Swedish actor. Born Bill Istvan Gunther Skarsgard. Son of actor Stellan Skarsgard and brother to actors Alexander Skarsgard and Gustaf Skarsgard.
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Bill Skarsgard started acting at the age of ten, starring in the thriller
White Water Fury
/
Jarnganget
(Jon Lindstrom, 2000). He later moved on to drama and comedies such as
Simple Simon
/
I rymden finns inga kanslor
(Andreas Ohman, 2010), which got him the public prize at Seattle International Film Festival. He also starred in
Behind Blue Skies
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Himlen ar oskyldigt bla
(Hannes Holm, 2010), which was selected for Toronto International Film Festival, and in the coming of age drama
Simon and the Oaks / Simon och ekarna
(Lisa Ohlin, 2011) based upon the novel by Marianne Fredriksson.
In 2011 The European Film Promotion (EFP) selected Skarsgard as one of the ten upcoming actors and actresses in Europe to be presented as the Shooting Star line-up during Berlin International Film Festival 2012.