Alexander Skarsgård
Known for: Acting
Born: August 25, 1976
Place of birth: Stockholm, Sweden
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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Filmography
61 movies · 29 TV shows, newest first
NR
Wicker
2026
NR
The End
2026
6.3
The Moment
2026
5.5
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
2025
6.5
Pillion
2025
7.3
Murderbot
2025
6.5
Eric LaRue
2025
7.0
Lee
2024
6.6
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2024
10.0
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
2023
6.0
Infinity Pool
2023
NR
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
2022
7.0
The Northman
2022
6.3
Passing
2021
7.5
Godzilla vs. Kong
2021
6.8
The Stand
2020
6.4
The Kill Team
2019
6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
6.6
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
2019
6.7
Long Shot
2019
8.0
What We Do in the Shadows
2019
6.2
The Hummingbird Project
2019
6.4
The Aftermath
2019
7.1
The Little Drummer Girl
2018
5.5
Hold the Dark
2018
8.3
Succession
2018
7.5
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
2018
5.6
Mute
2018
7.9
Big Little Lies
2017
5.7
War on Everyone
2016
8.0
Atlanta
2016
5.9
The Legend of Tarzan
2016
4.9
Zoolander 2
2016
7.0
Hidden
2015
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
7.1
Documentary Now!
2015
6.6
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
2015
6.6
The Giver
2014
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
6.6
The East
2013
7.1
What Maisie Knew
2013
7.1
Disconnect
2013
5.9
Battleship
2012
5.9
Straw Dogs
2011
5.2
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
7.1
Melancholia
2011
6.3
Trust Me
2010NR
Behind the Moomins
2010
5.8
13
2010
5.3
Beyond the Pole
2010
6.1
Metropia
2009NR
Uppsala Doctor's
2009
4.9
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
7.4
Eastbound & Down
2009
7.6
True Blood
2008
7.9
Generation Kill
2008
2.0
Black Island Sisters
2007
10.0
Leende Guldbruna Ögon
2007
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
2007
3.0
Score
2006
5.4
Exit
2006
4.4
The One Show
2006
4.2
The Last Drop
2006
6.1
Kill Your Darlings
2006NR
Never Be Mine
20065.8
About Sara
20054.7
Double Shift
2005
9.0
Heartbeat
2004
4.9
To Kill a Child
2003
5.1
The Dog Trick
2002
6.2
Zoolander
2001
4.8
Kites Over Helsinki
2001
4.3
Wings of Glass
2000
3.5
White Water Fury
2000
3.4
The Diver
2000
9.0
Hundtricket
2000
5.6
D-Day
2000
10.0
Happy End
1999
6.2
White Lies
1997
6.4
The Daily Show
1996
7.6
The Kingdom
1994
7.5
The Dog That Smiled
1989
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
8.0
Idag Röd
1987
6.3
Åke and His World
1984
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975NR
The Pack
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The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands
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The Tiger
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