Actor Alexander Skarsgård: biography, personal life, filmography

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Alexander Skarsgård is a Swedish actor, producer, director and screenwriter. He is best known to the general public for the Hollywood films "Battleship" and "Tarzan. Legend", as well as for the series "True Blood", "Generation Killers" and "Big Little Lies". Emmy award winner. Named Sweden's Sexiest Man five times.

Childhood and youth

Alexander Skarsgard was born on August 25, 1976 in Stockholm. The eldest son of the famous actor Stellan Skarsgard. Mother worked as a doctor. In addition to Alexander, three more children of Stellan became actors: Bill, Gustaf and W alter.

Thanks to the acquaintances of his father, by that time already a popular actor in Sweden, Alexander got his first role at the age of seven. He played in the popular Swedish film "The Eye and Its World". At the age of thirteen, real fame came to Alexander Skarsgård. He got the lead role in the TV movie Laughing Dog,which was extremely popular in Sweden among children and teenagers.

Break

The young actor began to be weighed down by fame, and he decided to take a break from his acting career. After graduating from high school, Alexander joined the Swedish army, where for a year and a half he served in the anti-terrorist detachment, which ensured the security of Stockholm and the surrounding area.

After leaving the army, the actor entered the University of Leeds, where he studied English, but after six months he left school and returned to his homeland. In 1997, after seven years outside acting, the young man decided to return to the profession and entered one of the colleges in New York, where he studied theater. But one semester later, he returned to Stockholm again without completing his studies.

Return to screen

In 1999, the Swedish drama "Happy Ending" was released, which became the first film with Alexander Skarsgård in ten years. After that, he began to work actively at home and at the same time flew to the United States, where he auditioned. In 2001, the actor got a small but very memorable role in Ben Stiller's comedy "Zoolander", which became a breakthrough film for Alexander Skarsgård.

The actor continued to act in several Swedish films, while also working in English-language projects. In 2006, Alexander starred in the British military drama The Last Landing.

In 2008, the Swede got the lead roles in two multi-part projects of the HBO channel at once. He appeared in the mini-series Generationkillers", and also joined the cast of the vampire drama "True Blood". The last work brought him real international fame. Over the course of six years, Alexander appeared in seventy-six episodes of the project.

Career blossoming

True international success on the big screen for Alexander Skarsgård began already in the new decade. In 2010, he appeared in the action movie "13" along with such Hollywood stars as Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke and 50 Cent. The following year, Alexander played one of the main roles in a remake of Sam Peckinpah's classic thriller Straw Dogs, and also starred in Lars von Trier's drama Melancholia.

In 2012, the first blockbuster with Alexander Skarsgard in one of the roles was released. Peter Berg's sci-fi thriller failed to recoup its $200 million production and was criticized as one of the worst films of the year.

Also, the actor appeared in the family drama "Divorce in the City" and the thriller "No Connection", which were received much better. In subsequent years, Alexander appeared in the thriller "The East Group", the teenage drama "The Diary of a Teenage Girl", the dystopia "Initiate" and the horror film "Hiding".

In 2016, several films starring Alexander Skarsgård were released at once. He played a corrupt copin the black comedy "War Against All", the legendary character in the blockbuster "Tarzan. Legend", and also appeared in a cameo in the sequel to the comedy "Zoolander".

In 2017, Skarsgård got one of the central roles in the detective series Big Little Lies. The project, which was originally conceived as a mini-series, became a real hit and was continued. Especially critics and viewers noted the work of Alexander Skarsgård. The actor received Emmy and Golden Globe awards for this project.

At the beginning of 2018, Duncan Jones' sci-fi film "Mute" premiered after several years of development. Alexander Skarsgård played the title role. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

Future projects

Several projects with Alexander Skarsgård are scheduled to be released in the near future. The main roles went to him in the mini-series "The Little Drummer Girl", which has already received excellent reviews from critics after the festival premiere" and in the thriller "Operation Hummingbird". Also, the Swede will appear in a minor role in the thriller Jeremy Saulnier "Hold the Dark".

In addition, several more films with the actor are in various stages of production, the date of their premiere and plot details remain unknown.

Private life

Alexander Skarsgard's personal life was actively discussedin the media ever since he became famous for his role on True Blood. For two years, from 2015 to 2017, the Swede dated British model and fashion blogger Alexa Chung. In general, he is a rather secretive person and rarely talks about his personal life in interviews.

Alexander Skarsgard rumors at various times associated with many colleagues on the set. There were reports in the press that he was dating Amanda Seyfried, Margot Robbie, Alicia Vikander, Evan Rachel Wood and Katie Holmes, but there was no real confirmation from the actors or their representatives.

Alexander is one of the most enviable bachelors in Hollywood, often gets into the lists of the most attractive celebrities according to various media and was voted the sexiest man in Sweden five times. In an interview, the actor said that he was not going to get married yet, as this allows him to live "with one suitcase", and he is not looking for extra responsibility. Nevertheless, Alexander, who is the eldest of eight children, himself said that he dreams of nine offspring.

In his free time, the actor is a fan of the Swedish football club "Hammarby", takes part in actions in support of the team. Actively involved in charity.