""I did my first feature when I was seven back in Sweden," Skarsgård told Black Book back in 2009 during the run of True Blood. "I never really considered it a profession or potential work for me in the future, I just thought of it as something fun. Then I did this movie when I was 13 and it got quite a lot of attention back in Scandinavia and it just made me very uncomfortable. It's weird when you're 13 to get all that attention. From the day I started working as an actor I wasn't saying, 'I'm gonna be a big star.' So it wasn't a tough decision for me to stop.""
"But even before that-before Big Little Lies, True Blood, and Generation Kill, the Swedish hammer had a bit role in one of the most beloved cult comedies of the early 2000s, and he absolutely stole the show. In Ben Stiller's classic comedy Zoolander, a tiny, baby Skarsgård can be seen doing some truly fantastic Adam's Apple comedy with his fellow really, really, ridiculously good-looking male models, and the clip is currently resurfacing all over social media. We can see why. Even with a brassy dye job and a baby face, Skarsgård absolutely steals the show as model Meekus... before meeting his untimely death at the hands of a freak gasoline fight accident."
Alexander Skarsgård started acting as a child in Swedish features, debuting at seven and appearing in a notable film at 13 that drew heavy attention. He stepped away from acting after discomfort with early fame. As an adult he returned to prominent work including True Blood, Generation Kill, Big Little Lies, and a nude axe-wielding turn in The Northman. He currently appears in the S&M drama Pillion. A youthful cameo as model Meekus in Ben Stiller's Zoolander resurfaced online, showcasing an early comedic moment that gained renewed attention alongside his later high-profile roles.
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