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After six months in New York, a romantic entanglement lured him back to Sweden but the relationship was short-lived. Despite having a broken heart, Alexander decided to stay in Sweden and, with a bit of life experience under his belt, began his acting career again.

He appeared in a number of Swedish productions and became a star in his native country but was interested in broadening his horizons and working outside of Sweden. After that Alexander returned to Sweden where he continued honing his acting in film and theatrical productions including "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? His first big break was with the miniseries Generation Kill Alexander spent seven months broiling in the desert of Namibia but it was well worth it. His portrayal of Marine Sgt.

Brad "Iceman" Colbert astonished critics and audiences, alike. Thanks to the writer's strike, after completing Generation Kill , he was cast in the role of "Eric Northman", a 1,year-old Viking vampire on the hit series, True Blood True Blood was adapted from the "Sookie Stackhouse' novels by Charlaine Harris' and rode to success on quality scripts, great acting and the public's obsession with the vampire genre.

In addition to True Blood , which begins its third season in , Alexander has a number of film projects in the works including the remake of Straw Dogs , Melancholia , written and directed by Lars von Trier , action Sci-Fi film, Battleship , and The East , directed by Zal Batmanglij.

Sign In. Showing all 64 items. Frequently plays very calm restrained individuals, often with positions of authority Ex. Meekus from Zoolander. He lives in an apartment in Stockholm, Sweden, near his parents. His favorite movie is Duck Soup Not comfortable with being a celebrity at such an early age, Alexander decided to quit acting. During almost eight years, he turned down every offer he got. Instead he studied Political Science, did his military service in the Marines and intended to study at an school of architecture in Stockholm.

When he came back to Sweden after studying acting for two years in New York, it didn't take him long to land his first part as a grownup in Christina Olofsson 's Happy End Stepson of Megan Everett-Skarsgard. Was in a relationship with Alexa Chung In the movie "Hitch" , Alex's face is on the top of the front page of the tabloid that is held up by Sarah's coworker in front of the newsstand. Was in his early teens before he saw his nudist dad Stellan wear pants around their home because, by that time, he and his brothers had begun taking home girlfriends to meet the his parents.

Was in a relationship with Kate Bosworth. Alexander is the second member of his family to play the chief antagonist in a Stephen King horror adaptation. First of all, sex and violence are always something that attracts an audience, and vampire stories usually have a lot of both. And, vampires symbolize consistency and something that's permanent, in a world where everything is constantly changing -- humans, animals, nature and even mountains will change over time.

To have something that will just stand the test of time is attractive. Eric has been around for a thousand years, and he hasn't changed one bit. That intrigues people. What makes good drama is that people are intrigued by that and drawn towards it, but at the same time, that comfort they feel in something that is consistent, is also lethal and can kill them in a second.

That creates a good platform for drama. I enjoy everything. Every single part of it is great -- just going to work, every day, and working on this show. Just look at the cast, and the writing is phenomenal. I couldn't ask for a better job. I'm so happy to have the job. And, it was challenging, definitely in the beginning, when I was trying to find the character. I was reading the books and trying to figure out who this guy was, and also trying to find that balance of making him likable, but menacing.

I wanted people to be intimidated by him, but intrigued, at the same time -- on what is the most enjoyable and the most challenging aspects of working on True Blood I don't want people to know too much about me.

It's easier for people to suspend belief that way. Will They, Won't They? See more polls ». Won 1 Primetime Emmy. See more awards ». Known For. Big Little Lies Perry Wright. True Blood Eric Northman. Show all Hide all Show by Hide Show Actor 66 credits. Infinity Pool post-production James.

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But it was good for me. After his stint in the military, Skarsgard and a friend decided to enroll at Leeds Metropolitan University in England. After those tough months in the marines, he explains, "I just needed a break, to be able to chill. So did my friend. So we went there and studied, but it was basically just hanging out and having fun. We lived in this basement with no heating, sleeping in sleeping bags, and shared a bathroom with a drug dealer, who was obsessed with the queen of Sweden for some reason It was kind of scary.

Acting came up again and I thought maybe I should give it a last go. Skarsgard moved to New York City to study theater for a year at Marymount Manhattan College and then returned to his native country to resume his acting career. In , a full decade after he quit acting, Skarsgard began pursuing a variety of Swedish film and television roles.

He made his American film debut as an airheaded male model in the wildly popular comedy Zoolander. He then returned to Sweden to write and direct To Kill a Child , an acclaimed short film featured at the Tribeca and Cannes film festivals.

Although he was very successful in Sweden over the next several years, he longed to return to the American screen. The show was shot over seven intense months in Namibia, South Africa and Mozambique.

It received rave reviews, and Skarsgard earned critical acclaim for his performance. Asked whether his experience in the Swedish marines prepared him for the role, Skarsgard says, "My training was very similar to what those guys went through — the details, the level of respect and how you handle your weapons and gear.

It was very helpful for me to have gone through that in the Swedish marines