Alexander Skarsgård

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

Birth Location Vällingby, Stockholm, Sweden
Born 1976-08-25

Movies

Lee as Roland Penrose
2024
2023
Infinity Pool as James Foster
2023
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus as Self / The Swedish Lawyer
2022
The Northman as Amleth
2022
Passing as John Bellew
2021
Godzilla vs. Kong as Nathan Lind
2021
The Kill Team as Sergeant Deeks
2019
Long Shot as Prime Minister James Steward
2019
The Hummingbird Project as Anton Zaleski
2019
The Aftermath as Stefan Lubert
2019
Hold the Dark as Vernon Slone
2018
Mute as Leo Beiler
2018
War on Everyone as Terry Monroe
2016
The Legend of Tarzan as John Clayton / Tarzan
2016
Zoolander 2 as Adam
2016
Hidden as Ray
2015
The Diary of a Teenage Girl as Monroe Rutherford
2015
The Giver as Jonas' Father
2014
The East as Benji
2013
What Maisie Knew as Lincoln
2013
Disconnect as Derek Hull
2013
Battleship as Commander Stone Hopper
2012
Straw Dogs as Charlie Venner
2011
Melancholia as Michael
2011
Trust Me as Alex
2010
13 as Jack
2010
2010
Metropia as Stefan (voice)
2009
Beyond The Pole as Terje
2009
2007
Score as Micke
2006
Exit as Fabian von Klerking
2006
The Last Drop as Jergen Voller
2006
2006
Never Be Mine as Christopher
2006
About Sara as Kalle Öberg
2005
Double Shift as Nisse
2005
Heartbeat as Piloten
2004
The Dog Trick as Micke
2002
D-Day as Lise's papsøn
2001
Zoolander as Meekus
2001
Kites Over Helsinki as Robin Åström
2001
Wings of Glass as Johan
2000
White Water Fury as Anders
2000
The Diver as Ingmar
2000
Hundtricket as Micke
2000
Happy End as Bamse Viktorsson
1999
1989
Idag Röd as The Boy
1987
Åke and His World as Kalle Nubb
1984
The Tiger as Vanzin
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Ulysses 31 as Ulysses (rumored)
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Movies

Infinity Pool Executive Producer
2023
The Northman Producer
2022
To Kill a Child Screenplay
2003
To Kill a Child Director
2003
The Pack Director
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