Alexander Skarsgård

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Alexander Skarsgård

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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).

Films Featuring Alexander Skarsgård

The Last Drop

20064.2

Wings of Glass

20004.3

Exit

20065.4

Kill Your Darlings

20066.1

Zoolander

20016.2

Metropia

20096.1

Melancholia

20117.2

Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen

202310.0

Battleship

20125.9

13

20105.8

Straw Dogs

20115.9

White Water Fury

20003.5

The Dog Trick

20025.1

Double Shift

20054.7

Trust Me

20106.3

About Sara

20055.8

The East

20136.6

Black Island Sisters

20072.0

Åke and His World

19846.3

What Maisie Knew

20137.1

Disconnect

20137.1

The Diver

20003.4

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

20156.6

The Giver

20146.6

The Dog That Smiled

19897.5

Hundtricket

20009.0

The Legend of Tarzan

20165.9

Eric LaRue

20256.5

Lee

20247.0

The Pack

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

2022

Hidden

20157.0

War on Everyone

20165.7

Pillion

20256.4

Mute

20185.6

Never Be Mine

2006

Kites Over Helsinki

20014.8

Score

20063.0

Beyond the Pole

20105.3

D-Day

20005.6

Zoolander 2

20164.9

The Aftermath

20196.4

Hold the Dark

20185.5

Heartbeat

20049.0

The Hummingbird Project

20196.2

The Kill Team

20196.4

Long Shot

20196.7

Happy End

199910.0

Leende Guldbruna Ögon

200710.0

The Northman

20227.0

Passing

20216.3

Behind the Moomins

Behind the Moomins

2010

Idag Röd

19878.0

Godzilla vs. Kong

20217.5

Infinity Pool

20236.0

Wicker

2026

The Moment

20266.3

The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands

The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands

The End

2026

The Tiger