Alexander Johan Hjalmar SkarsgÃ¥rd (Swedish: [alÉ›kˈsÇŽnË dÉ›r
ˈskÉ'ÌŒË Ê‚É¡oË É–] (listen); born 25 August 1976) is a Swedish
actor. He is best known for his roles as Brad "Iceman" Colbert in the
miniseries Generation Kill (2008), Eric Northman in the television
series True Blood (2008â€"2014) and Perry Wright in the television
series Big Little Lies (2017â€"2019). The lattermost earned him
several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe
Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He has also appeared in films
such as Melancholia (2011) and The Legend of Tarzan (2016).Alexander
Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård was born on 25 August 1976, in Stockholm,
Sweden. He is the eldest son of actor Stellan Skarsgård and physician
My Skarsgård. He has five younger siblings: Gustaf, Sam, Bill, Eija
and Valter, and two half-brothers from his father's second wife, Megan
Everett. Gustaf, Bill and Valter are also actors.A friend of his
father, who was a director, gave Skarsgård his first film role when
he was seven years old. He played Kalle Nubb in Åke och hans värld
(Ã…ke and His World). In 1989, the lead role in the Swedish television
production Hunden som log (The Dog That Smiled) made him famous in
Sweden at the age of 13. Uncomfortable with being recognized, he quit
acting for the next seven years.
ˈskÉ'ÌŒË Ê‚É¡oË É–] (listen); born 25 August 1976) is a Swedish
actor. He is best known for his roles as Brad "Iceman" Colbert in the
miniseries Generation Kill (2008), Eric Northman in the television
series True Blood (2008â€"2014) and Perry Wright in the television
series Big Little Lies (2017â€"2019). The lattermost earned him
several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe
Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He has also appeared in films
such as Melancholia (2011) and The Legend of Tarzan (2016).Alexander
Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård was born on 25 August 1976, in Stockholm,
Sweden. He is the eldest son of actor Stellan Skarsgård and physician
My Skarsgård. He has five younger siblings: Gustaf, Sam, Bill, Eija
and Valter, and two half-brothers from his father's second wife, Megan
Everett. Gustaf, Bill and Valter are also actors.A friend of his
father, who was a director, gave Skarsgård his first film role when
he was seven years old. He played Kalle Nubb in Åke och hans värld
(Ã…ke and His World). In 1989, the lead role in the Swedish television
production Hunden som log (The Dog That Smiled) made him famous in
Sweden at the age of 13. Uncomfortable with being recognized, he quit
acting for the next seven years.
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