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Alexander Skarsgård

Actor

Alexander Skarsgård

Born August 25, 1976 in Stockholm, Sweden56 films

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).

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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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Godzilla vs. Kong posterFirst watchGodzilla vs. Kong20217.5as Nathan LindIn a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Northman poster7.0The Northman2022Melancholia poster7.1Melancholia2011The Giver poster6.6The Giver2014Long Shot poster6.7Long Shot2019Zoolander poster6.2Zoolander2001The Legend of Tarzan poster5.9The Legend of Tarzan2016Battleship poster5.9Battleship2012Disconnect poster7.1Disconnect2013

Filmography

56 films as actor
  1. TBAThe Pack
  2. TBAThe Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands
  3. TBAThe TigerVanzin
  4. 2026WickerWicker Husband
  5. 2026The End(voice)
  6. 2026The MomentJohannes
  7. 2025PillionRay
  8. 2025Eric LaRueRon LaRue
  9. 2024LeeRoland Penrose
  10. 2023Infinity PoolJames Foster
  11. 2022The NorthmanAmleth
  12. 2021PassingJohn Bellew
  13. 2021Godzilla vs. KongNathan Lind
  14. 2019The Kill TeamSergeant Deeks
  15. 2019Long ShotPrime Minister James Steward
  16. 2019The Hummingbird ProjectAnton Zaleski
  17. 2019The AftermathStefan Lubert
  18. 2018Hold the DarkVernon Slone
  19. 2018MuteLeo Beiler
  20. 2016War on EveryoneTerry Monroe
  21. 2016The Legend of TarzanJohn Clayton / Tarzan
  22. 2016Zoolander 2Adam
  23. 2015HiddenRay
  24. 2015The Diary of a Teenage GirlMonroe Rutherford
  25. 2014The GiverFather
  26. 2013The EastBenji
  27. 2013What Maisie KnewLincoln
  28. 2013DisconnectDerek Hull
  29. 2012BattleshipCommander Stone Hopper
  30. 2011Straw DogsCharlie Venner
  31. 2011MelancholiaMichael
  32. 2010Trust MeAlex
  33. 201013Jack
  34. 2009MetropiaStefan (voice)
  35. 2007Black Island SistersStefan
  36. 2007Leende Guldbruna Ögon
  37. 2006ScoreMicke
  38. 2006ExitFabian von Klerking
  39. 2006The Last DropJergen Voller
  40. 2006Kill Your DarlingsGeert
  41. 2006Never Be MineChristopher
  42. 2005About SaraKalle Öberg
  43. 2005Double ShiftNisse
  44. 2004HeartbeatPiloten
  45. 2002The Dog TrickMicke
  46. 2001ZoolanderMeekus
  47. 2001Kites Over HelsinkiRobin Åström
  48. 2000Wings of GlassJohan
  49. 2000White Water FuryAnders
  50. 2000The DiverIngmar
  51. 2000HundtricketMicke
  52. 2000D-DayLise's papsøn
  53. 1999Happy EndBamse Viktorsson
  54. 1989The Dog That SmiledJojjo
  55. 1987Idag RödThe Boy
  56. 1984Åke and His WorldKalle Nubb