![]() In the age of streaming and binge-watching, it's never too late to jump on a show's bandwagon. In addition to True Blood (2008), which begins its third season in 2010, Alexander has a number of film projects in the works including the remake of Straw Dogs (2011), Melancholia (2011), written and directed by Lars von Trier, action Sci-Fi film, Battleship (2012), and The East (2013), directed by Zal Batmanglij.Even though True Blood ended six years ago, HBO has a tendency to advertise their decades worth of original programming. True Blood (2008) 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. The series was created by Alan Ball, the man behind Six Feet Under (2001). Thanks to the writer's strike, after completing Generation Kill (2008), he was cast in the role of "Eric Northman", a 1,000-year-old Viking vampire on the hit series, True Blood (2008). Brad "Iceman" Colbert astonished critics and audiences, alike. Alexander spent seven months broiling in the desert of Namibia but it was well worth it. His first big break was with the miniseries Generation Kill (2008). He also co-wrote and co-directed an award-winning short, Att döda ett barn (2003), (To Kill a Child), which was shown at both the Tribeca and Cannes Film Festivals. After that Alexander returned to Sweden where he continued honing his acting in film and theatrical productions including "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and "Bloody Wedding". A visit to Los Angeles landed him both an agent and a part in the Ben Stiller movie, Zoolander (2001). 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. 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. After six months in New York, a romantic entanglement lured him back to Sweden but the relationship was short-lived. He studied at the Leeds Metropolitan University then moved to New York where he enrolled at Marymount Manhattan College to study theatre. He used the time to contemplate his future. Instead of continuing college, at the age of nineteen, he entered compulsory military service (military conscription). To the influence of My Skarsgård, his physician mother, he stopped working as an actor, to continue his education. Life under a microscope lost its charm and perhaps due Television until he turned sixteen and decided acting was not the career for him. ![]() He began his acting career at the age of eight and continued working in films and on Swedish To have as normal an upbringing as possible. ![]() ![]() Young Alexander was raised under modest circumstances in a working-class Swedish neighborhood as his parents wanted their children ![]() For most of his formative years, his father was an acclaimed actor in Europe but had not yet achieved the international fame that came after his star turn in Breaking the Waves (1996). Among his siblings are actors Gustaf Skarsgård, Bill Skarsgård, and Valter Skarsgård. Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård was born in Stockholm, Sweden and is the eldest son of famed actor Stellan Skarsgård. ![]()
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