Alexander Skarsgård
Swedish actor from Stockholm, celebrated for award-winning roles across prestige television and major Hollywood productions spanning three decades.
Alexander Skarsgård - Personal Information
- Name: Alexander Skarsgård
- Date of Birth: August 25, 1976
- Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Actor
- Crew Jobs: Executive Producer, Director, Screenplay, Producer
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).
Selected Filmography
A selection of Alexander Skarsgård's most notable recent screen appearances across film and television.
- The Moment (2026) as Johannes
- Wicker (2026)
- Variety & CNN Actors on Actors (TV - 2025) as Self
- Pillion (2025) as Ray
- Murderbot (TV - 2025) as Murderbot
- Eric LaRue (2025) as Ron LaRue
- Lee (2024) as Roland Penrose
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith (TV - 2024) as Other John
- Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen (2023) as Himself
- Infinity Pool (2023) as James Foster
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