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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-05T15:26:59.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "typecasting",
    "_The New York Times_",
    "recent _W_ magazine feature",
    "_Out_ 's latest cover star",
    "Pillion",
    "**Apple TV**"
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nStellan Skarsgård, the Academy Award-nominated actor of _Sentimental Value_ and two-time Golden Globes winner known for his performances in _Chernobyl_ , _Andor_ , and the new _Dune_ films, discussed his first time getting in drag at 15 years old — one that involved wigs, makeup, lingerie, going out, and getting the attention of flirtatious men.\n\nWhen asked about typecasting in a new interview, Skarsgård replied that he hadn't experienced that practice throughout his career. \"The last four projects I've done, I look completely different,\" the Swedish actor told _The New York Times_. \"From the fat guy in _Dune_ to the wigs in _Andor_ and this one [_Sentimental Value_]. I come from theater, so you're used to wigs and doing several different characters…There's a childish satisfaction of becoming an invented person.\"\n\nFollowing the cue, the _New York Times_ reporter asked Skarsgård about his recent _W_ magazine feature that included an in-drag photo shoot of the actor. \"It was their idea, and I went for it,\" Skarsgård mentioned, adding: \"I've seen my son do it with success.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe son in question is Alexander Skarsgård, _Out_ 's latest cover star for his performance as Ray in the queer dom-com Pillion, who attended a red carpet premiere in 2015 dressed in full drag. Yet, Stellan Skarsgård continued, \"I dressed the first time in drag when I was 15 years old.\"\n\nAccording to Stellan Skarsgård, his first experience with drag — at 15 years old — had nothing to do with any project or character. \"I just borrowed a girlfriend's clothes, and I put socks in the bra and put on makeup and went out,\" he remarked.\n\nThe actor went on, \"I was flabbergasted over how young men were treating me — the notice you got, and the eyes, and everything. It was a very different experience. So I know that it can be seductive and also objectifying to be a woman.\"\n\nEarlier this year, the 74-year-old Skarsgård brought back that fantasy for a photo shoot by Tyrone Lebon for _W_ magazine, which can be seen below.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n> \n\nThe _New York Times_ interview ended with an acknowledgement that the actor wasn't particularly drawn to Hollywood as a location or as a concept, though he could see now that it was \"naïve and snobbish\" of his younger self to think so.\n\nUltimately, Skarsgård remarked that \"it's always hard to find good roles,\" adding: \"About every 10 years I've had one. And that's good.\"\n\n**_Sentimental Value_ is now streaming on-demand (VOD) on platforms like ****Apple TV****.**",
  "title": "Stellan Skarsgård recalls doing drag at 15, going out, and flirty men"
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