Alexander Skarsgård

Alexander Skarsgård

Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård (born August 25, 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).

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 2022, he appeared in the films Long Shot (2019), Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), Passing (2021), and The Northman (2022) as well as playing Randall Flagg in the miniseries The Stand (2020–2021).

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Alexander Skarsgård Movies

Discover the best Alexander Skarsgård movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring Alexander Skarsgård ranked by year and score.

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The Moment

The Moment (2026)

Comedy Music
Before the lights hit an arena floor, there is the grind nobody sees. A young pop star on the verge of her first major tour finds herself caught between the...
Score 6.3
2
Pillion

Pillion (2025)

Comedy Drama Romance
Colin has spent most of his life playing it safe, so when Ray, a magnetic and devastatingly good-looking motorcyclist, pulls him into an unexpected BDSM dynamic, the disruption is equal...
Score 6.4
3
Infinity Pool

Infinity Pool (2023)

Horror Science Fiction Thriller
James and Em arrive at a gated island resort expecting luxury and indolence. Then Gabi, a dangerously charming fellow guest, pulls them past the perimeter fences and into something far...
Score 6.1
4
The Northman

The Northman (2022)

Action Adventure Fantasy
A boy watches his father die at the hands of a treacherous uncle, and the wound never heals. Twenty years later, that boy has become something formidable, a Viking warrior...
Score 7.0
5
Godzilla vs. Kong

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

Action Adventure Science Fiction
Two titans, one planet, and no room for compromise. When Kong is transported from Skull Island to help humanity locate a mysterious energy source deep beneath the Earth, Godzilla begins...
Score 7.5
6
Long Shot

Long Shot (2019)

Comedy Romance
When idealistic reporter Fred Flarsky crosses paths with Charlotte Field, now a polished Secretary of State with presidential ambitions, he sees an opportunity to reignite their old connection. She hires...
Score 6.7
7
Zoolander 2

Zoolander 2 (2016)

Action Adventure Comedy
Derek Zoolander and Hansel have spent years in obscurity, written off and forgotten by the fashion world that once worshipped them. When a shadowy rival operation starts targeting supermodels across...
Score 4.9
8
The Giver

The Giver (2014)

Drama Science Fiction
Jonas lives in a meticulously ordered society where conflict, suffering, and individuality have been engineered away. Selected for a rare apprenticeship, he begins training with an old man who holds...
Score 6.6
9
The East

The East (2013)

Drama Thriller
A corporate spy embeds herself in a radical activist cell to expose their operations from within. What begins as a straightforward assignment becomes a moral reckoning as she discovers the...
Score 6.5
10
What Maisie Knew

What Maisie Knew (2013)

Drama
A six-year-old girl becomes the reluctant centerpiece of her parents' acrimonious divorce, shuttled between Manhattan penthouse and Brooklyn loft with little say in the arrangement. As her mother and father...
Score 7.1
11
Battleship

Battleship (2012)

Action Adventure Science Fiction
A radio signal sent toward the stars gets answered, and the reply lands in the Pacific with catastrophic force. Lieutenant Alex Hopper, a weapons officer with more raw talent than...
Score 5.9
12
Melancholia

Melancholia (2011)

Drama Science Fiction
Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg navigate fractured sisterhood while catastrophe looms overhead. Lars von Trier's apocalyptic meditation splits into two acts: a lavish wedding consumed by depression, then the literal...
Score 7.2
13
Zoolander

Zoolander (2001)

Comedy
Derek Zoolander is the reigning king of the runway, a man whose greatest skill is turning left. When a rival model named Hansel snatches his coveted title, Derek's wounded ego...
Score 6.2

Alexander Skarsgård TV Shows

Browse the ultimate list of Alexander Skarsgård TV shows. Find top-rated television series, critically acclaimed dramas, and hit shows starring Alexander Skarsgård.

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Murderbot

Murderbot (2025)

Comedy Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy
A security android achieves consciousness and desperately wants nothing more than to disappear into entertainment feeds. Instead, it's conscripted into protecting a research team on an alien world, where survival...
Score 7.3
2
The Stand

The Stand (2020)

Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy
A plague tears through civilization with ruthless efficiency, leaving behind a scattered handful of survivors to rebuild what humanity lost. But survival is only the beginning. The remaining souls find...
Score 6.8
3
The Little Drummer Girl

The Little Drummer Girl (2018)

Drama War & Politics
A sun-drenched Greek holiday turns into something far darker when Charlie, a passionate and impulsive young British actress, finds herself drawn into the orbit of a magnetic stranger with a...
Score 7.1
4
Big Little Lies

Big Little Lies (2017)

Drama
In the sun-drenched coastal town of Monterey, California, three women bound by the rhythms of school drop-offs and dinner parties are quietly coming apart at the seams. Madeline, Celeste, and...
Score 7.9
5
Generation Kill

Generation Kill (2008)

Action & Adventure Drama War & Politics
Rolling Stone journalist Evan Wright embeds with an elite Marine reconnaissance unit as they surge into Iraq in 2003. What unfolds is a raw, unglamorous portrait of young soldiers navigating...
Score 7.9

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What are the highest-rated movies starring Alexander Skarsgård? +
According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring Alexander Skarsgård are The Moment, Pillion, and Infinity Pool.
How many movies and TV shows has Alexander Skarsgård starred in? +
Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 18 titles starring Alexander Skarsgård, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.
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Yes! The overall filmography starring Alexander Skarsgård maintains a strong average user rating of 6.8 out of 10 across all tracked titles.