Erik Selvig — Thor Character Profile

About Erik Selvig

Astrophysicist and Jane Foster's mentor who studies cosmic phenomena.

Erik Selvig — Character Profile

Affiliations

• Marvel Cinematic Universe

Quick Facts about Erik Selvig

Occupation

astrophysicist

Eye Color

Blue

Hair Color

Grey hair

First Appearance

Thor

Nationality

Swedish

Erik Selvig's Known Relations

• Loki — Enemy

Erik Selvig appears in 5 titles

• Thor (2011)
• The Avengers (2012) — character page
• Thor: The Dark World (2013) — character page
• Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) — character page
• Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Stellan Skarsgård

Appears in

Thor (2011)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Erik Selvig — Professional Mentor — Jane Foster (Natalie Portman)

  Academic mentor guiding Jane's astrophysics research.

• Erik Selvig — Alliance Ally — Thor (Chris Hemsworth)

  Finds an unexpected ally in the human scientist who helps him escape captivity.

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