Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård was born August 25, 1976 in Stockholm, Sweden. He is a Swedish actor, and best known for his roles as vampire Eric Northman on the HBO TV series True Blood and Brad Colbert in Generation Kill.
Alexander Skarsgård is the son of the famous Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård, and has acted in several Swedish TV series and movies plus served in the Swedish coastal artillery.
Since 2005, with his performances in Revelations and The Last Drop, he has taken part in international productions. In 2007 he played one of the main characters, Sgt. Brad Colbert, in the American miniseries Generation Kill. He is an original member of the ensemble cast of HBO's television drama series True Blood. Skarsgård plays the role of Eric Northman, a 1,000 year old former Viking king, vampire sheriff of Area 5 and local bar owner in Shreveport, LA.
In 2009, Skarsgård appeared in the music video for pop singer Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi". As of 2010, he has three upcoming films in post-production: Metropia, Beyond the Pole, and Straw Dogs, co-starring Kate Bosworth and James Marsden. Straw Dogs is a remake of the 1971 movie of the same name. Filming began in August 2009 and has since wrapped. The film is set to be released in February 2011.
Related links:
» True Blood: The Complete Third Season
» True Blood: The Complete Second Season
» True Blood: The Complete First Season
» Generation Kill
» I ♥ Eric Northman Pin
» True Blood Poster - Eric Northman
» True Blood Mouse Pad - Eric #3
» True Blood Mouse Pad - Eric Northman
» True Blood Bust - Eric Northman
» True Blood Poster - Season 3, Do Bad Things
» True Blood T-Shirt: Team Eric Because Dead Never Looked so Good
» True Blood 2011 Wall Calendar
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