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Gustaf Skarsgård

Gustaf Skarsgård

Actor, also producer · Born November 12, 1980 (45) · Maria Magdalena församling, Stockholm, Sverige

Berlinale award winner

Gustaf Skarsgård (born 12 November 1980) is a Swedish film and television actor, best known for playing Floki on History Channel's television series "Vikings". He's the son of actor Stellan Skarsgård and brother of actors Bill, Valter and Alexander Skarsgård.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 12, 1980 (45)
From
Maria Magdalena församling, Stockholm, Sverige
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 56 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 3% in 30 days

What are Gustaf Skarsgård's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
25%
Survival
22%
Bonds
19%
Society
16%
Morality
11%
Power
4%
Ideas
3%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 6 · Dark 9

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 9

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 16 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 16
Shadow
3 of 16
Ally
3 of 16
Mentor
2 of 16
Trickster
2 of 16
Shapeshifter
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Melancholic
10
Dread
6
Hopeful
6
Contemplative
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Gustaf Skarsgård's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gustaf Skarsgård's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

56 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Fårö Cannibal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Director

  • Wallander - Steget efter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Kurt Wallander

  • The Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Filip

  • Arkipelag(2026)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • To Cook a Bear(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as The Priest

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Black Bag(2025)

    as Philip Meacham

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • I'll Be Your Mirror(2022)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • What Remains(2022)

    as Sigge Storm / Mads Lake

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • La Snob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as The Brute

  • Last Ride(2023)

    as Adult Syd

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Åke Ponti

  • Oppenheimer(2023)

    as Hans Bethe

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Air(2023)

    as Horst Dassler

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Emigrants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Karl Oskar

  • Soul of a Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as His Majesty

  • The Emigrants(2021)

    as Karl-Oskar

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Cursed(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Merlin

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • 438 Days(2019)

    as Martin Schibbye

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Little Match Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Father

  • Darling(2017)

    as Frans

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Westworld(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Karl Strand

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Vikings: Athelstan's Journal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · as Floki (archive footage)

  • The Wizard's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Trollkarlen

  • The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden(2013)

    as Rolf Blomberg (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Fat and the Angry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Karl

  • The Fat and the Angry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Karl

  • Autumn Blood(2013)

    as The Butcher

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Vi(2013)

    Producer · as Krister

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Vikings(2013)

    Show 71 episodes · as Floki

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Kon-Tiki(2012)

    as Bengt Danielsson

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Happy End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Peter

  • People with No Significance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Bibliotekstjuven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as John

  • The Way Back(2010)

    as Andrejs Voss

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Trust Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Jon

  • Arn: The Knight Templar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · as Knut

  • Uppsala Doctor's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Elias Lindberg

  • Patrik, Age 1.5(2008)

    as Göran Skoogh

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Arn: The Kingdom at the End of the Road(2008)

    as Kung Knut

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Iscariot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Adam

  • Between 11 and 12 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Jonas

  • Arn: The Knight Templar(2007)

    as Knut Eriksson

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Pyramid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Wallander 24

  • Snapphanar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · as Karl XI

  • Förortsungar(2006)

    as Johan

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Babylon Syndrome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Olle

  • The Color of Milk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as The Stranger

  • Swedenhielms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Bo Swedenhielm

  • Details (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Daniel (old)

  • Evil(2003)

    as Otto Silverhielm

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Invisible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Nicklas

  • The House of Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · as JB

  • Between Summers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Steffe

  • Prima ballerina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Spinken

  • Code Name Coq Rouge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Erik Hamilton

  • Exit to the Guillotine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · as Dado Levytskyy

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 56 titles, 53 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

Air (2023)

$90M worldwide

Highest rated

Vikings (2013)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19892026

Peak 2009 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 8 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting54 of 56: 53 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thDirecting2 of 56: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 56: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 56: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s2 · acting2000s15 · acting2010s19 · 18 acting · 1 crew2020s15 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 27% of 15 roles
8909

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Won a Berlinale award in 2007.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Gustaf Skarsgård's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

I'll Be Your Mirror (2022)

78th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Oppenheimer (2023)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Gustaf Skarsgård's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles37–90 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles21–68 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles30–72 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles28–42 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles26–68 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Gustaf Skarsgård work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gustaf Skarsgård's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hans Gunnarsson shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers