Born in 1990 in Stockholm Bill Skarsgård is one of the sons of the famous actor, Stellan Skarsgård. His brothers, Alexander, Gustaf and Valter are also in the acting industry.
Bill introduced himself to the world with the role of Pennywise in the film “It”, an adaptation of the novel by Stephen King of the same title. In recent years, the actor could be seen, among others, in the second part of “Deadpool”, the sequel to “It”, the Marvel film “Eternals”, the horror movie “Barbarians” and the latest part of the “John Wick” series. In 2024, we will see him in three hot productions: “The Raven”, “Lord of War” and “Nosferatu”.
As reported by TMZ, Bill Skarsgård was sentenced by a court in Stockholm on Wednesday. The actor was arrested at Arlanda airport in October last year. In court, he admitted to possessing 2.43 g of marijuana.
The tabloid reports that the actor cooperated with law enforcement and is not threatened with prison time. The court ordered Skarsgard to pay PLN 40,000. crowns fine.
The Skarsgårds are the most famous Swedish acting clan. The head of the family, i.e. a legendary actor Stellan Skarsgård, gained fame thanks to productions such as “Breaking the Waves”, “Thor”, “Rebel Without a Cause”, “Mamma Mia!” or the series “Chernobyl”. The actor has eight children, most of whom devoted themselves to acting. The oldest of the Skarsgård brothers, Alexander he won the hearts of viewers as Eric Northman in the vampire story, “True Blood”. Viewers and critics appreciated him for his role in “Big Little Lies”, for which he received an Emmy Award. In 2022, “Viking” – a film directed by Robert Eggers, in which he plays the main character. We recently saw him in the series “Succession”.
Gustaf Skarsgard He is known to series fans for his role as Floki in “Vikings” and Karl Strand in the show “Westworld”. Another of the brothers who achieved success is Bill. The actor delighted viewers as Pennywise in two parts of the film “It”, based on the novel by Stephen King. On small screens we could see him in “Castle Rock”, “Hemlock Grove” and the Netflix “Clark” – a series about the fate of the Swedish criminal, Clark Olaffson.
The youngest of four actors, Walter, he is currently acting in Swedish productions. Sam and Eija broke with family tradition. Stellan’s daughter is a model, Sam – a doctor.
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