
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
- 2025 · Pillion as Ray
- 2025 · Murderbot as Murderbot
- 2025 · Eric LaRue as Ron LaRue
- 2024 · Lee as Roland Penrose
- 2024 · Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Other John
- 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 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · On Becoming a God in Central Florida as Travis Stubbs
- 2019 · Long Shot as Prime Minister James Steward
- 2019 · What We Do in the Shadows as Eric Northman
- 2019 · The Hummingbird Project as Anton Zaleski
- 2019 · The Aftermath as Stefan Lubert
- 2018 · The Little Drummer Girl as Gadi Becker
- 2018 · Succession as Lukas Matsson
- 2018 · GQ Presents: Iconic Characters as Self
- 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
- 2015 · Hidden as Ray
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Documentary Now! as Rainer Wolz
- 2014 · The Giver as Father
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2012 · Battleship as Commander Stone Hopper
- 2011 · The Jonathan Ross Show as Self
- 2011 · Melancholia as Michael
- 2010 · 13 as Jack
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Eastbound & Down as Adult Toby Powers
- 2008 · True Blood as Eric Northman
- 2008 · Generation Kill as Brad Colbert
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · The Last Drop as Jergen Voller
- 2001 · Zoolander as Meekus
- 2000 · Wings of Glass as Johan
- 2000 · D-Day as Lise's papsøn
- 1997 · White Lies as Marcus Englund
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1994 · The Kingdom as Svensk advokat
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- Future · The Tiger as Vanzin
- 2018 · Hold the Dark as Vernon Slone
- 2018 · Mute as Leo Beiler
- 2016 · Zoolander 2 as Adam
- 2015 · The Diary of a Teenage Girl as Monroe Rutherford
- 2013 · The East as Benji
- 2013 · What Maisie Knew as Lincoln
- 2013 · Disconnect as Derek Hull
- 2011 · Straw Dogs as Charlie Venner
- 2010 · Trust Me as Alex
- 2010 · Behind the Moomins as Self
- 2009 · Metropia as Stefan (voice)
- 2009 · Beyond the Pole as Terje
- 2007 · Black Island Sisters as Stefan
- 2007 · Leende Guldbruna Ögon as
- 2006 · Score as Micke
- 2006 · Exit as Fabian von Klerking
- 2006 · Kill Your Darlings as Geert
- 2006 · Never Be Mine as Christopher
- Future · The Pack as
- Future · Wicker as
- 2005 · About Sara as Kalle Öberg
- 2005 · Double Shift as Nisse
- 2004 · Heartbeat as Piloten
- 2002 · The Dog Trick as Micke
- 2001 · Kites Over Helsinki as Robin Åström
- 2000 · White Water Fury as Anders
- 2000 · The Diver as Ingmar
- 1999 · Happy End as Bamse Viktorsson
- Future · The Moment as
- 2000 · Hundtricket as Micke
- 1989 · The Dog That Smiled as Jojjo
- 1987 · Idag Röd as The Boy
- 1984 · Åke and His World as Kalle Nubb