Alexander Skarsgård
Born in Stockholm, Sweden — Aug 25 1976
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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 (2…
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Alexander Skarsgård's Credits
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Lukas Matsson
True Blood
Eric Northman
What We Do in the Shadows
Eric Northman
Eastbound & Down
Adult Toby Powers
Atlanta
Alexander Skarsgård
Documentary Now!
Rainer Wolz
The Kingdom
Svensk advokat
Murderbot
Murderbot
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Other John
Pillion
Ray
Big Little Lies
Perry Wright
Battleship
Commander Stone Hopper
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
Travis Stubbs
Godzilla vs. Kong
Nathan Lind
The Stand
Randall Flagg
The Northman
Amleth
Zoolander 2
Adam
The Legend of Tarzan
John Clayton / Tarzan
Generation Kill
Brad Colbert
The Moment
Johannes
Zoolander
Meekus
White Lies
Marcus Englund
The Little Drummer Girl
Gadi Becker
13
Jack
Hidden
Ray
Lee
Roland Penrose
Melancholia
Michael
The Giver
Father
Long Shot
Prime Minister James Steward
Straw Dogs
Charlie Venner
Infinity Pool
James Foster
Disconnect
Derek Hull
Mute
Leo Beiler
The East
Benji
The Hummingbird Project
Anton Zaleski
The Kill Team
Sergeant Deeks
The Aftermath
Stefan Lubert
Passing
John Bellew
Hold the Dark
Vernon Slone
War on Everyone
Terry Monroe
Metropia
Stefan (voice)
What Maisie Knew
Lincoln
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Monroe Rutherford
Wicker
Eric LaRue
Ron LaRue
The Last Drop
Jergen Voller
D-Day
Lise's papsøn
Kill Your Darlings
Geert
Beyond the Pole
Terje
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Self / The Swedish Lawyer
Behind the Moomins
Self
The Diver
Ingmar
The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands
Heartbeat
Piloten
Happy End
Bamse Viktorsson
Trust Me
Alex
Exit
Fabian von Klerking
White Water Fury
Anders
The Pack
Åke and His World
Kalle Nubb
The Tiger
Vanzin
Score
Micke
Idag Röd
The Boy
Wings of Glass
Johan
Hundtricket
Micke
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
Himself
Kites Over Helsinki
Robin Åström
About Sara
Kalle Öberg
The Dog That Smiled
Jojjo
The End
(voice)
Black Island Sisters
Stefan
Double Shift
Nisse
To Kill a Child
Writing
The Dog Trick
Micke
Leende Guldbruna Ögon
Never Be Mine
Christopher
The Kingdom III
The Swedish Lawyer