Coordinates	40°37′29″N73°57′8″N
{{infobox given name revised | name	Eric
pronunciation
gender	male
meaning	''one'', ''alone'', ''ruler'', ''prince'', ''powerful'', ''rich''
derived	Eiríkr
language	Scandinavian
name day	May 18(Sweden & Norway)
origin	Old Norse

The given name Eric is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr''. The first element, ''ei-'' is derived either from the older Proto-Norse *''aina(z)'' meaning "one" or "alone" or from Proto-Norse *''aiwa(z)'' meaning "ever" or "eternal". The second element ''-ríkr'' derives either from *''rík(a)z'' meaning "ruler" or "prince" (cf. Gothic ''reiks'') or from an even older Proto-Germanic *''ríkiaz'' which meant "powerful" and "rich". The name is thus usually taken to mean "one ruler" or "eternal ruler" or "ever powerful," etc.

The most common spelling in Scandinavia is Erik. In Norway, an older form of the name is ''Eirik'' is also commonly used. In Finland, the form ''Erkki'' is also used. The modern Icelandic version is Eiríkur, while the modern Faroese version is Eirikur. ''Eric'' is used in French, and in Germany ''Eric'', ''Erik'' and ''Erich'' (becoming obsolete) are used .

Although the name was in use in Anglo-Saxon Britain, its use was reinforced by Scandinavian settlers arriving before the Norman Invasion. It was an uncommon name in England until the Middle Ages, when it gained popularity, and finally became a common name in the 19th century. This was partly because of the publishing of the novel ''Eric, or, Little by Little'' by Frederick William Farrer in 1858.

The official name day for Erik and Eirik is May 18 in Norway, Sweden and Finland.

People

Danish royalty

Eric I of Denmark,

Eric II of Denmark, king of Denmark between 1134 and 1137

Eric III of Denmark, the king of Denmark from 1137 until he abdicated in 1146

Eric IV of Denmark, king of Denmark from 1241 until his death

Eric V of Denmark, son of Christopher I

Eric VI of Denmark, son of Eric V

Eric of Pomerania, king of the Kalmar union

Norwegian royalty

Eric of Pomerania, the hereditary king of Norway

Eric I of Norway, the second king of Norway

Eirik II of Norway, the king of Norway from 1280 until 1299

Eiríkr Hákonarson, earl of Lade, ruler of Norway and earl of Northumbria

Erik the Red, the son of Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson

Swedish royalty

Alrek and Eirík, two legendary kings of Sweden

Erik Weatherhat, more or less mythical Swedish king

Erik Björnsson, one of the sons of Björn Ironside

Erik Refilsson, Swedish king of the House of Munsö

Eric Anundsson, Swedish king who ruled during the 9th century

Eric VI of Sweden, king of the Swedes during the second half of the 10th century

Eric VII of Sweden, Swedish monarch

Eric IX of Sweden, Swedish king between 1150 and 1160

Eric X of Sweden, the King of Sweden between 1208 and 1216

Eric XI of Sweden, the son of king Erik X of Sweden and Richeza of Denmark

Eric XII of Sweden, rival King of Sweden and to his father Magnus II from 1356 to his death in 1359

Eric XIV of Sweden, King of Sweden from 1560 until he was deposed in 1568

Famous people

Eric Burdon, an English vocalist, songwriter and frontman of The Animals

Eric Clapton, an English guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter

Eric Johnson, an American guitarist and recording artist

Eric Church, an American country music singer and songwriter

Eric Turner, the rhythm guitarist of glam metal band Warrant

Fictional characters

Erik the Red (comics), fictional character in the Marvel Comics comic book universe

Erik, the Phantom of the Opera, a disfigured genius, created by French writer Gaston Leroux

Eric Cartman, a main character in the TV series ''South Park''

Eric the Cavalier, a character in the TV series ''Dungeons & Dragons''

Eric Tiberius Duckman, the title character in the TV series ''Duckman''

Prince Eric, the love interest of Princess Ariel in the Disney movie, ''The Little Mermaid''

General Erich Von Klinkerhoffen, the boss of Colonel Kurt Von Strohm and Lieutenant Hubert Gruber in the TV series '''Allo 'Allo!''

Eric Murphy

Eric Northman, the love interest of Sookie Stackhouse in the ''Southern Vampire Mysteries'' novels and the TV series ''True Blood''

Eric Draven, a man brutally murdered that comes back to life as an undead avenger of his and his fiancée's murder in the movie ''The Crow''

Eric Thursley, a thirteen-year-old demonologist featured in Terry Pratchett's ninth ''Discworld'' novel ''Eric''

Eric is the name of all the pets of John Cleese's character in the Monty Python's "Fish Licence" sketch

Eric is one of the twins Sam and Eric in Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Eric, one of the Princes from the ''Chronicles of Amber''

Erik Von Darkmoor, a fictional character appearing in the novels of Raymond E. Feist

Erik Lensherr, also known as Magneto in the Marvel Universe.

Eric Foreman is the main character from the TV show That 70s Show

See also

Eriksgata

References

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Coordinates	40°37′29″N73°57′8″N
birth date	November 22, 1967
birth place	Kenosha, WI, U.S.
birth name	Mark Alan Ruffalo
occupation	Actor, director, producer, screenwriter, Bovine
years active	1989–present
spouse	Sunrise Coigney (2000–present)
website	}}

Mark Alan Ruffalo (born November 22, 1967) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He has starred in films such as ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'', ''Zodiac,'' ''Shutter Island'', ''Just Like Heaven'', ''You Can Count on Me'' and ''The Kids Are All Right'' for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Early life

Ruffalo was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He is the son of Marie Rose (née Hebert), a hairdresser and stylist, and Frank Lawrence Ruffalo, Jr., who worked as a construction painter. His father and maternal grandmother were of Italian descent, and his maternal grandfather was of French Canadian ancestry. He has two sisters, Tania and Nicole, and a brother, Scott, who died in December 2008. Ruffalo has described himself as having been a "happy kid" and his upbringing as taking place in a "very big Italian family with lots of love". Of his father, Ruffalo has said, "He was an amazing, charismatic guy who was city high school wrestling champion three times. He was away a lot when I was growing up. I was very lonely for him.” Ruffalo was raised Roman Catholic; he attended both a Catholic and a progressive school, and was raised around the local Bahá'í community, of which his father was a member. Ruffalo spent his teen years in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where his father worked. He graduated from First Colonial High School, and then moved with his family to San Diego, California, and later to Los Angeles, California. There, he took classes at the Stella Adler Conservatory and co-founded the Orpheus Theatre Company. With the OTC, he wrote, directed, and starred in a number of plays, and spent the next nine years earning his money as a bartender.

Career

Acting

Ruffalo had minor roles in films like ''The Dentist'' (1996), the low-key crime comedy ''Safe Men'' (1998) and Ang Lee's Civil War Western ''Ride with the Devil'' (1999). Through a chance meeting with writer Kenneth Lonergan, Ruffalo began collaborating with Lonergan and appeared in several of his plays, including the original cast of ''This is Our Youth'' (1998), which led to Ruffalo's role as Laura Linney's troubled, aimless drifter brother Terry in Lonergan's acclaimed, Academy Award-nominated 2000 film ''You Can Count on Me''. He received favorable reviews for his performance in this film, often earning comparisons to the young Marlon Brando, and won awards from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and Montreal World Film Festival.

This led to other significant roles, including the films ''XX/XY'' (2002), Isabel Coixet's ''My Life Without Me'' with Sarah Polley (2003), Jane Campion's ''In the Cut'' with Meg Ryan (2003), Michel Gondry's ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' (2004), and ''We Don't Live Here Anymore'' (2004), which is based upon two short stories written by Andre Dubus. He appeared opposite Tom Cruise as a narcotics detective in Michael Mann's acclaimed crime-thriller ''Collateral'' (2004). More recently, Ruffalo has appeared as a romantic lead in "chick flicks" such as ''View From the Top'' (2002), ''13 Going on 30'' (2004), ''Just Like Heaven'' (2005) and ''Rumor Has It'' (2005). In 2006, Ruffalo starred in Clifford Odets's ''Awake and Sing!'' at the Belasco Theatre in New York, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. In March 2007, he appeared in ''Zodiac'' as SFPD homicide inspector Dave Toschi, who ran the investigation to find and apprehend the Zodiac killer from 1969 through most of the 1970s. In 2007, Ruffalo played divorced lawyer Dwight Arno, who accidentally kills a child and speeds away, in Terry George's film ''Reservation Road'', based on the novel by John Burnham Schwartz.

In 2008, Ruffalo starred as a con man in ''The Brothers Bloom'' with Adrien Brody and Rachel Weisz. Also in 2008, he starred along with Julianne Moore in ''Blindness''. 2008 also saw Ruffalo in Brian Goodman's ''What Doesn't Kill You'' with Ethan Hawke and Amanda Peet, which was shown at the Toronto Film Festival. In 2009, he played a brief role in the film ''Where The Wild Things Are'' as Max's mother's boyfriend. In 2010, he costarred in the Martin Scorsese thriller ''Shutter Island'' as U.S. Marshal Chuck Aule, the partner of Leonardo DiCaprio's character Teddy Daniels.

In 2010, he starred in Lisa Cholodenko's ''The Kids Are All Right'', with Annette Bening and Julianne Moore. Ruffalo stated in an interview that he approached Cholodenko after watching ''High Art'' and said he would love to work with her. Years later, she called Ruffalo and said she wrote a script, and had him in mind for the part. The performance earned him an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor.

He is set to star in ''Second Coming'', a low-budget indie film. According to Production Weekly, it is being produced by Richard N. Gladstein, Laura Bickford, and Ludovic Dardenay. The movie will also star Marion Cotillard, Ethan Hawke, Anjelica Huston, and Thandie Newton, and it will be the directorial debut of Nenad Cicin-Sain.

On July 23, 2010, it was announced that Ruffalo will join actors Chris Evans, Robert Downey, Jr., and Chris Hemsworth, among others, in the 2012 movie ''The Avengers'', in which he will play Bruce Banner.

Directing

He made his directorial debut with ''Sympathy for Delicious'', which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and won the Special Jury Prize. On releasing the film, Ruffalo said, "I'm still looking for distribution. I have a couple offers on the table, but I'm holding out for something a little bigger. I've been screening it for a lot of groups, and people are really responding to it. I think they're scared of that movie." Of directing, he says, "I liken it to an actor gets to eat one slice, and a director gets to eat the whole pie. [laughs] You get to collaborate with gifted people who are good at their craft, so you're orchestrating all these different mediums. You're helping people through the script to realize their own talents. I find that really satisfying, and I felt like being in front of the camera is so intense and self-involved and personal, and directing isn't like that for me. It's a much more communal experience. Last year at this time, I was like, 'I'm not going back to acting, man. No way, it's done.' I haven't worked in a year. It's really taken me that long to get back to my love for what I do for acting. I would like to do 50-50, if I could. Really, I'd just be directing right now, but I can't support my family doing that at this moment, and I love acting. It's not a bad position to be in."

Personal life

Ruffalo is vegetarian.

Family

Since June 2000, Mark has been married to French-American actress Sunrise Coigney (born Christina Sunrise Coigney on September 17, 1972 in San Francisco), and they have three children: a son Keen, born in 2001, and daughters Bella Noche, born in 2005, and Odette, born in 2007, in Los Angeles, California.

Brother's death

On December 1, 2008, Ruffalo's brother, Scott, was shot at his Beverly Hills condominium, with one report describing the shooting as "execution-style" in the back of the head. Scott died on December 8, 2008. Police took two people into custody: a woman who is considered a suspect and a man considered a "person of interest". One of the suspects reportedly told police that Scott Ruffalo shot himself while playing Russian roulette; the witnesses were later released as the police investigation continued.

Health problems

In 2002, Ruffalo was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma, a type of brain tumor, and had surgery; the tumor was benign, but resulted in a period of partial facial paralysis. He fully recovered from the paralysis and returned to good health as well as an active life and movie career.

Political views

On October 4, 2006, he appeared on ''Democracy Now!'', a daily news program. He spoke against the War in Iraq, the Military Commissions Act of 2006, torture, and the Bush Administration. He also announced he would speak at The World Can't Wait Protest in New York City on October 5, 2006. Ruffalo contributed to the campaign of former Alaska Senator Mike Gravel for the 2008 Democratic Party nomination for President.

In October 2007, Ruffalo criticized the 9/11 Commission Report as "completely illegitimate" and called for re-opening the investigation. He said: "I saw the way they all came down and I am baffled. My first reaction is that buildings don't fall down like that." He also criticized the 9/11 truth movement, saying "There's so much information that's been put out there by truth for 9/11 and ... so much of it has been stretched that a lot of people are grabbing hold of the more sensational parts of what doesn't jibe..."

On October 4, 2010, Ruffalo, who makes his home with his family in Callicoon, New York, appeared on ''The Rachel Maddow Show'' to discuss hydraulic fracturing and the The FRAC Act of 2009. Ruffalo stated in the December 2010 issue of GQ magazine that after he organized screenings in Pennsylvania of a documentary about natural-gas-drilling called ''Gasland'', he was placed on a terror advisory list. The Department denied that they had him on a list.

On July 13, 2011, Ruffalo appeared on Countdown With Keith Olbermann to discuss fracking, most particularly in New York. "This is an industry that is the dirtiest, slimiest, most arrogant, and negligent that you can imagine," Ruffalo says. Mr. Ruffalo taped an "online segment extra" for Countdown, during which time Keith Olbermann offered him the opportunity to become an official Countdown Contributor. Mr. Ruffalo gratefully accepted.

Filmography

+Film and television	! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1994	''Due South''	Vinnie Webber	TV Series: 1 Episode
	''''	Brent Benedict
''''	Steve Landers
1997	''On the 2nd Day of Christmas''	Bert
	''Safe Men''	Frank
	Ricko
1999		Alf Bowden
	''You Can Count on Me''	Terry Prescott	Los Angeles Film Critics Association – New Generation AwardMontreal World Film Festival Award for Best ActorNominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Breakthrough PerformerNominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorNominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best ActorNominated—Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Male LeadNominated—Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
	T-Bo
	Zane Marinelli	TV Series: 8 Episodes
	''''	Yates
''Life/Drawing'' (AKA ''Apartment 12'')	Alex
	''XX/XY''	Coles
''Windtalkers''	Private Pappas
	''My Life Without Me''	Lee	Nominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor
''View from the Top''	Ted Stewart
''In the Cut''	Detective Giovanni A. Malloy
	''We Don't Live Here Anymore''	Jack Linden	Also Executive Producer
''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind''	Stan
''13 Going on 30''	Matt Flamhaff	Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – ComedyNominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie ChemistryNominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liplock
	Fanning
		David Abbott
	Jeff Daly
2006		Adam Stanton
''Reservation Road''	Dwight Arno
		Doctor
''What Doesn't Kill You''	Brian Reilly	Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
	''''	Stephen	Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
	Connie's Boyfriend
''Sympathy for Delicious''	Joe
		Chuck Aule
''Date Night''	Brad Sullivan
''''	Paul	New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting ActorComedy Film Awards	Comedy Film Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting RoleNominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting MaleNominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting RoleNominated—Washington DC Area Film Critics Association>Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble
2011		Jason Berstone
2012	''''

References

External links

People in Film: Mark Ruffalo at Focus Features

Clips from Ruffalo interview on Inside the Actors Studio

Mark Ruffalo Producer Profile for The 1 Second Film

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Coordinates	40°37′29″N73°57′8″N
name	Alexander Skarsgård
birth name	Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård
birth date	August 25, 1976
birth place	Stockholm, Sweden
occupation	Actor, director
years active	1984–present
partner	}}

Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård (; born August 25, 1976) is a Swedish actor. He is best known for his roles as vampire Eric Northman on the HBO series ''True Blood'', Meekus in ''Zoolander'' and Brad Colbert in the HBO miniseries ''Generation Kill''.

Early life

Skarsgård was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He is the son of Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård and his first wife My Skarsgård. He has six younger siblings: Gustaf Skarsgård (born 1980), Sam Skarsgård (born 1982), Bill Skarsgård (born 1990), Eija Skarsgård (born 1992), Valter Skarsgård (born 1995) and half-brother Ossian (born 2009). A director friend of his father's gave him his first film role in 1983 when he was seven years old. He played Kalle Nubb in ''Åke och hans värld'' (''Åke and His World''). In 1989 the lead role in the Swedish television production ''Hunden som log'' (''The Dog That Smiled'') made him famous in Sweden at the age of 13. Uncomfortable with being recognized, he quit acting for the next seven years.

At age 19, he applied to do his national service. He served in the Swedish military for 18 months, in a unit that dealt with anti-sabotage and anti-terrorism in the Stockholm archipelago. After completing his service in 1996 he left Sweden and attended Leeds Metropolitan University in England for six months. He enrolled to study English but admits he did not study much and "had a blast" instead.

After seven years away from acting, he started to consider it again. In 1997 he enrolled in a theater course at Marymount Manhattan College and moved to New York City. He returned to Stockholm after six months, but the time he spent studying theater showed him that he wanted to act.

Career

Upon his return to Sweden, Skarsgård began picking up acting jobs, working in film, television and theatrical productions. While on vacation in the United States, he auditioned for and landed the role of Meekus in the 2001 film ''Zoolander''. In 2003 his work in ''Hundtricket-the Movie'' (''The Dog Trick'') earned him a ''Guldbagge'' nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He was also named the Sexiest Man in Sweden five times.

He moved to Los Angeles in 2004 but continued to work in Sweden. His break came when he was cast as Sergeant Brad "Iceman" Colbert in the critically acclaimed HBO miniseries ''Generation Kill''. An adaptation of journalist Evan Wright's book of the same name, ''Generation Kill'' follows the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion of the United States Marine Corps during the early part of the Iraq War. The part of Brad Colbert was the closest to a "lead" in ''Generation Kill'', and director Susanna White and executive producer David Simon at first disagreed about casting Skarsgård. White wanted to cast him but Simon was not convinced he could pull off the American accent. After four auditions in three cities, Skarsgård learned the part was his just 36 hours before he had to board a plane for Namibia where the project was filming. The cast and crew filmed for seven months in the desert, shooting six days a week. Skarsgård worked with a dialect coach to master the American accent.

Just before leaving to shoot ''Generation Kill'', Skarsgård heard about ''True Blood'', a new series HBO was developing based on the ''Southern Vampire Mysteries'' series of novels by Charlaine Harris. At first he was unsure about playing a vampire, but when he learned that Alan Ball, creator of the HBO series ''Six Feet Under'' and Academy Award winning screenwriter of ''American Beauty'', was behind the project, he sent in an audition tape. The audition was for the role of Bill Compton, which eventually went to Stephen Moyer. Skarsgård was later cast as Eric Northman, a 1000-year-old, Viking vampire sheriff, local bar owner and potential love interest of heroine Sookie Stackhouse. ''True Blood'' is in its fourth season.

In 2009 Skarsgård appeared in the music video for pop singer Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi". He was the voice of Stefan in the 2009 animated film ''Metropia'', directed by Tarik Saleh. In 2010 Skarsgård portrayed Terje, a gay Norwegian trekking to the North Pole, in the British mockumentary ''Beyond the Pole''.

Suit maker Hickey Freeman chose Skarsgård to model a new look it debuted in 2010. Annie Leibowitz photographed the ad campaign which appeared in magazines such as ''The Wall Street Journal Magazine'', ''GQ'' and ''Details''. He covered the September 2010 issue of ''Rolling Stone'' with his ''True Blood'' co-stars Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer.

Skarsgård has two films set to be released in 2011. ''Melancholia'', an apocalyptic movie directed by Lars von Trier starring Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kiefer Sutherland, premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. Skarsgård will appear in ''Straw Dogs'', a remake of the 1971 film of the same name, as Charlie Venner. The remake's director, Rod Lurie, has transferred the setting from a rural English town to Mississippi, and he describes Skarsgård's character as "an ex-football star gone to seed". The film co-stars James Marsden and Kate Bosworth. It is set to be released September 16, 2011.

Skarsgård will appear alongside Taylor Kitsch and Rihanna in Peter Berg's ''Battleship'', an adaptation of the Hasbro game. It will be released in May 2012.

Personal life

In addition to his father, Skarsgård's brothers Gustaf, Bill and Valter are also actors.

Skarsgård is a fan of Swedish football and supports Hammarby IF, a club based in his birth city. In October 2010, he participated in "Bajen Aid" by donating several items he had autographed and auctioning them off to raise money for the Hammarby football club.

In July 2011, Skarsgård received an honorary degree from Leeds Metropolitan University where he was formerly a student.

Filmography

+ Film
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1984	''Åke and His World''	Kalle Nubb
1989	''The Dog That Smiled''	Jojjo
1999		Bamse Viktorsson
2000	''The Dog Trick''	Micke	Remade as ''Hundtricket - The movie'' in 2002
2000	''The Diver''	Ingmar
2000	''White Water Fury	Anders
2000	''Wings of Glass	Johan
2001	''Kites Over Helsinki	Robin Åström
2001	''Zoolander''	Meekus
2004	''Heartbeat''	The pilot
2005	''Double Shift''	Nisse
2005	''The Last Drop''
2005	''Om Sara''	Kalle Öberg
2006	''Never Be Mine''	Christopher
2006	''Kill Your Darlings''	Geert
2006	''Score''	Micke
2006	''Exit''	Fabian von Klerking
2007	''Järnets änglar''	Stefan
2009		Stefan	Voice
2009	''Beyond the Pole''	Terje
2010		Alex	Also known as ''Puss'' in Sweden
2010		Jack
2011		Charlie Venner	''Post-production''
2011		Michael
2012		Stone Hopper	''Filming''

+ Television
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1987	''Idag röd''	Fred
1999	''Vita lögner''	Marcus Englund	10 episodes
2000	''D-dag''	Lise's stepson	Released as a movie in 2001
2000	''Judith''	Ante Lindström
2005		Gunnar Eklind
2006	''Cuppen''	Micke
2007	''Golden Brown Eyes''	Boogey Knights singer
2008
2008–present	''True Blood''	Eric Northman

+ As a director
! Year	! Title	Notes
2003	''To Kill a Child''	Co-directing with Björne Larson

+ Music videos
! Year	! Role	! Video
2009	Boyfriend

Awards and nominations

{|class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Award ! Work ! Category ! Result |- | 2003 | Odense International Film Festival | ''Att Döda Ett Barn'' | Grand Prix | Won |- | 2003 | Odense International Film Festival | ''Att Döda Ett Barn'' | Press Award | Won |- | 2003 | Guldbagge Awards | ''Hundtricket - The Movie'' | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |- | 2009 | Scream Award | ''True Blood'' | Best Villain | Won |- | 2009 | Satellite Awards | ''True Blood'' | Best Television Ensemble | Won |- | 2010 | SAG Awards | ''True Blood'' | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated |- | 2010 | Saturn Award | ''True Blood'' | Best Supporting Actor in Television | Nominated |- | 2010 | NewNowNext Awards | ''True Blood'' | Brink of Fame: Actor | Nominated |- | 2010 | Scream Award | ''True Blood'' | Best Television Performance | Nominated |- | 2010 | Scream Award | ''True Blood'' | Best Horror Actor | Won |}

References

External links

Alexander Skarsgård interview on ''True Blood''

Alexander Skarsgård interviewed about Lady Gaga and True Blood

Alexander Skarsgård: Millennium Man interview at Los Angeles Times Magazine

Alexander Skarsgård: Millennium Man video interview at Los Angeles Times Magazine

Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:People from Stockholm Category:Swedish actors Category:Swedish expatriates in the United States Category:Swedish film directors Category:Swedish television actors Category:Alumni of Leeds Metropolitan University Category:Marymount Manhattan College alumni Category:True Blood

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