Alexander Skarsgård Says ‘People Didn’t Take Me Seriously’ Because of His Looks in Early Career

Ah, how much it can hurt to be really, really, really ridiculously good-looking.“Zoolander” alum Alexander Skarsgård told The Sunday Times that it took years to be taken seriously as an actor due to his movie-star looks.“I don’t really know if that was the reason I wasn’t getting roles,” the “Big Little Lies” star said.

“Starting out in Sweden, there was stuff about being tall and blond.

But most people here are tall and blond.”Skarsgård continued, “Still, after my first job, I was on a stupid ‘sexy hunky hot list’ and then people didn’t take me seriously.

If you want characters with depth but have been labeled ‘a dude who takes his shirt off,’ you’re not going to get those offers.”Skarsgård has been named Sweden’s Sexiest Man Alive five times…and counting.

And heavy wore that crown: “I was questioning

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