![]() ![]() As “ Big Little Lies” reveals, the actor is eager to explore his dark side. It would be Skarsgård’s first.Īssets: Yeah, yeah, blond hunk, but behind those deep blue eyes lies a wily intelligence, a goofy boyishness, an open vulnerability, a live-wire reactivity, and mystery - a promise of something yet unseen. ![]() Critics’ raves and audience reaction will likely push both actors to Emmy nominations. And in the hugely popular and topical HBO drama series “Big Little Lies,” he holds his own with an ensemble of powerful women including executive producer Nicole Kidman, who performs an astonishing pas de deux with Skarsgård as an elegant Monterey couple trapped in a sadomasochistic power struggle of spousal abuse. His muscular swagger and danger is on display in “The Legend of Tarzan,” but his tender attentions to wife Jane (Margot Robbie) were that film’s throbbing heart. (Reads one: “Research shows that if you’re afraid of spiders, you are more likely to find one in your bedroom… I’m really afraid of Alexander Skarsgård.”) In this edition we tackle Alexander Skarsgård, who’s advancing his career with a canny combo of studio movies, indie films, and premium television.īottom Line: You never know where you stand with Skarsgård, who has the complexity of a character actor beneath the leading-man looks that launched a thousand memes. ![]() Welcome to Career Watch, a vocational checkup of top actors and directors.
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