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Name
Alexander Skarsgård

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1976-08-25 (50 years old)

Place of Birth
Stockholm, Sweden

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

Movies

Tv Shows

2006 The Last Drop as Jergen Voller
2000 Wings of Glass as Johan
2006 Exit as Fabian von Klerking
2006 Kill Your Darlings as Geert
2001 Zoolander as Meekus
2009 Metropia as Stefan (voice)
2011 Melancholia as Michael
2023 Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen as Himself
2012 Battleship as Commander Stone Hopper
2010 13 as Jack
2011 Straw Dogs as Charlie Venner
2000 White Water Fury as Anders
2002 The Dog Trick as Micke
2005 Double Shift as Nisse
2010 Trust Me as Alex
2005 About Sara as Kalle Öberg
2013 The East as Benji
2007 Black Island Sisters as Stefan
1984 Åke and His World as Kalle Nubb
2013 What Maisie Knew as Lincoln
2013 Disconnect as Derek Hull
2000 The Diver as Ingmar
2015 The Diary of a Teenage Girl as Monroe Rutherford
2014 The Giver as Father
1989 The Dog That Smiled as Jojjo
2000 Hundtricket as Micke
2016 The Legend of Tarzan as John Clayton / Tarzan
2025 Eric LaRue as Ron LaRue
2024 Lee as Roland Penrose
Soon The Pack
2022 Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus as Self / The Swedish Lawyer
2015 Hidden as Ray
2016 War on Everyone as Terry Monroe
2025 Pillion as Ray
2018 Mute as Leo Beiler
2006 Never Be Mine as Christopher
2001 Kites Over Helsinki as Robin Åström
2006 Score as Micke
2010 Beyond the Pole as Terje
2000 D-Day as Lise's papsøn
2016 Zoolander 2 as Adam
2019 The Aftermath as Stefan Lubert
2018 Hold the Dark as Vernon Slone
2004 Heartbeat as Piloten
2019 The Hummingbird Project as Anton Zaleski
2019 The Kill Team as Sergeant Deeks
2019 Long Shot as Prime Minister James Steward
1999 Happy End as Bamse Viktorsson
2007 Leende Guldbruna Ögon
2022 The Northman as Amleth
2021 Passing as John Bellew
2010 Behind the Moomins as Self
1987 Idag Röd as The Boy
2021 Godzilla vs. Kong as Nathan Lind
2023 Infinity Pool as James Foster
2026 Wicker as Wicker Husband
2026 The Moment as Johannes
Soon The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands
2026 The End as (voice)
Soon The Tiger as Vanzin

2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 2 episodes ) as Self
2008 True Blood ( 80 episodes ) as Eric Northman
1997 White Lies ( 619 episodes ) as Marcus Englund
2008 Generation Kill ( 7 episodes ) as Brad Colbert
2011 The Jonathan Ross Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
2018 Succession ( 10 episodes ) as Lukas Matsson
2017 Big Little Lies ( 14 episodes ) as Perry Wright
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
2018 The Little Drummer Girl ( 6 episodes ) as Gadi Becker
1996 The Daily Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 4 episodes ) as Self - Guest
2016 Atlanta ( 1 episode ) as Alexander Skarsgård
2025 Murderbot ( 10 episodes ) as Murderbot
2009 Eastbound & Down ( 1 episode ) as Adult Toby Powers
2015 Documentary Now! ( 2 episodes ) as Rainer Wolz
2024 Mr. & Mrs. Smith ( 1 episode ) as Other John
2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2020 The Stand ( 9 episodes ) as Randall Flagg
2019 On Becoming a God in Central Florida ( 1 episode ) as Travis Stubbs
2018 GQ Presents: Iconic Characters ( 1 episode ) as Self
1994 The Kingdom ( 2 episodes ) as Svensk advokat
2019 What We Do in the Shadows ( 1 episode ) as Eric Northman
2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
2006 The One Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
2025 Variety & CNN Actors on Actors ( 1 episode ) as Self
1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2009 Uppsala Doctor's ( 1 episode ) as Andersson Nilsson
2009 Uppsala Doctor's ( 172 episodes ) as Andersson Nilsson

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