Alexander Skarsgård
Facts
Name: Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård
Birthday: August 25, 1976
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Nicknames: Alex
Starsign: Virgo
Residence: LA but has an apartment in Stockholm, Sweden
Parents: Stellan Skarsgård (actor) and My Skarsgård (doctor)
Siblings: Five younger brothers and one younger sister
Height: 6'4" (1.93 m)
Hair: Dirty Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Trivia
- Voted the sexiest man in Sweden five times.
- Supports the Stockholm based football club Hammarby IF.
- His favorite actress is Isabell Huppert in the movie The Pianist while his favorite actor is Gary Oldman.
- His favorite movie is Duck Soup with the brothers Marx.
- Alex's acting debut was in Allan Edwalls' award winning drama Ake och hans varld in 1983.
- Alex was a successful child actor during the 80s but quit acting in his teens.
- He didn't act for eight years during this time but studied political science and did military service in the Marines.
- Received an honorary doctorate from Leeds Metropolitan University on July 20, 2011.