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Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård is a Swedish actor. He is known for his roles as vampire Eric Northman on the HBO series True Blood, the title character in The Legend of Tarzan, Brad Colbert in the HBO miniseries Generation Kill, and Perry Wright in the HBO series Big Little Lies, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film.
Birth Name
Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård
Born
Wednesday, 25 August 1976
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Self - Presenter & Winner | 2024 |
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Other John | 2024 |
| Lee | Roland Penrose | 2023 |
| Eric Larue | 2023 | |
| Infinity Pool | James Foster | 2023 |
| The Northman | Amleth | 2022 |
| Passing | John / John Bellew | 2021 |
| Godzilla vs. Kong | Nathan Lind | 2021 |
| The Stand | Randall Flagg | 2020 |
| The Kill Team | Sergeant Deeks | 2019 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Self - Presenter & Winner | 2024 |
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Other John | 2024 |
| Lee | Roland Penrose | 2023 |
| Eric Larue | 2023 | |
| Infinity Pool | James Foster | 2023 |
| The Northman | Amleth | 2022 |
| Passing | John / John Bellew | 2021 |
| Godzilla vs. Kong | Nathan Lind | 2021 |
| The Stand | Randall Flagg | 2020 |
| The Kill Team | Sergeant Deeks | 2019 |
| On Becoming a God in Central Florida | Travis Stubbs | 2019 |
| Long Shot | Prime Minister James Steward | 2019 |
| The Hummingbird Project | Anton Zaleski | 2019 |
| The Aftermath | Stefan Lubert / Stephen Lubert | 2019 |
| The Little Drummer Girl | Becker / Gadi Becker | 2018 |
| Hold the Dark | Vernon Slone | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Succession | Lukas Matsson | 2018 |
| Mute | Leo / Leo Beiler | 2018 |
| 75th Golden Globe Awards | Self - Winner | 2018 |
| The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Winner | 2017 |
| Big Little Lies | Perry Wright | 2017 |
| War on Everyone | Terry Monroe / Det. Terry Monroe | 2016 |
| Atlanta | Alexander Skarsgård | 2016 |
| The Legend of Tarzan | Tarzan / John Clayton | 2016 |
| Zoolander 2 | Adam | 2016 |
| Chelsea | Self | 2016 |
| The IMDb Studio at Sundance | Self | 2016 |
| Hidden | Ray | 2015 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self / Self - Dog Chow Spokesman | 2015 |
| Documentary Now! | Rainer Wolz | 2015 |
| The Diary of a Teenage Girl | Monroe / Monroe Rutherford | 2015 |
| The Giver | Father / Jonas' Father | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Drunk History | Dr. James Dunn | 2013 |
| The East | Benji | 2013 |
| What Maisie Knew | Lincoln | 2013 |
| Disconnect | Derek Hull | 2013 |
| Battleship | Commander Stone Hopper | 2012 |
| Straw Dogs | Charlie / Charlie Venner | 2011 |
| The Jonathan Ross Show | Self | 2011 |
| Melancholia | Michael | 2011 |
| Conan | Himself - Guest | 2010 |
| The Talk | Self - Guest | 2010 |
| Puss | Alex | 2010 |
| Trust Me | Alex | 2010 |
| Moomins and the Comet Chase | Moomintroll | 2010 |
| True Blood: Webisodes | Eric Northman | 2010 |
| 13 | Jack | 2010 |
| The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Self - Audience Member | 2010 |
| Metropia | Stefan (voice) / Stefan | 2009 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself - Guest | 2009 |
| Eastbound & Down | Adult Toby Powers | 2009 |
| Beyond the Pole | Terje | 2009 |
| True Blood | Eric Northman | 2008 |
| Generation Kill | Sgt. Brad 'Iceman' Colbert / Brad Colbert | 2008 |
| Järnets änglar | Stefan | 2007 |
| Golden Brown Eyes | Boogey Knights Sångare | 2007 |
| Exit | Fabian von Klerking | 2006 |
| The Last Drop | Lt Jürgen Voller / Jergen Voller | 2006 |
| Kill Your Darlings | Geert | 2006 |
| Om Sara | Kalle Öberg | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Double Shift | Nisse | 2005 |
| The Insider | Himself (archive footage) | 2004 |
| Inside Edition | Self | 2003 |
| The Dog Trick | Micke | 2002 |
| Zoolander | Meekus | 2001 |
| Kites Over Helsinki | Robin Åström | 2001 |
| Wings of Glass | Johan | 2000 |
| White Water Fury | Anders | 2000 |
| Judith | Ante Lindström | 2000 |
| The Diver | Ingmar | 2000 |
| D-Day | Lise's papsøn | 2000 |
| The Kingdom | Svensk advokat | 1994 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| The Dog That Smiled | Jojjo | 1989 |
| Ake and His World | Kalle Nubb | 1984 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self / Himself | 1981 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Att döda ett barn | 2003 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Infinity Pool | 2023 |
| The Northman | 2022 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2023 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2018 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Won |
| 2017 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie | Won |
