Alexander Skarsgård
Born 25/08/1976
(48 years old)
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Biography
ALEXANDER SKARSGARD is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after actors in Hollywood. He began his acting career at the age of eight and worked steadily in films and on Swedish television. Skarsgard went on to study theater at the Leeds Metropolitan University in the U.K. and at Marymount Manhattan College in New York. He returned to Sweden and appeared in a number of productions that made him a star in his native country.A visit to Los Angeles landed him a part in the hit comedy Zoolander (2001), where he starred alongside Ben Stiller and Will Ferrell.
Skarsgard returned home to Sweden to continue honing his acting skills with roles in film and theatrical productions, including Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Bloody Wedding. In 2003, he co-wrote and co-directed an award-winning short, Att döda ett barn (To Kill a Child ), which was shown at the Tribeca and Cannes film festivals.
His first big break in the U.S. was with the HBO miniseries Generation Kill (2008). His portrayal of Marine Sgt. Brad "Iceman" Colbert astonished critics and audiences alike. Immediately following that film, Skarsgard was cast in the role of Eric Northman, a 1,000-year-old Viking vampire, on HBO's hit series True Blood (2008), where he currently stars alongside Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer. The show rode to success on quality scripts, great acting and the public's obsession with the vampire genre.
Skarsgard starred in Fox Searchlight's The East (2012), directed by Zal Batmanglij; What Maisie Knew (2012), directed by David Siegel and Scott McGehee, and starring Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan; and Disconnect (2012), directed by Henry Alex Rubin and starring opposite Paula Patton, Jason Bateman and Andrea Riseborough. His film credits also include Lars von Trier's award-winning Melancholia, starring opposite Kirsten Dunst, and Rod Lurie's remake of Straw Dogs. His other films include Géla Babluani's 13, starring Sam Riley, Mickey Rourke and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson; the independent film Metropia, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival; and the animated film Moomins and the Comet Chase, with his father, actor Stellan Skarsgard.
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Actor
Movies | |
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2023 |
Eric Larue |
Infinity Pool |
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Lee |
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2022 |
The Northman |
2021 |
Godzilla vs. Kong |
Passing |
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2020 |
Fever Heart |
2019 |
Long Shot |
The Aftermath |
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The Kill Team |
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2018 |
Hold the Dark |
Mute |
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The Hummingbird Project |
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2016 |
The Legend of Tarzan |
War on Everyone |
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Zoolander No. 2 |
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2015 |
Hidden |
The Diary of a Teenage Girl |
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2014 |
The Giver |
2013 |
The East |
2012 |
Battleship |
Disconnect |
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What Maisie Knew |
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2011 |
Melancholia |
Straw Dogs |
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2010 |
13 |
Moomins and the Comet Chase |
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Trust Me |
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2009 |
Beyond the Pole |
Metropia |
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2007 |
Järnets änglar |
2006 |
Cuppen (TV movie) |
Exit |
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Kill Your Darlings |
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2005 |
About Sara |
Double Shift |
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The Last Drop |
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2002 |
The Dog Trick |
2001 |
Kites Over Helsinki |
Zoolander |
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2000 |
D-dag (TV movie) |
D-dag - Lise (TV movie) |
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Järngänget |
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The Diver |
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Wings of Glass |
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1999 |
Happy End |
1989 |
The Dog That Smiled |
1987 |
I dag röd (TV movie) |
1984 |
Åke and His World |
Music videos | |
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2009 |
Lady Gaga: Paparazzi |
Short | |
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2010 |
A Drop of True Blood (series) |
2006 |
Never Be Mine |
Producer
Movies | |
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2022 |
The Northman |
Performer
Director
Short | |
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2003 |
Att döda ett barn |
Screenwriter
Short | |
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2003 |
Att döda ett barn |
Fans
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