Overview
Alexander SkarsgΓ₯rd
Biography
Alexander Johan Hjalmar SkarsgΓ₯rd (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, SkarsgΓ₯rd 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. SkarsgΓ₯rd's breakthrough came when he portrayed vampire Eric Northman in the television series True Blood (2008β2014). After appearing in films such as Melancholia (2011), Battleship (2012) and The Legend of Tarzan (2016), SkarsgΓ₯rd starred in the drama series Big Little Lies (2017β2019) 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 (2020β2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexander SkarsgΓ₯rd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Acting
