Alexander Skarsgård
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 | Acting |
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Most Rating | 34.621 |
Birthday | 1976-08-25 |
Place of Birth | Stockholm, Sweden |
Also Known As | 알렉산데르 스카르스고르드, الكسندر سكارسجارد, アレクサンダー・スカルスガルド, อเลกซานเดอร์ สกาส์กอร์ด, 亞歷山大·斯卡斯加德, אלכסנדר סקארסגארד, Александер Скашгорд, Александер Скарсґард, |
2006
The Last Drop
4.2/40
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Wings of Glass
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Metropia
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Melancholia
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Battleship
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Straw Dogs
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White Water Fury
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The Dog Trick
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Double Shift
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6.3/11
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The East
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Black Island Sisters
2/1
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7.048/1114
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2000
The Diver
2/4
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6.6/729
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The Dog That Smiled
7/3
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2000
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5.7/3
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6.908/1015
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War on Everyone
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Mute
5.58/1063
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2001
Kites Over Helsinki
4.7/10
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3/1
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Beyond the Pole
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D-Day
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The Aftermath
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Hold the Dark
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Heartbeat
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The Hummingbird Project
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The Kill Team
6.5/391
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2019
Long Shot
6.728/2662
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1999
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0/0
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Leende Guldbruna Ögon
10/1
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7/1
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