Alexander Skarsgård
ActingAlso 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)
Godzilla vs. Kong
as Nathan Lind
The Legend of Tarzan
as John Clayton / Tarzan
Battleship
as Commander Stone Hopper
The Northman
as Amleth
Zoolander
as Meekus
The Giver
as Father
Melancholia
as Michael
Long Shot
as Prime Minister James Steward
Zoolander 2
as Adam
Disconnect
as Derek Hull
Mute
as Leo Beiler
Hidden
as Ray
Hold the Dark
as Vernon Slone
Infinity Pool
as James Foster
13
as Jack
The East
as Benji
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
as Monroe Rutherford
The Aftermath
as Stefan Lubert
Straw Dogs
as Charlie Venner
Lee
as Roland Penrose
TV Shows
(29 total)
True Blood
as Eric Northman
Big Little Lies
as Perry Wright
Succession
as Lukas Matsson
What We Do in the Shadows
as Eric Northman
Atlanta
as Alexander Skarsgård
The Stand
as Randall Flagg
The Daily Show
as Self
Generation Kill
as Brad Colbert
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Murderbot
as Murderbot
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Other John
Eastbound & Down
as Adult Toby Powers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
The Little Drummer Girl
as Gadi Becker
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
The Kingdom
as Svensk advokat
Documentary Now!
as Rainer Wolz