Alexander Skarsgård
Actor
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).
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As Director
Filmography
Godzilla vs. Kong
as Nathan Lind 2021
The Legend of Tarzan
as John Clayton / Tarzan 2016
Battleship
as Commander Stone Hopper 2012
The Northman
as Amleth 2022
Zoolander
as Meekus 2001
The Giver
as Father 2014
Melancholia
as Michael 2011
Long Shot
as Prime Minister James Steward 2019
Zoolander 2
as Adam 2016
Disconnect
as Derek Hull 2013
Mute
as Leo Beiler 2018
Hidden
as Ray 2015
Hold the Dark
as Vernon Slone 2018
Infinity Pool
as James Foster 2023
13
as Jack 2010
The East
as Benji 2013
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
as Monroe Rutherford 2015