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Alexander Skarsgård

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Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård (Swedish: [alɛkˈsǎnːdɛr ˈskɑ̌ːʂɡoːɖ] ; born 25 August 1976) is a Swedish actor. A son of actor Stellan Skarsgård, he began acting at age seven but quit at age thirteen. After serving in the Swedish Navy, Skarsgård returned to acting and gained his first role in the US comedy film Zoolander (2001). He played Brad Colbert in the miniseries Generation Kill (2008), and had his breakthrough portraying vampire Eric Northman in the television series True Blood (2008–2014). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Skarsgård is the 2,441st most popular actor (down from 2,142nd in 2019), the 442nd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 386th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Swedish Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Alexander Skarsgård ranks 2,441 out of 13,578Before him are Lee Joon-gi, Penelope Wilton, Bruce Davison, Li Bingbing, James Rebhorn, and Carla Gugino. After him are Bruce Cabot, Irene Dunne, Hill Harper, Jason Miller, Magdaléna Vášáryová, and Christopher Meloni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Alexander Skarsgård ranks 49Before him are Juliano Belletti, Edmílson, Emerson, Ludovic Giuly, Gustavo Kuerten, and Jon Bernthal. After him are Iván Córdoba, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Carlos Moyá, Dominic Monaghan, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, and Ricardo.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Alexander Skarsgård ranks 442 out of 1,879Before him are Erik Gustaf Boström (1842), Klas Lestander (1931), Arvid Posse (1820), Knut Nordahl (1920), Carola Häggkvist (1966), and Ebba Brahe (1596). After him are Björn Nordqvist (1942), Princess Sophia of Sweden (1547), Martin van Meytens (1695), Bernhard Karlgren (1889), Jenny Nyström (1854), and Erik Nilsson (1916).

Among ACTORS In Sweden

Among actors born in Sweden, Alexander Skarsgård ranks 37Before him are Mai Zetterling (1925), Noomi Rapace (1979), Viveca Lindfors (1920), Rolf Lassgård (1955), Mikael Persbrandt (1963), and Petra Mede (1970). After him are Per Oscarsson (1927), Gösta Ekman (1890), Marika Green (1943), Anna Q. Nilsson (1888), Ulla Jacobsson (1929), and Lena Endre (1955).