Alexander Skarsgård
Acting
Born August 25, 1976 · 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 ser…
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Daily Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Saturday Night Live
The Graham Norton Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The One Show
True Blood
White Lies
Succession
What We Do in the Shadows
The Jonathan Ross Show
Godzilla vs. Kong
Atlanta
Eastbound & Down
Big Little Lies
Murderbot
The Kingdom
The Northman
Battleship
Lee
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
The Stand
The Legend of Tarzan
Documentary Now!
Pillion
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
The Little Drummer Girl
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Generation Kill
Hidden
The Moment
Infinity Pool
Zoolander
Long Shot
The Giver