Alexander Skarsgård
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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Full Filmography
All Credits (79)
Wicker
as Wicker Husband
The End
as (voice)
The Moment
as Johannes
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
as Self
Pillion
as Ray
Murderbot
as Murderbot
Eric LaRue
as Ron LaRue
Lee
as Roland Penrose
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Other John
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
as Himself
Infinity Pool
as James Foster
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
as Self / The Swedish Lawyer
The Northman
as Amleth
Passing
as John Bellew
The Stand
as Randall Flagg
The Kill Team
as Sergeant Deeks
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
as Travis Stubbs
Long Shot
as Prime Minister James Steward
What We Do in the Shadows
as Eric Northman
The Hummingbird Project
as Anton Zaleski
The Aftermath
as Stefan Lubert
The Little Drummer Girl
as Gadi Becker
Hold the Dark
as Vernon Slone
Succession
as Lukas Matsson
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
as Self
Mute
as Leo Beiler
Big Little Lies
as Perry Wright
War on Everyone
as Terry Monroe
Atlanta
as Alexander Skarsgård
The Legend of Tarzan
as John Clayton / Tarzan
Zoolander 2
as Adam
Hidden
as Ray
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
Documentary Now!
as Rainer Wolz
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
as Monroe Rutherford
The Giver
as Father
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
The East
as Benji
What Maisie Knew
as Lincoln
Disconnect
as Derek Hull
Straw Dogs
as Charlie Venner
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self
Melancholia
as Michael
Trust Me
as Alex
13
as Jack
Beyond the Pole
as Terje
Metropia
as Stefan (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Eastbound & Down
as Adult Toby Powers
True Blood
as Eric Northman
Generation Kill
as Brad Colbert
Black Island Sisters
as Stefan
Leende Guldbruna Ögon
as Unknown
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Score
as Micke
Exit
as Fabian von Klerking
The One Show
as Self
The Last Drop
as Jergen Voller
Kill Your Darlings
as Geert
Heartbeat
as Piloten
The Dog Trick
as Micke
Zoolander
as Meekus
Kites Over Helsinki
as Robin Åström
Wings of Glass
as Johan
White Water Fury
as Anders
The Diver
as Ingmar
Hundtricket
as Micke
D-Day
as Lise's papsøn
Happy End
as Bamse Viktorsson
White Lies
as Marcus Englund
The Daily Show
as Self
The Kingdom
as Svensk advokat
The Dog That Smiled
as Jojjo
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Idag Röd
as The Boy
Åke and His World
as Kalle Nubb
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host