
Actor
Alexander Skarsgård
Born 1976 · Stockholm, Sweden
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).
Acting

Godzilla vs. Kong
Nathan Lind · 2021

Succession
Lukas Matsson · 2018

The Northman
Amleth · 2022

Melancholia
Michael · 2011

Big Little Lies
Perry Wright · 2017

True Blood
Eric Northman · 2008

The Giver
Father · 2014

What We Do in the Shadows
Eric Northman · 2019

Atlanta
Alexander Skarsgård · 2016

Long Shot
Prime Minister James Steward · 2019

Zoolander
Meekus · 2001

The Legend of Tarzan
John Clayton / Tarzan · 2016

Battleship
Commander Stone Hopper · 2012

Disconnect
Derek Hull · 2013

Generation Kill
Brad Colbert · 2008

Hidden
Ray · 2015

Lee
Roland Penrose · 2024

The Stand
Randall Flagg · 2020

Murderbot
Murderbot · 2025

The East
Benji · 2013

The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Monroe Rutherford · 2015

Eastbound & Down
Adult Toby Powers · 2009

What Maisie Knew
Lincoln · 2013

Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1975
