Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård (Swedish: [alɛkˈsǎnːdɛr ˈskɑ̌ːʂɡoːɖ] ; born 25 August 1976) is a Swedish actor. Born in Stockholm, son of actor Stellan Skarsgård, he began acting at age seven but quit at
13. After serving in the Swedish Navy, Skarsgård returned to acting and gained his first role in the US comedy film
Zoolander (2001). He played Brad Colbert in the miniseries Generation Kill (2008), and had his breakthrough for portraying 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 Prim...
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