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The role went to Stephen Moyer, but Skarsgård was cast as Eric Northman, a 1,000-year-old Nordic vampire. [18] Northman first appeared in the first season's fourth episode, [20] and the role brought Skarsgård to prominence. [21] To inform his portrayal, he studied the work of actors Max Schreck and Bela Lugosi and the film Nosferatu. [22]
In True Blood, an HBO series based on the earliest books in the series, the character of Eric Northman is played by Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård. Some details of the character are portrayed somewhat differently on True Blood than in the books. In the series, Eric is created by Godric, with whom he shares a deep bond of loyalty and devotion.
Eric Northman is the Sheriff of Area 5, a vampire district in Louisiana. A Swedish Viking warrior in life, he is over 1,100 years old and is a powerful and wealthy ...
The Swedish actor joins a long list of guest stars who have previously played vampires and had cameos on the FX comedy series. Alexander Skarsgård reprises his “True Blood” role for splashy ...
Actor reprised his ‘True Blood’ character in vampire series. ... the vampire Eric Northam. ... Skarsgard played Northman in all seven seasons of the HBO supernatural drama True Blood, ...
The actor currently stars as in Disney’s ... Alexander’s breakout role came in 2008 when he was cast as Eric in HBO’s True ... The Legend of Tarzan, The Northman and Infinity Pool ...
Introduced in Dead in the Family, he is Eric Northman's maker. He was a human, a Roman soldier, around the time of Jesus's birth. He first encountered Eric when he lured the human by feigning injury at the side of the road. Attracted by Eric's handsomeness, he turns him and then forces him to be his lover for many years.
Alexander Skarsgård is in full-blown Old Norse berserker mode, starring with Nicole Kidman and Ethan Hawke in Robert Eggers' "The Northman."