Alexander Skarsgård

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

86

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

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Succession

    Succession

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • True Blood

    True Blood

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • What We Do in the Shadows

    What We Do in the Shadows

  • Pillion

    Pillion

  • Murderbot

    Murderbot

  • Eastbound & Down

    Eastbound & Down

  • Godzilla vs. Kong

    Godzilla vs. Kong

  • Big Little Lies

    Big Little Lies

  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith

    Mr. & Mrs. Smith

  • Atlanta

    Atlanta

  • White Lies

    White Lies

  • Hidden

    Hidden

  • The Jonathan Ross Show

    The Jonathan Ross Show

  • The Northman

    The Northman

  • The Legend of Tarzan

    The Legend of Tarzan

  • Battleship

    Battleship

  • The Stand

    The Stand

  • Metropia

    Metropia

  • Zoolander

    Zoolander

  • Lee

    Lee

  • The Kingdom

    The Kingdom

  • Documentary Now!

    Documentary Now!

  • The Giver

    The Giver

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • The Aftermath

    The Aftermath

  • Straw Dogs

    Straw Dogs

  • The Moment

    The Moment

  • Generation Kill

    Generation Kill

  • Mute

    Mute

  • The Pack

    The Pack

  • On Becoming a God in Central Florida

    On Becoming a God in Central Florida

  • Melancholia

    Melancholia

  • The Little Drummer Girl

    The Little Drummer Girl

  • Passing

    Passing

  • Infinity Pool

    Infinity Pool

  • The Tiger

    The Tiger

  • Disconnect

    Disconnect

  • Long Shot

    Long Shot

  • The Hummingbird Project

    The Hummingbird Project

  • GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

    GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

  • Eric LaRue

    Eric LaRue

  • Zoolander 2

    Zoolander 2

  • Trust Me

    Trust Me

  • 13

    13

  • The Kill Team

    The Kill Team

  • Happy End

    Happy End

  • Wicker

    Wicker

  • D-Day

    D-Day

  • About Sara

    About Sara

  • Hold the Dark

    Hold the Dark

  • War on Everyone

    War on Everyone

  • The Diary of a Teenage Girl

    The Diary of a Teenage Girl

  • Wings of Glass

    Wings of Glass

  • The East

    The East

  • The Last Drop

    The Last Drop

  • Never Be Mine

    Never Be Mine

  • What Maisie Knew

    What Maisie Knew

  • Beyond the Pole

    Beyond the Pole

  • Kill Your Darlings

    Kill Your Darlings

  • Behind the Moomins

    Behind the Moomins

  • Double Shift

    Double Shift

  • Kites Over Helsinki

    Kites Over Helsinki

  • Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

    Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

  • Åke and His World

    Åke and His World

  • Uppsala Doctor's (Fanmade)

    Uppsala Doctor's (Fanmade)

  • Exit

    Exit

  • Score

    Score

  • The Dog Trick

    The Dog Trick

  • Hundtricket

    Hundtricket

  • White Water Fury

    White Water Fury

  • Leende Guldbruna Ögon

    Leende Guldbruna Ögon

  • The Dog That Smiled

    The Dog That Smiled

  • Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen

    Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen

  • The Diver

    The Diver

  • Idag Röd

    Idag Röd

  • The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands

    The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands

  • Black Island Sisters

    Black Island Sisters

  • Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

    Variety & CNN Actors on Actors