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Cast Archive: Alexander Skarsgård
Alexander Skarsgård
Birthday: August 25, 1976
Birth Place: Sweden
Resides: Sweden
Professions: actor
Also Credited As: Alexander Skarsgard
Companions Evan Rachel Wood, Kate Bosworth
Actor Alexander Skarsgård exuded a mysterious magnetism that made him a natural to play dark, often disturbed characters. He amassed a decade's worth of work in Sweden before emerging as the fanged bad-boy Eric Northman on HBO's gripping vampire series, "True Blood" (2008- ). Skarsgård first impressed as a stoic Marine leader in the HBO miniseries, "Generation Kill" (2008), based on journalist Evan Wright's painstakingly accurate account of the Iraq invasion. But it was his turn as the calculating and incredibly attractive Viking vampire that made Skarsgård into a bona fide Hollywood star. The juicy role often featured him in various stages of undress with frequent sex-dream partner, Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin). While he initially came off mean and manipulative, Skarsgård's take on Eric slowly revealed a softer, more caring side, which showcased the actor's range and led to many more riveting roles throughout his career.

Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård was born on Aug. 25, 1976 in Stockholm, Sweden. He started acting at age eight when a director friend of his father, the famed Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård, gave him a part in the film version of the children's book, "Åke och hans vårld" ("Ake and His World") (1984). A number of TV and film roles followed; by the time he reached 13, Skarsgård decided that he would not pursue an acting career. After a brief stint in the military, Skarsgård gave acting another shot. He attended Leeds Metropolitan University in London before moving to New York City to study theater at Marymount Manhattan College. After six months in the city, Skarsgård returned to Sweden to continue acting. But like his famous father, Skarsgård longed to make a name for himself outside of his native country. He moved to Los Angeles, found representation, and quickly landed a part in the comedy Zoolander (2001) opposite Ben Stiller. In his American film debut, Skarsgård portrayed a mindless Eurotrash model who dies in a gasoline fire. Then it was back to Sweden, where he appeared in more films and stage productions, and co-directed the critically acclaimed short, "Att döda ett barn," ("To Kill a Child") (2003), a powerful drama about the consequences of speeding. The film was shown at both the Tribeca and Cannes Film Festivals.

Skarsgård finally had his big break playing a Marine team leader on the miniseries "Generation Kill" based on Evan Wright's account as a reporter embedded with recon Marines in the early part of 2003. The physically challenging role, which required Skarsgård to hang on wires in the stifling heat of Namibia and mutter unfamiliar Marine slang, earned him praise from critics and audiences, including director Alan Ball who immediately cast him on "True Blood." Skarsgård played Eric Northman, the 1,000-year-old Viking sheriff of the undead. Based on the book series by Charlaine Harris, the intriguing vampire saga averaged about five million viewers a week, and transformed its stars into A-list celebrities. As the sexy and politically manipulative vampire Eric, he lurked mostly in the shadows in season one, but became a critical part of the series in later seasons as he tried to steal Sookie away from her vampire love interest, Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer). To the delight of the show's fans, Skarsgård's character often engaged in rapid-fire sex scenes, including a much-talked about tryst in season three with the vampire Talbot (Theo Alexander) that ended in a blood-curdling staking. In 2011, Skarsgård starred in a remake of the thriller "Straw Dogs," about a couple, David and Amy Sumner (James Marsden and Kate Bosworth) who fall victim to vicious local harassment. Skarsgård and Bosworth played ex-lovers in the film, and were also rumored to have dated in real life.

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