who is the actor that plays eric in true blood
Alexander Skarsgård Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård (Swedish pronunciation: [aleksˈander ˈskɑːʂɡoːɖ] ( listen); 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, the title character in The Legend of Tarzan, Brad Colbert in the HBO miniseries Generation Kill and as Perry Wright in the HBO miniseries Big Little Lies, for which he won an Emmy.