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Bill Skarsgård

ビル・スカルスガルド　/　びる・すかるすがるど

Actor from Sweden

August 9, 1990 (age 35)　・　Maria Magdalena parish, Stockholm County, Sweden

Stockholm County
actor
film actor
television actor

My Take

What fascinates me about Bill Skarsgård is how completely he weaponizes his own handsomeness. Off duty he is a soft-spoken Stockholm guy from acting royalty; on screen he twists that face into Pennywise's grin or Count Orlok's rot until you forget a human being is under there. Plenty of actors hide behind prosthetics — Skarsgård acts through them, which is far harder. I would argue he has quietly become this generation's great horror transformist, an heir to Lon Chaney rather than just another Skarsgård brother. I am equally curious to see what he does when a director simply lets him keep his own face.

Overview

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).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Bill Skarsgård
Name (Japanese): ビル・スカルスガルド
Reading: びる・すかるすがるど
Born: August 9, 1990 (age 35)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Horse
Origin: Maria Magdalena parish, Stockholm County, Sweden
Blood type: Private
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Occupation: actor / film actor / television actor / film producer

2. Background

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4. Personality

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