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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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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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| 2025 | Pillion · as Ray |
| 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 | |
| 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 | The Dog That Smiled · as Jojjo |
| 1987 | Idag röd · as The Boy |
| 1984 | Ake and His World · as Kalle Nubb |