Alexander Skarsgård profile
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Alexander Skarsgård

25th August 1976 Stockholm, Sweden Acting

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).

52 Movies 27 TV Shows 1 In Production 89 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Lee poster
Lee 12th September 2024 as Roland Penrose
Passing poster
Passing 27th October 2021 as John Bellew
Long Shot poster
Long Shot 2nd May 2019 as Prime Minister James Steward
Mute poster
Mute 23rd February 2018 as Leo Beiler
Hidden poster
Hidden 15th September 2015 as Ray
13 poster
13 12th March 2010 as Jack
Metropia poster
Metropia 21st October 2009 as Stefan (voice)
Score poster
Score 14th November 2006 as Micke
Exit poster
Exit 6th October 2006 as Fabian von Klerking
D-Day poster
D-Day 1st January 2000 as Lise's papsøn
Happy End poster
Happy End 10th September 1999 as Bamse Viktorsson
Atlanta poster
Atlanta 6th September 2016 as Alexander Skarsgård
Wicker poster Coming soon
Wicker 21st October 2026 as Wicker Husband