|
|-
| data-sort-value="Devil All the Time, The" | ''[[The Devil All the Time (film)|The Devil All the Time]]''
| Willard Russell
|
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| Voice
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| ''[[Barbarian (2022 film)|Barbarian]]''
| Keith Toshko
| Also executive producer
|-
| ''[[Burn All My Letters]]''
| [[Sven Stolpe]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2023
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|-
| rowspan="2"|2024
|{{Pending filmdata-sort-value="Crow, The" | ''[[The Crow (2024 film)|The Crow]]}}''
|[[Crow (comics)|Eric / The Crow]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=1 April 2022 |title='The Crow': Bill Skarsgard Tapped To Play Eric Draven In New Reimagining From Rupert Sanders |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/the-crow-bill-skarsgard-eric-draven-rupert-sanders-1234992876/ |access-date=4 April 2022 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=3 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403222250/https://deadline.com/2022/04/the-crow-bill-skarsgard-eric-draven-rupert-sanders-1234992876/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|
|Post-production<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.praguereporter.com/home/2022/9/16/the-crow-reboot-starring-bill-skarsgard-as-eric-draven-wraps-production-in-prague|title='The Crow' reboot, starring Bill Skarsgård as Eric Draven, wraps production in Prague|date=16 September 2022|work=The Prague Reporter|access-date=5 October 2022|language=en-US|archive-date=5 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005162145/https://www.praguereporter.com/home/2022/9/16/the-crow-reboot-starring-bill-skarsgard-as-eric-draven-wraps-production-in-prague|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{Pending film|[[Nosferatu (2024 film)|Nosferatu]]}}
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| Post-production<ref name="NosferatuDeadline" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3764003/filming-on-the-robert-eggers-nosferatu-remake-has-reportedly-wrapped-in-prague/|title=Filming on the Robert Eggers 'Nosferatu' Remake Has Reportedly Wrapped in Prague|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|first=John|last=Squires|date=30 May 2023|access-date=30 May 2023|archive-date=30 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530223731/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3764003/filming-on-the-robert-eggers-nosferatu-remake-has-reportedly-wrapped-in-prague/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{TableTBA}}
|{{Pending film|Emperor}}
|[[Philip II of Spain]]
|Completed<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=18 August 2014 |title=TORONTO: Sophie Cookson Starring Opposite Adrien Brody in 'Emperor' |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/sophia-cookson-emperor-adrien-brody-1201285251/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818225204/https://variety.com/2014/film/news/sophia-cookson-emperor-adrien-brody-1201285251/ |archive-date=18 August 2014 |access-date=16 April 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|{{Pending film|Locked}}
|Eddie Barrish
|Post-production
|}