History Creator / AlexanderSkarsgard

* IcyBlueEyes: Has very pale blue eyes that add an extra level of fear when he plays villains.

** He and Creator/CharlieHunnam were the runner-ups for the part of [[Comicbook/{{Thor}} Thor]] in ''Film/{{Thor}}'' before Creator/ChrisHemsworth was cast.

** ''Film/{{Zoolander 2}}'' (2016) as Adam

* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: He's very sweet-natured and friendly despite being best known for playing a deeply reprehensible character.

His father, Creator/StellanSkarsgard, is a renowned Swedish actor, while his brothers Creator/{{Bill|Skarsgard}}, Gustaf, and Valter are also actors.

* FamilyBusiness, His father, Creator/StellanSkarsgard, four of his five grown brothers (including Creator/BillSkarsgard) and his sister all have more-or-less successful careers in acting or modeling. The fifth grown brother is a doctor, like their mother.

* FamilyBusiness, His father, Creator/StellanSkarsgard, three of his four grown brothers (including Creator/BillSkarsgard) and his sister all have more-or-less successful careers in acting or modeling. The last grown brother is a doctor, like their mother.

'''Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård''' (born August 25, 1976) is a Swedish actor.

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Born and raised in Sweden. Moved to the U.S. in his mid-twenties. Speaks American English well enough to portray All-Americans like [[Literature/GenerationKill Brad Colbert]] without anyone raising an eyebrow. Since all Swedish schoolchildren start learning English at age eight, this isn't ''too'' surprising.

He's also notable for his work in other HBO dramas based on novels: war drama ''Literature/GenerationKill'', and domestic dramedy ''Literature/BigLittleLies'', for which he received an Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie category.

* ''Literature/BigLittleLies'' (2017) as Perry Wright [[note]]Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie[[/note]]

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Born August 25, 1976, Alexander Skarsgård is a Swedish actor who is living and working in Hollywood. He is best known for his roles as viking vampire Eric Northman in HBO show ''Series/TrueBlood'' and Brad Colbert in ''Literature/GenerationKill''. He also starred in ''Film/TheEast''.

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* FamilyBusiness, His father, Creator/StellanSkarsgard, three of his four grown brothers and his sister all have more-or-less successful careers in acting or modelling. The last grown brother is a doctor (like their mother).

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Born and raised in Sweden. Moved to the U.S. in his mid-twenties. Speaks American English well enough to portray All-Americans like [[Literature/GenerationKill Brad Colbert]] without anyone raising an eyebrow.[[note]] This actually isn't ''too'' surprising, since all Swedish schoolchildren start learning English at age eight.[[/note]]

Born August 25, 1976, Alexander Skarsgård is a Swedish actor who is living and working in Hollywood. He is best known for his roles as viking vampire Eric Northman in HBO show ''Series/TrueBlood'' and Brad Colbert in ''GenerationKill''. He also starred in ''Film/TheEast''.

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Born and raised in Sweden. Moved to the U.S. in his mid-twenties. Speaks American English well enough to portray All-Americans like [[GenerationKill Brad Colbert]] without anyone raising an eyebrow.[[note]] This actually isn't ''too'' surprising, since all Swedish schoolchildren start learning English at age eight.[[/note]]

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Born and raised in Sweden. Moved to the U.S. in his mid-twenties. Speaks American English well enough to portray All-Americans like [[GenerationKill Brad Colbert]] without anyone raising an eyebrow.

* FormerChildStar: {{Subverted}}. He was a famous child actor in Sweden, then took a break from movies, then found success as an adult actor in the USA.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: He's very sweet-natured and friendly despite being best known for playing a deeply reprehensible character.

* TheBigGuy: He's 6"4".

* FormerChildStar: Subverted. He was a famous child actor in Sweden, then took a break from movies, then found success as an adult actor in the USA.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: He's very sweet natured and friendly despite being best known for playing a deeply reprehensible character.

* RetroactiveRecognition: His first US film role was as a male model in {{Zoolander}}.

* FamilyBusiness, His father, Creator/StellanSkarsgard, his five grown brothers and his sister all have more-or-less successful careers in acting or modeling.
* FormerChildStar: subverted. He was a famous child actor in Sweden, then took a break from movies, then found success as an adult actor in the USA.

Born August 25, 1976, Alexander Skarsgård is a Swedish actor who is living and working in Hollywood. He is best known for his roles as viking vampire Eric Northman in HBO show ''Series/{{True Blood}}'' and Brad Colbert in ''{{Generation Kill}}''. He also starred in ''Film/TheEast''.

* RetroactiveRecognition: His first US film role was as a male model in {{Zoolander}}. Certainly didn't give any hints for the future...

Born August 25, 1976, Alexander Skarsgård is a Swedish actor who is living and working in Hollywood. He is best known for his roles as viking vampire Eric Northman in HBO show ''Series/{{True Blood}}'' and Brad Colbert in ''{{Generation Kill}}''.