Overview

• On July 21, Skarsgård told Dax Shepard that starring in the 1989 TV film Hunden som log made him a household name in Sweden at age 13.
• He said constant recognition at school left him doubting whether people liked him or the characters he played, leading him to “throw in the towel.”
• He stepped away from acting for nearly two decades before landing his Hollywood debut in 2001’s Zoolander after an impromptu audition.
• Since his return, he has taken on leading roles in The Legend of Tarzan (2016), The Northman (2022) and Apple TV+’s Murderbot (2025).
• The son of actor Stellan Skarsgård, he noted that early exposure highlighted the challenge of carving out an independent identity under intense scrutiny.