
Alexander Skarsgård
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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).
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Known For

The Daily Show

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

What We Do in the Shadows

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Eastbound & Down

The Jonathan Ross Show

Atlanta

On Becoming a God in Central Florida

Zoolander 2

Succession

Revelations

Zoolander

Succession

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Long Shot

13

Big Little Lies

Passing

The Giver

Melancholia

Lee

Straw Dogs

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

What Maisie Knew

True Blood

The Stand

The Little Drummer Girl

Hold the Dark

Battleship

Murderbot

The Authority

Ulysses 31

The Northman

The Legend of Tarzan

Infinity Pool

Godzilla vs. Kong

Mute

Hidden

Generation Kill
Production Credits
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