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

  • 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

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • 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

  • Pillion

    Pillion

  • Hidden

    Hidden

  • White Lies

    White Lies

  • Murderbot

    Murderbot

  • Big Little Lies

    Big Little Lies

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Eric LaRue

    Eric LaRue

  • Atlanta

    Atlanta

  • The Jonathan Ross Show

    The Jonathan Ross Show

  • Battleship

    Battleship

  • Godzilla vs. Kong

    Godzilla vs. Kong

  • D-Day

    D-Day

  • Eastbound & Down

    Eastbound & Down

  • Lee

    Lee

  • The Kill Team

    The Kill Team

  • Trust Me

    Trust Me

  • The Northman

    The Northman

  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith

    Mr. & Mrs. Smith

  • The Stand

    The Stand

  • Wicker

    Wicker

  • Passing

    Passing

  • 13

    13

  • Documentary Now!

    Documentary Now!

  • The Little Drummer Girl

    The Little Drummer Girl

  • Mute

    Mute

  • Wings of Glass

    Wings of Glass

  • Disconnect

    Disconnect

  • The Legend of Tarzan

    The Legend of Tarzan

  • Zoolander

    Zoolander

  • The Kingdom

    The Kingdom

  • Happy End

    Happy End

  • Metropia

    Metropia

  • The Moment

    The Moment

  • Double Shift

    Double Shift

  • On Becoming a God in Central Florida

    On Becoming a God in Central Florida

  • What Maisie Knew

    What Maisie Knew

  • Generation Kill

    Generation Kill

  • Zoolander 2

    Zoolander 2

  • Melancholia

    Melancholia

  • Never Be Mine

    Never Be Mine

  • Long Shot

    Long Shot

  • The Pack

    The Pack

  • Behind the Moomins

    Behind the Moomins

  • The Giver

    The Giver

  • GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

    GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

  • Infinity Pool

    Infinity Pool

  • Hold the Dark

    Hold the Dark

  • Hundtricket

    Hundtricket

  • Score

    Score

  • The Aftermath

    The Aftermath

  • About Sara

    About Sara

  • Straw Dogs

    Straw Dogs

  • Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

    Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

  • The East

    The East

  • The Diary of a Teenage Girl

    The Diary of a Teenage Girl

  • The Hummingbird Project

    The Hummingbird Project

  • The Dog Trick

    The Dog Trick

  • War on Everyone

    War on Everyone

  • Leende Guldbruna Ögon

    Leende Guldbruna Ögon

  • Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

    Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

  • Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen

    Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen

  • White Water Fury

    White Water Fury

  • Exit

    Exit

  • The Last Drop

    The Last Drop

  • Kill Your Darlings

    Kill Your Darlings

  • The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands

    The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands

  • Åke and His World

    Åke and His World

  • The Little Drummer Girl Director's Cut

    The Little Drummer Girl Director's Cut

  • The Diver

    The Diver

  • Idag Röd

    Idag Röd

  • Beyond the Pole

    Beyond the Pole

  • Black Island Sisters

    Black Island Sisters

  • Terminal

    Terminal

  • The Dog That Smiled

    The Dog That Smiled

  • Kites Over Helsinki

    Kites Over Helsinki