Acting credits
83
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Alexander Skarsgård
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
4.4
Moderate attention
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Movies: 56Series: 28Crew credits: 5
TMDB ID: 28846
IMDb ID: nm0002907
Known for: Acting
Born: August 25, 1976
Age: 50
Place of birth: Stockholm, Sweden
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2026
Years active: 52
Average TMDB rating: 6.43
Wikidata: Q310637
Also known as
Alexander Skarsgard
Other jobs
Executive Producer (3)Producer (1)Screenplay (1)
Biography
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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Movies
Movie credits linked with Alexander Skarsgård.
In 3 weeks
Wicker
as Wicker Husband
2026 Movie
The End
as (voice)
2026 Movie
The Moment
as Johannes
2026 Movie
Pillion
as Ray
2025 Movie
Eric LaRue
as Ron LaRue
2025 Movie
Lee
as Roland Penrose
2024 Movie
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
as Himself
2023 Movie
Infinity Pool
as James Foster
2023 Movie
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
as Self / The Swedish Lawyer
2022 Movie
The Northman
as Amleth
2022 Movie
Passing
as John Bellew
2021 Movie
Godzilla vs. Kong
as Nathan Lind
2021 Movie
The Kill Team
as Sergeant Deeks
2019 Movie
Long Shot
as Prime Minister James Steward
2019 Movie
The Hummingbird Project
as Anton Zaleski
2019 Movie
The Aftermath
as Stefan Lubert
2019 Movie
Hold the Dark
as Vernon Slone
2018 Movie
Mute
as Leo Beiler
2018 Movie
War on Everyone
as Terry Monroe
2016 Movie
The Legend of Tarzan
as John Clayton / Tarzan
2016 Movie
Zoolander 2
as Adam
2016 Movie
Hidden
as Ray
2015 Movie
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
as Monroe Rutherford
2015 Movie
The Giver
as Father
2014 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Alexander Skarsgård.
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
as Self • 1 eps
2025 Series
Murderbot
as Murderbot • 10 eps
2025 Series
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Other John • 1 eps
2024 Series
The Stand
as Randall Flagg • 9 eps
2020 Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
as Travis Stubbs • 1 eps
2019 Series
What We Do in the Shadows
as Eric Northman • 1 eps
2019 Series
The Little Drummer Girl
as Gadi Becker • 6 eps
2018 Series
Succession
as Lukas Matsson • 10 eps
2018 Series
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
as Self • 1 eps
2018 Series
Big Little Lies
as Perry Wright • 14 eps
2017 Series
Atlanta
as Alexander Skarsgård • 1 eps
2016 Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest • 4 eps
2015 Series
Documentary Now!
as Rainer Wolz • 2 eps
2015 Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2014 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self • 1 eps
2011 Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
Eastbound & Down
as Adult Toby Powers • 1 eps
2009 Series
True Blood
as Eric Northman • 80 eps
2008 Series
Generation Kill
as Brad Colbert • 7 eps
2008 Series
The Graham Norton Show
as Self • 2 eps
2007 Series
The One Show
as Self • 1 eps
2006 Series
White Lies
as Marcus Englund • 619 eps
1997 Series