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Alexander Skarsgård

Born: 1976

Biography

Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård (born August 25, 1976) is a Swedish actor. Born in Stockholm, he began acting at age seven but quit at 13. After serving in the Swedish military, Skarsgård returned to acting and gained his first role in the US film comedy Zoolander. In 2008, he played Marine Brad Colbert in the miniseries Generation Kill. Skarsgård's breakthrough came when he portrayed vampire Eric Northman in the television series True Blood (2008–2014). After appearing in films such as Melancholia (2011), Battleship (2012) and The Legend of Tarzan (2016), Skarsgård starred in the drama series Big Little Lies (2017–2019) as an abusive husband, which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. From 2019 to 2022, he appeared in the films Long Shot (2019), Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), Passing (2021), and The Northman (2022) as well as playing Randall Flagg in the miniseries The Stand (2020–2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexander Skarsgård, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Vällingby, Stockholm, Sweden

Resources

Movies

The Last Drop

Jergen Voller in The Last Drop

Wings of Glass

Johan in Wings of Glass

Exit

Fabian von Klerking in Exit

Kill Your Darlings

Geert in Kill Your Darlings

Zoolander

Meekus in Zoolander

Metropia

Stefan (voice) in Metropia

Melancholia

Michael in Melancholia

Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen

Himself in Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen

Battleship

Commander Stone Hopper in Battleship

13

Jack in 13

Straw Dogs

Charlie Venner in Straw Dogs

White Water Fury

Anders in White Water Fury

The Dog Trick

Micke in The Dog Trick

Double Shift

Nisse in Double Shift

Trust Me

Alex in Trust Me

About Sara

Kalle Öberg in About Sara

The East

Benji in The East

Black Island Sisters

Stefan in Black Island Sisters

Åke and His World

Kalle Nubb in Åke and His World

What Maisie Knew

Lincoln in What Maisie Knew

Disconnect

Derek Hull in Disconnect

The Diver

Ingmar in The Diver

The Tiger

Vanzin in The Tiger

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

Monroe Rutherford in The Diary of a Teenage Girl

The Giver

Jonas' Father in The Giver

The Dog That Smiled

Jojjo in The Dog That Smiled

Hundtricket

Micke in Hundtricket

The Legend of Tarzan

John Clayton / Tarzan in The Legend of Tarzan

Eric LaRue

in Eric LaRue

Lee

Roland Penrose in Lee

The Pack

in The Pack

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

Self / The Swedish Lawyer in Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

Hidden

Ray in Hidden

War on Everyone

Terry Monroe in War on Everyone

Pillion

Ray in Pillion

Mute

Leo Beiler in Mute

Never Be Mine

Christopher in Never Be Mine

Kites Over Helsinki

Robin Åström in Kites Over Helsinki

Score

Micke in Score

Beyond The Pole

Terje in Beyond The Pole

D-Day

Lise's papsøn in D-Day

Zoolander 2

Adam in Zoolander 2

The Aftermath

Stefan Lubert in The Aftermath

Hold the Dark

Vernon Slone in Hold the Dark

Heartbeat

Piloten in Heartbeat

The Hummingbird Project

Anton Zaleski in The Hummingbird Project

The Kill Team

Sergeant Deeks in The Kill Team

Long Shot

Prime Minister James Steward in Long Shot

Happy End

Bamse Viktorsson in Happy End

Leende Guldbruna Ögon

in Leende Guldbruna Ögon

The Northman

Amleth in The Northman

Passing

John Bellew in Passing

Behind the Moomins

Self in Behind the Moomins

Idag Röd

The Boy in Idag Röd

Godzilla vs. Kong

Nathan Lind in Godzilla vs. Kong

Infinity Pool

James Foster in Infinity Pool

Ulysses 31

Ulysses (rumored) in Ulysses 31

TV Shows