So Perfect Together: Alexander Skarsgard + Stellan Skarsgard Convo
by Alex Billington
December 14, 2025
Source: YouTube
“My dream was for my family to be normal and fit in.” These two! Love them! Variety has debuted one of the best “Actors on Actors” conversations they’ve ever recorded for this year’s awards season. It features father & son actors Alexander Skarsgård & Stellan Skarsgård discussing their films, their acting work, their family and so much more. Stellan Skarsgård is a beloved Swedish actor who has 8 kids in total – one of them is Alexander Skarsgård, along with his brothers Bill Skarsgård & Gustaf Skarsgård who are also actors. What I adore about this conversation is that it’s playful and honest and open – but also still fun and amusing and obviously jokey. When you put two actors in a room together, they’re going to riff, and some of this is not to be taken seriously. That said, I appreciate how deep they get chatting about acting. Variety has been making these “Actors on Actors” videos for years and years they’re always good to watch, but this one gets a special mention. I think they captured a genuine spark between them that makes it seriously special – enjoy.
Thanks to Variety / CNN for posting this video online for everyone to enjoy. Featured as part of their 2025 “Actors on Actors” series this awards season. Their full intro: “Father and son duo Stellan Skarsgård & Alexander Skarsgård sit down to talk about their varied careers. Stellan reflects on returning to acting in Sentimental Value after suffering a stroke, while Alexander discusses his role in the gay biker BDSM rom-com Pillion. They also bicker about competing in the same category at the Gotham Awards, how Alexander unwillingly got his start in acting, and what it was like growing up in the ‘bohemian’ Skarsgård household.” To watch more videos from Actors on Actors, head over to Variety’s YouTube. Directed by Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value is already playing in theaters after premiering at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. Directed by Harry Lighton, Pillion also premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and is now playing in UK cinemas – opening in the US starting February 2026. Both films are worth watching. Who else enjoyed their chat?
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