Alexander Skarsgård

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

88

Gender

Male

Birthday

1976-08-25 (49 years old)

Place of Birth

Stockholm, Sweden

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

Known For

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Succession

    Succession

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • True Blood

    True Blood

  • What We Do in the Shadows

    What We Do in the Shadows

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Big Little Lies

    Big Little Lies

  • Pillion

    Pillion

  • Hidden

    Hidden

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • White Lies

    White Lies

  • Murderbot

    Murderbot

  • Eric LaRue

    Eric LaRue

  • The Jonathan Ross Show

    The Jonathan Ross Show

  • Atlanta

    Atlanta

  • Battleship

    Battleship

  • The Kill Team

    The Kill Team

  • D-Day

    D-Day

  • Lee

    Lee

  • Godzilla vs. Kong

    Godzilla vs. Kong

  • Documentary Now!

    Documentary Now!

  • Eastbound & Down

    Eastbound & Down

  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith

    Mr. & Mrs. Smith

  • Wicker

    Wicker

  • The Kingdom

    The Kingdom

  • The Stand

    The Stand

  • Trust Me

    Trust Me

  • Mute

    Mute

  • The Little Drummer Girl

    The Little Drummer Girl

  • The Northman

    The Northman

  • Wings of Glass

    Wings of Glass

  • Disconnect

    Disconnect

  • Metropia

    Metropia

  • Zoolander

    Zoolander

  • The Legend of Tarzan

    The Legend of Tarzan

  • 13

    13

  • Passing

    Passing

  • Happy End

    Happy End

  • The Moment

    The Moment

  • On Becoming a God in Central Florida

    On Becoming a God in Central Florida

  • Generation Kill

    Generation Kill

  • What Maisie Knew

    What Maisie Knew

  • Melancholia

    Melancholia

  • Zoolander 2

    Zoolander 2

  • Double Shift

    Double Shift

  • Long Shot

    Long Shot

  • The Giver

    The Giver

  • GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

    GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

  • Straw Dogs

    Straw Dogs

  • Infinity Pool

    Infinity Pool

  • Never Be Mine

    Never Be Mine

  • Behind the Moomins

    Behind the Moomins

  • The Pack

    The Pack

  • Score

    Score

  • Hold the Dark

    Hold the Dark

  • Hundtricket

    Hundtricket

  • The Aftermath

    The Aftermath

  • About Sara

    About Sara

  • Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

    Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

  • The Diary of a Teenage Girl

    The Diary of a Teenage Girl

  • The East

    The East

  • The Hummingbird Project

    The Hummingbird Project

  • War on Everyone

    War on Everyone

  • The Dog Trick

    The Dog Trick

  • Leende Guldbruna Ögon

    Leende Guldbruna Ögon

  • White Water Fury

    White Water Fury

  • Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

    Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

  • Exit

    Exit

  • Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen

    Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen

  • The Last Drop

    The Last Drop

  • The Diver

    The Diver

  • Idag Röd

    Idag Röd

  • The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands

    The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands

  • Åke and His World

    Åke and His World

  • Kill Your Darlings

    Kill Your Darlings

  • The Dog That Smiled

    The Dog That Smiled

  • Terminal

    Terminal

  • Black Island Sisters

    Black Island Sisters

  • Beyond the Pole

    Beyond the Pole

  • The Little Drummer Girl Director's Cut

    The Little Drummer Girl Director's Cut

  • Kites Over Helsinki

    Kites Over Helsinki