Biography
Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård is a Swedish actor. A son of actor Stellan Skarsgård, he began acting at the age of seven but quit at thirteen. After serving in the Swedish Navy, Skarsgård returned to acting and gained his first role in the American comedy film Zoolander (2001). He played Brad Colbert in the miniseries Generation Kill (2008) and had his international breakthrough portraying vampire Eric Northman in the television series True Blood (2008–2014).
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Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 2017
- Satellite Award — Best Cast – Television Series · 2009
- Actor Awards
- Golden Globe Awards
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series · 2010 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Succession
What We Do in the Shadows
Atlanta
Big Little Lies
Generation Kill
True Blood
The Kingdom
Godzilla vs. Kong
Eastbound & Down
Murderbot
Melancholia
The Graham Norton Show
The Little Drummer Girl
Documentary Now!
Disconnect
What Maisie Knew
Lee
The Northman
Hidden
Saturday Night Live
The Stand
Long Shot
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
The Giver
Eric LaRue
The Kill Team
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
The East
Pillion
The Aftermath
The Daily Show
The Moment
Passing
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Hummingbird Project
Zoolander
Infinity Pool
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Metropia
The Legend of Tarzan
Battleship
Straw Dogs
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
13
War on Everyone
Mute
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Hold the Dark
The Jonathan Ross Show