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
(2025)
Pillion
as Ray
(2025)
Eric LaRue
as Ron LaRue
(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)
The Hummingbird Project
as Anton Zaleski
(2019)
Long Shot
as Prime Minister James Steward
(2019)
The Aftermath
as Stefan Lubert
(2019)
The Kill Team
as Sergeant Deeks
(2018)
Mute
as Leo Beiler
(2018)
Hold the Dark
as Vernon Slone
(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)
The East
as Benji
(2013)
Disconnect
as Derek Hull
(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)
Double Shift
as Nisse
(2005)
About Sara
as Kalle Öberg
(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)
White Water Fury
as Anders
(2000)
Hundtricket
as Micke
(2000)
The Diver
as Ingmar
(2000)
Wings of Glass
as Johan
(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