Alexander Skarsgård
Known For
Acting
Born
1976-08-25 in Stockholm, Sweden
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexander Skarsgård, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
The Daily Show
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
True Blood
as Eric Northman
Succession
as Lukas Matsson
What We Do in the Shadows
as Eric Northman
The One Show
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Big Little Lies
as Perry Wright
Atlanta
as Alexander Skarsgård
White Lies
as Marcus Englund
Pillion
as Ray
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self
The Stand
as Randall Flagg
Godzilla vs. Kong
as Nathan Lind