Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
8/25/1976
Place of Birth
Stockholm, Sweden
Also Known As
알렉산데르 스카르스고르드الكسندر سكارسجاردอเลกซานเดอร์ สกาส์กอร์ด
Alexander Skarsgård
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...
Known For
Pillion
as Ray
Hidden
as Ray
The Northman
as Amleth
Melancholia
as Michael
Godzilla vs. Kong
as Nathan Lind
The Aftermath
as Stefan Lubert
Passing
as John Bellew
Battleship
as Commander Stone Hopper
Lee
as Roland Penrose
The Legend of Tarzan
as John Clayton / Tarzan
Zoolander
as Meekus
Eric LaRue
as Ron LaRue
Trust Me
as Alex
The Kill Team
as Sergeant Deeks
13
as Jack
The Hummingbird Project
as Anton Zaleski
What Maisie Knew
as Lincoln
Mute
as Leo Beiler
Disconnect
as Derek Hull
War on Everyone
as Terry Monroe