Alexander Skarsgård

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1976-08-25 (49 years old)

Place of Birth

Stockholm, Sweden

Alexander Skarsgård

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 husb...

Acting

2006

The Last Drop

as Jergen Voller

2000

2006

Exit

as Fabian von Klerking

2006

2001

Zoolander

as Meekus

2009

Metropia

as Stefan (voice)

2011

Melancholia

as Michael

2012

Battleship

as Commander Stone Hopper

2010

13

as Jack

2011

Straw Dogs

as Charlie Venner

2000

2002

2005

Double Shift

as Nisse

2010

Trust Me

as Alex

2005

About Sara

as Kalle Öberg

2013

The East

as Benji

1984

Åke and His World

as Kalle Nubb

2013

2013

Disconnect

as Derek Hull

2000

The Diver

as Ingmar

-

The Tiger

as Vanzin

2015

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

as Monroe Rutherford

2014

The Giver

as Father

2000

Hundtricket

as Micke

2016

The Legend of Tarzan

as John Clayton / Tarzan

2025

Eric LaRue

as Ron LaRue

2024

Lee

as Roland Penrose

2022

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

as Self / The Swedish Lawyer

2015

Hidden

as Ray

2016

War on Everyone

as Terry Monroe

2025

Pillion

as Ray

2018

Mute

as Leo Beiler

2006

Never Be Mine

as Christopher

2001

Kites Over Helsinki

as Robin Åström

2006

Score

as Micke

2009

2000

D-Day

as Lise's papsøn

2016

2019

The Aftermath

as Stefan Lubert

2018

Hold the Dark

as Vernon Slone

2004

Heartbeat

as Piloten

2019

The Hummingbird Project

as Anton Zaleski

2019

The Kill Team

as Sergeant Deeks

2019

Long Shot

as Prime Minister James Steward

1999

Happy End

as Bamse Viktorsson

2022

The Northman

as Amleth

2021

Passing

as John Bellew

1987

Idag Röd

as The Boy

2021

Godzilla vs. Kong

as Nathan Lind

2023

Infinity Pool

as James Foster

Production

2023

Infinity Pool

as Executive Producer

2003

To Kill a Child

as Screenplay

-

The Pack

as Director

2003

To Kill a Child

as Director

2025

Pillion

as Executive Producer

2022

The Northman

as Producer

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