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Alexander Skarsgård
Born: 25th Aug 1976 Stockholm, Sweden
Dept: Acting
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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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 88
Film: 60 (68%)
Television: 28 (32%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Documentary, TV Movie, Horror, Fantasy, News, History, War & Politics, Action & Adventure, Music, Animation, Soap, Family
Filmography
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A Siberian tiger attacks encroaching humans in its habitat. A conservationist game warden confronts the supernaturally powerful tiger in a fight only ... view
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Vanzin
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A British widower in the 1880s Pacific Northwest hires a Native American governess, educated in a Christian mission school, to teach his two daughters ... view
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A group of documentarians brave the remote wilderness of Alaska in an effort to save a nearly extinct species of wolves. When the crew is brought back ... view
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2026
A rising pop sensation navigates fame and industry pressures while preparing for her arena tour debut, revealing the transformation of underground cul ... view
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Johannes
2026
An outcast in a fishing village commissions a husband for herself made out of wicker from the local basketmaker, but her unexpected romance with the i ... view
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Dec 2025 (first aired)
Critically acclaimed performers are paired in candid, unscripted conversations about their craft. ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
2025
Colin, a timid gay man, is swept off his feet when Ray, an enigmatic and impossibly handsome biker, takes him on as his submissive in a crazy and erot ... view
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Ray
May 2025 (first aired)
In a high-tech future, a rogue security robot secretly gains free will. To stay hidden, it reluctantly joins a new mission protecting scientists on a ... view
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Murderbot (10 ep.)
2025
Janice is struggling; she moves through life as if in a haze, unable to let go of her anger and frustration. While her husband has found refuge at a n ... view
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Ron LaRue
2024
The true story of photographer Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War I ... view
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Roland Penrose
Feb 2024 (first aired)
Meet the Smiths: two lonely strangers, John and Jane, who have given up their lives and identities to be thrown together as partners – both in espio ... view
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Other John (1 ep.)
2023
On the big screen, film bodies are becoming extreme and body building is part of many actors' job descriptions. Edit follows one of Hollywood's most h ... view
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Himself
2023
While staying at an isolated island resort, James and Em are enjoying a perfect vacation of pristine beaches, exceptional staff, and soaking up the su ... view
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James Foster
Original title: Skabelsen af Riget Exodus
2022
Get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the creative challenges Lars von Trier presents his cast and crew to bring his vision to life from script t ... view
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Self / The Swedish Lawyer
2022
Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Am ... view
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Amleth
2021
In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white. ... view
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John Bellew
2021
In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powe ... view
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Nathan Lind
Dec 2020 (first aired)
In a world mostly wiped out by the plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil, the fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulde ... view
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Randall Flagg (9 ep.)
2019
When Andrew Briggman — a young soldier in the US Army during the invasion of Afghanistan — witnesses the murderous behavior of fellow soldiers, un ... view
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Sergeant Deeks
Sep 2019 (first aired)
Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are bea ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
Aug 2019 (first aired)
In the early 1990s, a recently widowed, impoverished Orlando water park employee schemes and cons her way up the ranks of the multi-billion dollar pyr ... view
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Travis Stubbs (1 ep.)
2019
Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to mak ... view
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Prime Minister James Steward
Mar 2019 (first aired)
A documentary-style look into the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of a group of vampires in Staten Island who have “lived” together for hundreds ... view
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Eric Northman (1 ep.)
2019
A pair of high-frequency traders go up against their old boss in an effort to make millions in a fiber-optic cable deal. ... view
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Anton Zaleski
2019
In the aftermath of World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post-war reconstruction, but tensions aris ... view
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Stefan Lubert
Oct 2018 (first aired)
Brilliant young actress Charlie strikes up an acquaintance with an intriguing stranger while on holiday in Greece, but it rapidly becomes apparent tha ... view
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Gadi Becker (6 ep.)
2018
In the grim Alaskan winter, a naturalist hunts for wolves blamed for killing a local boy, but he soon finds himself swept into a chilling mystery. ... view
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Vernon Slone
Jun 2018 (first aired)
Follow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment congl ... view
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Lukas Matsson (10 ep.)
Mar 2018 (first aired)
Over the years, celebrities have been a part of many outstanding projects and have portrayed some of film and televisions most beloved and memorable c ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
2018
A mute man with a violent past is forced to take on the teeming underworld of a near-future Berlin as he searches for his missing girlfriend. ... view
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Leo Beiler
Feb 2017 (first aired)
The tale of three mothers of first graders whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point of murder. ... view
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Perry Wright (14 ep.)
2016
Two corrupt cops in New Mexico set out to blackmail and frame every criminal unfortunate enough to cross their path. Things take a sinister turn, howe ... view
Character:
Terry Monroe
Sep 2016 (first aired)
Two cousins work through the Atlanta music scene in order to better their lives and the lives of their families. ... view
Character:
Alexander Skarsgård (1 ep.)
2016
Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment. ... view
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John Clayton / Tarzan
2016
Derek and Hansel are modelling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the business. ... view
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Adam
2015
A family takes refuge in a fallout shelter to avoid a dangerous outbreak. ... view
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Ray
Sep 2015 (first aired)
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclect ... view
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Self - Guest (4 ep.)
Aug 2015 (first aired)
Loving parodies of some of the world's best-known documentaries. Each episode is shot in a different style of documentary filmmaking, and honors some ... view
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Rainer Wolz (2 ep.)
2015
Minnie Goetze is a 15-year-old aspiring comic-book artist, coming of age in the haze of the 1970s in San Francisco. Insatiably curious about the world ... view
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Monroe Rutherford
2014
In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the tr ... view
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Father
Feb 2014 (first aired)
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live's" longest serving anchor on the show's wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC's "Late Ni ... view
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Self - Guest (1 ep.)
Feb 2014 (first aired)
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program w ... view
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Self (2 ep.)
2013
An operative for an elite private intelligence firm finds her priorities irrevocably changed after she is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group ... view
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Benji
2013
In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle. ... view
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Lincoln
2013
A hard-working lawyer, attached to his cell phone, can't find the time to communicate with his family. An estranged couple uses the internet as a mean ... view
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Derek Hull
2012
When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters of ... view
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Commander Stone Hopper
2011
A young couple moves to a quaint southern town. Soon their perfect getaway turns out to become a living hell when dark secrets and lethal passions spi ... view
Character:
Charlie Venner
Sep 2011 (first aired)
The Jonathan Ross Show is a British chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. It was first broadcast on ITV on 3 September 2011 and currently airs on Satu ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
2011
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth. ... view
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Michael
Original title: Puss
2010
A comical fresco on human misdemeanors and betrayals... A film about our right to not be perfect. ... view
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Alex
2010
Interviews with the English language voice cast of 'Moomins and the Comet Chase.' ... view
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Self
2010
A naive young man assumes a dead man's identity and finds himself embroiled in an underground world of power, violence, and chance where men gamble be ... view
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Jack
2009
In the near future, oil reserves are nearly depleted and Europe is connected by series of underground tunnels. While navigating these tunnels, Roger h ... view
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Stefan (voice)
Jul 2009 (first aired)
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities. ... view
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Self - Guest (1 ep.)
Feb 2009 (first aired)
Years after he turned his back on his hometown, a burned-out major league ballplayer returns to teach phys ed at his old middle school. ... view
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Adult Toby Powers (1 ep.)
2009
A documentary film crew follows the first carbon neutral, organic, vegetarian expedition ever to attempt the North Pole. Simultaneously Saving the Pla ... view
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Terje
Sep 2008 (first aired)
Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic blood, vampires have progressed overnight from legendary monsters to fellow citizens. And whil ... view
Character:
Eric Northman (80 ep.)
Jul 2008 (first aired)
The first 40 days of the war in Iraq as seen through the eyes of an elite group of U.S. Marines who spearheaded the invasion along with an embedded Ro ... view
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Brad Colbert (7 ep.)
Original title: Järnets änglar
2007
The lives of three working class women in northern Sweden. ... view
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Stefan
2007
Lennart Johansson grows up with one dream - to lead a Swedish dance band in the spirit of the Swedish legends "Vikingarna". He is a Swedish at heart, ... view
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Feb 2007 (first aired)
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and sha ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
Original title: Cuppen
2006
During the Football Tournament Gothia Cup Micke and Tshepo meet. Six years later Tshepo has become a football coach while Micke entered a criminal car ... view
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Micke
2006
There is a thin line between money and loyalty. Thomas Skepphult runs an investment company, and is arrested for the murder of his business partner wh ... view
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Fabian von Klerking
Aug 2006 (first aired)
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One. ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
2006
Different factions in WWII-era Holland race to find a stash of Nazi gold. ... view
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Jergen Voller
2006
A desperate young writer is lured on a wild ride through the desert by a mysterious woman in this darkly comic take on the all-American road trip. Alo ... view
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Geert
2006
Liv Swedin is a Swedish actress in Hollywood. It's her 30th birthday when she meets Christopher (a guy from Sweden as well) in her favourite coffee sh ... view
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Christopher
Original title: Om Sara
2005
Because of a mentally ill mother and abusive relationships, Sara's attempts at happiness turn increasingly selfish and desperate, until her image of a ... view
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Kalle Öberg
Original title: Som man bäddar...
2005
Jonas has promised to take time off work to take care of his baby daughter so that his fiancé can go back to work. The problem is that his company, a ... view
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Nisse
Original title: Hjärtslag
2004
A dazzling musical about a young Arab woman facing deportation just as she is about to receive a heart transplant. ... view
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Piloten
Original title: Hundtricket - The Movie
2002
Simon dreams of finding his one true love. Until then, he spends most of his time watching sloppy tearjerkers on video. He also shies away from the sh ... view
Character:
Micke
2001
Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel scooters in to steal this year's ... view
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Meekus
Original title: Drakarna över Helsingfors
2001
Epic tale about two generations of men in a wealthy Finnish family, spanning from the 1960s all the way through the early 1990s. The father has achiev ... view
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Robin Åström
Original title: Vingar av glas
2000
Nazli is 18, born in Iran, raised in Sweden. She lives with her father Abbas and her older sister Mahin. Nazli, who wants to blend in calls herself Sa ... view
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Johan
Original title: Järngänget
2000
Four young men – Luke, Simon, Anders and John – are on the gang’s annual outing. During the trip down the river the four meet sisters Marie and ... view
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Anders
Original title: Dykaren
2000
A thriller about deceit and the struggle for power within Eastern European mafia gangs living in exile in Sweden. Swedish fisherman Arne rescues a you ... view
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Ingmar
Original title: D-Dag
2000
Four people plan to rob a bank on new year's eve, when no one will notice because of the celebrations. ... view
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Lise's papsøn
2000
This is the short film that "Hundtricket - The Movie (2002)" is based on and follows the same premise about a shy man walking a dog in order to meet w ... view
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Micke
1999
Happy End is a story about Lukas, a self-absorbed young man adrift who meets Marja, an experienced, older woman. Lukas dreams of becoming a rock star. ... view
Character:
Bamse Viktorsson
Oct 1997 (first aired)
Vita lögner is a Swedish soap opera that aired on TV3,. The plot focused on the social life of the hospital staff and families in the fictional town ... view
Character:
Marcus Englund (619 ep.)
Jul 1996 (first aired)
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture. ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Nov 1994 (first aired)
The Kingdom is the most technologically advanced hospital in Denmark, a gleaming bastion of medical science. A rash of uncanny occurrences, however, b ... view
Character:
Svensk advokat (2 ep.)
Original title: Hunden som log
1989
Jojje, Roffe, Sivert, Lillen, Peggy and the dog King are a tight-knit group of friends. When it turns out that King is sick and soon to die, his frien ... view
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Jojjo
Sep 1988 (first aired)
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spo ... view
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Self - Guest (2 ep.)
1987
Harry Friberg photographs a mysterious lightning in the water outside the Blockhusudden. The light turns out to flow over a murder. ... view
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The Boy
Original title: Åke och hans värld
1984
Åke and his world is a long, lyrical study of a Swedish country doctor of the 1930s. Åke is the doctor's six-year-old son, from whose point of view ... view
Character:
Kalle Nubb
Oct 1975 (first aired)
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture a ... view
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Self - Host (1 ep.)