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Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård (born August 25, 1976, in Stockholm, Sweden), is a Swedish actor and director. He is the son of Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård and brother to Gustaf Skarsgård. Skarsgård 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.[1] Since 2005, with his performances in Revelations and The Last Drop he has taken part in international productions. In 2008 he plays one of the main characters in the American miniseries Generation Kill
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Birth Name
Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård
Nickname
Alex
Height
6' 4" (1.93 m)
Trivia
Voted the sexiest man in Sweden in 1999
Five times voted the sexiest man in Sweden.
His mother is a doctor.
He lives in an apartment in Stockholm, Sweden near his parents.
Has four younger brothers, Gustaf, Sam, Bill and Walter, and has one younger sister, Eija.
Supports the Stockholm based football club Hammarby IF
Son of actor Stellan Skarsgård and My Skarsgård.
Brother of Gustaf Skarsgård, Sam Skarsgård, Bill Skarsgård, Eija Skarsgård and Valter Skarsgård.
His favorite actor is Isabell Huppert in the movie "The Pianist"
His favorite movie is Duck Soup with the brothers Marx.
Favorite actor is Gary Oldman.
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. But in 1997 his longing for acting grew to strong and he enrolled at Marymount Theatre School in New York City.
The interest for Alexander Skarsgard outside of Scandinavia has grown rapidly over the last few years, and he has recently signed with the agency Endeavor in Los Angeles and New York and with Markham & Froggatt, Britains most acclaimed agency, to represent him in Europe. He can already be seen in big international movies such as "Zoolander" "The Last Drop" and "Revelations".
Made his debut in Allan Edwalls award winning drama "Ake och hans varld" in 1983. Worked frequently as a child actor during the 80s and became a huge teenage star when he played "Jojo" in Rumle Hammerichs "Hunden som log" in 1989.
When he came back to Sweden after two years in New York it didnt take him long to land his first part as a grown up (in Christina Olofssons "Happy End" 1999). Since then he has done over fifteen movies in Scandinavia and is today one of Swedens most beloved stage and screen actors.
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Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård (born August 25, 1976, in Stockholm, Sweden), is a Swedish actor and director. He is the son of Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård and brother to Gustaf Skarsgård. Skarsgård 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.[1] Since 2005, with his performances in Revelations and The Last Drop he has taken part in international productions. In 2008 he plays one of the main characters in the American miniseries Generation Kill
credit:wikipedia
Birth Name
Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård
Nickname
Alex
Height
6' 4" (1.93 m)
Trivia
Voted the sexiest man in Sweden in 1999
Five times voted the sexiest man in Sweden.
His mother is a doctor.
He lives in an apartment in Stockholm, Sweden near his parents.
Has four younger brothers, Gustaf, Sam, Bill and Walter, and has one younger sister, Eija.
Supports the Stockholm based football club Hammarby IF
Son of actor Stellan Skarsgård and My Skarsgård.
Brother of Gustaf Skarsgård, Sam Skarsgård, Bill Skarsgård, Eija Skarsgård and Valter Skarsgård.
His favorite actor is Isabell Huppert in the movie "The Pianist"
His favorite movie is Duck Soup with the brothers Marx.
Favorite actor is Gary Oldman.
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. But in 1997 his longing for acting grew to strong and he enrolled at Marymount Theatre School in New York City.
The interest for Alexander Skarsgard outside of Scandinavia has grown rapidly over the last few years, and he has recently signed with the agency Endeavor in Los Angeles and New York and with Markham & Froggatt, Britains most acclaimed agency, to represent him in Europe. He can already be seen in big international movies such as "Zoolander" "The Last Drop" and "Revelations".
Made his debut in Allan Edwalls award winning drama "Ake och hans varld" in 1983. Worked frequently as a child actor during the 80s and became a huge teenage star when he played "Jojo" in Rumle Hammerichs "Hunden som log" in 1989.
When he came back to Sweden after two years in New York it didnt take him long to land his first part as a grown up (in Christina Olofssons "Happy End" 1999). Since then he has done over fifteen movies in Scandinavia and is today one of Swedens most beloved stage and screen actors.
CREDIT:IMDB