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At the age of 7, he co-starred with his father in Åke and His World, a traditional Swedish children’s story. Skarsgard played a young boy battling tuberculosis and seemed to possess an innate screen presence. “I saw that he was very good,” said Skarsgard’s father, adding, “He had very expressive eyes.” Michael Nyqvist, known for his starring role in the Swedish Girl With the Dragon Tattoo films, lived just two blocks from the Skarsgards in south Stockholm and echoes the praise. “I knew him since he was around 7, and he has this open, honest way in everything he does,” Nyqvist told The Daily Beast.

At the age of 7, he co-starred with his father in Åke and His World, a traditional Swedish children’s story. Skarsgard played a young boy battling tuberculosis and seemed to possess an innate screen presence. “I saw that he was very good,” said Skarsgard’s father, adding, “He had very expressive eyes.” Michael Nyqvist, known for his starring role in the Swedish Girl With the Dragon Tattoo films, lived just two blocks from the Skarsgards in south Stockholm and echoes the praise. “I knew him since he was around 7, and he has this open, honest way in everything he does,” Nyqvist told The Daily Beast.

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