United Kingdom, Oct. 24 -- Stellan Skarsgard feared he was going to die after suffering a stroke three years ago.

The Hollywood actor, 74, was struck by the terrifying health scare in 2022 while he was in between acting projects and he's now admitted he didn't know "how bad" the stroke was or whether it would lead to another which would end his life.

He told Vulture: "I got really scared ... I knew I was going to die. It didn't come as news to me. But, of course, I considered, This might be the end. I didn't know how bad the stroke would be or if there would be follow-up strokes ...

"I'm not afraid of dying, but I am afraid of not being capable of living. That is a fear."

The stroke came after Stellan had finished work on series two o...