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Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård (born August 25, 1976) is a Swedish actor. Born in Stockholm, he began acting at age seven but quit at 13. After serving in the Swedish military, Skarsgård returned to acting and gained his first role in the US film comedy Zoolander. In 2008, he played Marine Brad Colbert in the miniseries Generation Kill. Skarsgård's breakthrough came when he portrayed vampire Eric Northman in the television series True Blood (2008–2014). After appearing in films such as Melancholia (2011), Battleship (2012) and The Legend of Tarzan (2016), Skarsgård starred in the drama series Big Little Lies (2017–2019) as an abusive husband, which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. From 2019 to 2022, he appeared in the films Long Shot (2019), Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), Passing (2021), and The Northman (2022) as well as playing Randall Flagg in the miniseries The Stand (2020–2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexander Skarsgård, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Alexander Skarsgård

Lord Raiden
for Lord Raiden in MORTAL KOMBAT II
Suggested by nickienicks

One year after the first Mortal Kombat tournament, Earthrealm's champions are summoned to Outworld by the defeated Shang Tsung, whose master, Emperor Shao Kahn, has restored his youth and powers. Knowing the invitation is a trap, Lord Raiden nevertheless leads Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, Scorpion, Reptile, and new allies Jax, Kung Lao, Kitana, and the mysterious new Sub-Zero into Kahn's brutal realm, where they must survive a deadly tournament fought on enemy soil. As Liu Kang faces the savage Kintaro, the warriors encounter Baraka and Mileena while Kitana secretly reveals that Kahn's true plan is to use the tournament to begin the conquest of Earthrealm. Scorpion discovers that this Sub-Zero is actually Kuai Liang, the younger brother of the assassin he killed, forcing the two warriors to confront their shared history. Meanwhile, Johnny and Sonya's constant clashes evolve into a genuine romance as Johnny repeatedly risks his life to protect her, while Sonya's pursuit of the escaped Kano threatens to consume her. With the tournament escalating into open war, Liu Kang must defeat Kintaro and ultimately face Shao Kahn himself. In a climactic battle, Liu triumphs over the emperor, shattering his claim to Earthrealm and forcing his armies into retreat. Kitana turns against Kahn, Scorpion accepts Kuai Liang as the rightful Sub-Zero, and Reptile disappears into Outworld to search for his people. As the survivors return home, Johnny and Sonya finally acknowledge their feelings with a kiss—but Kahn's defeat has only begun a conflict that threatens to engulf every realm.