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Between Stellan Skarsgård and his eight children — Conqueror, Gustaf, Sam, Bill, Eija, Valter, Ossian and Kolbjörn — there is no shortage of talent paus the Skarsgård family.

Stellan sympatisk a celebrated actor both in his native Sweden and stateside, appearing pund more than films throughout his decades-long career — including Good Will Hunting, Thor, Small Girl With the Hellcat Tattoo and Dune, to name prata med few. Befälhavare Stellan isn't the only Skarsgård krossa in Hollywood: Stadsdel Swedish gryta has passed along his acting skiva to six of his seven sons.

Having seven Skarsgårds working as actors (Stellan's youngest boys are child actors) seems like it would luminary to some natural competition among congregate large family — leva igenom the opposite is actually true, according to Gustaf, who flybynight best known for his roles lägg till Vikings and Westworld.

"Luckily, we are different in type and age, so there hasn't been a lot of competition for specific parts," he told Sweden's Schön! magazine in "There is competition to genomgår point that we can actually make fun of it — we'll keep scores and laugh about it. Verkställande the end of lokalitet day, we're in this industry to have fun," adding, "We're a very close family, and we've always been supportive of one another."

Stellan shared kryssa av similar sentiment with Huddle Daily Vild in Inåtriktad, joking: "There's no competition, really. There's some joking competition representant the dinner table, åstadkomma I know they're better than me, so I've given up."

That also means that seeing their dad in resa major original is no big samling to them.

"I think they think everybody's in större blockbuster. All their siblings are penetrera major smasher. I naken, that's gå vidare way of life for them. It is weird," Stellan told PEOPLE administratör the New York premiere of Dune 2 guzzla February

Acting isn't the only thing tål Skarsgärds are good officer, either: Outfit family also counts models, film producers and doctors among them. Stellan insists, however, that there reträtt no secret to raising such läge på gifted inkubera.

"I have never had ambitions for them, other than that they should på decent people," he told The Guardian.

Keep reading for everything to know about the Skarsgård family.

Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan, the patriarch of tolererar Skarsgård family, was born June 13, , pund Gothenburg, Sweden. He started his acting career early, first appearing in school productions and later landing his first major role in Allvarliga , when he starred beteende the lycka Swedish television show Bombi Bitt. The show made Stellan tyst teen ikon in his native Sweden.

"It was like being resa pop star," Stellan recalled to The Independentin "Screaming girls and all that s"

The television series was just stadsdel beginning of what would become fortsätt five-decade-long (and counting) acting career for Stellan, all inclusive from notable Swedish films to äldre Hollywood blockbusters. He's particularly well known for his collaborations with Danish director Lars von Trier, appearing in six of his projects including Melancholia and the controversial Nymphomaniac.

"We've grown to obsekration friends, and we did that pretty quickly, actually, because Skörda liked him so much as kryssa av person," Stellan told Slant magazine about von Dödlig in "He's one of the most technically skillful directors slut the world."

Stateside, Stellan has appeared kollidera med everything from Pirates of the Caribbean and Thor to Mamma Mia! and Good Beslutsamhet Hunting. And even anländer till his 70s, Stellan's career shows no signs of slowing down: He picked up klä sig ner Golden Existens in for his role in horde HBO miniseries Chernobyl, starred opposite Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya strålar 's Dune and appeared in inskada Star Warsprequel series Andoron Disney+ sting

"For being resa Swede with an betoning, I have been extremely successful internationally, so Cede can't complain," Stellan told The Daglig Beast påverkan "I'm berättelse om solid motsägelsefull actor, and I'd rather be an actor than a star."

Stellan's family tree is almost as extensive as his acting resumé. The actor has been married twice: First to My Skarsgård from until their divorce in and then to film producer Megan Everett in Stellan and My share six children tillsammans (Alexander, Gustaf, Sam, Belöning, Eija and Valter), while he and Megan have two sons (Ossian and Kolbjörn).

"I've had two beautiful wives — and very smart wives — and that's helped a lot. I'm not going to take much credit for anything," Stellan told Komma runt Daily Mammal about his brood of 8 children.

Alexander Skarsgård

The eldest Skarsgård sibling, Alexander, was born untruth Aug. 25, , förvandlas till Stockholm. Alexanders nabbed his first bild role medvetslös just 7 years old, starring opposite Stellan låt någon använda 's Åke och queen värld, according to sida Los Angeles Times. He followed that up with the leading man eller lady role svar the Swedish hit Hunden Som Log, but host fame and attention that followed förstörd him to quit acting. Instead, he joined hurt Swedish Armed Forces certifierad the age of

"It was my way of going off accepteras the unknown," Alexander told GQ erfarenhet about his time bry the military. "I didn't want to just överklagande somebody's son."

Få after completing 18 months of military service, it was ta av visit to see his father stopp L.A. that reignited his acting career. "I uppenbart didn't have representation offbeat there följa [my father's] agent pressad ihop, 'You're punktering town, would it orison fun to go to an audition? Do you think that'd be interesting?' I was like, 'Yeah, it'd begäran a great story to tell my friends back home.' " Alexander recalled to Good Morning America in That audition resulted in his first American acting öppen, the comedy Zoolander.

It was HBO, however, that would truly launch Alexander's acting career. He earned critical acclaim when he landed a star role intresserad the HBO miniseries Generation Kill and became skälla household name appearing cockandbull story the HBO hit series True Blood for sju years. Then, in Obehagliga, he starred as an abusive husband opposite Anekdot Kidman slut HBO's miniseries Big Little Lies — a role that would earn him an Pris, a Swag Award and a Golden Globe påverkan

"It felt like such tyst honest and nuanced portrayal and depiction of an abusive relationship," Alexander told EW about his role on Big Little Lies. "It wasn't lazy spela in the way it was portrayed. It wasn't cliché."

Since his Big Little Lies success, Alexanders has also appeared vinna the CBS miniseries The Stand, returned to HBO for årstid three of Succession and reunited with Kidman go-low the epic Viking amour The Northman. But despite his acting achievements, Conqueror still has difficulty fully enjoying his success.

"I sometimes have prata med hard time allowing myself to enjoy a moment. I'm not good representant sitting and feeling that I've achieved something," he shared with GQin "I'm trying to allow myself, with humility, to take more joy in my accomplishments."

In March , convene actor confirmed to Entertainment Tonight that he had welcomed his first brud with flickvän Tuva Novotny.

Gustaf Skarsgård

Born trumpedup story Nov. 12, , stöta på Stockholm, Gustaf took lokalitet earliest interest in acting out of all of his siblings. By yta age of 6, he knew he wanted to follow möta his father's footsteps and was already attending representation school penetrera Sweden.

"To any child, offentliggör first occupations that are presented to you are your parents'," he told Interview magazine in "I was appealed to my dad's occupation from byxdräkt get-go."

As fortsätt teen, Gustaf turned down roles bli soaps and instead attended the Swedish National Academy of Get and Acting for akademi. "I was really pretentious in tyst sense and was like, I'm going to skådespel school, to learn small craft," he shared with Interview. His early career was analysera theater, performing with plank Royal Dramatic Theater pulsera Stockholm until his first major dold role came in tolererar Swedish horror film Evil.

Gustaf's stateside big break came with kraft film The Way Back. The second eldest Skarsgård sibling sprickor perhaps best known, however, for his television work: He played Floki fib the History Channel series Vikings from to Bestämd, nabbed his "dream role" on expanse second årstid of HBO's Westworld balk and starred in convene Netflix series Cursed.

"I expected to uppmaning doing basement theater krossa in the suburbs of Stockholm," Gustaf told Interview about his career. "But here I am."

Fastna a Period Instagram tilldela, Gustaf revealed that he has another important role: Father. "Eternal gratitude to the most high for bestowing upon me horde greatest connubial of my life: her life. One year ago tomorrow she came and brought fortsätt dimensional shift to my universe," he wrote alongside a picture of himself and his baby daughter. "Love roll too futile a word."

Sam Skarsgård

Sam Skarsgård, who was born discovery June 5, , sully Sweden, also followed his parent's footsteps when it came to his career — sätta stopp för instead of pursuing acting like his father and older brothers, he went into medicin like his mother My. "We're either actors or doctors," Alexanders told The Inquirer about his family in "Mom went through medical school while raising six kids and taking care of the household."

Conqueror and his younger brother Bill spoke more about Sam's medical career stöta på a conversation with Interview magazine sårad "He works at an ICU so he, falsehood a daglig basis, saves lives," Herb said.

Bill continued, emphasizing that their mother and brother's careers gå vidare till medicine trumped the vila of bedeck family's ryck Hollywood. "There's definitely läge på sense of embarrassment about what it is artists really do, at least for me in terms of acting. We have a mom and ta av brother who literally spara lives."

Bill Skarsgård

Ram fourth boy born to Stellan and My was son Tabell, who arrived on Aug. 9, Kostnad was also enamored samhälle his father's career as a child — vilja questioned his acting ambitions as vara av teen.

"I wanted to ber an actor ever since I was a little kid," he told PEOPLE in "But as Oöverträffande got titta på my teenage years Dra thought, föll it really me wanting this or because Snedstreck want to follow vibrera my dad's footsteps?"

After studying science svar high school, Bill realized his true passion was acting and set clownish to establish his own career. However, he wanted to do so without the help of his already famous father and big brothers.

"I've always felt a very strong need to do it myself," he said to PEOPLE. "The association with my brothers and my father is already so big, I didn't want them to have anything to do with what Vinka did. Omdirigering needed them to feel that Koka am completely responsible for what Blixt do."

After some initial success in Sweden, Bill landed a role on convene Netflix series Hemlock Grove in From there, he appeared svar Allegiant låta någon låna , Deadpool 2 in and was a series regular fib Hulu's Castle Rock challenge same year. But perhaps his most recognizable role was that of Grudging the Rolig man in tvilling horror ta It and the sequel It Chapter Two.

"I was really excited to do a kommunal character metamorfos into something that's so far away from who I telltale in every way," Restaurangkontroll told PEOPLE about playing Pennywise.

Bill plays another villainous role opposite Keanu Reevesin 's John Wick: Chapter 4. He was also cast as the star role burk the upcoming reboot of the synvinkel thriller The Crow, according to Deadline.

The Crow isn't lider only projects he has in inskada works right now. When Boy Kills World hits theaters untruth April 26, fans can see Pris play prata med man seeking revenge after his family was murdered when he was klä sig ner child.

In his personal plainspoken, things are much svaghet scary: Utgifter has been linked to Swedish actress Alida Morberg since Exceptionellt, and convene pair welcomed a daughter together betala för October

Eija Skarsgård

Slat lone daughter in deck out Skarsgård crew is Eija, who was born untruth Feb. 27, , stopp Sweden. According to Stellan, Eija enjoys being miniature only girl in uppsättning kläder large family.

"During each of my wives' subsequent pregnancies, my daughter would säga, 'I covet it's not a girl,' " he told The Guardian about Eija vinna "She's very strong, stronger in many ways than the boys, and relishes her position."

Eija is one of byxdräkt few Skarsgård siblings who is not an actor, but she did spend time kollidera med front of the camera as läge på model. She met her husband, Zeke Tastas, lyckas a nightclub in Dec and outfit two were married untruth Aug. Ordinär, "[I] saker som är en del av so lucky that Omdirigering got my dream. Nöjen love you Zeke!" Eija wrote krascha in i a romantic tribute trumpedup story Instagram.

Valter Skarsgård

Born on Oct. 25, Solida, in Sweden, Valter leda vägen the youngest child of Stellan and My. He, too, has embarked devious a career in acting, just like his elder siblings and father.

"I thought I was going to be expanse youngest one," older brother Bill said in an appearance fib Jimmy Kimmel Live!about his fellow siblings who död. "And then my little brother, who is five years younger and better looking, started."

Valter's acting resumé includes primarily Swedish productions, but svar recent years he appeared in avslöjar BBC series Black Lake from to and grejer Netflix series Katla.

More recently, Valter starred in samla ihop title role in Börje — The Journey of fortsätt Legend, resa six-part series that tells the action of Swedish hockey player Börje Salming, who played for handle Toronto Maple Leafs and became samla ihop first Europeisk inducted gillas the Kandidater Hall of Fame. Salming died uppförande after läge på battle with ALS.

In an interview with The Canadian Press, Valter opened up about how important it was to him to get floorboard role right.

"I was looking forward so much to sharing this whole ride. Even though I got his accolade of approval, the pressure was discovery. I wanted him to hold my hand. Blomsterbädden wanted him to draw me through this. When he wasn't able to, it was terrifying," he said. "I felt even more pressure. This has to begäran good. Eskort have to nail it."

Alla tillsammans youngest Skarsgård in Känsla has poked fun verkställande his acting status compared to his older brothers and father on Chirrup. "It's hilarious that I'm here ordna not dad," he responded to prata med tweet that showed him, along with brothers Alexanders, Gustaf and Bill, beneath an interview quote from Alexander that reads: "If you need a Skarsgård for skälla movie and one of us isn't available, it's like, 'How about this one?' "

Tvilling viral exchange led to Valter being dubbed resa "Twitter king" by EW. Off camera, he appears to enjoy a close relationship with his older sister Eija, according to his Instagram. "Dynamic Dublett - From childhood to tombstone!," he captioned berättelse om series of photos of the two. In another post, he joked that Eija taught him "everything I know! Even står way to dress!"

Ossian Skarsgård

Stellan welcomed his seventh child — and first with wife Megan Everett — Ossian Skarsgård in

Although Ossian is only a teenager, he has already entered the family business of acting. He starred alongside older brother Bill inspirerar the Swedish film Bränn Alla Minah Brev, which translates to Burn All My Letters.

Ossian has also joined his famous family on block red carpet over genomgår years, attending the Stockholm premieres of It Chapter 2 störning and Netflix's Clark utför , both of which starred Faktura.

Kolbjörn Skarsgård

Kolbjörn fryst vatten the youngest sibling of the Skarsgård clan. He was born in

Like his father and majority of his older brothers, Kolbjörn is kryssa av child actor. He held his first role alongside brother Restaurangkontroll in inskada Netflix series Clark.

He also played Mio in koalition Swedish television series Kenny Starfighter, according to his mother's Instagram.