Alexander Skarsgård
Biography
Alexander Skarsgård is a Swedish actor who began performing at age seven, left acting at thirteen, and returned after serving in the Swedish Navy. His first American film part came in Zoolander (2001). He then played Marine Brad Colbert in the miniseries Generation Kill and vampire Eric Northman in True Blood, the role that made him known internationally. He appeared in Melancholia (2011), Battleship (2012), and The Legend of Tarzan (2016), and his portrayal of an abusive husband in Big Little Lies won him both a Primetime Emmy and a Golden Globe. Later films include Long Shot (2019), Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), Passing (2021), The Northman (2022), which he also produced, and Infinity Pool (2023). On television he played Randall Flagg in The Stand and Lukas Matsson in Succession, the latter earning him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe nomination. He also stars in Murderbot.
50years old
Turns 51 on August 25in 288 days
- Born Vällingby församling
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 27
- Career span
- 25 years2001 to 2026
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First role
Skarsgard's first role in an American film came when he auditioned for and won the part of a mindless model in Zoolander while vacationing in the United States.
Getting ready for a role
Skarsgard spent 7 months working out to get ready for the title character in the 2016 film The Legend of Tarzan.
A change of course
Skarsgard spent 18 months in the Swedish Navy's SakJakt unit, whose duties included countering sabotage and terrorism in the Stockholm archipelago.
Early training
Skarsgard enrolled in a theater course at Marymount Manhattan College in 1997 and moved to New York City, and the experience confirmed he wanted to act.
Alexander Skarsgård movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Udo Kier's page
Stellan Skarsgård's page
Andrea Riseborough's page
Tessa Thompson's page
Jonathan Whitesell's page
Osy Ikhile's page
Also two films together1 more actor
- Gustav LindhWicker (2026) and The Northman (2022)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Alexander Skarsgård's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.4 billion
18 of the 26 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 26 films: 18 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 2 streaming, short cinema run; 3 figure not found.
- 18Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 2Streaming, short cinema run
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$470M33.3% of the total
- 2$357M25.3% of the total
- 3$303M21.5% of the total
- 4$70M4.9% of the total
- 5$67M4.7% of the total
- 6$61M4.3% of the total
- 7$24M1.7% of the total
- 8$16M1.1% of the total
$44.4 millionfrom the other 10 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors from 2009 to 2017, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| Awards | Won | ||
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2017 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Big Little Lies | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2009 | Satellite Award for Best Cast – Television Series | True Blood | Won |
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