Alexander Skarsgård

Alexander Skarsgård

CountrySweden Sweden
GenderMale
BirthdayAug 25, 1976
BiographyAlexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård (Swedish: [alɛkˈsǎnːdɛr ˈskɑ̌ːʂɡoːɖ] ; born 25 August 1976) is a Swedish actor. A son of actor Stellan Skarsgård, he began acting at age seven but quit at age thirteen. After serving in the Swedish Navy, Skarsgård returned to acting and gained his first role in the US comedy film Zoolander (2001). He played Brad Colbert in the miniseries Generation Kill (2008), and had his breakthrough portraying 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 and a Golden Globe Award. He went on to appear in the films Long Shot (2019), Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), Passing (2021), The Northman (2022), which he also produced, and Infinity Pool (2023). He also played Randall Flagg in the miniseries The Stand (2020–2021) and tech mogul Lukas Matsson in the drama series Succession (2021–2023), for which he was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. As of 2025, he is starring in the science-fiction comedy series Murderbot.

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Known For

Murderbot
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Murderbot

as Murderbot
Big Little Lies
Ended

Big Little Lies

as Perry Wright
Generation Kill
Ended

Generation Kill

as Sgt. Brad "Iceman" Colbert
Succession
Ended

Succession

as Lukas Matsson
The Little Drummer Girl
Ended

The Little Drummer Girl

as Gadi Becker
The Stand
Ended

The Stand

as Randall Flagg
True Blood
Ended

True Blood

as Eric Northman

Part of Crew

Murderbot
Running

Murderbot

as Executive Producer

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