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Alexander Skarsgård

Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård (Swedish: [alɛkˈsǎnːdɛr ˈskɑ̌ːʂɡoːɖ] (listen);[1] born 25 August 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).

Alexander Skarsgård
Skarsgård in 2016
Born
Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård

(1976-08-25) 25 August 1976 (age 46)
Stockholm, Sweden
OccupationActor
Years active1984–present
Children1
Parent
Relatives

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 2023, he appeared in the films Long Shot (2019), Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), Passing (2021), The Northman (2022), and Infinity Pool (2023) as well as playing Randall Flagg in the miniseries The Stand (2020–2021) and tech mogul Lukas Matsson in the drama series Succession (2021–2023).

Early life

Skarsgård was born on 25 August 1976[2][3] in Stockholm, Sweden.[4] He is the eldest son of actor Stellan Skarsgård and physician My Skarsgård.[5] His parents are divorced.[6] He has five younger siblings: Gustaf, Sam, Bill, Eija and Valter, and two half-brothers from his father's second wife, Megan Everett.[7][8] Gustaf, Bill and Valter are also actors.[7]

A friend of his father, a director, gave Skarsgård his first film role when he was seven years old, playing Kalle Nubb in Åke and His World (Åke och hans värld).[9] In 1989, his lead role in the Swedish television production Hunden som log (The Dog That Smiled) earned him praise and brought him to prominence in Sweden at age 13.[10] Uncomfortable with the fame, he quit acting at that same age.[11]

At age 19, Skarsgård applied to perform his national service. He served in the Swedish Armed Forces, in the SäkJakt ("protect and hunt") unit that dealt with anti-sabotage and anti-terrorism in the Stockholm archipelago, for 18 months.[12] After completing his service in 1996, he left Sweden and attended Leeds Metropolitan University in England for six months. He enrolled to study English but admits he did not study much and "had a blast" instead.[7][13] While there, he considered pursuing an architecture career, but chose acting instead.[6] In 1997, he enrolled in a theatre course at Marymount Manhattan College and moved to New York City. He returned to Stockholm after six months, but his time studying theatre confirmed to him that he wanted to act.[7][14]

Career

2001–2009: Career beginnings and television breakthrough

 
Skarsgård at the 2009 PaleyFest

On his return to Sweden, Skarsgård began landing roles in film, television and theatrical productions.[7] While vacationing in the United States, he auditioned for and obtained the part of a mindless model in the 2001 film Zoolander,[15] his first role in an American film.[6] In 2003, his performance in Hundtricket-the Movie (The Dog Trick) earned him an Guldbagge Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He was named the Sexiest Man in Sweden five times.[9]

He moved to Los Angeles in 2004 but continued to work in Sweden.[16] His break came when he was cast as US Marine Brad Colbert in the HBO miniseries Generation Kill. An adaptation of journalist Evan Wright's book of the same name, Generation Kill follows the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion of the United States Marine Corps during the early part of the Iraq War. Director Susanna White wanted to cast him, but executive producer David Simon was not convinced he could do a convincing American accent. After four auditions in three cities, Skarsgård learned the role was his just 36 hours before he had to board a plane for Namibia where the project was filming. The cast and crew spent seven months in the desert there, shooting six days a week. Skarsgård worked with a dialect coach to master the American accent.[7][9][17]

Just before leaving to shoot Generation Kill, Skarsgård heard about the development of True Blood, an HBO series based on the Southern Vampire Mysteries novels by Charlaine Harris,[18] which chronicle the coexistence of humans and vampires in a town in Louisiana.[19] Though initially reluctant about playing a vampire, he sent an audition tape for the role of Bill Compton on learning that screenwriter Alan Ball was behind the project.[18] Skarsgård had been a fan of Ball's series Six Feet Under and film American Beauty. The role went to Stephen Moyer, but Skarsgård was cast as Eric Northman, a 1,000-year-old Nordic vampire.[18] Northman first appeared in the first season's fourth episode,[20] and the role brought Skarsgård to prominence.[21] To inform his portrayal, he studied the work of actors Max Schreck and Bela Lugosi and the film Nosferatu.[22] He said that playing Northman appealed to his preference for characters who were not simply diabolical or righteous.[11] True Blood ran on HBO from 2008 to 2014,[23] receiving mixed reviews.[19]

In 2009, Skarsgård appeared in the music video for pop singer Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi".[18] He was the voice of Stefan in the 2009 animated film Metropia, directed by Tarik Saleh.[13] In 2010, Skarsgård portrayed Terje, a gay Norwegian trekking to the North Pole, in the British mockumentary Beyond the Pole.[24] Suit-maker Hickey Freeman chose Skarsgård to model a new look it debuted in 2010. Annie Leibovitz photographed the ad campaign, which appeared in The Wall Street Journal Magazine, GQ and Details.[25][26] Skarsgård appeared on the cover of the September 2010 issue of Rolling Stone with his True Blood co-stars Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer.[27]

2011–present: Film and television success

 
Skarsgård at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con

In 2011, Skarsgård starred in Melancholia, a film directed by Lars von Trier. He portrayed a newlywed alongside Kirsten Dunst as his wife in the film, which premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and also co-stars his father.[28][29] That same year, he appeared in Straw Dogs, a remake of the 1971 film of the same name, as Charlie Venner. The remake's director, Rod Lurie, transferred the small town setting from Cornwall to Mississippi and described Venner as "an ex-football star gone to seed". The film co-starred James Marsden and Kate Bosworth, and was released 16 September 2011.[12]

In 2012, Skarsgård appeared alongside Taylor Kitsch and Rihanna in Peter Berg's Battleship, an adaptation of the Hasbro game.[30] Negatively reviewed by critics, the film had a dismal performance at the box office.[21][31] He also appeared alongside Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan in Scott McGehee and David Siegel's film What Maisie Knew, an adaptation of the Henry James novel of the same name.[32] He was also part of the ensemble cast in Henry Alex Rubin's thriller Disconnect, playing opposite Paula Patton.[33] Skarsgård starred alongside Brit Marling and Elliot Page in Zal Batmanglij's 2013 film The East.[34] He appeared in the film The Diary of a Teenage Girl as a man who begins an affair with his girlfriend's underage daughter.[21] It was released in August 2015. In addition to being intentional about finding nuances in the character's predatory quality, Skarsgård admitted his excitement about playing the role "without justifying or condoning" his behavior.[29] He starred in the 2016 film The Legend of Tarzan, portraying the title character, opposite Margot Robbie as Jane. Skarsgård worked out for 7 months to prepare for the part.[35] The film did not generate success at the box office.[36] It received mixed reviews,[37] with Skarsgård's performance garnering praise.[38] He next portrayed a deviant policeman in the black comedy film War on Everyone, which was released that same year.[36]

From 2017 to 2019, Skarsgård starred in the drama series Big Little Lies as Perry Wright, an abusive husband to Nicole Kidman's character, Celeste.[39][40] He described his character as violent due to internal conflicts involving his insecurities about needing his wife.[38] The series earned universal acclaim.[41] Reviewing the first-season finale, The Hollywood Reporter's Daniel Fienberg found Skarsgård's performance "utterly chilling".[42] Skarsgård won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie in 2017 for the role.[43] He starred in the science fiction film Mute as a silent bartender in a futuristic society, which was released in February 2018.[6] Later that year, he starred as a secretive man in The Little Drummer Girl, a miniseries that chronicles political violence in Europe in 1979.[44] It received positive reviews.[45] In 2019, he portrayed a sensitive German architect in The Aftermath, a film set in 1946 post-war Hamburg.[46] He appeared in the romantic-comedy Long Shot as the prime minister of Canada. Critics were fond of the film, with The Guardian's Kristy Puchko commending Skarsgård in the minor role and how he "makes a meal out of it".[47][48] Released in May 2019, it had an unsuccessful commercial performance.[49]

Skarsgård starred in The Stand, a CBS All Access miniseries based on the 1978 novel of the same name by Stephen King, portraying Randall Flagg, a charming demon.[50] It ran from December 2020 to February 2021.[51][52] He next starred in the 2021 monster film Godzilla vs. Kong, which earned positive reviews and commercial success.[53][54] Skarsgård recurred during the third season of the comedy-drama series Succession as tech mogul Lukas Matsson,[55] for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.[56] He portrayed Amleth in the epic film The Northman. Released in April 2022, the film garnered favorable reviews,[57][58] with Richard Lawson of Vanity Fair deeming Skarsgård "a fine vessel for the film's opulent menace".[59] In 2023, Skarsgård starred in the thriller Infinity Pool,[60] and will return as Lukas Matsson for the fourth and final season of Succession.[61]

Personal life

A football fan, Skarsgård supports Hammarby Fotboll, a club based in Stockholm, his birth city.[62] In October 2010, he donated several autographed items to "Bajen Aid", the club's fundraising auction.[63] In July 2011, he received an honorary degree from Leeds Metropolitan University, which he had attended.[64] He identifies as a feminist.[65] In 2022, Skarsgård welcomed his first child with Swedish actress Tuva Novotny.[66][67]

Skarsgård was the Ambassador for the American team for a Walking With The Wounded fundraising event for wounded soldiers.[68][69] He trekked to the South Pole against Team UK (Prince Harry, Ambassador) and Team Canada/Australia (actor Dominic West, Ambassador). A few days into the trek, it was decided that the competition part would be cancelled due to hazardous terrain and weather conditions, so the teams combined forces and continued together, and all three successfully reached the South Pole on 13 December 2013.[70][71]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1984 Åke and His World Kalle Nubb
1989 The Dog That Smiled Jojjo
1999 Happy End Bamse Viktorsson
2000 The Diver Ingmar
White Water Fury Anders
Wings of Glass Johan
2001 Kites Over Helsinki Robin Åström
Zoolander Meekus
2002 The Dog Trick Robinson-Micke
2003 To Kill a Child Man Short film; co-directed with Björne Larson
2004 Heartbeat The Pilot Short film
2005 Double Shift Nisse
Om Sara Kalle Öberg
2006 The Last Drop Lt. Jergen Voller
Never Be Mine Christopher
Kill Your Darlings Geert
Score Micke
Exit Fabian von Klerking
2007 Järnets änglar Stefan
2009 Metropia Stefan (voice)
Beyond the Pole Terje
2010 Trust Me Alex
Moomins and the Comet Chase Moomintroll (voice)
13 Jack
2011 Straw Dogs Charlie Venner
Melancholia Michael
2012 Battleship Commander Stone Hopper
What Maisie Knew Lincoln
Disconnect Derek Hull
2013 The East Benji
2014 The Giver Jonas' Father
2015 Hidden Ray
The Diary of a Teenage Girl Monroe Rutherford
2016 Zoolander 2 Adam Cameo
War on Everyone Terry Monroe
The Legend of Tarzan Tarzan / John Clayton
2018 Mute Leo Beiler
The Hummingbird Project Anton Zaleski
Hold the Dark Vernon Sloane
2019 The Aftermath Stefan Lubert
Long Shot Prime Minister James Steward
The Kill Team Sergeant Deeks
2021 Passing John Bellew
Godzilla vs. Kong Nathan Lind
2022 The Northman Amleth Also producer
2023 Infinity Pool James Foster Also executive producer
TBA Eric Larue Post-production
Lee Roland Penrose Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Idag röd Fred Television film
1999 Vita lögner Marcus Englund 10 episodes
2000 D-dag Lise's Stepson Television film
Judith Ante Lindström Episode: "Del 2"
2005 Revelations Gunnar Eklind Miniseries
2006 Cuppen Micke Television film
2007 Golden Brown Eyes Boogey Knights Singer 2 episodes
2008 Generation Kill Brad "Iceman" Colbert Miniseries; 7 episodes
2008–2014 True Blood Eric Northman 76 episodes
2013 Eastbound & Down Adult Toby Powers Episode: "Chapter 29"
2017–2019 Big Little Lies Perry Wright Main role
2018 Drunk History James Dunn Episode: "Heroines"
The Little Drummer Girl Gadi Becker 6 episodes
2019 On Becoming a God in Central Florida Travis Stubbs Episode: "The Stinker Thinker"
2020–2021 The Stand Randall Flagg Main role
2021–2023 Succession Lukas Matsson Recurring role (seasons 3-4)
2022 Atlanta Himself Episode: "Tarrare"
The Kingdom Svensk advokat 2 episodes
Documentary Now! Rainer Wolz Episode: "Soldier of Illusion, Parts 1 & 2"

Music videos

Year Title Role Artist
2009 "Paparazzi" Boyfriend Lady Gaga
2013 "Free Your Mind" Cult Leader Cut Copy

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2003 Odense International Film Festival Grand Prix To Kill a Child Won
Press Award Won
Guldbagge Awards Best Supporting Actor Hundtricket — The Movie Nominated
2009 Scream Awards Best Villain True Blood Won [72]
Best Television Ensemble Won [73]
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated [74]
Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actor in Television Nominated
NewNowNext Awards Brink of Fame: Actor Nominated
Scream Awards Best Television Performance Nominated
Best Horror Actor Won
2011 Teen Choice Awards Choice Vampire Nominated
Scream Awards Best Horror Actor Won
Best Ensemble Won
2012 Robert Awards Best Supporting Actor (Årets mandlige birolle) Melancholia Nominated
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Supporting Actor Straw Dogs Nominated
2017 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Television Movie Big Little Lies Won [43]
2018 Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Won [75]
Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Film – Television Nominated
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries Won
2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated
2022 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Succession Nominated [56]

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Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgard Swedish alɛkˈsǎnːdɛr ˈskɑ ːʂɡoːɖ listen 1 born 25 August 1976 is a Swedish actor Born in Stockholm he began acting at age seven but quit at 13 After serving in the Swedish military Skarsgard 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 Skarsgard s breakthrough came when he portrayed vampire Eric Northman in the television series True Blood 2008 2014 Alexander SkarsgardSkarsgard in 2016BornAlexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgard 1976 08 25 25 August 1976 age 46 Stockholm SwedenOccupationActorYears active1984 presentChildren1ParentStellan Skarsgard father RelativesGustaf Skarsgard brother Bill Skarsgard brother Valter Skarsgard brother After appearing in films such as Melancholia 2011 Battleship 2012 and The Legend of Tarzan 2016 Skarsgard 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 2023 he appeared in the films Long Shot 2019 Godzilla vs Kong 2021 Passing 2021 The Northman 2022 and Infinity Pool 2023 as well as playing Randall Flagg in the miniseries The Stand 2020 2021 and tech mogul Lukas Matsson in the drama series Succession 2021 2023 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 2001 2009 Career beginnings and television breakthrough 2 2 2011 present Film and television success 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4 1 Film 4 2 Television 4 3 Music videos 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditSkarsgard was born on 25 August 1976 2 3 in Stockholm Sweden 4 He is the eldest son of actor Stellan Skarsgard and physician My Skarsgard 5 His parents are divorced 6 He has five younger siblings Gustaf Sam Bill Eija and Valter and two half brothers from his father s second wife Megan Everett 7 8 Gustaf Bill and Valter are also actors 7 A friend of his father a director gave Skarsgard his first film role when he was seven years old playing Kalle Nubb in Ake and His World Ake och hans varld 9 In 1989 his lead role in the Swedish television production Hunden som log The Dog That Smiled earned him praise and brought him to prominence in Sweden at age 13 10 Uncomfortable with the fame he quit acting at that same age 11 At age 19 Skarsgard applied to perform his national service He served in the Swedish Armed Forces in the SakJakt protect and hunt unit that dealt with anti sabotage and anti terrorism in the Stockholm archipelago for 18 months 12 After completing his service in 1996 he left Sweden and attended Leeds Metropolitan University in England for six months He enrolled to study English but admits he did not study much and had a blast instead 7 13 While there he considered pursuing an architecture career but chose acting instead 6 In 1997 he enrolled in a theatre course at Marymount Manhattan College and moved to New York City He returned to Stockholm after six months but his time studying theatre confirmed to him that he wanted to act 7 14 Career Edit2001 2009 Career beginnings and television breakthrough Edit Skarsgard at the 2009 PaleyFest On his return to Sweden Skarsgard began landing roles in film television and theatrical productions 7 While vacationing in the United States he auditioned for and obtained the part of a mindless model in the 2001 film Zoolander 15 his first role in an American film 6 In 2003 his performance in Hundtricket the Movie The Dog Trick earned him an Guldbagge Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor He was named the Sexiest Man in Sweden five times 9 He moved to Los Angeles in 2004 but continued to work in Sweden 16 His break came when he was cast as US Marine Brad Colbert in the HBO miniseries Generation Kill An adaptation of journalist Evan Wright s book of the same name Generation Kill follows the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion of the United States Marine Corps during the early part of the Iraq War Director Susanna White wanted to cast him but executive producer David Simon was not convinced he could do a convincing American accent After four auditions in three cities Skarsgard learned the role was his just 36 hours before he had to board a plane for Namibia where the project was filming The cast and crew spent seven months in the desert there shooting six days a week Skarsgard worked with a dialect coach to master the American accent 7 9 17 Just before leaving to shoot Generation Kill Skarsgard heard about the development of True Blood an HBO series based on the Southern Vampire Mysteries novels by Charlaine Harris 18 which chronicle the coexistence of humans and vampires in a town in Louisiana 19 Though initially reluctant about playing a vampire he sent an audition tape for the role of Bill Compton on learning that screenwriter Alan Ball was behind the project 18 Skarsgard had been a fan of Ball s series Six Feet Under and film American Beauty The role went to Stephen Moyer but Skarsgard was cast as Eric Northman a 1 000 year old Nordic vampire 18 Northman first appeared in the first season s fourth episode 20 and the role brought Skarsgard to prominence 21 To inform his portrayal he studied the work of actors Max Schreck and Bela Lugosi and the film Nosferatu 22 He said that playing Northman appealed to his preference for characters who were not simply diabolical or righteous 11 True Blood ran on HBO from 2008 to 2014 23 receiving mixed reviews 19 In 2009 Skarsgard appeared in the music video for pop singer Lady Gaga s Paparazzi 18 He was the voice of Stefan in the 2009 animated film Metropia directed by Tarik Saleh 13 In 2010 Skarsgard portrayed Terje a gay Norwegian trekking to the North Pole in the British mockumentary Beyond the Pole 24 Suit maker Hickey Freeman chose Skarsgard to model a new look it debuted in 2010 Annie Leibovitz photographed the ad campaign which appeared in The Wall Street Journal Magazine GQ and Details 25 26 Skarsgard appeared on the cover of the September 2010 issue of Rolling Stone with his True Blood co stars Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer 27 2011 present Film and television success Edit Skarsgard at the 2012 San Diego Comic Con In 2011 Skarsgard starred in Melancholia a film directed by Lars von Trier He portrayed a newlywed alongside Kirsten Dunst as his wife in the film which premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and also co stars his father 28 29 That same year he appeared in Straw Dogs a remake of the 1971 film of the same name as Charlie Venner The remake s director Rod Lurie transferred the small town setting from Cornwall to Mississippi and described Venner as an ex football star gone to seed The film co starred James Marsden and Kate Bosworth and was released 16 September 2011 12 In 2012 Skarsgard appeared alongside Taylor Kitsch and Rihanna in Peter Berg s Battleship an adaptation of the Hasbro game 30 Negatively reviewed by critics the film had a dismal performance at the box office 21 31 He also appeared alongside Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan in Scott McGehee and David Siegel s film What Maisie Knew an adaptation of the Henry James novel of the same name 32 He was also part of the ensemble cast in Henry Alex Rubin s thriller Disconnect playing opposite Paula Patton 33 Skarsgard starred alongside Brit Marling and Elliot Page in Zal Batmanglij s 2013 film The East 34 He appeared in the film The Diary of a Teenage Girl as a man who begins an affair with his girlfriend s underage daughter 21 It was released in August 2015 In addition to being intentional about finding nuances in the character s predatory quality Skarsgard admitted his excitement about playing the role without justifying or condoning his behavior 29 He starred in the 2016 film The Legend of Tarzan portraying the title character opposite Margot Robbie as Jane Skarsgard worked out for 7 months to prepare for the part 35 The film did not generate success at the box office 36 It received mixed reviews 37 with Skarsgard s performance garnering praise 38 He next portrayed a deviant policeman in the black comedy film War on Everyone which was released that same year 36 From 2017 to 2019 Skarsgard starred in the drama series Big Little Lies as Perry Wright an abusive husband to Nicole Kidman s character Celeste 39 40 He described his character as violent due to internal conflicts involving his insecurities about needing his wife 38 The series earned universal acclaim 41 Reviewing the first season finale The Hollywood Reporter s Daniel Fienberg found Skarsgard s performance utterly chilling 42 Skarsgard won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie in 2017 for the role 43 He starred in the science fiction film Mute as a silent bartender in a futuristic society which was released in February 2018 6 Later that year he starred as a secretive man in The Little Drummer Girl a miniseries that chronicles political violence in Europe in 1979 44 It received positive reviews 45 In 2019 he portrayed a sensitive German architect in The Aftermath a film set in 1946 post war Hamburg 46 He appeared in the romantic comedy Long Shot as the prime minister of Canada Critics were fond of the film with The Guardian s Kristy Puchko commending Skarsgard in the minor role and how he makes a meal out of it 47 48 Released in May 2019 it had an unsuccessful commercial performance 49 Skarsgard starred in The Stand a CBS All Access miniseries based on the 1978 novel of the same name by Stephen King portraying Randall Flagg a charming demon 50 It ran from December 2020 to February 2021 51 52 He next starred in the 2021 monster film Godzilla vs Kong which earned positive reviews and commercial success 53 54 Skarsgard recurred during the third season of the comedy drama series Succession as tech mogul Lukas Matsson 55 for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series 56 He portrayed Amleth in the epic film The Northman Released in April 2022 the film garnered favorable reviews 57 58 with Richard Lawson of Vanity Fair deeming Skarsgard a fine vessel for the film s opulent menace 59 In 2023 Skarsgard starred in the thriller Infinity Pool 60 and will return as Lukas Matsson for the fourth and final season of Succession 61 Personal life EditA football fan Skarsgard supports Hammarby Fotboll a club based in Stockholm his birth city 62 In October 2010 he donated several autographed items to Bajen Aid the club s fundraising auction 63 In July 2011 he received an honorary degree from Leeds Metropolitan University which he had attended 64 He identifies as a feminist 65 In 2022 Skarsgard welcomed his first child with Swedish actress Tuva Novotny 66 67 Skarsgard was the Ambassador for the American team for a Walking With The Wounded fundraising event for wounded soldiers 68 69 He trekked to the South Pole against Team UK Prince Harry Ambassador and Team Canada Australia actor Dominic West Ambassador A few days into the trek it was decided that the competition part would be cancelled due to hazardous terrain and weather conditions so the teams combined forces and continued together and all three successfully reached the South Pole on 13 December 2013 70 71 Filmography EditFilm Edit Year Title Role Notes1984 Ake and His World Kalle Nubb1989 The Dog That Smiled Jojjo1999 Happy End Bamse Viktorsson2000 The Diver IngmarWhite Water Fury AndersWings of Glass Johan2001 Kites Over Helsinki Robin AstromZoolander Meekus2002 The Dog Trick Robinson Micke2003 To Kill a Child Man Short film co directed with Bjorne Larson2004 Heartbeat The Pilot Short film2005 Double Shift NisseOm Sara Kalle Oberg2006 The Last Drop Lt Jergen VollerNever Be Mine ChristopherKill Your Darlings GeertScore MickeExit Fabian von Klerking2007 Jarnets anglar Stefan2009 Metropia Stefan voice Beyond the Pole Terje2010 Trust Me AlexMoomins and the Comet Chase Moomintroll voice 13 Jack2011 Straw Dogs Charlie VennerMelancholia Michael2012 Battleship Commander Stone HopperWhat Maisie Knew LincolnDisconnect Derek Hull2013 The East Benji2014 The Giver Jonas Father2015 Hidden RayThe Diary of a Teenage Girl Monroe Rutherford2016 Zoolander 2 Adam CameoWar on Everyone Terry MonroeThe Legend of Tarzan Tarzan John Clayton2018 Mute Leo BeilerThe Hummingbird Project Anton ZaleskiHold the Dark Vernon Sloane2019 The Aftermath Stefan LubertLong Shot Prime Minister James StewardThe Kill Team Sergeant Deeks2021 Passing John BellewGodzilla vs Kong Nathan Lind2022 The Northman Amleth Also producer2023 Infinity Pool James Foster Also executive producerTBA Eric Larue Post productionLee Roland Penrose Post productionTelevision Edit Year Title Role Notes1987 Idag rod Fred Television film1999 Vita logner Marcus Englund 10 episodes2000 D dag Lise s Stepson Television filmJudith Ante Lindstrom Episode Del 2 2005 Revelations Gunnar Eklind Miniseries2006 Cuppen Micke Television film2007 Golden Brown Eyes Boogey Knights Singer 2 episodes2008 Generation Kill Brad Iceman Colbert Miniseries 7 episodes2008 2014 True Blood Eric Northman 76 episodes2013 Eastbound amp Down Adult Toby Powers Episode Chapter 29 2017 2019 Big Little Lies Perry Wright Main role2018 Drunk History James Dunn Episode Heroines The Little Drummer Girl Gadi Becker 6 episodes2019 On Becoming a God in Central Florida Travis Stubbs Episode The Stinker Thinker 2020 2021 The Stand Randall Flagg Main role2021 2023 Succession Lukas Matsson Recurring role seasons 3 4 2022 Atlanta Himself Episode Tarrare The Kingdom Svensk advokat 2 episodesDocumentary Now Rainer Wolz Episode Soldier of Illusion Parts 1 amp 2 Music videos Edit Year Title Role Artist2009 Paparazzi Boyfriend Lady Gaga2013 Free Your Mind Cult Leader Cut CopyAwards and nominations EditThis section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Alexander Skarsgard news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref 2003 Odense International Film Festival Grand Prix To Kill a Child WonPress Award WonGuldbagge Awards Best Supporting Actor Hundtricket The Movie Nominated2009 Scream Awards Best Villain True Blood Won 72 Best Television Ensemble Won 73 2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated 74 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actor in Television NominatedNewNowNext Awards Brink of Fame Actor NominatedScream Awards Best Television Performance NominatedBest Horror Actor Won2011 Teen Choice Awards Choice Vampire NominatedScream Awards Best Horror Actor WonBest Ensemble Won2012 Robert Awards Best Supporting Actor Arets mandlige birolle Melancholia NominatedFangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Supporting Actor Straw Dogs Nominated2017 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Television Movie Big Little Lies Won 43 2018 Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actor Series Miniseries or Television Film Won 75 Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Series Miniseries or Film Television NominatedCritics Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries WonScreen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries Won2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated2022 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Succession Nominated 56 References Edit The Correct Way To Pronounce Alexander Skarsgard The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 21 June 2016 Archived from the original on 4 February 2017 Retrieved 27 January 2018 Archived 4 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine Ovenden Olivia 23 October 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