BILL SKARSGåRD

Actor

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BORN August 9, 1990

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HEIGHT 5'9" (1.75 m)

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NATIONALITY Sweden

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YEARS ACTIVE 2005 – Present

🏆 AWARDS & ACCOLADES

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2026

6th Astra TV Awards

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

🎬 IT: Welcome to Derry

NOMINEE

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2026

53rd Saturn Awards

Best Guest Star in a Television Series

🎬 IT: Welcome to Derry

NOMINEE

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2025

5th Critics Choice Super Awards

Best Actor in a Horror Movie

🎬 Nosferatu

NOMINEE

👤 BIOGRAPHY

Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård (Swedish: [ˈbɪlːˈskɑ̌ːʂɡoːɖ]; born 9 August 1990) is a Swedish actor. He is known for portraying Pennywise in the horror films It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019), along with the 2025 prequel series It: Welcome to Derry. Other horror appearances were in the series Hemlock Grove (2013–2015) and Castle Rock (2018–2019) and the films Barbarian (2022) and Nosferatu (2024).

Skarsgård has also appeared in the comedy Simple Simon (2010), the drama Nine Days (2020), and the action films The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016), Atomic Blonde (2017), and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023).

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🗉 QUICK FACTS

Nick Name Bill
Born August 9, 1990
Height 5'9" (1.75 m)
Nationality Sweden
Citizenship Sweden
Education Södra Latin
Current Status Active (Recently in Boy Kills World, The Crow)
Years Active 2005 – Present
Occupation Actor
Family Background Private Family Background
Early Career 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).
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