Cast
Alexander Skarsgård
Acting
Cast
Alexander Skarsgård
Known for
Acting
Born
1976-08-25
From
Stockholm, Sweden
Also known as Alexander Skarsgard
Biography
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).
★7.0
MOVIE2022
The Northman
as Amleth
★7.5
MOVIE2021
Godzilla vs. Kong
as Nathan Lind
★7.0
MOVIE2015
Hidden
as Ray
★5.9
MOVIE2016
The Legend of Tarzan
as John Clayton / Tarzan
★6.4
MOVIE2025
Pillion
as Ray
★5.9
MOVIE2012
Battleship
as Commander Stone Hopper
★6.7
MOVIE2019
Long Shot
as Prime Minister James Steward
★9.0
MOVIE2004
Heartbeat
as Piloten
★6.1
MOVIE2023
Infinity Pool
as James Foster
★7.0
MOVIE2024
Lee
as Roland Penrose
★6.3
MOVIE2026
The Moment
as Johannes
★6.2
MOVIE2001
Zoolander
as Meekus
★7.2
MOVIE2011
Melancholia
as Michael
★5.8
MOVIE2010
13
as Jack
★5.9
MOVIE2011
Straw Dogs
as Charlie Venner
★6.4
MOVIE2019
The Aftermath
as Stefan Lubert
★4.9
MOVIE2016
Zoolander 2
as Adam
★7.1
MOVIE2013
Disconnect
as Derek Hull
★6.6
MOVIE2014
The Giver
as Father
★7.1
MOVIE2013
What Maisie Knew
as Lincoln
★6.2
MOVIE2019
The Hummingbird Project
as Anton Zaleski
★6.5
MOVIE2019
The Kill Team
as Sergeant Deeks
★5.5
MOVIE2018
Hold the Dark
as Vernon Slone
★5.6
MOVIE2018
Mute
as Leo Beiler
★6.6
MOVIE2015
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
as Monroe Rutherford
★6.5
MOVIE2013
The East
as Benji
★3.0
MOVIE2006
Score
as Micke
MOVIE2026
Wicker
★5.7
MOVIE2016
War on Everyone
as Terry Monroe
MOVIE2022
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
as Self / The Swedish Lawyer
★6.1
MOVIE2009
Metropia
as Stefan (voice)
★5.1
MOVIE2002
The Dog Trick
as Micke
★6.3
MOVIE2021
Passing
as John Bellew
MOVIETBA
The Tiger
as Vanzin
MOVIE2026
The End
as (voice)
★9.0
MOVIE2000
Hundtricket
as Micke
★4.3
MOVIE2006
The Last Drop
as Jergen Voller
MOVIETBA
The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands
★5.8
MOVIE2005
About Sara
as Kalle Öberg
★6.3
MOVIE1984
Åke and His World
as Kalle Nubb
★5.4
MOVIE2006
Exit
as Fabian von Klerking
★10.0
MOVIE2007
Leende Guldbruna Ögon
★4.8
MOVIE2001
Kites Over Helsinki
as Robin Åström
★4.7
MOVIE2005
Double Shift
as Nisse
★5.6
MOVIE2000
D-Day
as Lise's papsøn
★3.5
MOVIE2000
White Water Fury
as Anders
★6.5
MOVIE2025
Eric LaRue
as Ron LaRue
MOVIE2010
Behind the Moomins
as Self
★5.3
MOVIE2010
Beyond the Pole
as Terje
★6.1
MOVIE2006
Kill Your Darlings
as Geert
★6.3
MOVIE2010
Trust Me
as Alex
★2.0
MOVIE2007
Black Island Sisters
as Stefan
★4.3
MOVIE2000
Wings of Glass
as Johan
★8.0
MOVIE1987
Idag Röd
as The Boy
★10.0
MOVIE1999
Happy End
as Bamse Viktorsson
MOVIETBA
The Pack
★7.5
MOVIE1989
The Dog That Smiled
as Jojjo
★3.4
MOVIE2000
The Diver
as Ingmar
★10.0
MOVIE2023
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
as Himself
MOVIE2006
Never Be Mine
as Christopher