Alexander Skarsgård

Actor | Producer | Director

Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård was born in Stockholm, Sweden and is the eldest son of famed ...

Born: August 25, 1976

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Filmography

Known For

The Legend of Tarzan John Clayton / Tarzan (2016)
Big Little Lies Perry Wright (2017-2019)
True Blood Eric Northman (2008-2014)
Known For

The Little Drummer Girl Gadi Becker (2018)
Actor

Atlanta Alexander Skarsgård (2022)
The Northman Amleth (2022)
Succession Lukas Matsson (2021)
Godzilla vs. Kong Nathan Lind (2021)
The Stand Randall Flagg (2020-2021)
Passing John (2021)
On Becoming a God in Central Florida Travis Stubbs (2019)
Big Little Lies Perry Wright (2017-2019)
The Kill Team Sergeant Deeks (2019)
Long Shot Prime Minister James Steward (2019)
The Aftermath Stephen Lubert (2019)
The Little Drummer Girl Gadi Becker (2018)
Hold the Dark Vernon Slone (2018)
The Hummingbird Project Anton Zaleski (2018)
Tumi: Latitude (2018)
Mute Leo (2018)
Drunk History Dr. James Dunn (2018)
The Legend of Tarzan John Clayton / Tarzan (2016)
War on Everyone Det. Terry Monroe (2016)
Zoolander 2 Adam (2016)
Hidden Ray (2015)
The Diary of a Teenage Girl Monroe (2015)
True Blood Eric Northman (2008-2014)
The Giver Father (2014)
Eastbound & Down Adult Toby Powers (2013)
The East Benji (2013)
Disconnect Derek Hull (2012)
What Maisie Knew Lincoln (2012)
Battleship Commander Stone Hopper (2012)
Straw Dogs Charlie (2011)
Melancholia Michael (2011)
Puss Alex (2010)
Moomins and the Comet Chase Moomintroll (2010)
True Blood: Webisodes Eric Northman (2010)
13 Jack (2010)
Beyond the Pole Terje (2009)
Metropia Stefan (2009)
Lady Gaga: Paparazzi The Boyfriend (2009)
Generation Kill Sgt. Brad 'Iceman' Colbert (2008)
Järnets änglar Stefan (2007)
Golden Brown Eyes Boogey Knights Sångare (2007)
Exit Fabian von Klerking (2006)
Cuppen Micke (2006)
The Last Drop Lt Jürgen Voller (2006)
Kill Your Darlings Geert (2006)
Never Be Mine Christopher (2006)
Om Sara Kalle Öberg (2005)
Revelations Gunnar Eklind (2005)
Double Shift Nisse (2005)
Heartbeat Piloten (2004)
The Dog Trick Micke (2002)
D-Day: The Finished Film Lise's papsøn (2001)
Zoolander Meekus (2001)
Kites Over Helsinki Robin Åström (2001)
Hundtricket Micke (2000)
Wings of Glass Johan (2000)
White Water Fury Anders (2000)
Judith Ante Lindström (2000)
The Diver Ingmar (2000)
D-Day: Lise Lise's papsøn (2000)
D-Day Lise's papsøn (2000)
Happy End Bamse Viktorsson (1999)
Vita lögner Marcus Englund (1999)
The Dog That Smiled Jojjo (1989)
Idag röd Pojken (1987)
Actor

Ake and His World Kalle Nubb (1984)
Producer

The Northman (2022)
Producer

It's Supposed to be Easy (2017)
Director

Att döda ett barn (2003)
Writer

Att döda ett barn (2003)
Archive footage

No Small Parts (2020)
Hoy nos toca (2017-2018)
Inside Edition (2017)
Entertainment Tonight (2016-2017)
The Insider (2017)
Tellement Gay! Homosexualité et pop culture (2015)
Archive footage

Live with Kelly and Ryan (2013)
Made in Hollywood (2012)

Videos

Awards

Did You Know

In the movie Hitch (2005), Skarsgård's face is on the top of the front page of the tabloid that is held up by Sara's coworker in front of the newsstand. He appears as the tabloid photograph of Allegra's cheating boyfriend.

Quotes

[on crafting the character of Tarzan and how the audience perceives him] It was crucial that I had the right muscles. I did not want to look like someone who was sculpted in a gym, like a bodybuilder. My Tarzan had to be a result of evolution, his ...