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25 facts about Alexander Skarsgård |
If you're a fan of HBO's True Blood movie, check out these cool facts about Alexander Skarsgård, who plays the character Eric Northman.
His full name is Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård.
He was born on August 25, 1976.
He's from Stockholm, Sweden.
He stood at 6’4 ″ position.
He is the son of actor Stellan Skarsgård and doctor, My Skarsgård.
He was the eldest of a family of six;
He speaks Swedish, French and English.
At the age of 7, he had his first movie role.
He starred in the TV series The Dog That Smiled when he was thirteen.
At the age of 19, he served in the Swedish army for 18 months, in anti-terrorism and anti-terrorism roles.
He studied at Leeds Metropolitan University in England for six months to learn English.
In 2011, he received an honorary degree from Leeds Metropolitan.
In 1997, he enrolled in a theater course at Marymount Manhattan College in New York City.
He played the role of Meekus in the 2001 film Zoolander.
In 2003, Skarsgård played Marine Sgt Brad “Iceman” Colbert in the HBO miniseries Generation Kill.
In 2008, Skarsgård joined the cast of the series True Blood on HBO as the vampire, Eric Northman.
In preparation for the role of Eric Northman, he studied lions and their behavior.
He was voted as the sexiest man in Sweden 5 times.
He supports the Hammarby IF football club in Sweden.
In 2010, he signed and auctioned off his personal belongings in "Bajen Aid" to raise funds for football club Hammarby.
His favorite actor is Gary Oldman.
His favorite actress is Isabelle Huppert.
He likes Robert Duvall's work.
He has won two Odense International Film Festival Awards for the Att döda ett bar in the Grand Prix category and the Press Prize category.
As a child, Skarsgård spent two months in Texas with his father.
