Alexander Skarsgård
58 movies · 16 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 25, 1976 (age 50)
- Place of birth
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Also known as
- Alexander Skarsgard
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).
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Alexander Skarsgård: movies and TV shows
Acting (73)
- Upcoming Wicker
as Wicker Husband
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- Upcoming The Tiger
as Vanzin
- 2026 The End
as (voice)
- 2026 The Moment
as Johannes
- 2025 Pillion
as Ray
- 2025
- 2025 Eric LaRue
as Ron LaRue
- 2024 Lee
as Roland Penrose
- 2024
- 2023 Infinity Pool
as James Foster
- 2022 The Northman
as Amleth
- 2021 Passing
as John Bellew
- 2021 Godzilla vs. Kong
as Nathan Lind
- 2020
- 2019 The Kill Team
as Sergeant Deeks
- 2019
- 2019 Long Shot
as Prime Minister James Steward
- 2019
- 2019 The Hummingbird Project
as Anton Zaleski
- 2019 The Aftermath
as Stefan Lubert
- 2018
- 2018 Hold the Dark
as Vernon Slone
- 2018
- 2018 Mute
as Leo Beiler
- 2017
- 2016 War on Everyone
as Terry Monroe
- 2016
- 2016 The Legend of Tarzan
as John Clayton / Tarzan
- 2016 Zoolander 2
as Adam
- 2015 Hidden
as Ray
- 2015
- 2015 The Diary of a Teenage Girl
as Monroe Rutherford
- 2014 The Giver
as Father
- 2013 The East
as Benji
- 2013 What Maisie Knew
as Lincoln
- 2013 Disconnect
as Derek Hull
- 2012 Battleship
as Commander Stone Hopper
- 2011 Straw Dogs
as Charlie Venner
- 2011 Melancholia
as Michael
- 2010 Trust Me
as Alex
- 2010 13
as Jack
- 2010 Beyond the Pole
as Terje
- 2009 Metropia
as Stefan (voice)
- 2009
- 2009
- 2008
- 2008
- 2007 Black Island Sisters
as Stefan
- 2007
- 2006 Score
as Micke
- 2006 Exit
as Fabian von Klerking
- 2006 The Last Drop
as Jergen Voller
- 2006 Kill Your Darlings
as Geert
- 2006 Never Be Mine
as Christopher
- 2005 About Sara
as Kalle Öberg
- 2005 Double Shift
as Nisse
- 2004 Heartbeat
as Piloten
- 2002 The Dog Trick
as Micke
- 2001 Zoolander
as Meekus
- 2001 Kites Over Helsinki
as Robin Åström
- 2000 Wings of Glass
as Johan
- 2000 White Water Fury
as Anders
- 2000 The Diver
as Ingmar
- 2000 Hundtricket
as Micke
- 2000 D-Day
as Lise's papsøn
- 1999 Happy End
as Bamse Viktorsson
- 1997
- 1994
- 1989 The Dog That Smiled
as Jojjo
- 1987 Idag Röd
as The Boy
- 1984 Åke and His World
as Kalle Nubb
Behind the camera (6)
- Upcoming The Pack
Director
- 2025 Pillion
Executive Producer
- 2025
- 2023 Infinity Pool
Executive Producer
- 2022 The Northman
Producer
- 2003 To Kill a Child
Screenplay, Director
Talk shows and appearances (16)
- 2025 Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
1 episode
- 2023
- 2022
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show
1 episode
- 2018 GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
1 episode
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
4 episodes
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
1 episode
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2 episodes
- 2011 The Jonathan Ross Show
1 episode
- 2010
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
1 episode
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show
2 episodes
- 2006 The One Show
1 episode
- 1996 The Daily Show
1 episode
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
2 episodes
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
1 episode