What Happened To Gustaf Skarsgrd After Playing Floki In Vikings?
Gustaf Skarsgård hails from a royal acting family. His father Stellan Skarsgård is a Golden Globe Award winner who also boasts of multiple other accolades in a stellar career.
Stellan is known for his work in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, HBO’s smash hit miniseries Chernobyl, as well as various MCU movies such as The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron and the three Thor films.
Gustaf’s elder brother Alexander is arguably the most accomplished sibling in the Skarsgård family. His distinguished portfolio of work includes Godzilla vs. Kong, True Blood, and this year’s epic historical thriller film, The Northman.
The two have four younger siblings, two of whom – Bill and Valter Skarsgård – are also actors. At the same time, Gustaf’s godfather is Peter Stormare, best known for his performances in Prison Break and the movie Fargo.
Despite the pressure that would likely come from being part of such a successful family, Gustaf Skarsgård has made a mark of his own in the silver screen industry. He is most notably synonymous with the eccentric character Floki from History Channel’s Vikings.
It’s almost two years now since the historical drama series ended, but the actor has remained quite active.
9 Gustaf Skarsgård’s Career Before Vikings
Before he joined the cast of Vikings, Gustaf Skarsgård had starred in more than a dozen movies and TV shows, mostly from his native Sweden. He officially kick-started his career in 1989, when he featured in a short film titled Prima Ballerina.
Skarsgård’s other credits before Vikings include Evil, The Way Back and Kon-Tiki.
8 Gustaf Skarsgård Also Featured In Westworld
Portraying Floki in Vikings really put Gustaf Skarsgård on the map, and other major roles started to come his way. While working in the Michael Hirst series, the Swedish star also landed a recurring part in the dystopian, neo-Western sci-fi drama Westworld on HBO.
He portrayed the character Karl Strand in five episodes of Season 2.
7 Inside Gustaf Skarsgård’s Love Life
For six years between 1999 and 2005, Gustaf Skarsgård was married to future star of the Kingsman movies, Hannah Alström. Like her ex-husband, the actress also comes from Sweden.
Skarsgård did not look much further for his next love interest either: he is now in a relationship with yet another Swede, by the name Caroline Sjöström. The pair have been dating since 2017.
6 Gustaf Skarsgård Became A Father In November 2020
The final episode of Vikings aired on December 30, 2020. A little over one month before, Gustaf Skarsgård and Caroline Sjöström became parents for the first time, when they welcomed daughter, November.
Skarsgård paid tribute to his daughter on her first birthday last November, posting a photo of the both of them on Instagram.
5 Gustaf Skarsgård Has Also Been Working As An Activist
Since the end of Vikings’ run on TV, Gustaf Skarsgård has ramped up his work as an activist, as well as continuing his acting career.
The 41-year-old is mostly passionate about environmental causes, and often shares relevant messages on social media. Skarsgård has also been outspoken against capitalism and human rights violations around the world.
4 Gustaf Skarsgård Starred In A Short Film Alongside His Dad
Earlier this year, Gustaf and Stellan Skarsgård collaborated to create a short drama horror film titled Soul of a Man. The project was co-written by Gustaf’s brother Bill, in what was also his directorial debut.
Stellan and Gustaf played characters known as Bon-Bon and His Majesty respectively.
3 Gustaf Skarsgård Is Also Set To Feature In Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer
Gustaf Skarsgård will play a role in Oppenheimer, one of the most anticipated movies of 2023. The Christopher Nolan film is a biographical story about J. Robert Oppenheimer, famously referred to as “father of the atomic bomb.”
Skarsgård will join Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon and Robert Downey Jr. in the cast. He will portray the Nobel Prize-winning German-American theoretical physicist Hans Bethe.
2 Has Gustaf Skarsgård Starred In Any TV Shows Since Vikings?
Apart from Vikings, Gustaf Skarsgård’s last TV role was in the fantasy drama series Cursed on Netflix, where he played the famous, mythical magician known as Merlin. The show became available to stream in July 2020, but was consequently canceled after just one season.
Skarsgård has not featured in any other TV shows since.
1 What Is Gustaf Skarsgård’s Net Worth In 2022?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Gustaf Skarsgård is estimated to be worth around $8 million today. This compares quite favorably to the rest of his Vikings castmates: Only Gabriel Byrne is ranked higher, with a net worth of about $16 million.
With high profile jobs continuing to flow his way, Skarsgård can look forward to adding to his wealth even further in the years ahead.
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