Alexander Skarsgard News

Alexander Skarsgard is a Swedish actor. He has been acting since he was only 7 years old! He joined the military in 1996, and then attended Leeds Metropolitan University in England.

You may know him from his television roles as Marcus Englund in Vita Iogner, Gunner Eklind in Revelations, Sgt. Brad "Iceman" Colbert in Generation Kill, and his current role as Eric Northman in True Blood.

Skarsgard has also appeared in many movies. Some of these are Happy End, Zoolander, Double Shift, Never Be Mine, Kill Your Darlings, Score, Trust Me, 13, Straw Dogs, and is currently filming Battleship.

He says his favorite actor is Gary Oldman and has been named the sexiest man in Sweden five times.

For his performance in True Blood, Alexander Skarsgard has also won the Scream Award for "Best Villain" in 2009, the Satellite Award for "Best Television Ensemble" in 2009, and the Scream Award for "Best Horror Actor" in 2010.

Role Show
Eric Northman True Blood
Birth Date:
Birthplace
Stockholm, Sweden

True Blood Quotes

Pam: Thanks for the suggestion but we prefer to do things the old fashioned way.
Elijah: Yeah you and Blockbuster Video.

Eric: You surprise me. That's rare in a breather.
Sookie: You disgust me.
Eric: Perhaps I'll grow on you.
Sookie: I'd prefer cancer

True Blood Music

  Song Artist
Good Behaviour Powersolo iTunes
Pistol Whip Me Acumen Nation iTunes
Crazed Country Rebel Hank Williams III iTunes