Alexander Skarsgård
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).
90 acting credits · 2 directing credits
Acting · 90
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Daily Show
1996
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Saturday Night Live
1975
True Blood
2008
The One Show
2006
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Succession
2018
What We Do in the Shadows
2019
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
Atlanta
2016
Godzilla vs. Kong
2021
Eastbound & Down
2009
White Lies
1997
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2024
Murderbot
2025
The Stand
2020
Pillion
2025
Big Little Lies
2017
Battleship
2012
Documentary Now!
2015
The Kingdom
1994
Generation Kill
2008
The Northman
2022
The Legend of Tarzan
2016
The Little Drummer Girl
2018
Hidden
2015
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
2019
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
2018
The Moment
2026
Zoolander
2001
The Giver
2014
Long Shot
2019
Melancholia
2011
Straw Dogs
2011
Lee
2024
Infinity Pool
2023
13
2010
Zoolander 2
2016
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
2025
Hold the Dark
2018
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
2015
The Aftermath
2019
Disconnect
2013
The Hummingbird Project
2019
The Kill Team
2019
Mute
2018
Wicker
2026
Passing
2021
What Maisie Knew
2013
War on Everyone
2016
The East
2013
Metropia
2009
Kill Your Darlings
2006
The Last Drop
2006
Exit
2006
Eric LaRue
2025
Trust Me
2010
The Dog Trick
2002
The Dog That Smiled
1989
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
2022
D-Day
2000
Happy End
1999
Wings of Glass
2000
The Diver
2000
Hollywood Cream
2026
About Sara
2005
The Pack
—
Behind the Moomins
2010
Kites Over Helsinki
2001
Beyond the Pole
2010
Åke and His World
1984
Double Shift
2005
White Water Fury
2000
Never Be Mine
2006
Hundtricket
2000
Idag Röd
1987
The Tiger
—
Leende Guldbruna Ögon
2007
The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands
—
Uppsala Doctor's
2009
Heartbeat
2004
Score
2006
The End
2026
Black Island Sisters
2007
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
2023
