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
Credits
- 2024 · Lee as Roland Penrose
- 2024 · Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Other John
- 2023 · Eric LaRue as
- 2023 · Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen as Himself
- 2023 · Infinity Pool as James Foster
- 2022 · Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus as Self / The Swedish Lawyer
- 2022 · The Northman as Amleth
- 2021 · Passing as John Bellew
- 2021 · Godzilla vs. Kong as Nathan Lind
- 2020 · The Stand as Randall Flagg
- 2019 · The Kill Team as Sergeant Deeks
- 2019 · On Becoming a God in Central Florida as Travis Stubbs
- 2019 · Long Shot as Prime Minister James Steward
- 2019 · The Hummingbird Project as Anton Zaleski
- 2019 · The Aftermath as Stefan Lubert
- 2018 · The Little Drummer Girl as Gadi Becker
- 2018 · Hold the Dark as Vernon Slone
- 2018 · Succession as Lukas Matsson
- 2018 · GQ Presents: Iconic Characters as Self
- 2018 · Mute as Leo Beiler
- 2017 · Big Little Lies as Perry Wright
- 2016 · War on Everyone as Terry Monroe
- 2016 · Atlanta as Alexander Skarsgård
- 2016 · The Legend of Tarzan as John Clayton / Tarzan
- 2016 · Zoolander 2 as Adam
- 2015 · Hidden as Ray
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Documentary Now! as Rainer Wolz
- 2015 · The Diary of a Teenage Girl as Monroe Rutherford
- 2014 · The Giver as Jonas' Father
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · The East as Benji
- 2013 · What Maisie Knew as Lincoln
- 2013 · Disconnect as Derek Hull
- 2012 · Battleship as Commander Stone Hopper
- 2011 · Straw Dogs as Charlie Venner
- 2011 · The Jonathan Ross Show as Self
- 2011 · Melancholia as Michael
- 2010 · Trust Me as Alex
- 2010 · 13 as Jack
- 2010 · Behind the Moomins as Self
- 2009 · Metropia as Stefan (voice)
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Eastbound & Down as Adult Toby Powers
- 2009 · Beyond the Pole as Terje
- 2008 · True Blood as Eric Northman
- 2008 · Generation Kill as Brad Colbert
- 2007 · Black Island Sisters as Stefan
- 2007 · Leende Guldbruna Ögon as
- 2006 · Score as Micke
- 2006 · Exit as Fabian von Klerking
- 2006 · The Last Drop as Jergen Voller
- 2006 · Kill Your Darlings as Geert
- 2006 · Never Be Mine as Christopher
- 2005 · About Sara as Kalle Öberg
- 2002 · The Dog Trick as Micke
- Future · Murderbot as
- Future · The Pack as
- 2005 · Double Shift as Nisse
- 2004 · Heartbeat as Piloten
- 2001 · Zoolander as Meekus
- 2001 · Kites Over Helsinki as Robin Åström
- 2000 · Wings of Glass as Johan
- 2000 · White Water Fury as Anders
- 2000 · The Diver as Ingmar
- 2000 · D-Day as Lise's papsøn
- 1999 · Happy End as Bamse Viktorsson
- 1984 · Åke and His World as Kalle Nubb
- Future · Pillion as Ray
- 2000 · Hundtricket as Micke
- 1997 · White Lies as Marcus Englund
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1994 · The Kingdom as Svensk advokat
- 1989 · The Dog That Smiled as Jojjo
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1987 · Idag Röd as The Boy
- Future · Ulysses 31 as Ulysses (rumored)
- Future · The Tiger as Vanzin