Overview
- In a newly published Actors on Actors conversation, Stellan Skarsgård reveals he suffered a stroke in 2022 and continued performing soon after.
- He completed Andor season 2 and Dune: Part Two following the stroke with support from directors Tony Gilroy and Denis Villeneuve.
- To manage cueing on set, he relied on an earwig with rapid, emotionless line feeding to protect his rhythm and responsiveness.
- Both actors are earning strong notices—Stellan for Sentimental Value and Alexander for Pillion—with recent Gotham nominations in the non-gendered supporting category, which went to Wunmi Mosaku.
- The pair also reflect on Alexander quitting child acting and enlisting in Sweden’s Marine Corps at 19, a choice Stellan says left him feeling “f***ed,” though Alexander says it was not meant as rebellion.