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Alexander Skarsgård
Alexander Skarsgård

Alexander Skarsgård

ActingBorn August 25, 1976 (age 49)Stockholm, Sweden

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).

Filmography

2026Movie
2026
The End

as (voice)

Movie
2026
The Moment

as Johannes

Movie
2025
Pillion

as Ray

Movie
2025
Murderbot

as Murderbot

TV
2025
Eric LaRue

as Ron LaRue

Movie
2024
Lee

as Roland Penrose

Movie
2024
Mr. & Mrs. Smith

as Other John

TV
2023
Infinity Pool

as James Foster

Movie
2022
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

as Self / The Swedish Lawyer

Movie
2022
The Northman

as Amleth

Movie
2021
Passing

as John Bellew

Movie
2021
Godzilla vs. Kong

as Nathan Lind

Movie
2020
The Stand

as Randall Flagg

TV
2019
The Kill Team

as Sergeant Deeks

Movie
2019
Long Shot

as Prime Minister James Steward

Movie
2019TV
2019
The Hummingbird Project

as Anton Zaleski

Movie
2019
The Aftermath

as Stefan Lubert

Movie
2018TV
2018
Hold the Dark

as Vernon Slone

Movie
2018
Succession

as Lukas Matsson

TV
2018
Mute

as Leo Beiler

Movie
2017
Big Little Lies

as Perry Wright

TV
2016
War on Everyone

as Terry Monroe

Movie
2016
Atlanta

as Alexander Skarsgård

TV
2016
The Legend of Tarzan

as John Clayton / Tarzan

Movie
2016Movie
2015
Hidden

as Ray

Movie
2015
Documentary Now!

as Rainer Wolz

TV
2015
The Diary of a Teenage Girl

as Monroe Rutherford

Movie
2014
The Giver

as Father

Movie
2014TV
2013
The East

as Benji

Movie
2013Movie
2013
Disconnect

as Derek Hull

Movie
2012
Battleship

as Commander Stone Hopper

Movie
2011
Straw Dogs

as Charlie Venner

Movie
2011
Melancholia

as Michael

Movie
2010
Trust Me

as Alex

Movie
2010Movie
2010
13

as Jack

Movie
2010Movie
2009
Metropia

as Stefan (voice)

Movie
2009
Uppsala Doctor's

as Andersson Nilsson

TV
2009
Eastbound & Down

as Adult Toby Powers

TV
2008
True Blood

as Eric Northman

TV
2008
Generation Kill

as Brad Colbert

TV
2007Movie
2006
Score

as Micke

Movie
2006
Exit

as Fabian von Klerking

Movie
2006TV
2006
The Last Drop

as Jergen Voller

Movie
2006Movie
2006
Never Be Mine

as Christopher

Movie
2005
About Sara

as Kalle Öberg

Movie
2005
Double Shift

as Nisse

Movie
2004
Heartbeat

as Piloten

Movie
2002Movie
2001
Zoolander

as Meekus

Movie
2001
Kites Over Helsinki

as Robin Åström

Movie
2000Movie
2000Movie
2000
The Diver

as Ingmar

Movie
2000
Hundtricket

as Micke

Movie
2000
D-Day

as Lise's papsøn

Movie
1999
Happy End

as Bamse Viktorsson

Movie
1997
White Lies

as Marcus Englund

TV
1996TV
1994
The Kingdom

as Svensk advokat

TV
1989Movie
1988TV
1987
Idag Röd

as The Boy

Movie
1984
Åke and His World

as Kalle Nubb

Movie
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

TV
Movie
The Tiger

as Vanzin

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayAugust 25, 1976
Place of BirthStockholm, Sweden
Popularity3.4