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
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
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Long Shot
Battleship
13
The Giver
Big Little Lies
Lee
Melancholia
Passing
What Maisie Knew
The Stand
The Little Drummer Girl
Straw Dogs
True Blood
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Hold the Dark
Godzilla vs. Kong
The Northman
Infinity Pool
Generation Kill
Hidden
The Authority
Ulysses 31
Mute
The Legend of Tarzan
Production Credits
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