Gustaf Skarsgård

Gustaf Skarsgård
Skarsgård at the 48th Guldbagge Awards in Stockholm, 2013
Born	Gustaf Caspar Orm Skarsgård (1980-11-12) 12 November 1980 (age 36) , Sweden
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1989–present
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Parent(s)	Stellan Skarsgård My Skarsgård
Relatives	Alexander Skarsgård (brother) Bill Skarsgård (brother) Valter Skarsgård (brother)

Gustaf Caspar Orm Skarsgård (Swedish: [ˈskɑːʂɡoːɖ]; born 12 November 1980) is a Swedish actor. He is best known outside Scandinavia for his role as Floki in the History Channel series Vikings as well as known for his role in the film Evil (2003), The Way Back (2010) and Kon-Tiki (2012).

Gustaf Skarsgård was born in , Sweden, to Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård and his first wife, My, a physician. He has five siblings: Alexander, Sam, Bill, Eija and Valter, and two half-brothers Ossian and Kolbjörn from his father's second wife, Megan Everett. Alexander, Bill, and Valter are also actors. His godfather is Swedish actor Peter Stormare.

In 1989, as a nine-year-old, Gustaf Skarsgard acted in the Swedish Film Codename Coq Rouge. After attending the Teaterhögskolan in Stockholm from 1999 to 2003, Gustaf Skarsgård joined the Royal Dramatic Theatre. He played in several of Shakespeare’s, Chekhov's and Söderberg’s works on different stages in Stockholm. 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.