Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden
Alexander Skarsgård
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.
Movie | Cast | Year |
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The Last Drop | Jergen Voller | 2006 |
Wings of Glass | Johan | 2000 |
Exit | Fabian von Klerking | 2006 |
Kill Your Darlings | Geert | 2006 |
Zoolander | Meekus | 2001 |
Metropia | Stefan (voice) | 2009 |
Melancholia | Michael | 2011 |
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen | Himself | 2023 |
Battleship | Commander Stone Hopper | 2012 |
13 | Jack | 2010 |
Straw Dogs | Charlie Venner | 2011 |
White Water Fury | Anders | 2000 |
The Dog Trick | Micke | 2002 |
Double Shift | Nisse | 2005 |
Trust Me | Alex | 2010 |
About Sara | Kalle Öberg | 2005 |
The East | Benji | 2013 |
Black Island Sisters | Stefan | 2007 |
Åke and His World | Kalle Nubb | 1984 |
What Maisie Knew | Lincoln | 2013 |
Disconnect | Derek Hull | 2013 |
The Diver | Ingmar | 2000 |
The Tiger | Vanzin | 1970 |
The Diary of a Teenage Girl | Monroe Rutherford | 2015 |
The Giver | Father | 2014 |
The Dog That Smiled | Jojjo | 1989 |
Hundtricket | Micke | 2000 |
The Legend of Tarzan | John Clayton / Tarzan | 2016 |
Eric LaRue | 2023 | |
Lee | Roland Penrose | 2024 |
The Pack | 1970 | |
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus | Self / The Swedish Lawyer | 2022 |
Hidden | Ray | 2015 |
War on Everyone | Terry Monroe | 2016 |
Pillion | Ray | 1970 |
Mute | Leo Beiler | 2018 |
Kites Over Helsinki | Robin Åström | 2001 |
Beyond the Pole | Terje | 2009 |
Score | Micke | 2006 |
Never Be Mine | Christopher | 2006 |
D-Day | Lise's papsøn | 2000 |
Zoolander 2 | Adam | 2016 |
The Aftermath | Stefan Lubert | 2019 |
Hold the Dark | Vernon Slone | 2018 |
Heartbeat | Piloten | 2004 |
The Hummingbird Project | Anton Zaleski | 2019 |
The Kill Team | Sergeant Deeks | 2019 |
Long Shot | Prime Minister James Steward | 2019 |
Happy End | Bamse Viktorsson | 1999 |
Leende Guldbruna Ögon | 2007 | |
The Northman | Amleth | 2022 |
Passing | John Bellew | 2021 |
Behind the Moomins | Self | 2010 |
Idag Röd | The Boy | 1987 |
Godzilla vs. Kong | Nathan Lind | 2021 |
Infinity Pool | James Foster | 2023 |
Ulysses 31 | Ulysses (rumored) | 1970 | Series | Cast | Year |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014 |
True Blood | Eric Northman | 2008 |
White Lies | Marcus Englund | 1997 |
Generation Kill | Brad Colbert | 2008 |
The Jonathan Ross Show | Self | 2011 |
Succession | Lukas Matsson | 2018 |
Big Little Lies | Perry Wright | 2017 |
LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | 1988 |
The Little Drummer Girl | Gadi Becker | 2018 |
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | 2015 |
The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
Atlanta | Alexander Skarsgård | 2016 |
Murderbot | 1970 | |
Eastbound & Down | Adult Toby Powers | 2009 |
Documentary Now! | Rainer Wolz | 2015 |
Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Other John | 2024 |
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009 |
The Stand | Randall Flagg | 2020 |
On Becoming a God in Central Florida | Travis Stubbs | 2019 |
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters | Self | 2018 |
The Kingdom | Svensk advokat | 1994 |
What We Do in the Shadows | Eric Northman | 2019 |