Alexander Skarsgård
Date of birth: 1976-08-25
Place of birth: Stockholm, Sweden
Known for: Acting
Also known as: 알렉산데르 스카르스고르드, الكسندر سكارسجارد, อเลกซานเดอร์ สกาส์กอร์ด, 亞歷山大·斯卡斯加德, Александер Скашгорд, Александер Скарсґард, الکساندر اسکاشگورد, אלכסנדר סקארסגארד, Alexander Skarsgard
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexander Skarsgård, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Last Drop
2006-04-13
Different factions in WWII-era Holland race to find a stash of Nazi gold.
Wings of Glass
2000-10-20
Nazli is 18, born in Iran, raised in Sweden. She lives with her father Abbas and her older sister Ma
Exit
2006-10-06
There is a thin line between money and loyalty. Thomas Skepphult runs an investment company, and is
Kill Your Darlings
2006-04-12
A desperate young writer is lured on a wild ride through the desert by a mysterious woman in this da
Zoolander
2001-09-28
Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when h
Metropia
2009-10-21
In the near future, oil reserves are nearly depleted and Europe is connected by series of undergroun
Melancholia
2011-05-26
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
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Battleship
2012-04-11
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13
2010-03-12
A naive young man assumes a dead man's identity and finds himself embroiled in an underground world
Straw Dogs
2011-09-16
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White Water Fury
2000-04-07
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The Dog Trick
2002-10-25
Simon dreams of finding his one true love. Until then, he spends most of his time watching sloppy te
Double Shift
2005-05-18
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Trust Me
2010-08-20
A comical fresco on human misdemeanors and betrayals... A film about our right to not be perfect.
About Sara
2005-11-11
Because of a mentally ill mother and abusive relationships, Sara's attempts at happiness turn increa
The East
2013-05-31
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Black Island Sisters
2007-10-05
The lives of three working class women in northern Sweden.
Åke and His World
1984-10-26
Åke and his world is a long, lyrical study of a Swedish country doctor of the 1930s. Åke is the doct
What Maisie Knew
2013-05-02
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Disconnect
2013-04-12
A hard-working lawyer, attached to his cell phone, can't find the time to communicate with his famil
The Diver
2000-01-05
A thriller about deceit and the struggle for power within Eastern European mafia gangs living in exi
The Tiger
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The Diary of a Teenage Girl
2015-08-07
Minnie Goetze is a 15-year-old aspiring comic-book artist, coming of age in the haze of the 1970s in
The Giver
2014-08-13
In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy i
The Dog That Smiled
1989-12-19
Jojje, Roffe, Sivert, Lillen, Peggy and the dog King are a tight-knit group of friends. When it turn
Hundtricket
2000-01-01
This is the short film that "Hundtricket - The Movie (2002)" is based on and follows the same premis
The Legend of Tarzan
2016-06-29
Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to inve
Eric LaRue
2025-04-04
Janice is struggling; she moves through life as if in a haze, unable to let go of her anger and frus
Lee
2024-09-12
The true story of photographer Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war c
The Pack
A group of documentarians brave the remote wilderness of Alaska in an effort to save a nearly extinc
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
2022-11-20
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Hidden
2015-09-15
A family takes refuge in a fallout shelter to avoid a dangerous outbreak.
War on Everyone
2016-10-07
Two corrupt cops in New Mexico set out to blackmail and frame every criminal unfortunate enough to c
Pillion
2025-11-28
A timid man is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as his s
Mute
2018-02-23
A mute man with a violent past is forced to take on the teeming underworld of a near-future Berlin a
Kites Over Helsinki
2001-09-07
Epic tale about two generations of men in a wealthy Finnish family, spanning from the 1960s all the
Zoolander 2
2016-02-06
Derek and Hansel are modelling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the bus
Beyond the Pole
2009-01-01
A documentary film crew follows the first carbon neutral, organic, vegetarian expedition ever to att
D-Day
2000-01-01
Four people plan to rob a bank on new year's eve, when no one will notice because of the celebration
Score
2006-11-14
During the Football Tournament Gothia Cup Micke and Tshepo meet. Six years later Tshepo has become a
Never Be Mine
2006-01-27
Liv Swedin is a Swedish actress in Hollywood. It's her 30th birthday when she meets Christopher (a g
The Aftermath
2019-03-01
In the aftermath of World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg dur
Hold the Dark
2018-09-22
In the grim Alaskan winter, a naturalist hunts for wolves blamed for killing a local boy, but he soo
Heartbeat
2004-01-30
A dazzling musical about a young Arab woman facing deportation just as she is about to receive a hea
The Hummingbird Project
2019-03-15
A pair of high-frequency traders go up against their old boss in an effort to make millions in a fib
The Kill Team
2019-10-17
When Andrew Briggman — a young soldier in the US Army during the invasion of Afghanistan — witnesses
Long Shot
2019-05-02
Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most infl
Happy End
1999-09-10
Happy End is a story about Lukas, a self-absorbed young man adrift who meets Marja, an experienced,
Leende Guldbruna Ögon
2007-02-26
Lennart Johansson grows up with one dream - to lead a Swedish dance band in the spirit of the Swedis
The Northman
2022-04-07
Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, w
Passing
2021-10-27
In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with
Behind the Moomins
2010-08-06
Interviews with the English language voice cast of 'Moomins and the Comet Chase.'
Idag Röd
1987-10-12
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Godzilla vs. Kong
2021-03-24
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Infinity Pool
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Wicker
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The Moment
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