Valter Skarsgård (; born 25 October 1995) is a Swedish actor, a member of the Skarsgård acting family that includes his father, Stellan, and brothers Alexander, Gustaf, Bill, and Kolbjörn.
Early life and education Valter Skarsgård was born on 25 October 1995 in Stockholm, Sweden. He is the youngest son of actor Stellan Skarsgård and My Skarsgård, a physician. He has seven siblings, five of whom are from his father's first marriage: Alexander, Gustaf, Sam, Bill, and Eija. He has two half-brothers, Ossian and Kolbjörn, from his father's second marriage. Alexander, Gustaf, Bill, and Kolbjörn are all also actors.
Skarsgård studied at St. Erik's High School.
Career As an actor, Skarsgård has mainly appeared in Swedish or other Scandinavian productions. His first roles came as a child through his acting family: in 2003, he appeared in the short film To Kill a Child, written and directed by his brother Alexander, and in Details as the younger version of his brother Gustaf's role. In 2007's Arn: The Knight Templar, he and Bill played the sons of Knut Eriksson, played by Gustaf.
He had his first lead part in the 2013 film IRL and his first main television role in the series Black Lake, which ran from 2016 to 2018. He later portrayed the metal musician Bård Guldvik "Faust" Eithun in the 2018 film Lords of Chaos. This was followed by two horror film leads, in Don't Click and Funhouse. During 2021 and 2022, he became known to global audience in several Netflix shows, including Katla and The Playlist. In 2023, he played the ice hockey player Börje Salming in the biopic series Börje.
Selected filmography
Film + Year Title Role NotesRef. 2003DetailsDaniel (young)To Kill a ChildThe ChildShort film2007Arn: The Knight TemplarJon2008Arn – The Kingdom at Road's EndJon2013IRLElias2018Lords of ChaosBård Guldvik "Faust" EithunSkarsgård i Åkerlunds metal film svd.se Retrieved 20 October 20172019Don't ClickJosh2020FunhouseKaspar
Television + Year Title Role NotesRef.2016–18Black LakeLippi16 episodes2020Morden i SandhamnMicke2 episodes 2021KatlaBjörn5 episodes Zebrarummet Hugo 8 episodes2021–presentBeckVilhelm Beck3 episodes2023BörjeBörje Salming5 episodes2024STHLM BlackoutAlbin Olsson4 episodes
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