Acting
Alexander Skarsgård
EN, SV, DA cinema · 61 credits
Born
25 August 1976 (age 50)
Birthplace
Stockholm, Sweden
Also known as Alexander Skarsgard
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
Filmography
The Pack
The Pack
Actor, Director
The Tiger
The Tiger
as Vanzin
Wicker
as The Wicker Husband
The Moment
as Johannes
The End
as (voice)
Eric LaRue
as Ron LaRue
Pillion
as Ray, Executive Producer
Lee
as Roland Penrose
Infinity Pool
as James Foster, Executive Producer
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
as Self / The Swedish Lawyer
The Northman
as Amleth, Producer
Passing
as John Bellew
Godzilla vs. Kong
as Nathan Lind
The Aftermath
as Stefan Lubert
The Hummingbird Project
as Anton Zaleski
The Kill Team
as Sergeant Deeks
Long Shot
as Prime Minister James Steward
Mute
as Leo Beiler
Hold the Dark
as Vernon Slone
The Legend of Tarzan
as John Clayton / Tarzan
War on Everyone
as Terry Monroe
Zoolander 2
as Adam
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
as Monroe Rutherford
Hidden
as Ray
The Giver
as Father
The East
as Benji
What Maisie Knew
as Lincoln
Disconnect
as Derek Hull
Battleship
as Commander Stone Hopper
Melancholia
as Michael
Straw Dogs
as Charlie Venner
13
as Jack
Trust Me
as Alex
Beyond the Pole
as Terje
Metropia
as Stefan (voice)
Black Island Sisters
as Stefan
The Last Drop
as Jergen Voller
Exit
as Fabian von Klerking
Kill Your Darlings
as Geert
Score
as Micke
Never Be Mine
2006
Never Be Mine
as Christopher
Om Sara
2005
About Sara
as Kalle Öberg
Heartbeat
as Piloten
To Kill a Child
Screenplay, Director
The Dog Trick
as Micke
Zoolander
as Meekus
Kites Over Helsinki
as Robin Åström
Wings of Glass
as Johan
White Water Fury
as Anders
The Diver
as Ingmar
Hundtricket
as Micke
D-Day
as Lise's papsøn
Happy End
as Bamse Viktorsson
The Dog That Smiled
as Jojjo
Idag Röd
as The Boy
Åke and His World
as Kalle Nubb