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).
56 movies · 29 shows
The End
2026·0.0
The Moment
2026·6.3
Pillion
2025·6.4
Eric LaRue
2025·6.5
Lee
2024·7.0
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
2023·10.0
Infinity Pool
2023·6.0
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
2022·0.0
The Northman
2022·7.0
Passing
2021·6.3
Godzilla vs. Kong
2021·7.5
The Kill Team
2019·6.5
Long Shot
2019·6.7
The Hummingbird Project
2019·6.2
The Aftermath
2019·6.4
Hold the Dark
2018·5.5
Mute
2018·5.6
War on Everyone
2016·5.7
The Legend of Tarzan
2016·5.9
Zoolander 2
2016·4.9
Hidden
2015·7.0
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
2015·6.6
The Giver
2014·6.6
The East
2013·6.5
What Maisie Knew
2013·7.1
Disconnect
2013·7.1
Battleship
2012·5.9
Straw Dogs
2011·5.9
Melancholia
2011·7.2
Trust Me
2010·6.3
Behind the Moomins
2010·0.0
13
2010·5.8
Beyond the Pole
2010·5.3
Metropia
2009·6.1
Black Island Sisters
2007·2.0
Leende Guldbruna Ögon
2007·10.0
Score
2006·3.0
Exit
2006·5.4
The Last Drop
2006·4.2
Kill Your Darlings
2006·6.1
Never Be Mine
2006·0.0
About Sara
2005·5.8
Double Shift
2005·4.7
Heartbeat
2004·9.0
The Dog Trick
2002·5.1
Zoolander
2001·6.2
Kites Over Helsinki
2001·4.8
Wings of Glass
2000·4.3
White Water Fury
2000·3.5
The Diver
2000·3.4
Hundtricket
2000·9.0
D-Day
2000·5.6
Happy End
1999·10.0
The Dog That Smiled
1989·7.5
Idag Röd
1987·8.0
Åke and His World
1984·6.3