Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 25, 1976
Place of Birth
Stockholm, Sweden
Credits
90 titles
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).
Known For
Filmography
Wicker
The End
(voice)
The Moment
Johannes
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Self
Pillion
Ray
Murderbot
Murderbot
Eric LaRue
Ron LaRue
Lee
Roland Penrose
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Other John
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
Himself
Infinity Pool
James Foster
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Self / The Swedish Lawyer
The Northman
Amleth
Passing
John Bellew
Godzilla vs. Kong
Nathan Lind
The Stand
Randall Flagg
The Kill Team
Sergeant Deeks
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
Travis Stubbs
Long Shot
Prime Minister James Steward
What We Do in the Shadows
Eric Northman
The Hummingbird Project
Anton Zaleski
The Aftermath
Stefan Lubert
The Little Drummer Girl
Gadi Becker
Hold the Dark
Vernon Slone
Succession
Lukas Matsson
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
Self
Mute
Leo Beiler
Big Little Lies
Perry Wright
War on Everyone
Terry Monroe
Atlanta
Alexander Skarsgård
The Legend of Tarzan
John Clayton / Tarzan
Zoolander 2
Adam
Hidden
Ray
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Documentary Now!
Rainer Wolz
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Monroe Rutherford
The Giver
Father
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The East
Benji
What Maisie Knew
Lincoln
Disconnect
Derek Hull
Battleship
Commander Stone Hopper
Straw Dogs
Charlie Venner
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self
Melancholia
Michael
Trust Me
Alex
Behind the Moomins
Self
13
Jack