Title: Gustaf Skarsgård - Wikipedia
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Gustaf Skarsgård
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Early life
Career
Personal life
Awards and distinctions
Filmography
Film
Television
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Content: His godfather is Swedish actor Peter Stormare . Career
In 1989, as a nine-year-old, Gustaf Skarsgård acted in the Swedish Film Codename Coq Rouge. After attending Teaterhögskolan in Stockholm from 1998 to 2003, Gustaf Skarsgård joined the Royal Dramatic Theatre. He played in several of Shakespeare’s, Chekhov's and Söderberg’s works both on the Royal Dramatic Theatre and on Stockholm City Theatre. In 2003 he performed in Evil and 2008 in Patrik 1,5. For both roles he was nominated for the Guldbagge Awards as Best Supporting Actor and as Best Leading Actor. Finally, he received the prize as Best Leading Actor for his role in Förortsungar. In 2012, Skarsgård joined the History Channel's series Vikings in the role of Floki, the shipbuilder. In March 2019, Skarsgård joined Cursed, a Netflix original television series based on a re-imaging of the Arthurian legend, in the role of Merlin. The first season was released on July 17 2020.