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Alexander Skarsgård

Born 25 August 1976 · 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).

Films and shows

  1. 2026Wicker1h 45m
  2. 2026The End16m(voice)
  3. 2026The Moment1h 43mJohannes
  4. 2025Pillion1h 47mRay
  5. 2025Murderbot1 seasonMurderbot
  6. 2025Eric LaRue1h 59mRon LaRue
  7. 2024Lee1h 57mRoland Penrose
  8. 2023Infinity Pool1h 58mJames Foster
  9. 2023Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen33mHimself
  10. 2022The Northman2h 17mAmleth
  11. 2022Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus34mSelf / The Swedish Lawyer
  12. 2021Godzilla vs. Kong1h 54mNathan Lind
  13. 2021Passing1h 38mJohn Bellew
  14. 2020The Stand1 seasonRandall Flagg
  15. 2019The Aftermath1h 48mStefan Lubert
  16. 2019The Hummingbird Project1h 51mAnton Zaleski
  17. 2019The Kill Team1h 27mSergeant Deeks
  18. 2019Long Shot2h 5mPrime Minister James Steward
  19. 2018Mute2h 6mLeo Beiler
  20. 2018The Little Drummer Girl1 seasonGadi Becker
  21. 2018Hold the Dark2h 5mVernon Slone
  22. 2017Big Little Lies2 seasonsPerry Wright
  23. 2016The Legend of Tarzan1h 49mJohn Clayton / Tarzan
  24. 2016War on Everyone1h 38mTerry Monroe
  25. 2015Hidden1h 23mRay
  26. 2015The Diary of a Teenage Girl1h 42mMonroe Rutherford
  27. 2014The Giver1h 37mFather
  28. 2013The East1h 56mBenji
  29. 2013What Maisie Knew1h 39mLincoln
  30. 2013Disconnect1h 56mDerek Hull
  31. 2012Battleship2h 11mCommander Stone Hopper
  32. 2011Straw Dogs1h 50mCharlie Venner
  33. 2011Melancholia2h 16mMichael
  34. 2010Trust Me1h 49mAlex
  35. 2010Behind the Moomins14mSelf
  36. 2010Beyond the Pole1h 27mTerje
  37. 2010131h 31mJack
  38. 2009Metropia1h 26mStefan (voice)
  39. 2009Uppsala Doctor's1 seasonAndersson Nilsson
  40. 2008Generation Kill1 seasonBrad Colbert
  41. 2008True Blood7 seasonsEric Northman
  42. 2007Leende Guldbruna Ögon
  43. 2007Black Island Sisters1h 53mStefan
  44. 2006Exit1h 40mFabian von Klerking
  45. 2006Never Be Mine23mChristopher
  46. 2006Kill Your Darlings1h 34mGeert
  47. 2006Score2hMicke
  48. 2006The Last Drop1h 43mJergen Voller
  49. 2005About Sara1h 48mKalle Öberg
  50. 2005Double Shift1h 27mNisse
  51. 2004Heartbeat15mPiloten
  52. 2003To Kill a Child7mDirector
  53. 2002The Dog Trick1h 46mMicke
  54. 2001Kites Over Helsinki1h 31mRobin Åström
  55. 2001Zoolander1h 29mMeekus
  56. 2000White Water Fury1h 40mAnders
  57. 2000Wings of Glass1h 45mJohan
  58. 2000The Diver1h 37mIngmar
  59. 2000Hundtricket20mMicke
  60. 2000D-Day1h 5mLise's papsøn
  61. 1999Happy End1h 39mBamse Viktorsson
  62. 1997White Lies7 seasonsMarcus Englund
  63. 1989The Dog That Smiled56mJojjo
  64. 1987Idag Röd1h 50mThe Boy
  65. 1984Åke and His World1h 39mKalle Nubb
  66. The TigerVanzin
  67. The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands
  68. The Pack