Alexander Skarsgård
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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Last Drop
as Jergen Voller
2006
Wings of Glass
as Johan
2000
Exit
as Fabian von Klerking
2006
Kill Your Darlings
as Geert
2006
Zoolander
as Meekus
2001
Metropia
as Stefan (voice)
2009
Melancholia
as Michael
2011
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
as Himself
2023
Battleship
as Commander Stone Hopper
2012
13
as Jack
2010
Straw Dogs
as Charlie Venner
2011
White Water Fury
as Anders
2000
The Dog Trick
as Micke
2002
Double Shift
as Nisse
2005
Trust Me
as Alex
2010
About Sara
as Kalle Öberg
2005
The East
as Benji
2013
Black Island Sisters
as Stefan
2007
Åke and His World
as Kalle Nubb
1984
What Maisie Knew
as Lincoln
2013
TV Appearances
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
True Blood
as Eric Northman
2008
White Lies
as Marcus Englund
1997
Generation Kill
as Brad Colbert
2008
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self
2011
Succession
as Lukas Matsson
2018
Big Little Lies
as Perry Wright
2017
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
The Little Drummer Girl
as Gadi Becker
2018
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
Atlanta
as Alexander Skarsgård
2016