Alexander Skarsgård

Known for ActingBorn 1976-08-25 (age 49)Stockholm, Sweden

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).Read more

Movies & web series

Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen

Leende Guldbruna Ögon

Happy End

Heartbeat

Hundtricket

Succession

What We Do in the Shadows

Atlanta

Big Little Lies

Generation Kill

Idag Röd

Godzilla vs. Kong

True Blood

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

Murderbot

The Kingdom

Eastbound & Down

The Dog That Smiled

The Little Drummer Girl

The Graham Norton Show

Melancholia

Documentary Now!

The Northman

What Maisie Knew

Lee

Disconnect

Hidden

The Stand

Long Shot

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Eric LaRue

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

The Giver

On Becoming a God in Central Florida

The East

Saturday Night Live

Pillion

The Kill Team

The Aftermath

The Moment

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Passing

Trust Me

The Hummingbird Project

The Daily Show

Infinity Pool

Zoolander

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert