Warning! This article contains SPOILERS for Murderbot season 1, episode 2.Alexander Skarsgård has already impressed audiences with his titular character in Murderbot, and his 7-year-old sci-fi thriller movie shows exactly why he's so good at playing SecUnit. Murderbot debuted to a truly impressive Rotten Tomatoes score - 98% with critics - and many of the reviews for Murderbot have lauded Alexander Skarsgård. Skarsgård has long been an acclaimed actor, and his comedic chops are on full display in Murderbot, but there's more to the casting than meets the eye. Murderbot is a very difficult character to play, and part of the reason Skarsgård is so good at it is that he got to practice for it seven years in advance. 4g103d

The Skarsgård family is really having a moment in February 2024. After an endless lineup of impressive performances in films like Breaking the Waves or the original Insomnia, Stellan Skarsgård moved into Hollywood movies around the late '90s. Often cast as a villain, he would nevertheless steal the show in projects like Ronin, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and both versions of The Exorcist prequel. Little did audiences know his many children would soon follow in his footsteps.

The Northman may be his most recent blockbuster, but Alexander Skarsgård started his acting career in a wildly comedic and popular film, Zoolander. He has made impressive strides in the last twenty years. Being the eldest son of the famed Stellan Skarsgård, as well as an older brother to Bill, who has taken on the most recent adaption of Pennywise in IT, Alexander continues the family tradition with an astonishing career in acting.