Alexander Skarsgård

Alexander Skarsgård

Acting
August 25, 1976(age 49)
Stockholm, Sweden

Also Known As

Alexander Skarsgard

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexander Skarsgård, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

(60 total)
The Legend of Tarzan

The Legend of Tarzan

20165.9

as John Clayton / Tarzan

Battleship

Battleship

20125.9

as Commander Stone Hopper

Long Shot

Long Shot

20196.7

as Prime Minister James Steward

Disconnect

Disconnect

20137.1

as Derek Hull

Mute

Mute

20185.6

as Leo Beiler

Hold the Dark

Hold the Dark

20185.4

as Vernon Slone

Infinity Pool

Infinity Pool

20236.1

as James Foster

13

13

20105.8

as Jack

The Aftermath

The Aftermath

20196.4

as Stefan Lubert

Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs

20115.9

as Charlie Venner

Lee

Lee

20247.0

as Roland Penrose

TV Shows

(29 total)