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Alexander Skarsgård

Actor, Producer, Director, WriterBorn August 25, 1976 (48 years)
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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Melancholia
  • Disconnect
  • 13

Known For

  • The Northman
  • Godzilla vs. Kong
  • The Legend of Tarzan
  • Battleship
  • True Blood
  • Big Little Lies
  • Infinity Pool
  • Generation Kill
  • Melancholia
  • Mute
  • The Giver
  • Hidden
  • The East
  • Succession
  • Hold the Dark
  • Long Shot
  • The Aftermath
  • Straw Dogs
  • The Diary of a Teenage Girl
  • The Stand (2020)
  • War on Everyone
  • Disconnect
  • What Maisie Knew
  • Lee

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2025
    Murderbot (TV Series) · as Murderbot
    2024
    Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024) (TV Series) · as Other John
    2023
    Eric LaRue · as Ron Larue
    2023
    Lee · as Roland Penrose
    2023
    Infinity Pool · as James Foster
    2022
    The Northman · as Amleth
    2021
    Passing · as John Bellew
    2021
    Godzilla vs. Kong · as Nathan Lind
    2020
    The Stand (2020) (TV Series) · as Randall Flagg
    2019
    The Kill Team · as Sergeant Deeks
    2019
    On Becoming a God in Central Florida (TV Series) · as Travis Stubbs
    2019
    Long Shot · as Prime Minister James Steward
    2019
    What We Do in the Shadows (TV Series) · as Eric Northman
    2019
    The Aftermath · as Stefan Lubert
    2018
    The Hummingbird Project · as Anton Zaleski
    2018
    The Little Drummer Girl (TV Series) · as Gadi Becker
    2018
    Hold the Dark · as Vernon Slone
    2018
    Succession (TV Series) · as Lukas Matsson
    2018
    Mute · as Leo Beiler
    2017
    Big Little Lies (TV Series) · as Perry Wright
    2016
    War on Everyone · as Terry Monroe
    2016
    The Legend of Tarzan · as John Clayton / Tarzan
    2016
    Zoolander 2 · as Adam
    2015
    Hidden · as Ray
    2015
    Documentary Now! (TV Series) · as Rainer Wolz
    2015
    The Diary of a Teenage Girl · as Monroe Rutherford
    2014
    The Giver · as Father
    2013
    Drunk History (TV Series) · as Dr. James Dunn
    2013
    The East · as Benji
    2012
    What Maisie Knew · as Lincoln
    2012
    Disconnect · as Derek Hull
    2012
    Battleship · as Commander Stone Hopper
    2011
    Straw Dogs · as Charlie Venner
    2011
    Melancholia · as Michael
    2010
    Puss · as Alex
    2010
    Moomins and the Comet Chase · as Moomintroll
    2010
    13 · as Jack
    2009
    Metropia · as Stefan (voice)
    2009
    Eastbound & Down (TV Series) · as Adult Toby Powers
    2009
    Beyond the Pole · as Terje
    2008
    True Blood (TV Series) · as Eric Northman
    2008
    Generation Kill (TV Series) · as Brad Colbert
    2007
    Järnets änglar · as Stefan
    2007
    Smiling Brown Eyes (TV Series) · as Boogey Knights Sångare
    2006
    Exit · as Fabian Von Klerking
    2006
    Cuppen · as Micke
    2006
    The Last Drop · as Jergen Voller
    2006
    Kill Your Darlings · as Geert
    2005
    About Sara · as Kalle Öberg
    2005
    Revelations (TV Series) · as Gunnar Eklind
    2005
    Double Shift · as Nisse
    2002
    The Dog Trick · as Micke
    2001
    D-Day: The Finished Film · as Lise's Papsøn
    2001
    Zoolander · as Meekus
    2001
    Kites Over Helsinki · as Robin Åström
    2000
    Wings of Glass · as Johan
    2000
    White Water Fury · as Anders
    2000
    The Diver · as Ingmar
    2000
    D-Day · as Lise's Papsøn
    2000
    D-Day: Lise · as Lise's Papsøn
    2000
    Hundtricket · as Micke
    1999
    Happy End · as Bamse Viktorsson
    1997
    Vita lögner (TV Series) · as Marcus Englund
    1994
    The Kingdom (1994) (TV Series) · as Svensk Advokat
    1989
    1987
    Idag röd · as The Boy
    1984
    Ake and His World · as Kalle Nubb

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