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Alexander Skarsgård

Cast & creator

Alexander Skarsgård

1976-08-25 (age 50) Stockholm, SwedenIMDb

Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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).

Also known as: Alexander Skarsgard

Movies

66

film credits

Series

30

television credits

Career

89

1975–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

6.4

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest · 2009

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self · 2014

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self - Guest · 2015

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self - Guest · 2014

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

Self · 1996

Across film & television

Filmography (96)

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self - Guest

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self - Guest

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self - Guest

The One Show

The One Show

Self

True Blood

True Blood

Eric Northman

What We Do in the Shadows

What We Do in the Shadows

Eric Northman

Succession

Succession

Lukas Matsson

White Lies

White Lies

Marcus Englund

The Jonathan Ross Show

The Jonathan Ross Show

Self

Eastbound & Down

Eastbound & Down

Adult Toby Powers

Atlanta

Atlanta

Alexander Skarsgård

Big Little Lies

Big Little Lies

Perry Wright

Murderbot

Murderbot

Murderbot

Murderbot

Murderbot

Executive Producer

The Northman

The Northman

Amleth

The Northman

The Northman

Producer

Godzilla vs. Kong

Godzilla vs. Kong

Nathan Lind

Documentary Now!

Documentary Now!

Rainer Wolz

Battleship

Battleship

Commander Stone Hopper

The Kingdom

The Kingdom

Svensk advokat

The Legend of Tarzan

The Legend of Tarzan

John Clayton / Tarzan

The Stand

The Stand

Randall Flagg

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Other John

Pillion

Pillion

Ray

Pillion

Pillion

Executive Producer

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

Self

The Moment

The Moment

Johannes

Generation Kill

Generation Kill

Brad Colbert

Long Shot

Long Shot

Prime Minister James Steward

The Giver

The Giver

Father

The Little Drummer Girl

The Little Drummer Girl

Gadi Becker

On Becoming a God in Central Florida

On Becoming a God in Central Florida

Travis Stubbs

Wicker

Wicker

Wicker Husband

Zoolander 2

Zoolander 2

Adam

Infinity Pool

Infinity Pool

James Foster

Infinity Pool

Infinity Pool

Executive Producer

Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

Self

Zoolander

Zoolander

Meekus

Lee

Lee

Roland Penrose

Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs

Charlie Venner

The Aftermath

The Aftermath

Stefan Lubert

Disconnect

Disconnect

Derek Hull

Hidden

Hidden

Ray

The East

The East

Benji

Melancholia

Melancholia

Michael

The Kill Team

The Kill Team

Sergeant Deeks

The Hummingbird Project

The Hummingbird Project

Anton Zaleski

Hold the Dark

Hold the Dark

Vernon Slone

13

Jack

Mute

Mute

Leo Beiler

Passing

Passing

John Bellew

What Maisie Knew

What Maisie Knew

Lincoln

War on Everyone

War on Everyone

Terry Monroe

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

Monroe Rutherford

Metropia

Metropia

Stefan (voice)

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

Self / The Swedish Lawyer

The End

The End

(voice)

Kill Your Darlings

Kill Your Darlings

Geert

Uppsala Doctor's

Andersson Nilsson

The Last Drop

The Last Drop

Jergen Voller

About Sara

Kalle Öberg

The Tiger

Vanzin

Eric LaRue

Eric LaRue

Ron LaRue

The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands

Score

Score

Micke

Exit

Exit

Fabian von Klerking

Happy End

Happy End

Bamse Viktorsson

Åke and His World

Åke and His World

Kalle Nubb

Wings of Glass

Wings of Glass

Johan

To Kill a Child

To Kill a Child

Screenplay

To Kill a Child

To Kill a Child

Director

Beyond the Pole

Beyond the Pole

Terje

Behind the Moomins

Self

D-Day

D-Day

Lise's papsøn

Idag Röd

Idag Röd

The Boy

The Dog Trick

The Dog Trick

Micke

Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen

Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen

Himself

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Piloten

The Dog That Smiled

The Dog That Smiled

Jojjo

Leende Guldbruna Ögon

Leende Guldbruna Ögon

Hundtricket

Hundtricket

Micke

Trust Me

Trust Me

Alex

The Pack

The Pack

Director

Kites Over Helsinki

Kites Over Helsinki

Robin Åström

The Diver

The Diver

Ingmar

White Water Fury

White Water Fury

Anders

Never Be Mine

Christopher

Double Shift

Nisse

Black Island Sisters

Black Island Sisters

Stefan