Biography of Alexander Skarsgård
Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård is an actor of Swedish origin who starred in the popular HBO projects («Generation Kill», «True Blood»), and Hollywood blockbusters («Battleship», «The Legend of Tarzan»). He was also the face of Calvin Klein.
The Childhood of Alexander Skarsgård. His first roles
Alexander Skarsgård was born in the southern suburbs of Stockholm, in the family of My Guenther, a doctor, and Stellan Skarsgård, a nationally-known actor. Having starred in about 120 movies, Alexander’s father has been one of the most recognizable Swedish actors for a long time.



In 1996, Alexander left his native Sweden and moved to England «finding himself». There he began to study English at Leeds Beckett University. A year later, Skarsgård went to New York City, where the future celebrity finally began to make his dream come true - Alexander enrolled in a theater course at Marymount Manhattan College. «In England, I spent time uselessly, watched football, got drunk and got into trouble all the time - the actor told later, - but just then the question appeared: what I want to do with my life? I went to New York City and attended Drama school.»



The Prosperity of His Career
In 2007, Alexander Skarsgård joined the cast of the new HBO project, based on a true story of the TV series «Generation Kill» about the military campaign in 2003 in Iraq. The Swedish actor got one of the lead roles - sober and cold-blooded Sergeant Brad Colbert with the nickname «Iceman».




Personal Life of Alexander Skargård
It is known a little about the personal life of Alexander, at least until the moment when the actor’s fame has reached the international level. In 2007, he has dated the actress Evan Rachel Wood for a short period of time. In 2008, the Swede dated the model Amanda Seyfried, but, apparently, their relationship has not lasted for a long time. In 2009, Skarsgård appeared regularly with Kate Bosworth, an American model, and actress, Alexander’s colleague in the movie «Straw Dogs». Later, the actor’s father confirmed his son’s relationship. In summer 2011, the couple broke up.





