ALEXANDER SKARSGARD

Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgard (born August 25, 1976, in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish actor and director.

Skarsgard has acted in several Swedish TV series and movies. In 2003 he was nominated for a Guldbagge for male supporting role in the movie Hundtricket - The Movie.

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, the local vampire sheriff and owner of Fangtasia, a vampire bar.

In 2009, Skarsgard appeared in the music video for pop singer Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi". He also has three upcoming films currently in post-production, Metropia, Beyond the Pole[2] He is scheduled to star in the upcoming thriller, Straw Dogs, along with Kate Bosworth and James Marsden. It is a remake of the 1971 movie. Filming is set to begin in August 2009.

Skarsgard has been nominated for a 2009 Scream Award for "Best Villain" for his role as Eric Northman in True Blood. (Wikipedia)

From The Blogsphere

Kate Bosworth Snacks On A Sandwich

via buzznet.com ( 76 Days ago )
Kate Bosworth is spotted out getting a sandwich with a friend at The Oaks Gourmet Market on Monday (November 23) in Hollywood. The 26-year-old actress recently went with Alexander Skarsgard to catch a screening of Fantastic Mr. Fox, where she denied they were dating. Asked about their relationship, Kate said, “Friends, guys!” while playfully punching Alex [...]

The 2009 GQ Men of the Year Awards.. Featuring Women!

via thesuperficial.com ( 82 Days ago )
GQ held its 2009 Men of the Year Awards last night in LA, so here's a smattering of all the beautiful people that attended: Olivia Wilde with her ox-strangling witchery. Alexander Skarsgard... in pants. I got nothin'. Levi Johnston... ...read full story

Olivia Munn for no reason and other news

via thesuperficial.com ( 113 Days ago )
- Kate Bosworth might have snagged Alexander Skarsgard away from Evan Rachel Wood which, despite Kate looking like a Holocaust victim, makes sense because who wants to spelunk where Marilyn Manson has spelunked before? [Lainey Gossip] - Elisabeth Ha ...read full story

Stars in Rewind: Alexander Skarsgard on a Frappuccino Joyride

via cinematical.com ( 120 Days ago )
One of the silliest pleasures of revisiting older films is seeing actors in small roles, back before you had any idea who they were. Sometimes it's the only reason to watch something over again -- after all, why else would you rent 1990's Tales From the Darkside: The Movie if not to giggle at Julianne Moore being terrorized by a mummy controlled by Steve Buscemi, or pick up Leprechaun [...]

Alexander Skarsgard: ‘Straw Dogs’ Set Visit!

via buzznet.com ( 129 Days ago )
True Blood hunk Alexander Skarsgard wraps his arm around co-star Rhys Coiro on the set of his new movie, Straw Dogs, in Shreveport, Louisiana on Friday (October 2). Here’s the report from Hollywood Elsewhere: “Today’s visit to the Straw Dogs interior sound-stage set in downtown Shreveport, Louisiana was a fascinating burrow; ditto visiting the exterior [...]

Fantastic Fest: Alexander Skarsgard and the Cloud of Estrogen

via cinematical.com ( 131 Days ago )
When I went to see Metropia (and reviewed it) at Fantastic Fest on Saturday night, all I knew about Alexander Skarsgard was that he had a role in the film, and that he was the son of actor Stellan Skarsgard -- I hadn't seen him in anything. Metropia director Tarik Saleh had told me earlier in the day that Alexander Skarsgard was in Shreveport shooting Straw Dogs, but would drive [...]

More True Blood Stars Hooking Up

via perezhilton.com ( 155 Days ago )
But this time, we are not happy about it! Sources are telling us that Evan Rachel Wood and the delectable Alexander Skarsgard are more than just co-stars. That whore! A Perezcious reader sent us this tip about the newly happy saddening couple: "evan rachel wood and alexander skarsgard might be effing. my friend is working on the set of 'straw dogs,' a movie starring kate bosworth [...]

Alexander Skarsgard & Willa Holland: Straw Dog Sexy

via buzznet.com ( 158 Days ago )
True Blood hottie Alexander Skarsgard playfully washes his hair underneath a waterfall while hanging out with former O.C. actress Willa Holland. Willa, 18, and Alexander, 33, are currently shooting their upcoming thriller Straw Dogs, a remake of Sam Peckinpah’s movie that starred Dustin Hoffman. Kate Bosworth and James Marsden round out the cast. Also pictured: Alexander [...]

WHOA, ALEXANDER SKARSGARD WAS MEEKUS!

via uproxx.com ( 159 Days ago )
Alexander Skarsgard is starting to generate buzz for being next in line for big-time Hollywood stardom, and it’s well-deserved for his back-to-back roles as two of the biggest badasses on cable TV in recent history: Sergeant Brad “Iceman” Colbert in the excellent “Generation Kill” and Eric Northman, the millennium-old viking vampire in “True Blood.” [...]

James Woods and Dominic Purcell Join Rod Lurie’s Straw Dogs Remake

via slashfilm.com ( 178 Days ago )
We’ve known the main names in Rod Lurie’s remake of Sam Peckinpah’s shattering film Straw Dogs. James Marsden, Kate Bosworth and Alexander Skarsgard are toplining the film, which is in production in Louisiana right now. But yesterday Lurie mentioned two more names on Facebook: James Woods and Dominic Purcell. (Who needs the trades when directors can throw out their [...]