Alexander Skarsgård
Acting
Born: August 25, 1976 (age 50) · Stockholm, Sweden
Highest Rated
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).
Known for
Godzilla vs. Kong
2021
The Legend of Tarzan
2016
Battleship
2012
The Northman
2022
Zoolander
2001
The Giver
2014
Melancholia
2011
Long Shot
2019
Zoolander 2
2016
True Blood
2008
Big Little Lies
2017
Succession
2018
Photos (19)
Movies (50)
Pillion
Ray
Battleship
Commander Stone Hopper
The Northman
Amleth
The Legend of Tarzan
John Clayton / Tarzan
Lee
Roland Penrose
Infinity Pool
James Foster
Godzilla vs. Kong
Nathan Lind
The Aftermath
Stefan Lubert
Zoolander 2
Adam
Melancholia
Michael
Mute
Leo Beiler
Passing
John Bellew
The Kill Team
Sergeant Deeks
Long Shot
Prime Minister James Steward
The Giver
Father
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Monroe Rutherford
Disconnect
Derek Hull
War on Everyone
Terry Monroe
The Moment
Johannes
Straw Dogs
Charlie Venner
Hidden
Ray
Zoolander
Meekus
13
Jack
The Last Drop
Jergen Voller
Hold the Dark
Vernon Slone
The Hummingbird Project
Anton Zaleski
The East
Benji
What Maisie Knew
Lincoln
Metropia
Stefan (voice)
Eric LaRue
Ron LaRue
The End
(voice)
Score
Micke
Åke and His World
Kalle Nubb
Wings of Glass
Johan
Hundtricket
Micke
Kill Your Darlings
Geert
The Diver
Ingmar
Beyond the Pole
Terje
The Dog Trick
Micke
The Dog That Smiled
Jojjo
Heartbeat
Piloten
Happy End
Bamse Viktorsson
Kites Over Helsinki
Robin Åström
Exit
Fabian von Klerking
D-Day
Lise's papsøn
Idag Röd
The Boy
White Water Fury
Anders
Trust Me
Alex
Leende Guldbruna Ögon
2007
Black Island Sisters
Stefan
TV Shows (16)
True Blood
Eric Northman · 80 eps
Succession
Lukas Matsson · 10 eps
What We Do in the Shadows
Eric Northman · 1 eps
Murderbot
Murderbot · 10 eps
White Lies
Marcus Englund · 619 eps
Big Little Lies
Perry Wright · 14 eps
Atlanta
Alexander Skarsgård · 1 eps
Eastbound & Down
Adult Toby Powers · 1 eps
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Other John · 1 eps
The Stand
Randall Flagg · 9 eps
Documentary Now!
Rainer Wolz · 2 eps
Generation Kill
Brad Colbert · 7 eps
The Little Drummer Girl
Gadi Becker · 6 eps
The Kingdom
Svensk advokat · 2 eps
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
Travis Stubbs · 1 eps
Uppsala Doctor's
Andersson Nilsson · 172 eps
Self / Appearances (15)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 4 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 2 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The One Show
Self · 1 eps
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self · 1 eps
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
Self · 1 eps
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Self / The Swedish Lawyer
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
Himself
