Alexander Skarsgård Biography
Alexander Skarsgård (Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård) is a Swedish actor born on August 25, 1976, in Stockholm, Sweden. He is best known for his role as vampire Eric Northman on the HBO series True Blood.
He is also known for playing Meekus in Zoolander, the title character in The Legend of Tarzan, and Brad Colbert in the HBO miniseries Generation Kill. He played a role as Meekus in Zoolander, the title character in The Legend of Tarzan, Brad Colbert in the HBO miniseries Generation Kill, and Perry Wright in the HBO miniseries Big Little Lies, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film.
10 Quick Facts About Alexander Skarsgård
- Name: Alexander Skarsgård
- Age: 44 years old
- Birthday: 25 August
- Zodiac Sign: Virgo
- Height: 6 feet 4½inche
- Nationality: Swedish
- Occupation: Actor
- Marital Status: To be updated
- Salary: $275 Thousand Per Episode
- Net worth: $12 Million
Alexander Skarsgård Age
Alexander is 44 years old as of 2020. He was born on 25 August 1976 in Vällingby, Stockholm, Sweden. He celebrates his birthdays on 25th August every year. His zodiac sign is Virgo.
Alexander Skarsgård Height
Alexander stands at a height of 6 feet 4½inche (1.94 m). He also weighs 196 pounds (89 kg).
Alexander Skarsgård Family
He is the eldest son of actor Stellan Skarsgard and his first wife, My Skarsgård, a physician. He has five brothers; Bill Skarsgård, Gustaf Skarsgård, Sam Skarsgård, Eija Skarsgård, and Valter Skarsgård
Alexander Skarsgård Siblings
He is the oldest of his five siblings and also has two half-brothers. Amongst his siblings are actors Bill Skarsgård, Gustaf Skarsgård, Valter Skarsgård. His brother Sam was also an actor but later changed his mind while his sister and the only daughter of Stellan, is a former model. Ossian and Kolbjörn are half-brothers from a later marriage between Stellan Skarsgård and Megan Everett.
Alexander Skarsgård Wife – Girlfriend, Is he married?
Alexander is recently in a relationship with British model and fashion journalist Alexa Chung whom he had been dating since May 2015.
Alexander Skarsgård Gay
Alexander played a pansexual vampire for seven seasons on the HBO smash, “True Blood,” was a “profound” experience. Regarding his two steamy gay sex scenes on the series, the actor says “they’re incredible scenes.”
Alexander Skarsgård Measurements and Facts
Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Skarsgård.
Alexander Skarsgård Wiki
- Full Name: Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård
- Also Known As Alexander Skarsgård
- Gender: Male
- Occupation / Profession: Actor
- Nationality: American
- Race / Ethnicity: White
- Religion: Not Known
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
Alexander Skarsgård Birthday
- Age: 44 years (2020)
- Date of Birth: 25 August 1976
- Place of Birth: Vällingby, Stockholm, Sweden
- Birthday: 25 August
- Zodiac: Virgo
Skarsgård Family and Relationship
- Father’s Name: Stellan Skarsgård
- Mother’s Name: My Skarsgård
- Siblings: Bill Skarsgård, Gustaf Skarsgård, Valter Skarsgård, Eija Skarsgård, Sam Skarsgård
- Spouse: To be updated
- Children: To be updated
Skarsgård Body Measurements
- Height: 1.94 m
- Weight: 89 kg
- Eye Color: Blue
- Chest: 44 in (112 cm)
Skarsgård Net Worth and Salary
- Profession: Actor
- Years active: 1984–present
- Upcoming movie: Godzilla vs. Kong
- Net Worth: $12 Million
- Salary: $275 Thousand Per Episode
Alexander Skarsgård Movies And TV Shows
Alexander Skarsgård Tarzan
It’s been nearly a decade since Tarzan (Alexander Skarsgård), also known as John Clayton III, left Africa to live in Victorian England with his wife Jane.
Danger lurks on the horizon as Leon Rom (Christoph Waltz), a treacherous envoy for King Leopold, devises a scheme that lures the couple to the Congo. Rom plans to capture Tarzan and deliver him to an old enemy in exchange for diamonds.
When Jane becomes a pawn in his devious plot, Tarzan must return to the jungle to save the woman he loves.
• Initial release: 27 June 2016 (Los Angeles)
• Director: David Yates
• Box office: 356.7 million USD
• Featured song: The Legend Of Tarzan
• Production companies: Village Roadshow Pictures
Alexander Skarsgård True Blood
Small-town Louisiana waitress Sookie Stackhouse already is viewed as an oddball by her friends and neighbours, since she can read the minds of those around her.
She doesn’t exactly help her reputation, though, when she falls for Bill Compton, a 173-year-old vampire who has `come out of the coffin’ along with many of his undead comrades now that new synthetic blood has made it possible for vampires to survive without preying on humans.
Still, the conservative locals aren’t wild about mortal-vampire liaisons, especially Sookie’s boss, Sam Merlotte, who carries a torch for her. `Six Feet Under creator Alan Ball is behind this series adaptation of best-selling novels by Charlaine Harris.
• First episode date: 7 September 2008
• Final episode date: 24 August 2014
• Theme song: Bad Things
• Network: HBO
Alexander Skarsgård Zoolander
Propelled to the top of the fashion world by a photogenic gaze he calls “Blue Steel,” dimwitted male model Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) thinks he’s got a fourth consecutive win as Male Model of the Year in the bag.
But, when his rival, Hansel (Owen Wilson), unexpectedly takes the crown, Derek is crushed. He becomes easy prey for fashion designer Jacobin Mugatu (Will Ferrell), who signs Derek to star in his “Derelicte” fashion show, then brainwashes him to kill Malaysia’s prime minister.
• Initial release: 28 September 2001 (USA)
• Director: Ben Stiller
• Box office: 60.8 million USD
• Budget: 28 million USD
• Screenplay: Ben Stiller, Drake Sather, John Hamburg
Alexander Skarsgård Mute
In a Berlin of the future, a mute bartender’s search for his missing lady-love takes him deeper and deeper into the city’s criminal underbelly.
• Initial release: February 2018 (USA)
• Director: Duncan Jones
• Film series: Moon
• Screenplay: Duncan Jones
• Music composed by Clint Mansell
Alexander Skarsgård Movies
• 1984 Åke and His World
• 1989 The Dog That Smiled
• 1999 Happy End
• 2000 The Dog Trick
• 2000 The Diver
• 2000 White Water Fury
• 2000 Wings of Glass
• 2001 Kites Over Helsinki
• 2001 Zoolander
• 2004 Heartbeat
• 2005 Double Shift
• 2005 The Last Drop
• 2005 Om Sara
• 2006 Never Be Mine
• 2006 Kill Your Darlings
• 2006 Score
• 2006 Exit
• 2007 Järnets änglar
• 2009 Metropia
• 2009 Beyond the Pole
• 2010 Trust Me
• 2010 Moomins and the Comet Chase
• 2010 13
• 2011 Straw Dogs
• 2011 Melancholia
• 2012 Battleship
• 2012 What Maisie Knew
• 2013 Disconnect
• 2013 The East
• 2014 The Giver
• 2015 Hidden
• 2015 The Diary of a Teenage Girl
• 2016 Zoolander 2
• 2016 War on Everyone
• 2016 The Legend of Tarzan
• 2018 Mute
• 2018 Hold the Dark
• 2019 The Aftermath
• 2019 The Hummingbird Project
• 2019 Flarsky
Alexander Skarsgård Tv Shows
• 1987 Idag röd as Fred
• 1999 Vita lögner as Marcus Englund
• 2000 D-dag as Lise’s Stepson
• 2000 Judith as Ante Lindström
• 2005 Revelations as Gunnar Eklind
• 2006 Cuppen as Micke
• 2007 Golden Brown Eyes as Boogey Knights Singer
• 2008 Generation Kill as Sgt. Brad “Iceman” Colbert
• 2008–14 True Blood as Eric Northman
• 2013 Eastbound & Down Adult as Toby Powers
• 2017 Big Little Lies as Perry Wright
• 2018 Drunk History as James Dunn