Alexander Skarsgard

Alexander Skarsgård

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Date of birth

August 25, 1976 (1976-08-25)

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Stockholm, Sweden

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Role

Eric Northman

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Alexander Skarsgård plays the role of Eric Northman. He was born in Sweden on August 25, 1976 and is the son of film actor Stellan Skarsgård. In several scenes throughout the show, he has spoken Swedish. He has been part of the starring cast since the episode "Escape from Dragon House" and remains a starring cast member for the sixth season.

Life and career

Skarsgård has acted in several Swedish TV series and movies and served in the Swedish Marines. In 2003 he was nominated for a Guldbagge for male supporting role in the movie Hundtricket - The Movie (English title: The Dog Trick). He revealed to the New York Daily News he used to be an anti-terrorist marine in Sweden.

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.

In 2009, Skarsgård appeared in the music video for pop singer Lady GaGa's "Paparazzi".

In addition to his recurring role on "True Blood", which began its sixth season in 2013, Alexander has four upcoming films in post-production, The East, Disconnect, What Maisie Knew, and Battleship.

Films & Television

• Battleship(2012)
• What Maisie Knew (2012)
• Disconnect (2012)
• The East (2012)
• Melancholia (2011)
• Straw Dogs (2011)
• True Blood (2008-present)
• Trust Me (2010)
• Moomins and the Comet Chase (2010)
• 13 (2010)
• Beyond the Pole (2009)
• Metropia (2009)
• Paparazzi (TV/Music Video) (2009)
• Generation Kill (TV Mini-Series) (2008)
• Järnets änglar (2007)
• Golden Brown Eyes (TV Mini-Series) (2007)
• Zoolander (2001)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Work	Category	Result
2003	Odense International Film Festival	Att döda ett barn	Grand Prix	Won
			Press Award	Won
	Guldbagge Awards	Hundtricket - The Movie	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated
2009	Scream Award	Eric Northman in True Blood	Best Villain	Won
	Satellite Awards	True Blood	Best Television Ensemble	Won
2010	SAG Awards	True Blood	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Nominated
	Saturn Award	True Blood	Best Supporting Actor in Television	Nominated
	Scream Award	True Blood	Best Horror Actor	Won
	NewNowNext Awards	True Blood	Brink of Fame: Actor	Nominated
2011	Scream Award	True Blood	Best Horror Actor	Won
	Teen Choice Award	True Blood	Choice Vampire	Nominated
	TV.com Award	True Blood	Best Performance of a Non-Human Character	Won

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Appearances

Season one appearances
"Strange Love"	"The First Taste"	"Mine"	"Escape from Dragon House"
"Sparks Fly Out"	"Cold Ground"	"Burning House of Love"	"The Fourth Man in the Fire"
"Plaisir D'Amour"	"I Don't Wanna Know"	"To Love Is to Bury"	"You'll Be the Death of Me"

Season two appearances
"Nothing but the Blood"	"Keep This Party Going"	"Scratches"	"Shake and Fingerpop"
"Never Let Me Go"	"Hard-Hearted Hannah"	"Release Me"	"Timebomb"
"I Will Rise Up"	"New World in My View"	"Frenzy"	"Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"

Season three appearances
"Bad Blood"	"Beautifully Broken"	"It Hurts Me Too"	"9 Crimes"
"Trouble"	"I Got a Right to Sing the Blues"	"Hitting the Ground"	"Night on the Sun"
"Everything Is Broken"	"I Smell a Rat"	"Fresh Blood"	"Evil is Going On"

Season four appearances
"She's Not There"	"You Smell Like Dinner"	"If You Love Me, Why Am I Dyin'?"	"I'm Alive and on Fire"
"Me and the Devil"	"I Wish I Was the Moon"	"Cold Grey Light of Dawn"	"Spellbound"
"Let's Get Out of Here"	"Burning Down the House"	"Soul of Fire"	"And When I Die"

Season five appearances
"Turn! Turn! Turn!"	"Authority Always Wins"	"Whatever I Am, You Made Me"	"We’ll Meet Again"
"Let's Boot and Rally"	"Hopeless"	"In the Beginning"	"Somebody That I Used to Know"
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"	"Gone, Gone, Gone"	"Sunset"	"Save Yourself"

Season six appearances
"Who Are You, Really?"	"The Sun"	"You're No Good"	"At Last"
"F**k the Pain Away"	"Don't You Feel Me"	"In the Evening"	"Dead Meat"
"Life Matters"	"Radioactive"