Alexander Skarsgård

Actor
BirthdayAug 25, 1976 (48 years old)
Place of birthStockholm, Sweden
GenderMale

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.

Known for

Nathan Lind

Mar 24, 2021

John Clayton / Tarzan

Jun 29, 2016

Commander Stone Hopper

Apr 11, 2012

Meekus

Sep 28, 2001

Father

Aug 13, 2014

Amleth

Apr 7, 2022

Michael

May 26, 2011

Prime Minister James Steward

May 2, 2019

Adam

Feb 6, 2016

Eric Northman

Sep 7, 2008

Perry Wright

Feb 19, 2017

Lukas Matsson

Jun 3, 2018

Derek Hull

Apr 12, 2013

Mute

5.6

Leo Beiler

Feb 23, 2018

Ray

Sep 15, 2015

Vernon Slone

Sep 22, 2018

13

5.8

Jack

Mar 12, 2010

James Foster

Jan 27, 2023

Benji

May 31, 2013

Eric Northman

Mar 27, 2019

Nathan Lind

Mar 24, 2021

John Clayton / Tarzan

Jun 29, 2016

Commander Stone Hopper

Apr 11, 2012

Meekus

Sep 28, 2001

Father

Aug 13, 2014

Amleth

Apr 7, 2022

Acting


Participated in 58 movies, 22 TV series

2024

Lee

7.1

Roland Penrose


2024

Other John


2023



2023

James Foster, Executive Producer


2022

Self / The Swedish Lawyer


2022

Amleth, Producer


2021

John Bellew


2021

Nathan Lind


2020

Randall Flagg


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