Alexander Skarsgård
Acting
Born: Aug 25, 1976
From: Stockholm, Sweden
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric LaRue | Ron LaRue | 2025 | 6.5 |
| Lee | Roland Penrose | 2024 | 7.016 |
| Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen | Himself | 2023 | 10.0 |
| The Legend of Tarzan | John Clayton / Tarzan | 2016 | 5.916 |
| The Diary of a Teenage Girl | Monroe Rutherford | 2015 | 6.6 |
| The Giver | Father | 2014 | 6.555 |
| The East | Benji | 2013 | 6.552 |
| What Maisie Knew | Lincoln | 2013 | 7.114 |
| Disconnect | Derek Hull | 2013 | 7.06 |
| Battleship | Commander Stone Hopper | 2012 | 5.884 |
| Melancholia | Michael | 2011 | 7.157 |
| Straw Dogs | Charlie Venner | 2011 | 5.921 |
| 13 | Jack | 2010 | 5.835 |
| Trust Me | Alex | 2010 | 6.3 |
| Metropia | Stefan (voice) | 2009 | 6.066 |
| Black Island Sisters | Stefan | 2007 | 2.0 |
| The Last Drop | Jergen Voller | 2006 | 4.223 |
| Exit | Fabian von Klerking | 2006 | 5.316 |
| Kill Your Darlings | Geert | 2006 | 6.056 |
| Double Shift | Nisse | 2005 | 4.667 |
| About Sara | Kalle Öberg | 2005 | 5.833 |
| The Dog Trick | Micke | 2002 | 4.97 |
| Zoolander | Meekus | 2001 | 6.219 |
| Wings of Glass | Johan | 2000 | 4.267 |
| White Water Fury | Anders | 2000 | 3.375 |
| The Diver | Ingmar | 2000 | 3.375 |
| Hundtricket | Micke | 2000 | 9.0 |
| The Dog That Smiled | Jojjo | 1989 | 7.5 |
| Åke and His World | Kalle Nubb | 1984 | 6.3 |
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| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1976 |
| From | Stockholm, Sweden |