Alexander Skarsgård
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).
TV Shows(29)
Murderbot
Murderbot
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Self
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Other John
The Stand
Randall Flagg
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
Travis Stubbs
What We Do in the Shadows
Eric Northman
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Succession
Lukas Matsson
The Little Drummer Girl
Gadi Becker
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
Self
Big Little Lies
Perry Wright
Atlanta
Alexander Skarsgård
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Documentary Now!
Rainer Wolz
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self
Eastbound & Down
Adult Toby Powers
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Uppsala Doctor's
Andersson Nilsson