Alexander Skarsgård
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
Jergen Voller
The Last Drop
Johan
Vingar av glas
Fabian von Klerking
Exit
Geert
Kill Your Darlings
Meekus
Zoolander
Stefan (voice)
Metropia
Michael
Melancholia
Himself
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
Commander Stone Hopper
Battleship
Jack
13
Charlie Venner
Straw Dogs
Anders
Järngänget
Micke
Hundtricket - The Movie
Nisse
Som man bäddar...
Alex
Puss
Kalle Öberg
Om Sara
Benji
The East
Stefan
Järnets änglar
Kalle Nubb
Åke och hans värld
Lincoln
What Maisie Knew
Derek Hull
Disconnect
Ingmar
Dykaren
Vanzin
Der Tiger
Monroe Rutherford
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Father
The Giver
Jojjo
Hunden som log
Micke
Hundtricket
John Clayton / Tarzan
The Legend of Tarzan
Ron LaRue
Eric LaRue
Roland Penrose
Lee
The Pack
Self / The Swedish Lawyer
Skabelsen af Riget Exodus
Ray
Hidden
Terry Monroe
War on Everyone
Ray
Pillion
Leo Beiler
Mute
Christopher
Never Be Mine
Robin Åström
Drakarna över Helsingfors
Micke
Cuppen
Terje
Beyond the Pole
Lise's papsøn
D-Dag
Adam
Zoolander 2
Stefan Lubert
The Aftermath
Vernon Slone
Hold the Dark
Piloten
Hjärtslag
Anton Zaleski
The Hummingbird Project
Sergeant Deeks
The Kill Team
Prime Minister James Steward
Long Shot
Bamse Viktorsson
Happy End
Leende Guldbruna Ögon
Amleth
The Northman
John Bellew
Passing
Self
Behind the Moomins
The Boy
Idag Röd
Nathan Lind
Godzilla vs. Kong
James Foster
Infinity Pool
Wicker
Johannes Godwin
The Moment
The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands
(voice)
The Rose
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
60
Gender
Male
Birthday
1976-08-25
Place of Birth
Stockholm, Sweden
Also Known As
알렉산데르 스카르스고르드