Cast
Alexander SkarsgÄrd
Acting
Cast
Alexander SkarsgÄrd
Known for
Acting
Born
1976-08-25
From
Stockholm, Sweden
Also known as Alexander Skarsgard
Biography
Alexander Johan Hjalmar SkarsgĂ„rd (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, SkarsgĂ„rd 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. SkarsgĂ„rd's breakthrough came when he portrayed vampire Eric Northman in the television series True Blood (2008â2014). After appearing in films such as Melancholia (2011), Battleship (2012) and The Legend of Tarzan (2016), SkarsgĂ„rd starred in the drama series Big Little Lies (2017â2019) 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 (2020â2021).
Battleship
as Commander Stone Hopper
Godzilla vs. Kong
as Nathan Lind
Pillion
as Ray
Hidden
as Ray
The Legend of Tarzan
as John Clayton / Tarzan
The Northman
as Amleth
The Moment
as Johannes
Zoolander
as Meekus
Melancholia
as Michael
Zoolander 2
as Adam
The Giver
as Father
Infinity Pool
as James Foster
Lee
as Roland Penrose
Straw Dogs
as Charlie Venner
13
as Jack
Long Shot
as Prime Minister James Steward
The Hummingbird Project
as Anton Zaleski
Disconnect
as Derek Hull
The Aftermath
as Stefan Lubert
Mute
as Leo Beiler
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
as Monroe Rutherford
Passing
as John Bellew
The Kill Team
as Sergeant Deeks
Hold the Dark
as Vernon Slone
War on Everyone
as Terry Monroe
Wicker
The East
as Benji
Kites Over Helsinki
as Robin à ström
What Maisie Knew
as Lincoln
Metropia
as Stefan (voice)
The Last Drop
as Jergen Voller
White Water Fury
as Anders
Exit
as Fabian von Klerking
Eric LaRue
as Ron LaRue
Kill Your Darlings
as Geert
The Diver
as Ingmar
D-Day
as Lise's papsĂžn
Idag Röd
as The Boy
Trust Me
as Alex
The Dog That Smiled
as Jojjo
The Dog Trick
as Micke
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
as Self / The Swedish Lawyer
The Pack
Behind the Moomins
as Self
Beyond the Pole
as Terje
Double Shift
as Nisse
The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands
Heartbeat
as Piloten
Wings of Glass
as Johan
About Sara
as Kalle Ăberg
Hundtricket
as Micke
Leende Guldbruna Ăgon
Ă ke and His World
as Kalle Nubb
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
as Himself
Never Be Mine
as Christopher
Black Island Sisters
as Stefan
The Tiger
as Vanzin
Happy End
as Bamse Viktorsson
The End
as (voice)
Score
as Micke