Alexander Skarsgård
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1976-08-25 (48 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).
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Acting
The Tiger
as Vanzin
Ulysses 31
as Ulysses (rumored)
(2025)
Eric LaRue
as Ron LaRue
(2025)
Pillion
as Ray
(2024)
Lee
as Roland Penrose
(2023)
Infinity Pool
as James Foster
(2023)
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
as Himself
(2022)
The Northman
as Amleth
(2022)
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
as Self / The Swedish Lawyer
(2021)
Godzilla vs. Kong
as Nathan Lind
(2021)
Passing
as John Bellew
(2019)
Long Shot
as Prime Minister James Steward
(2019)
The Hummingbird Project
as Anton Zaleski
(2019)
The Aftermath
as Stefan Lubert
(2019)
The Kill Team
as Sergeant Deeks
(2018)
Hold the Dark
as Vernon Slone
(2018)
Mute
as Leo Beiler
(2016)
The Legend of Tarzan
as John Clayton / Tarzan
(2016)
Zoolander 2
as Adam
(2016)
War on Everyone
as Terry Monroe
(2015)
Hidden
as Ray
(2015)
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
as Monroe Rutherford
(2014)
The Giver
as Father
(2013)
Disconnect
as Derek Hull
(2013)
The East
as Benji
(2013)
What Maisie Knew
as Lincoln
(2012)
Battleship
as Commander Stone Hopper
(2011)
Melancholia
as Michael
(2011)
Straw Dogs
as Charlie Venner
(2010)
13
as Jack
(2010)
Trust Me
as Alex
(2010)
Behind the Moomins
as Self
(2009)
Metropia
as Stefan (voice)
(2009)
Beyond the Pole
as Terje
(2007)
(2007)
Black Island Sisters
as Stefan
(2006)
Exit
as Fabian von Klerking
(2006)
The Last Drop
as Jergen Voller
(2006)
Kill Your Darlings
as Geert
(2006)
Never Be Mine
as Christopher
(2006)
Score
as Micke
(2005)
About Sara
as Kalle Öberg
(2005)
Double Shift
as Nisse
(2004)
Heartbeat
as Piloten
(2002)
The Dog Trick
as Micke
(2001)
Zoolander
as Meekus
(2001)
Kites Over Helsinki
as Robin Åström
(2000)
D-Day
as Lise's papsøn
(2000)
The Diver
as Ingmar
(2000)
White Water Fury
as Anders
(2000)
Wings of Glass
as Johan
(2000)
Hundtricket
as Micke
(1999)
Happy End
as Bamse Viktorsson
(1989)
The Dog That Smiled
as Jojjo
(1987)
Idag Röd
as The Boy
(1984)
Åke and His World
as Kalle Nubb
Crew
The Pack
Director
(2025)
Pillion
Executive Producer
(2023)
Infinity Pool
Executive Producer
(2022)
The Northman
Producer
(2003)
To Kill a Child
Screenplay, Director