Alexander Skarsgård

Actor + Director

Male

Born Aug 25, 1976

Age 36

Hometown Stockholm, Sweden

Other Names Alexander Johan H...

Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård is a Swedish actor. He is best known for his roles as vampire Eric Northman on the HBO series True Blood, Meekus in Zoolander and Brad Colbert in the HBO miniseries Generation Kill.

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Kate Bosworth
Dated 2009 - 2011
Evan Rachel Wood
Dated 2009
Izabella Miko
Fling 2009
Amanda Seyfried
Fling 2008

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Alexander Skarsgård

Age 36

parents

Stellan Skarsgård
Father, Age 62
My Skarsgård

Father

siblings

Gustaf Skarsgård
Brother, Age 32
Sam Skarsgård

Brother, Age 31
Bill Skarsgård
Brother, Age 22
Valter Skarsgård

Brother, Age 18
Eija Skarsgård

Brother

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Cinemax’s Quarry Adds Stellan Skarsgård To Sniper Pilot
Boom Tron - 5 days ago

Cinemax is busy beefing up its sniper pilot, Quarry. We’ve been bringing you all the latest casting news involved in this interesting 1970s set thriller. Today we can add a Thor actor to the mix. Stellan Skarsgård has signed the dotted line to co-star in the pilot. Quarry could be a success. The network has already seen positive results with their original series Banshee and Strike Back. Quarry is based on the Max Allan Collins series of novels and follows a Marine sniper, who we previou...
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On “true Blood,” Silliness And Holocaust Allegories Abound
Salon.com - 6 days ago

“True Blood” begins its sixth season on Sunday night in medias res, in the middle of a vampire fight that started in last season’s finale. It’s dark, the earth is shaking and Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgard) and a quartet of their allies are running from a newly powerful Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer), who looks like he recently washed in Carrie’s post-prom pig’s-blood bathwater. The sequence is hard to follow and over the top -- vampires keep disappearing i...
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Alexander Skarsgard And Ellen Page Are "Just Friends"
PopSugar - 8 days ago

Ellen Page and Alexander Skarsgard are not dating - People What is Gerard Butler doing with his bum? - HuffPost Celebrity Lauren Conrad says clubbing destroyed her voice - Us Weekly Is this Edward Snowden's girlfriend? - The Daily Beast Justin Timberlake unveils racy new cover art - ET Rafael Nadal celebrates at Euro Disney - Lainey Gossip Celebrities who survived an awkward phase - BuzzFeed The complete winners list from Critics' Choice TV Awards - The Hollywood Reporter ...
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Ellen Page And Alexander Skarsgard Are Just Friends, Says Source
People Magazine - 9 days ago

The costars are photographed looking cozy but a source tells PEOPLE they're just friends
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1976 Birth Born on August 25, 1976.

TEENAGE

1996 19 Years Old After completing his service in 1996 he left Sweden and attended Leeds Metropolitan University in England for six months. … Read More

TWENTIES

1997 20 Years Old After seven years away from acting, he started to consider it again. In 1997 he enrolled in a theater course at Marymount Manhattan College and moved to New York City. … Read More

2001 24 Years Old Upon his return to Sweden, Skarsgård began picking up acting jobs, working in film, television and theatrical productions. While on vacation in the United States, he auditioned for and landed the role of Meekus in the 2001 film Zoolander.

2003 26 Years Old In 2003 his work in Hundtricket-the Movie (The Dog Trick) earned him a Guldbagge nomination for Best Supporting Actor. … Read More

2004 27 Years Old He moved to Los Angeles in 2004 but continued to work in Sweden. … Read More

THIRTIES

2009 32 Years Old 1 More Event

In 2009, Skarsgård appeared in the music video for pop singer Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi".

2010 33 Years Old 3 More Events

In 2010, Skarsgård portrayed Terje, a gay Norwegian trekking to the North Pole, in the British mockumentary Beyond the Pole.

2011 34 Years Old 1 More Event

Skarsgård appeared in two 2011 films. … Read More

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