the world of one of the century's

Bill Skarsgård was predestined for the stage

His father, Stellan Skarsgård, known for

his roles in 'Good Will Hunting,'

'Amistad,' and the 'Mama Mia' films,

would turn his films' productions into

family vacations for his wife

and eight children.

Like you're 8 years old and you're on a set

and your dad's like– your dad is your dad

but like on set he has a gun,

fake mustache and like the whole thing.

So for me, like as a kid, that's what

you do being a kid. Playing like

with your friends. So the appeal of

this imaginary, fantastical way

of just being paid and being an adult

an d acting like a child

I think was planted at a very young age.

Bill's first acting credit was at the age of 9

alongside his older brother Alexander

in the Swedish coming-of-age flick

'White Water Fury,' which was released in 2000.

Bill spent the next decade using his father's

connections and natural talent to

book small roles, but he

His rebellion even led him to major in science

in high school, joking that

he would become a doctor.

However, when he read the script for

Hannes Holm's 'Behind Blue Skies,'

his passion was ignited.

Bill landed that role, and three years later

realized his breakout star potential in

Netflix's 'Hemlock Grove.'

'Sheeit. Sheeit. Sheeit.'

While Bill was portraying cocky,

sex-obsessed vampire Roman Godfrey,

Alexander was finishing up his own

blood-sucking tenure on HBO's 'True Blood'

and preparing to take on the role of

a former rainforest Adonis in

'The Legend of Tarzan.'

His older brother Gustaf has starred in

History's 'Vikings' and HBO's 'Westworld,'

while little brother Valter brings up

the rear of the Skarsgård actors

with a majority of his acting credits

being in Sweden so far.

Bill has also held supporting roles in

the third installment of the 'Divergent'

franchise, 'Allegiant,' and the

Charlize Theron led 'Atomic Blonde,'

but it's undeniable that he was born

for the sinister side of cinema.

For 'IT,' a reimagining of the 1990

mini-series based on Stephen King's

1986 novel, Bill transforms into

the demonic dancing clown Pennywise,

who plagues the town of Derry

every 27 years by kidnapping

and feasting on its children.

"Tasty, tasty, beautiful fear"

He often tells the story of driving to

his audition in full clown-face and

laughing maniacally to get into character,

but the fact that

is less well known.

"I wanted to give Pennywise a

wild eye because in my vision of the

character is sometimes his eye would fall off.

And something very cute and sweet turns

into something much more unsettling

because he has that weird balance

So when I mentioned that

I wanted to do that digitally he said,

'I can do it.'

I had kind of a lazy eye and

I can like make it go."

'IT: Chapter 2,' featuring an

all-grown-up Loser's Club, will premiere

in fall of 2019. Meanwhile, Bill is

still exploring the world of Stephen King

in Hulu's “Castle Rock.'

This 10-episode miniseries pulls from

King's stories to create a thrilling

and unsettling multiverse.

Bill started the Keto Diet before

filming to lose weight because he wanted to

enhance his mysterious character's creepiness with

No doubt, Bill Skarsgård has given children

nightmares and horror fans wet dreams.

"I like dark stories, dark characters,

it's fun. I don't like doing the same thing

over and over again. So I'll do

a happy rom-com next, I think."

[Creepy laugh]

His family ties might have gotten him

into the acting business, but the

commitment and fearlessness that

he brings to every role has propelled him

into an eerily affecting league of his own.

"You'll flat down here. We all float down here"-