With the 39-year-old Scandinavian, who is fascinated by all of Hollywood today, we met on neutral territory - in Berlin. For a representative of a major film dynasty (Alexander's father Stellan Skarsgard and his brothers Gustaf, Bill, Sam and Walter - all actors. - ELLE note) the year is going well. No sooner had he presented in the German capital one of his new works - the comedy War Against All, in which he played a corrupt cop - as another heroic role was on its way. Skarsgård, best known for his role as vampire Eric Northman in True Blood, has stacked his fangs and shirts on a shelf to star in the up-and-coming Tarzan project. Legend". There is no doubt that the bare torso of a two-meter-tall Nordic handsome man will look great in the jungle. By the way, his clear blue eyes have an equally stunning effect. To collect my thoughts, I start the conversation from afar ...

ELLE How do you like Berlin?

ALEXANDER SKARSGARD Berlin reminds me of Stockholm. More precisely, his district of Södermalm, where I spent my childhood - there are the same cozy streets with small galleries and cafes. I have nothing against Los Angeles - I love the sun and the sea - but there I sometimes miss the cramped European alleys. There I don't have to get into the car to buy a sandwich, but I can leisurely walk to a nearby bakery. Unlike America, in Sweden I don't have to make an appointment with someone in advance. I can go to a familiar cafe in the evening and spend an hour or two with my friends over a glass of beer. Or go with your family to nature, cook a barbecue and drink it with good wine.

ELLE You're doing pretty well in Los Angeles too. Especially the career that took off after True Blood.

A.S."True Blood" was filmed just endlessly! Fortunately, with interruptions during which I was able to work with other directors. After filming ended, the role of the vampire stuck directly to me. On the one hand, the series allows you to better get used to the hero, tell his story. On the other hand, TV has a huge audience, it is watched even where people have no other entertainment, except for TV series. For them, I will always be Eric Northman.

ELLE How did you react when asked to play Tarzan?

A.S. I thought, "Another remake!" But I like that in our film the story is not told like everyone else. Our Tarzan is not a boy who grows up in the jungle, and then ends up in the city, where he learns to sleep in bed and eat with a spoon. Our film immediately introduces Lord Greystoke - an elegant gentleman who rides in a carriage and drinks tea with the Prime Minister. This is a movie about the daily internal struggle with yourself, attempts to tame your inner beast. This is the essence of my hero and, in fact, each of us.

ELLE Have you ever thought that after Lex Barker and Christopher Lambert (the most famous Tarzans in the history of cinema) you won't be able to play this role so convincingly?

A.S. I was worried that I would be forced to shuttle in front of a green screen, and the film would be drawn on the computer. But the studio has created an amazing set. I dreamed of working with director David Waite and it was great. When I stand in front of the camera, I always imagine that the director is a spectator, and I want to entertain him. It is important for me that there is a pleasant atmosphere on the set. This is well reflected in the picture, especially if you have to play a positive character.

ELLE What can not be said about the policeman from "War Against All" ...

A.S. I tried to give up the role!

ELLE How did you do it?

A.S. Like any coward! He stopped answering the phone, did not answer letters, avoided meetings ... Just kidding, just kidding. In fact, I still have to hunt down directors and producers myself. But I'm patient! You have to wait until the first eight candidates refuse, and they spit and take the newcomer. After all, he will agree to everything, including a small fee.

ELLE How did you get your first role in Hollywood?

A.S. In the early 2000s, my father was filming in the USA, and I decided to visit him. At that time, I was seriously thinking about cinema and even abandoned the architectural one. Dad's agent asked if I wanted to go to the casting since I arrived. I replied: “I'll try. Will have something to tell friends. " As a result, he played with Ben Stiller in "The Model Male".

ELLE So you've never considered yourself a natural actor?

A.S. Not! From childhood, my father told me how hard it was. He always said that this is the best job in the world, but it is damn difficult and absolutely unprofitable! There is a chance that you will see the world, meet amazing people, but you can also end up in poverty. He advised me to do this only as a last resort. As a child, I was unsociable, locked myself in a room and played computer games. And I started going to parties only at the age of 21! Besides, I didn’t like my classmates, and they didn’t like me: they preferred older guys - with a magnificent mustache and a motorcycle.

ELLE I can imagine how they regret it now! What kind of girls do you like?

A.S. Feminine, confident and able to surprise.

ELLE There are more and more Swedes in Hollywood: you, Alicia Vikander ... Do you communicate with each other?

A.S. We all drive Volvo and sing ABBA songs!

ELLE What are you afraid of?

A.S. For example, that directors would start filming films exclusively on the iPhone. (Laughs.) Although this has its advantages.

ELLE What are your dreams?

A.S. It all depends on the period of life and mood. When I was a child, I dreamed of becoming a wizard and fulfilling all my desires. And now I dream that fate would favor me and give me funny roles, where I could really have fun.

ELLE And what role will give you such pleasure now?

A.S. Let's say a circus acrobat.

ELLE We'll be waiting!

A.S. I will try not to let you down.

Alexander Skarsgard- Swedish actor and director, became famous for his role as Eric Northman in the vampire series "True Blood" on the channel HBO.

Alexander Jonah Hjalmar Skarsgård(Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård) was born on 25 August 1976 in Stockholm in the family of a famous Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard(Stellan Skarsgård) and his first wife, a doctor Mia Skarsgard(My Skarsgård). Have Alexandra there are six younger siblings: Gustaf(born 1980), Sam(born 1982) Bill(born 1990), Age(born 1992) Walter(born 1995) and half-brother Ossian(born 2009). Alexander grew up in rather modest conditions in the working area of ​​the Swedish capital, as his parents wanted their children to have a normal childhood. However Alexander made his film debut at the age of eight. He starred in films and television and at the age of 13 became very popular in Sweden after the release " Laughing dog". However, at the age of 16, the young man decided that he did not want to pursue an acting career. His parents supported him, believing that he should continue to act only if he cannot live without it.

Skarsgård on early fame: “Fame scared me. If at the age of 13 you read about yourself in the newspapers, and then people look at you everywhere - this is very strange. I thought that if it means being famous, then I don't like it at all. "

He first went to college to get a political science education, but at 19 he changed his mind and went to the army. Alexander became a Marine, served for over a year in the Coastal Artillery anti-terrorist unit. After the army Alexander Skarsgard went to get education in University of Leeds, then moved to the United States and enrolled in drama school in New York.

Alexander Skarsgard on returning to acting: “I watched football, hung out, got drunk and got into trouble. But the thought of what I would do with my life did not leave me. I kept going back to acting in my mind and eventually decided to try it one last time. So I went to drama school in New york... As soon as I got there, I immediately realized that I really missed the game. "

Six months later Alexander Skarsgard threw everything for the sake of his girlfriend in Sweden but the romantic relationship ended quickly. He decided to stay in his home country and start playing again. Alexander quickly regained his status as a national star, starring in a number of Swedish films.

V Hollywood Skarsgård came in 2001, getting a role in the comedy Ben Stiller (Ben Stiller) " Exemplary male". Thereafter Alexander then returned to Sweden(where in 2003 he shot the short film “ Kill the child"Found in Cannes), then he was looking for happiness at casting in Los Angeles.

Breakthrough to world fame for Alexander Skarsgard was the mini-series "Generation of Assassins", aired in 2008. During filming, the actor spent seven months in the deserts. Namibia but it was worth it. Sergeant Colbert, played by him, amazed both viewers and critics. This success led to the following. In 2008 the channel HBO launched the vampire series True Blood. Skarsgård got one of the main roles in the show and played the 1000-year-old Viking vampire Eric Northman. In 2010, the third season of the show aired.

Skarsgård on the success of True Blood: “First of all, viewers are always attracted to sex and violence, and this is what vampires are associated with. In addition, they symbolize something eternal in a constantly changing world. Eric is over 1000 years old and hasn't changed at all. This is intriguing. As for me, I like absolutely everything. I'm glad I have this job. The cast and scripts are phenomenal. But in the beginning, of course, it was difficult. I read books to introduce myself to Eric and understand him. I would like the audience to be intrigued and afraid of him. "

The role of Eric earned Alexander nominations for the Screen Actors Guild and Saturn Awards. He won the Scream Award twice for Best Actor in Horror Films (2010) and Best Villain (2009).

The success of the series attracted Alexander Skarsgard attention of filmmakers. In 2010, he shone in the independent project “ Metropia"And the comedy thriller" ". In 2011, he will appear on the screens in a remake of the thriller " Straw dogs". He also got a role in the large-scale production of “ Sea battle», The release of which is scheduled for 2012.

Interesting facts about Alexander Skarsgard

In 2009 Alexander Skarsgard starred in the music video of the popular singer Lady Gaga " Paparazzi».

Father Alexandra Stellan Skarsgard gained worldwide fame thanks to the drama "Breaking the Waves" (1996). One of his last works is the musical “Mamma Mia! ".

Alexander Skarsgård has been named Sweden's sexiest man five times.

The actor lives in an apartment in Stockholm not far from the parents.

Filmography of Alexander Skarsgard

• Sea battle / Battleship (2012), the role of Stone Hopper
• Escape to the sky. Devyatayev (2012) Role: Helmut Bernhardt
• Melancholia / Melancholia (2011) Role: Michael
• Straw Dogs / Straw Dogs (2011) Role: Charlie
• Puss / Puss (2010) Role: Alex
• Moomin trolls and the comet / Muumi ja punainen pyrstötäht (2010), role: voiced
• A drop of true blood / A Drop of True Blood (2010) Role: Eric
• (2010) Role: Jack
• Beyond the Pole (2009) Role: Terge
• Metropia / Metropia (2009), the role of Stefan
• True Blood / True Blood (from 2008), the role of Eric Northman
• Generation Kill (2008) Role: Sergeant Colbert
• Goddess of Metal / Järnets änglar (2007) Role: Stefan
• Leende guldbruna ögon (2007)
• Exit / Exit (2006), the role of Fabian von Clerking
• Cuppen (2006) Role: Mickey
• Kill loved ones / Kill Your Darlings (2006) Role: Geert
• Never Be Mine (2006) Role: Christopher
• About Sara / Om Sara (2005) Role: Kalle Oberg
• The Last Drop / The Last Drop (2005) Role: Lieutenant Voller
• Revelations / Revelations (2005) Role: Gunnar
• You made your bed ... / Som man bäddar (2005), role: Nisse
• Hjärtslag (2004)
• Canine method / Hundtricket (2002) Role: Mike
• D-dag (2001)
• Exemplary male / Zoolander (2001) Role: Mikus
• Drakarna över Helsingfors (2001)
• Hundtricket (2000)
• Glass wings / Vingar av glas (2000) Role: John
• Järngänget (2000) Role: Anders
• Judith / Judith (2000) Role: Ante
• Diver / Dykaren (2000) Role: Ingmar
• Happy end / Happy End (1999), the role of Bamse Viktorsson
• Laughing dog / Hunden som log (1989) Role: Jojo
• Idag röd (1987) Role: Fred
• Oke and his world / Åke och hans värld (1984) Role: Kalle Nubb

: Happy birthday, Alexander Skarsgard!

We remember 11 girls of Sasha Skarsgard in honor of his 38th birthday.

For the birthday of Alexander Skarsgard, we could, of course, collect his childhood photos ...

or ridiculous ...

or sexy ...

or adorable gifs ... (Sasha, take off your shirt!)

But we decided to make a selection of 11 of his potential brides. It turned out that the Vikings are so loving ...

1. Amanda Seyfred

The affairs of bygone days, but we know that then, in 2008, Alexander Skarsgard insistently called Amanda out on dates. And the girl later told Elle magazine that Sasha was funny and cool, but she was too confused in her feelings for Dominic Cooper. They met through the dad of Alexander Stellan, with whom Amanda starred in the film Mamma Mia! Something suggests that now Amanda slightly regrets that she missed the Swedish handsome man, because with Dominik she did not grow together.

2. Isabella Miko

In 2009, Alexander had a little romance with the Polish actress Isabella Miko, whom you could see in the old movie Coyote Ugly Bar. And we can already begin to trace the tendency that our birthday boy prefers blondes ...

3. Evan Rachel Wood

The two met on the set of True Blood. They say that serious passions blazed there, but then Evan returned to Marilyn Manson (not for long, though), and Kate Bosworth tightly "took up" Alexandra.

4. Kate Bosworth

We met on the set of Straw Dogs. They met for two years until Alexander realized that it was probably strange for him to spend all his charisma on just one woman. We are not sure if this is correct, but we must pay attention that since then all Skarsgard's relations are only under the heading "rumors".

5. Anna Vyalitsyna

In 2012, Alexander was allegedly carried away by our Anna Vyalitsyna, who was just then experiencing a break with the leader of Maroon 5 - Adam Levin. But, apparently, it turned out to be just an easy and unobtrusive flirtation. Note that Anna is very, very similar to Kate Bosworth, so such a temporary "replacement" is not surprising.

6. Alicia Vikander

There was a period when everyone started talking about how finally Skarsgård began to meet with his compatriot. They were introduced to Alicia Vikander by an Odir of the younger Skarsgard - Bill. However, the 25-year-old actress did not last a year as Alexander's girlfriends. Although the all-knowing "close sources" insisted that "Alex wants to marry Alicia." Well, yes, as always: He wants, but Can't!

7. Elizabeth Olsen

As soon as you exchange a few words at a party, everything is ... the tabloids will instantly assign you a novel. Roughly the same thing happened with Alexander Skarsgard and Elizabeth Olsen ... My God, Hollywood, even if they left together - well, how can you call it a relationship? But it would look good ...

8. Charlize Theron

We are well aware that now Charlize Theron is happy with Sean Penn, but in 2012, which was harsh for Alexander Skarsgard, he made small attempts to get along with the Hollywood diva. He even drove her to Namibia to see her for the shooting of Mad Max. Undeniably romantic. But nothing went further than rumors. We cry with Sasha with bloody tears.

9. Ellen Page

In 2013, Hollywood buzzed that Alexander was dating Ellen Page, whom they met on the set of the movie East. Now we know that Ellen prefers women, but then the tabloids gladly picked up the ear and carried it with the speed of the wind. But even in the photographs it can be seen that these two are rather good friends than a couple in love. Although, again, who knows ...

10. Taylor Swift

The further into the forest, the more firewood. As soon as Alexander had dinner with Taylor Swift (whom they crossed paths with on the set of The Initiate), the famous blogger Perez Hilton immediately concluded that they were dating. It's even strange that Sasha has not yet been married to Ryan Kwanten, for example ...

11.Katie Holmes

Well, and the last rumor about the personal life of our birthday boy. On the set of the same "Initiate", he met Katie Holmes. And then the "anonymous sources" began to sing songs about how these two had a great time in different corners of the set without a chance to break away from each other. But, most likely, everything is much more prosaic: this is again the PR of the film. In general, whatever one may say, we are waiting for rumors about Ryan Kwanten. You can't get away from him, Sasha.

In general, we can only wish Alexander Skarsgard for his birthday with great and pure love. And the unworthy - overboard!

Bill Skarsgård is a Swedish actor from the Skarsgård clan, best known for his role in the TV series Hemlock Grove and the horror film It.

Childhood and family

Bill Istvan Gunther Skarsgård (also known as "Scorsgård") was born on August 9, 1990, in a Stockholm suburb called Vallingby, the son of actor Stellan Skarsgård and his first wife May Sonja Maria Agnes.

Bill has seven brothers and sisters: Alexander, Gustav, Sam, Walter, Eyya, Ossian and Kolbjorn (the latter were born from Stellan's second marriage). Bill's three brothers - Alexander, Gustav and Walter - are also actors.

Interestingly, there is no longer a single family with the Skarsgård surname in Sweden. The actor's grandfather invented it himself in the 40s of the XX century - the country was dominated by the same surnames, and the government itself encouraged people to create new generic names.

The boy's childhood was spent in constant traveling. The father acted a lot and took his sons with him. At 12, Bill spent three months in Cambodia, then lived in Mexico. The diversity of cultures and different life situations, spied on during travels, taught Bill to value society and nature, to be more organized and neat.

Bill Skarsgård's story

And constant meetings with the bohemian and creative elite, the creative atmosphere of noisy parties and the general liberality of his upbringing made him open to everything new and free from any prejudices.

Career

Bill got his first film role as a child - he appeared in the Swedish thriller "Järngänget" (2000). The film also starred his 14-year-old elder brother Alexander Skarsgard, now well known to the audience from the film “Tarzan. The Legend ”and the TV series“ Generation of Assassins ”.

Before his 18th birthday, Bill managed to star in several more films - two Swedish short films and a mini-series "Pappa polis".

In 2008, Bill worked on the set of the adventure film "Arn: United Kingdom" with his father and brother Gustav. Erik Skarsgard reprized this role as a minor character in the 2010 miniseries Arn: Knight Templar.

2010 also saw the premiere of two full-length Swedish films in which Bill played the main role: the drama Beyond the Blue Skies (about a difficult turn in the life of a teenager) and the romantic comedy There is no Feelings in Space.

In 2011, Bill was fortunate enough to work with the famous Swedish actress Alicia Vikander on the set of the drama Royal Jewels, in which Skarsgard was again entrusted with the lead role.

In the same year, Bill was nominated for the Golden Beetle Award, the Swedish national film award, for his lead role in the drama Simon and the Oaks, which takes place during the Second World War. In 2012, Skarsgård won the Shooting Stars Award, which is presented annually to ten young European artists at the Berlin Film Festival.

In the British film adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's novel Anna Karenina, the role of Makhotin, the officer with whom Vronsky (actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson) competed at the races, was Bill's first role in a foreign film. After that Skarsgård began to invite other European and American directors.

Skarsgard gained great popularity with her role in the American horror series Hemlock Grove. The actor played Roman Godfrey - half human, half vampire. After the release of the series, Bill gained a lot of fans, and the young actor with a model appearance began to appear more and more often on the covers of famous magazines, including the men's edition of Hero.

Bill's first major foreign film role was in the science fiction thriller Divergent, Chapter 3: Behind the Wall. Skarsgard played Matthew, an employee of the Bureau of Genetic Welfare and one of Tris's friends (Shailene Woodley) who helped her stop the Bureau from using the Memory Serum in her experiments.

In August 2017, the actor appeared in a supporting role in the action movie Explosive Blonde, starring Charlize Theron. The film takes place in Berlin shortly after the destruction of the infamous Wall.

Bill Skarsgård's personal life

At the end of 2015, Bill began dating Swedish actress Alida Morberg, who is 5 years older than him.

The actor admits that he considers himself practically homeless - he is constantly either in a "suitcase" state, or is filmed in different parts of the world.

Bill Skarsgard now

On September 7, 2017, the horror film "It" based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King was released on Russian screens. Bill got the role of Pennywise the clown who terrorizes a small town in Maine. Pennywise was offered to play Mark Rylance, Ben Mendelssohn and Tim Curry, who already had experience playing this role in the 1990 miniseries. However, the choice was still stopped at Skarsgard, marking this event with the release of a colorful press release with a photo shoot of Bill in the image of Pennywise.

By a strange coincidence, a week after the photos were released, strange attacks by people in clown costumes began to occur around the world, which were covered in detail in the press. A storm of criticism fell upon the filmmakers of "It", the victims directly blamed the film crew for what had happened. Who really was behind this is still not known.

The American drama "Battle Creek" with Bill in the title role was scheduled for November 2017. The following projects with the participation of Skarsgard were expected to be released: the fourth part of Divergent, the historical thriller The Emperor (the actor will play Philip II - King of Spain), Assassination Nation (a thriller about four American teenagers and their antics with Bella Thorne, Anica Noni Rose and Sookie Waterhouse), as well as the series "Castle Rock" based on the stories of Stephen King.

What do the vampire Eric Norton, the Viking Floki, and the clown Pennywise have in common? It is hard to believe that all these roles were played by siblings from the Skarsgård family, who are increasingly taking their place in the sky of cinematography.

Swedish family

The Skarsgård family is something completely unique and grandiose in world cinema, that not all of its members have followed in the footsteps of their parents. First, it's worth figuring out who is who:

We can also mention Megan Everett, the current wife of Stellan and their common children: Ossian and Kolbein, who are still very young in order to predict the fate of the actor.

Father and mother

The head of the Skarsgard family, Stellan, is a famous Swedish actor, whose father was also a movie star, so it's safe to say that Skarskards are hereditary artists. Stellan Yun was born in June 1951 in Gothenburg and from the age of eight he began acting in films, and from adolescence he also made his debut on the stage of the theater, playing in dramatic roles. He considers his first role in the film "Anita, the Swedish nymphet", where he played Eric. The tape is quite frank, through which the thread of Nabokov's Lolita is stretched, and Eric is a student who helps the heroine to get rid of obsessions.

Subsequently, the actor has repeatedly collaborated with his amazing work in "Dancer in the Dark", "Breaking the Waves" and "Dogville" will not leave anyone indifferent. Winner of the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.

In 1975, the head of the future family meets the humble nurse May, they soon get married and already in 1976 their first child is born - a boy who is destined to become no less an outstanding actor like his father. In 2007, the couple broke up, but maintains a warm relationship, because they are connected by six children.

Very soon, the elder Skarsgård meets Megan Everett (she is a doctor), and already in 2009 they have another son, and in 2012 another. Is Stellan ready to stop there, knowing the magical effect of the number 8 on his family?

Alexander

According to many viewers, the most spectacular actor of the Skarsgard family is Alexander, the oldest. A handsome blonde, 1.92 in height with ideal forms, he won many hearts not only among women, but also among fans of high-quality transformation on the screen. Alexander was born in 1976 and, paradoxically, began his film career at the age of eight. His first film was the film "Oke and His World", then "Laughing Dog" followed, after which the boy realized that the life of a movie star and the constant attention of photo reporters was not for him. He leaves the cinema and goes headlong into his studies: he studied architecture, political science and even served in the Naval Forces of his country. It was there that he changed his mind and returned to the film business: he moved to New York and began to receive massive invitations to shoot, because his appearance, even in his youth, was very impressionable.

He always speaks about his family with great warmth, considering it the main thing in his life, because she lowers him from the heavens of glory to earth, for which he is very grateful to his relatives. Alexander also claims that Stellan is his best friend, and this is the best compliment for a parent.

Alexander never eats sweets, at the same time he is silent, for whatever reason: either he watches the weight, or he simply does not like it. But watching whales in the aquarium for hours on end is one of his favorite activities.

Bill Istvan Gunther

It was Bill in the Skarsgard family who initially knew that he would be an actor, because all his childhood was spent on the set: from infancy, simply accompanying his father, and since 2000 - as an actor. Bill was born in 1990 and from early childhood communicated with a cultural bohemian - probably this has developed in him an open and unbiased attitude to absolutely all things.

His first role was in the thriller Järngänget, in which he co-starred with his older brother. After the role of Roman Godfrey, world fame and many new interesting film scripts fell upon him.

Sam, Aya and Walter

Not all children in the Skarsgard family followed in their father's footsteps, which, in principle, is for the best, because each subsequent offspring of the clan has to put in a lot of effort to “keep the level”. Perhaps that is why Sam, the third child in the family, did not follow in the footsteps of his parent: he starred in only one film and decided that this profession was not for him, but being a doctor, like his mother, is much more interesting.

Eija, the only girl among the powerful Scandinavians, looks very fragile and delicate, despite her height (1.80). She also chose to be a non-actress, opting for a modeling career.

Walter (born 1995) is the youngest child of the Stellar + Mei tandem. Despite the fact that he is young enough, he managed to appear in nine tapes. It is difficult to say so far whether this will be his profession for life, but for now the boy likes what he does.

Gustav Kaspar Orm

Most of the photos of the Skarsgard family are not complete without the charismatic Gustav, the second (oldest) son of Mei and Stellan. He was born in 1980 and, as usually happens in this unique Swedish family, at the age of nine he played his first role, and in the same film with his father. He is very fond of theater, has been playing on the stage for over 15 years. In the period from 2012 to 2018, he starred in the large-scale TV series "Vikings", where he gets used to the role so skillfully that it perfectly conveys the complex character of the people of that time.

For six years, Gustav Kaspar was married to Hannah Alström, but then the couple decided to leave. The entire Skarsgard family is very famous for their ability to carefully hide their personal life and relationships with the opposite sex, so it is rather problematic to find any details about this.

Films starring members of this family

If we highlight the most significant roles in the Skarsgard family, they can be collected in the following list:

• Stellan: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Pirates of the Caribbean (Bootstrap Bill), Good Will Hunting (Professor Lambo), The Deep Blue Sea (Jim Whitlock), Thor, The Avengers, Pupil of Avicenna ". The list can be continued for a very long time, because there are more than 140 diverse roles in Stellan's arsenal.
• Alexander is remembered by many not only for the role of Tarzan in the 2016 film adaptation, but also for the very expressive role of the vampire Eric Norton in the True Blood series. The actor has three awards in his collection: an Emmy, a Screen Actors Guild and a Golden Globe for his role in Big Little Lies, as well as a Scream Award for his role as Eric.
• Gustav in the Skargard family is no less talented: his stunning transformation into the insidious Floki in Vikings brought him worldwide recognition not only of fans of the Scandinavian epic, but simply lovers of high-quality acting. Gustav was twice nominated for the Golden Beetle: for his role in the films "Evil" and "Patrick 1.5". He also showed himself brightly in "Kon-Tiki" and the TV series "Westworld".

• Bill: There are no Feelings in Space (nominated for the Golden Beetle), the mesmerizing horror series Hemlock Grove, Divergent 3, Deadpool 2 and of course the most outstanding role: a clown in a film horror "It".

Some interesting facts about the family

Almost the entire Skarsgard family is famous for its very tall growth: the tallest is Sam: his height is 1.96 cm, then Alexander (1.94), after him is Gustav - 1.93 cm, then Bill and Walter: they have the same height - 1.92. The father of the family has a height of 1.91, and baby Eya is only 1.79 cm, which is quite a lot for a girl.

Jan Seren Nilsson is the grandfather of the Skarsgard brothers, who is the founder of such a unique surname, because it has no analogues. During the days of the fascist occupation, when many took new names and surnames, resourceful Yang came up with such a difficult sonorous surname for his offspring, who glorified her all over the world.

In Swedish, this surname sounds like Skashgod, but for some reason the English and Hollywood film meters decided to make it more difficult for the human language.