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Alexander Skarsgård
Alexander Skarsgård’s screen credits include Nathan Lind in Godzilla vs. Kong, Michael in Melancholia, and Wicker Husband in Wicker.
Born August 25, 1976 Stockholm, Sweden4 movies on MoviHero
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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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- 2026The End(voice)
- 2026The MomentJohannes
- 2025PillionProducer · Ray
- 2025Eric LaRueRon LaRue
- 2024LeeRoland Penrose
- 2023Svensken bakom HollywoodkroppenHimself
- 2023Infinity PoolProducer · James Foster
- 2022Creation of the Kingdom of ExodusSelf / The Swedish Lawyer
- 2022The NorthmanProducer · Amleth
- 2021PassingJohn Bellew
- 2019The Kill TeamSergeant Deeks
- 2019Long ShotPrime Minister James Steward
- 2019The Hummingbird ProjectAnton Zaleski
- 2019The AftermathStefan Lubert
- 2018Hold the DarkVernon Slone
- 2018MuteLeo Beiler
- 2016War on EveryoneTerry Monroe
- 2016The Legend of TarzanJohn Clayton / Tarzan
- 2016Zoolander 2Adam
- 2015HiddenRay
- 2015The Diary of a Teenage GirlMonroe Rutherford
- 2014The GiverFather
- 2013The EastBenji
- 2013What Maisie KnewLincoln
- 2013DisconnectDerek Hull
- 2011Straw DogsCharlie Venner
- 2010Trust MeAlex
- 2010Behind the MoominsSelf
- 201013Jack
- 2010Beyond the PoleTerje
- 2009MetropiaStefan (voice)
- 2007Black Island SistersStefan
- 2007Leende Guldbruna ÖgonActor
- 2006ScoreMicke
- 2006ExitFabian von Klerking
- 2006The Last DropJergen Voller
- 2006Kill Your DarlingsGeert
- 2006Never Be MineChristopher
- 2005About SaraKalle Öberg
- 2005Double ShiftNisse
- 2004HeartbeatPiloten
- 2003To Kill a ChildWriter · Director
- 2002The Dog TrickMicke
- 2001ZoolanderMeekus
- 2001Kites Over HelsinkiRobin Åström
- 2000Wings of GlassJohan
- 2000White Water FuryAnders
- 2000The DiverIngmar
- 2000D-DayLise's papsøn
- 2000HundtricketMicke
- 1999Happy EndBamse Viktorsson
- 1989The Dog That SmiledJojjo
- 1987Idag RödThe Boy
- 1984Åke and His WorldKalle Nubb
- The PackActor · Director
- The TigerVanzin
- The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate HandsActor
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Nathan Lind
Godzilla vs. Kong
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Melancholia
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Wicker
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Battleship
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