Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgard and Kate Bosworth split after nearly two years together. The split was
by
mutual decision and it happened a while ago" a source said. |
| Alexander Skarsgard |
Skarsgard, born August 25, 1976 is best known for his roles as vampire Eric Northman on the HBO series True Blood. He landed the role of Meekus in Zoolanderin 2002. In 2003 his work in Hundtricket-the Movie (The Dog Trick) earned him a Guldbagge nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He was also named the Sexiest Man in Sweden five times. He moved to Los Angeles in 2004. His break came when he was cast in the critically acclaimed HBO miniseries Generation Kill.
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| Alexander Skarsgard and Anna Paquin in True Blood |
Skarsgård heard about a new series HBO was developing based on the Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris. He auditioned for the role of Bill Compton, which went to Stephen Moyer. Skarsgård was cast as Eric Northman, a 1000-year-old vampire and potential love interest of heroine Sookie Stackhouse.
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| Kate Bosworth |
Actress
Kate Bosworth was born January 2, 1983 in California. Bosworth was a champion equestrian by the age of fourteen. She learned of a casting call for a movie about horses. Although Kate attended the open audition for the Robert Redford film The Horse Whisperer (1998) simply in hopes of getting the experience of what it was like to audition for a movie role, she won the role of the female lead's best friend and the chance to work with director/star Robert Redford.
Her previous acting experience had consisted of singing at county fairs in California and acting in a community theatre production of "Annie". In 2000, she landed the role in the feature film The Newcomers (2000) and the part of a football co-captain's girlfriend in the Denzel Washington movie Remember the Titans (2000).
In late 2002, she began dating actor Orlando Bloom and separated in 2006.  |
| Orlando Bloom |
During a July 21 Film District bash at Comic-Con in San Diego, Alexander, 34, flirted with an unkown brunette -- and left the party with her. "He's single and he is loving the attention!"
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