Alexander Skarsgard Bio & Pictures
Actor Alexander Skarsgard attends The Weinstein Company's 2012 Golden Globe Awards After Party held at The Beverly Hilton hotel on January 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Getty Images)more pics »
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Alexander Skarsgard (born August 25, 1976) is a Swedish actor known for playing vampire Eric Northman on the television series True Blood.Skarsgard is the son of Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard and his first wife, My. He has six younger siblings: Gustaf, Sam, Bill, Eija, Valter, and a half-brother named Ossian. His brothers Gustaf, Bill, and Valter are also actors. As a young actor he booked many film and television roles in Sweden before moving to Los Angeles in 2004 to pursue acting. His first big break came when he was cast as sergeant Brad "Iceman" Colbert in the critically acclaimed HBO miniseries Generation Kill.
Skarsgard, who was initially hesitant to play a vampire, first auditioned for the role of Bill Compton on True Blood but was later cast as the 1,000-year-old vampire Eric Northam. In 2009 he appeared in the music video for Lady Gaga's song "Paparazzi" and in 2011 he appeared in the films Melancholia and Straw Dogs, which were both well-received by critics.
Skarsgard will star in the upcoming 2012 action movie Battleship opposite Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch, and Brooklyn Decker.
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(L-R) Actors Taylor Kitsch and Alexander Skarsgard from Universal Pictures' upcoming "Battleship" movie get a look at the DELUXE BATTLESHIP MOVIE EDITION game while visiting Hasbro?s American International Toy Fair showroom in New York, February 13, 2012. (Getty Images)more pics »
Alexander Skarsgard gets to work on the set of "Disconnect" in Yonkers and looks very tired doing so. While in between takes he walks around set with the book "The Good Soldiers" and later sits down to read. Once he gets back to filming he is joined by co-star Paula Patton for a scene in a car. (Bauer Griffin)more pics »
Alexander Skarsgard visits "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" at Rockefeller Center on September 12, 2011 in New York City. (Getty Images)more pics »
Los Angeles Premiere of "True Blood" Season 4.Cinerama Dome, Hollywood, CA. (Bauer Griffin)more pics »
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