Alexander Skarsgård
Acting • Born 1976-08-25
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexander Skarsgård, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
88 credits
The Last Drop
Movie • 2006
Jergen Voller
Wings of Glass
Movie • 2000
Johan
Exit
Movie • 2006
Fabian von Klerking
Kill Your Darlings
Movie • 2006
Geert
Zoolander
Movie • 2001
Meekus
Metropia
Movie • 2009
Stefan (voice)
Melancholia
Movie • 2011
Michael
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
Movie • 2023
Himself
Battleship
Movie • 2012
Commander Stone Hopper
13
Movie • 2010
Jack
Straw Dogs
Movie • 2011
Charlie Venner
White Water Fury
Movie • 2000
Anders
The Dog Trick
Movie • 2002
Micke
Double Shift
Movie • 2005
Nisse
Trust Me
Movie • 2010
Alex
About Sara
Movie • 2005
Kalle Öberg
The East
Movie • 2013
Benji
Black Island Sisters
Movie • 2007
Stefan
Åke and His World
Movie • 1984
Kalle Nubb
What Maisie Knew
Movie • 2013
Lincoln
Disconnect
Movie • 2013
Derek Hull
The Diver
Movie • 2000
Ingmar
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Movie • 2015
Monroe Rutherford
The Giver
Movie • 2014
Father
The Dog That Smiled
Movie • 1989
Jojjo
Hundtricket
Movie • 2000
Micke
The Legend of Tarzan
Movie • 2016
John Clayton / Tarzan
Eric LaRue
Movie • 2025
Ron LaRue
Lee
Movie • 2024
Roland Penrose
The Pack
Movie
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Movie • 2022
Self / The Swedish Lawyer
Hidden
Movie • 2015
Ray
War on Everyone
Movie • 2016
Terry Monroe
Pillion
Movie • 2025
Ray
Mute
Movie • 2018
Leo Beiler
Kites Over Helsinki
Movie • 2001
Robin Åström
Beyond the Pole
Movie • 2009
Terje
Score
Movie • 2006
Micke
Never Be Mine
Movie • 2006
Christopher
D-Day
Movie • 2000
Lise's papsøn
Zoolander 2
Movie • 2016
Adam
The Aftermath
Movie • 2019
Stefan Lubert
Hold the Dark
Movie • 2018
Vernon Slone
Heartbeat
Movie • 2004
Piloten
The Hummingbird Project
Movie • 2019
Anton Zaleski
The Kill Team
Movie • 2019
Sergeant Deeks
Long Shot
Movie • 2019
Prime Minister James Steward
Happy End
Movie • 1999
Bamse Viktorsson
Leende Guldbruna Ögon
Movie • 2007
The Northman
Movie • 2022
Amleth
Passing
Movie • 2021
John Bellew
Behind the Moomins
Movie • 2010
Self
Idag Röd
Movie • 1987
The Boy
Godzilla vs. Kong
Movie • 2021
Nathan Lind
Infinity Pool
Movie • 2023
James Foster
Wicker
Movie • 2026
The Moment
Movie • 2026
Johannes
The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands
Movie
The End
Movie
(voice)
The Tiger
Movie
Vanzin
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
True Blood
TV • 2008
Eric Northman
White Lies
TV • 1997
Marcus Englund
Generation Kill
TV • 2008
Brad Colbert
The Jonathan Ross Show
TV • 2011
Self
Succession
TV • 2018
Lukas Matsson
Big Little Lies
TV • 2017
Perry Wright
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
The Little Drummer Girl
TV • 2018
Gadi Becker
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Atlanta
TV • 2016
Alexander Skarsgård
Murderbot
TV • 2025
Murderbot
Eastbound & Down
TV • 2009
Adult Toby Powers
Documentary Now!
TV • 2015
Rainer Wolz
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
TV • 2024
Other John
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
The Stand
TV • 2020
Randall Flagg
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
TV • 2019
Travis Stubbs
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
TV • 2018
Self
The Kingdom
TV • 1994
Svensk advokat
What We Do in the Shadows
TV • 2019
Eric Northman
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
TV • 2025
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest