Bill Skarsgard

Profile

Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård (Swedish: [ˈbɪlːˈskɑ̌ːʂɡoːɖ]; born 9 August 1990) is a Swedish actor. He is known for portraying Pennywise in the horror films It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019), along with the 2025 prequel series It: Welcome to Derry. Other horror appearances were in the series Hemlock Grove (2013–2015) and Castle Rock (2018–2019) and the films Barbarian (2022) and Nosferatu (2024).

Skarsgård has also appeared in the comedy Simple Simon (2010), the drama Nine Days (2020), and the action films The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016), Atomic Blonde (2017), and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023).

Movies / Series

Victims

1. It Chapter Two (2019) - Pennywise (survived for 152 mins)
2. Barbarian (2022) - Keith (survived for 42 mins)
3. Nosferatu (2024) - Count Orlok (survived for 123 mins)

Antagonists

1. It Chapter Two (2019) - Pennywise (kills: 4)
2. It (2017) - Pennywise (kills: 5)
3. Nosferatu (2024) - Count Orlok (kills: 5)

Also Appeared In

1. Locked (2025)

Series Victims

1. IT: Welcome to Derry (2025) - S1E7 - Bob Gray (survived for 10 mins)

Series Antagonists

1. IT: Welcome to Derry (2025) - Pennywise (kills: 6)

Episodes

1. IT: Welcome to Derry (S1E1) : "The Pilot"
2. IT: Welcome to Derry (S1E5) : "Neibolt Street"
3. IT: Welcome to Derry (S1E6) : "In the Name of the Father"
4. IT: Welcome to Derry (S1E7) : "The Black Spot"
5. IT: Welcome to Derry (S1E8) : "Winter Fire"