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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kevin E G Perry

Alexander Skarsgård ‘threw in the towel’ on acting career at 13 after early fame ‘crushed’ him

Alexander Skarsgård has revealed he almost gave up on his acting career while still in his teens.

The 48-year-old Murderbot star became famous in his home country of Sweden at the age of 13 when he starred in the 1989 television film Hunden som log (The Dog That Smiled).

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