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Alexander Skarsgård

Alexander Skarsgård

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 25, 1976 (49)
Birthplace Stockholm, Sweden
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 C ... olbert 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexander Skarsgård, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

Pillion

Pillion

2025

as Ray

Lee

Lee

2024

as Roland Penrose

Infinity Pool

Infinity Pool

2023

as James Foster

The Northman

The Northman

2022

as Amleth

Godzilla vs. Kong

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

as Nathan Lind

Passing

Passing

2021

as John Bellew

The Aftermath

The Aftermath

2019

as Stefan Lubert

The Kill Team

The Kill Team

2019

as Sergeant Deeks

The Hummingbird Project

The Hummingbird Project

2019

as Anton Zaleski

Long Shot

Long Shot

2019

as Prime Minister James Steward

Mute

Mute

2018

as Leo Beiler

Hold the Dark

Hold the Dark

2018

as Vernon Slone

The Legend of Tarzan

The Legend of Tarzan

2016

as John Clayton / Tarzan

War on Everyone

War on Everyone

2016

as Terry Monroe

Zoolander 2

Zoolander 2

2016

as Adam

Hidden

Hidden

2015

as Ray

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

2015

as Monroe Rutherford

The Giver

The Giver

2014

as Father

The East

The East

2013

as Benji

What Maisie Knew

What Maisie Knew

2013

as Lincoln

Disconnect

Disconnect

2013

as Derek Hull

Battleship

Battleship

2012

as Commander Stone Hopper

Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs

2011

as Charlie Venner

Melancholia

Melancholia

2011

as Michael

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13

2010

as Jack

Metropia

Metropia

2009

as Stefan (voice)

Beyond the Pole

Beyond the Pole

2009

as Terje

Never Be Mine

Never Be Mine

2006

as Christopher

Kill Your Darlings

Kill Your Darlings

2006

as Geert

The Last Drop

The Last Drop

2006

as Jergen Voller

Zoolander

Zoolander

2001

as Meekus

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Pillion

Pillion

2025

Executive Producer

Infinity Pool

Infinity Pool

2023

Executive Producer

The Northman

The Northman

2022

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

White Lies

as Marcus Englund

Episodes: 619

First Aired: Oct 27, 1997

True Blood

as Eric Northman

Episodes: 80

First Aired: Sep 07, 2008

Big Little Lies

as Perry Wright

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Feb 19, 2017

Succession

as Lukas Matsson

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jun 03, 2018

The Stand

as Randall Flagg

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Dec 17, 2020

Generation Kill

as Brad Colbert

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jul 13, 2008

The Little Drummer Girl

as Gadi Becker

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 28, 2018

Documentary Now!

as Rainer Wolz

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 20, 2015

The Kingdom

as Svensk advokat

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 24, 1994

Atlanta

as Alexander Skarsgård

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 2016

Eastbound & Down

as Adult Toby Powers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 15, 2009

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

as Other John

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 2024

On Becoming a God in Central Florida

as Travis Stubbs

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 25, 2019

What We Do in the Shadows

as Eric Northman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 27, 2019

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

The Jonathan Ross Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 03, 2011

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

Murderbot

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 15, 2025

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2018

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 55 55 55
2024 6 31 43 20
2024 7 39 58 17
2024 8 31 60 18
2024 9 33 46 17
2024 10 26 38 20
2024 11 28 43 20
2024 12 32 47 22
2025 1 41 68 27
2025 2 28 41 6
2025 3 11 37 0
2025 4 4 6 2
2025 5 8 9 3
2025 6 4 6 3
2025 7 3 4 2
2025 8 3 10 1
2025 9 1 2 1
2025 10 2 3 2

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 1120 1120
2024 6 569 136
2025 1 411 144
2025 2 653 257
2025 3 543 185
2025 4 421 421
2025 5 534 141
2025 6 458 422
2025 7 555 463
2025 8 140 114
2025 9 805 715
2025 10 446 193

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