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 · Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Other John
- 2023 · Infinity Pool as James Foster
- 2022 · The Northman as Amleth
- 2021 · Passing as John Bellew
- 2013 · The East as Benji
- Future · Murderbot as
- 2024 · Lee as Roland Penrose
- 2023 · Eric LaRue as
- 2023 · Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen as Himself
- 2022 · Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus as Self / The Swedish Lawyer
- 2013 · What Maisie Knew as Lincoln
- 2010 · Behind the Moomins as Self
- 2009 · Metropia as Stefan (voice)
- Future · Pillion as Ray
- 2022 · Soldier of Illusion, Part 1 as Rainer Wolz
- 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 · 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 · 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
- 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
- 2005 · Double Shift as Nisse
- 2004 · Heartbeat as Piloten
- 2001 · D-Day as Lise's papsøn
- 2001 · Kites Over Helsinki as Robin Åström
- 2000 · White Water Fury as Anders
- Future · The Tiger as Vanzin
- 2002 · The Dog Trick as Micke
- 2001 · Zoolander as Meekus
- 2000 · Wings of Glass as Johan
- 2000 · The Diver as Ingmar
- 2000 · Hundtricket as Micke
- 1999 · Happy End as Bamse Viktorsson
- 1997 · White Lies as Marcus Englund
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1994 · The Kingdom as
- 1989 · The Dog That Smiled as Jojjo
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- Future · Soldier of Illusion, Part 2 as Rainer Wolz
- 1987 · Idag Röd as The Boy
- 1984 · Åke and His World as Kalle Nubb
- Future · The Pack as
- Future · Ulysses 31 as Ulysses (rumored)