The Unofficial "Encyclopedia" of Alexander Skarsgård

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The Unofficial "Encyclopedia" of Alexander Skarsgård

Full Name: Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård

Date of Birth: August 25, 1976

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Parents: John Stellan Skarsgård, My Skarsgård

Siblings: Gustaf, Sam, Bill, Eija, Valter, Ossian, Kolbjörn.

"I don't want people to know too much about me. It's easier for people to suspend belief that way. There's a risk when people see you in a part and they're watching Alexander Skarsgård. Also, I learned from my father to keep your integrity and protect your family...there are certain things that you can talk about and certain things you shouldn't talk about." - Alexander Skarsgård.

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BODY OF WORK

“As an actor, I believe the character has to be born with you, and come from within you. It has to be that organic. As human beings, we have all those characteristics within us. I don’t believe in good people and bad people. I think we are a combination of both.” ~ ALEXANDER SKARSGÅRD


MOVIES

Åke och hans värld – Kalle Nubb – 1984
The Dog That Smiled – Jojjo – 1989
Happy End – Bamse Viktorsson – 1999
Hundtricket (Short) – Micke – 2000
The Diver – Ingmar – 2000
White Water Fury – Anders – 2000
Wings of Glass – Johan – 2000
Kites Over Helsinki – Robin Åström – 2001
Zoolander – Meekus – 2001
The Dog Trick – Micke – 2002
Att döda ett barn (Short) – Director, Writer – 2003
Heartbeat (Short) – Piloten – 2004
Double Shift – Nisse – 2005
Om Sara – Kalle Öberg – 2005
Never Be Mine (Short) – Christopher – 2006
The Last Drop – Lt Jürgen Voller – 2006
Kill Your Darlings – Geert – 2006
Exit – Fabian von Klerking – 2006
Järnets änglar – Stefan – 2007
Beyond the Pole – Terje – 2009
Metropia – Stefan (voice) – 2009
13 – Jack – 2010
Moomins and the Comet Chase – Moomintroll (voice) – 2010
Trust Me – Alex – 2010
Straw Dogs – Charlie – 2011
Melancholia – Michael – 2011
Battleship – Commander Stone Hopper – 2012
Disconnect – Derek Hull – 2012
What Maisie Knew – Lincoln – 2012
The East – Benji – 2013
The Giver – Father – 2014
Hidden – Ray – 2015
The Diary of a Teenage Girl – Monroe – 2015
Tarzan – Tarzan – 2016
War on Everyone - Terry Monroe - 2016
Zoolander 2 - Adam - 2016
Mute - Leo Beiler - 2017
Hold the Dark - Vernon Slone - 2018
The Hummingbird Project - Anton Zaleski - 2018
The Aftermath - Stefan Lubert - 2019
The Kill Team - TBD
Long Shot - 2019
Godzilla vs. Kong - TBD - 2020


TELEVISION

Idag röd (TV Movie) – Pojken – 1987
Vita lögner (TV Series) – Marcus Englund (10 episodes) – 1999
D-dag - Lise (TV Movie) – Lise's papsøn – 2000
D-dag (TV Movie) – Lise's papsøn – 2000
Judith (TV Mini-series) – Ante Lindström (1 episode) – 2000
D-dag - Den færdige film (TV Movie) – Lise's papsøn – 2001
Cuppen (TV Movie) – Micke – 2006
Leende guldbruna ögon (TV Mini-series) – Boogey Knights Sångare (2 episodes) – 2007
Generation Kill (TV Mini-series) – Sgt. Brad 'Iceman' Colbert (7 episodes) – 2008
Eastbound & Down (TV Series) – Adult Toby Powers (1 episode) – 2013
True Blood (TV Series) – Eric Northman (76 episodes) – 2008–2014
Big Little Lies (TV Mini-Series) – Perry Wright – 2017
Drunk History (TV Series) – Dr. James Dunn (1 episode) – 2018
The Little Drummer Girl (TV Mini-Series) – Gadi Becker – 2018
On Becoming A God In Central Florida - Travis - 2019


OTHER

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Theater) – Nick – 2002
Blood Wedding (Theater) – Leonardo – 2003
Paparazzi (Lady Gaga) – The Boyfriend – 2009
Free Your Mind (Cut Copy) – Jesus – 2013
Funny or Die/Green Peace Save the Arctic - Himself/Shackleton - 2015
Svarta Lådan (Terra) – Himself - 2016
Tumi: Latitude – Himself – 2018

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AWARDS

2003
Guldbagge Awards
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor (Bästa manliga biroll) for The Dog Trick (2002).

Odense International Film Festival
Won, Grand Prix for Att döda ett barn (2003).
*Shared With: Björne Larson
Won, Press Award for Att döda ett barn (2003).
*Shared With: Björne Larson


2009
Satellite Awards
Won, Best Ensemble, Television for True Blood (2008).
*Shared With: Chris Bauer, Mehcad Brooks, Anna Camp, Nelsan Ellis, Michelle Forbes, Mariana Klaveno,
Ryan Kwanten, Todd Lowe, Michael McMillian, Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin, Jim Parrack, Carrie Preston,
William Sanderson, Sam Trammell, Rutina Wesley, Deborah Ann Woll

Scream Awards
Won, Best Villain for True Blood (2008).


2010
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor on Television for True Blood (2008).

Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA)
Nominated, Breakout Award for True Blood (2008).

Screen Actors Guild Awards
Nominated, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for True Blood (2008).
*Shared With: Chris Bauer, Mehcad Brooks, Anna Camp, Nelsan Ellis, Michelle Forbes, Mariana Klaveno,
Ryan Kwanten, Todd Lowe, Michael McMillian, Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin, Jim Parrack, Carrie Preston,
William Sanderson, Sam Trammell, Rutina Wesley, Deborah Ann Woll

Scream Awards
Won, Best Horror Actor for True Blood (2008).
Nominated, Best Television Performance for True Blood (2008).


2011
Hamptons International Film Festival
Won, Breakthrough Performer for Melancholia (2011).

Scream Awards
Won, Best Horror Actor for True Blood (2008).

Teen Choice Awards
Nominated, Choice Vampire for True Blood (2008).


2012
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor for Straw Dogs (2011).

Robert Festival
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor (Årets mandlige birolle) for Melancholia (2011).


2017
Emmy Awards
Won, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for Big Little Lies (2017)

Satellite Awards (International Press Academy)
Nominated, Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture made for Television for Big Little Lies


2018
Critics Choice Awards
Won, Best Supporting Actor in a Movie Made for TV or Limited Series for Big Little Lies

Empire Awards
Nominated, Best TV Actor for Big Little Lies

Golden Globe Awards
Won, Best Supporting Actor, TV Series/Limited Series/Made for TV Movie for Big Little Lies

International Press Academy Awards
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture made for Television for Big Little Lies

Screen Actors Guild Awards
Won, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for Big Little Lies

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Åke och hans värld (Åke and His World)
1984 film - 99 minutes
Role: Kalle Nubb
Directed and written by Allan Edwall, based on the novel by Bertil Malmberg

Description: In 1929, the film follows the six-year old son of a Swedish country doctor. Åke lives with his parents and his sister Aja in a small provincial town. His best friend is Kalle Nubb. Åke is very frightened of the janitor Bergström as well as the lunatic Anne-Marie, his cousin who lives in the attic. There is also the strict principal Godeman as well as the religious cobbler Ebenholtz.

Åke och hans värld was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee

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"Åke och hans värld" Alexander Skarsgård (with subtitles) I by:explodinglint

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I dag röd
1987 film - 110 minutes
Role: Fred
Directed by: Jonas Cornell
Written by: Lars Bill Lundholm and Jonas Cornell, based on Stieg Trenter's novel "I dag röd"
Description: When Harry Friberg promise newspaper a story that will have readers breathless, he does not know how true he speaks. He photographs a mysterious flash of light in the water off Blockhusudden and it turns out to flutter over a murder! The discovery leads Harry Friberg and crime commissioner Vesper Johnson straight into a family drama of a millionaire floor at the lock, where a killer waiting in the wings, ready to strike again ...

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Alexander Skarsgård - Idag Rod [1987] by:Canal de AlbyVel

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Hunden som log (The Dog That Smiled)
1989 short film - 56 minutes
Role: Jojjo
Directed by: Rumle Hammerich
Written by: Ulf Stark
Description: A Stockholm suburb. Teenage gang consists of Jojjo, Roffe, Sivert, Tich, Peggy and dog King. King is ill and will soon die. The gang makes sure the dog gets it as nice as possible the last time

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Fun Fact: The lead role in the Swedish television production Hunden som log (The Dog That Smiled) made Alex famous in Sweden at the age of thirteen. Uncomfortable with being recognized, he quit acting for the next seven years.

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Vita lögner (White Lies)
1997-2002 TV series
Role: Marcus Englund
Appeared in 10 episodes:
Episode #3.40
Episode #3.39
Episode #3.38
Episode #3.37
Episode #3.36
Episode #3.35
Episode #3.34
Episode #3.33
Episode #3.32
Episode #3.31
Description: White Lies was a Swedish soap opera that aired on TV3 (1997-2002). The storyline was focused around the lives of the staff and their families and friends at the hospital in the fictional town Strömsvik. It was TV3's first successful soap after Kanal5 bought Friends and foes from them in 1997. The first episode was shown on 26 October 1997 and the final episode in 2002. Many great Swedish stars have done roles in the soap, including Alexander Skarsgård , Petra Hultgren , Anna Järphammar and Maud Adams . Charlotte Perrelli (then Nilsson) had a larger role as Milla Svensson 1997-1998.

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Happy End
1999 film
Role: Bamse Viktorsson
Directed by: Christina Olofson
Written by: Soni Jörgensen
Description: HAPPY END is a story about Lukas, a self-absorbed young man adrift who meets Marja, an experienced, older woman. Lukas dreams of becoming a rock star. He escapes the city to his father's holiday flat in Visby, a town on the Baltic island of Gotland. But the flat has been rented out to Marja, an eccentric 69-year-old writer determined to complete her memoirs. Nothing can hold her back, least of all a confused dreamer. Much against their will, a friendship slowly develops. But Marja harbors a secret, and when the truth emerges their friendship is put to the test. Their stay on Gotland takes an unexpected turn....

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D-Dag/D-Dag Lise/D-Dag - Den faerdige film
2000 TV movie - 70 minutes
2001 TV movie (director's cut) - 65 minutes
Role: Lise's stepson
Directed by: Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Kristian Levring, Thomas Vinterberg, Lars von Trier
Description: Four people plan to rob a bank on new years eve, where no one will notice because of the celebration. The director's cut is the final result of a great experiment. The four movies recorded simultaneous on new year eve 1999 together with the filming of the directors at work has now been edited into the final version of D-dag. (The title means D-dag the finished film.) This is the editors cut, where he has taken the five 70 minutes film roles and cut them down to one movie of 65 minutes. The original D-dag was your own to edit all five movies where on simultaneous on up to seven different TV- channels. However here we see a professional editors version. The plot is the same for all versions of D-dag: Four people has planned to rob a bank, and they shall use the noise from the new year celebration to hide the explosion. We follow them in the hour around the robbery.

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Dykaren (The Diver) '2000'
2000 film
Role: Ingmar
Directed by: Erik Gustavson
Written by: Gerald Wilson, Stefan Sauk, Mats Berglund
Description: Izabella Scorupco and Klaus Maria Brandauer star in this slick Hollywood-style Swedish thriller. Arne (Stefan Sauk), a distraught diver living on Sweden's west coast, saves the beautiful Irena (Scorupco) from a watery death when she is locked inside a boat that is intentionally scuttled. Soon she disappears to rejoin her mobster boyfriend Orlov (Brandauer). Meanwhile, various bad guys troll about Arne's village looking for the sunken boat. Soon Orlov and Arne confront each other, and violence ensues. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi (source:http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dykaren-the-diver/)

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Judith
2000 TV mini-series - 174 minutes
Role: Ante Lindström
Directed by: Alexander Moberg
Written by: Inger Alfvén, Jonna Bolin-Cullberg, Lars Forssell, Gunilla Jensen, Charlotte Lesche
Appeared in one episode (episode 2: Del 2)
Description: A multi-layered relationship drama of love and betrayal - longing and reconciliation. It revolves around Judith, a young woman with vague theater dreams, Ragnar, a successful writer who created the artist collective Vrångsön, and Rosalyn, Judith's mother, who is torn between the love for her family and her writing. Judith and Ragnar meet summer 1983. Meeting will be the beginning of a passionate relationship and a stormy marriage. (source)

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Järngänget (White Water Fury)
2000 film - 100 minutes
Role: Anders
Directed by: Jon Lindström
Written by: Mats Gustavsson, Rita Holst, Jon Lindström
Description: White Water Fury is about four guys who go on a kayaking trip. Later on in the journey they meet the two sisters: Marie and Susanne. They decide to camp together and after a wild night the youngest sister Susanne gone. The guys go back to their everyday lives while Marie gets more and more nervous about where her sister has gone. The canoe that belonged to the sisters is found crushed on the river, a short distance from the campsite. Järngänget, as the guys call themselves, become more nervous and starts to question each other's stories as to what really happened that fateful night (source)

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Fun Facts: Bill Skarsgård also appears in this movie in the role of Klasse








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Vingar av glas (Wings of Glass)
2000 film - 105 minutes
Role:Johan
Directed by: Reza Bagher
Written by: Reza Bagher, Nathalie Drago
Description: After her mother's death, Nazil is raised in Sweden by her traditional Iranian father, Abbas . Still steeped in old customs, Abbas sets up his modern-minded daughter to marry her cousin Hamid . Less than interested, Nazil instead starts a relationship with a young Swede named Johan . Abbas is infuriated, but, when Nazil reveals a terrible secret to him, it risks dividing father and daughter forever.

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Drakarna över Helsingfors (Kites over Helsinki)
2001 film - 90 minutes
Role: Robin Åström
Directed by: Peter Lindholm
Written by: Peter Lindholm, Kjell Sundstedt, Charlotta Thelin, based on the novel by Kjell Westö
Description: Epic tale about two generations of men in a wealthy Finnish family, spanning from the 1960s all the way through the early 1990s. The father has achieved his position as director of the family business through marrying the heiress. Their eldest son Dani, hoped to succeed his father, succumbs to drugs while pursuing a career in rock music. Younger Riku grows up under the shadow of his more talented big brother and slowly drifts into the late 1980s, noticing then how many of his friends have managed to take advantage of the economic upswing. (source)

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Zoolander
2001 film - 89 minutes
Role: Meekus
Directed by: Ben Stiller
Written by: Drake Sather, Ben Stiller, John Hamburg
Description: Derek Zoolander is VH1's three time male model of the year, but when Hansel wins the award instead, Zoolander's world becomes upside down. His friends disappear, his father is disappointed in him, and he feels that he's not good as a model anymore. But when evil fashion guru Mugatu hires Zoolander, he thinks his life has turned back round again, that is until he finds out that Mugatu has actually brainwashed him to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Can Zoolander and his new friends find out how to prevent the incident before it's too late? (source)

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