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Alexander Skarsgård
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,…
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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).
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2026
Wicker
Movie Wicker Husband
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2026
The End
Movie (voice)
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2026
The Moment
Movie Johannes
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2025
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
TV show Self
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2025
Pillion
Movie Ray
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2025
Murderbot
TV show Murderbot
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2025
Eric LaRue
Movie Ron LaRue
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2024
Lee
Movie Roland Penrose
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2024
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
TV show Other John
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2023
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
Movie Himself
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2023
Infinity Pool
Movie James Foster
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2022
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Movie Self / The Swedish Lawyer
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2022
The Northman
Movie Amleth
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2021
Passing
Movie John Bellew
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2021
Godzilla vs. Kong
Movie Nathan Lind
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2020
The Stand
TV show Randall Flagg
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2019
The Kill Team
Movie Sergeant Deeks
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self
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2019
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
TV show Travis Stubbs
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2019
Long Shot
Movie Prime Minister James Steward
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2019
What We Do in the Shadows
TV show Eric Northman
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2019
The Hummingbird Project
Movie Anton Zaleski
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2019
The Aftermath
Movie Stefan Lubert
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2018
The Little Drummer Girl
TV show Gadi Becker
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2018
Hold the Dark
Movie Vernon Slone
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2018
Succession
TV show Lukas Matsson
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2018
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
TV show Self
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2018
Mute
Movie Leo Beiler
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2017
Big Little Lies
TV show Perry Wright
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2016
War on Everyone
Movie Terry Monroe
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2016
Atlanta
TV show Alexander Skarsgård
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2016
The Legend of Tarzan
Movie John Clayton / Tarzan
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2016
Zoolander 2
Movie Adam
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2015
Hidden
Movie Ray
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV show Self - Guest
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2015
Documentary Now!
TV show Rainer Wolz
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2015
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Movie Monroe Rutherford
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2014
The Giver
Movie Father
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2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV show Self - Guest
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2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV show Self
