Alexander Skarsgard reveals his childhood connection to The Legend of Tarzan

By Jenny Cooney Carrillo
Updated July 3 2016 - 10:18am, first published June 26 2016 - 5:00am
Margot Robbie and Alexander Skarsgard in The Legend of Tarzan. Photo: Jonathan Olley
Margot Robbie and Alexander Skarsgard in The Legend of Tarzan. Photo: Jonathan Olley
Alexander Skarsgard (back to camera) in the film The Legend of Tarzan. Photo: Warner Bros
Alexander Skarsgard (back to camera) in the film The Legend of Tarzan. Photo: Warner Bros
Alexander Skarsgard, centre, on the set of the film The Legend of Tarzan. Photo: Jonathan Olley
Alexander Skarsgard, centre, on the set of the film The Legend of Tarzan. Photo: Jonathan Olley
Stephen Moyer as Bill, Alexander Skarsgard as Eric and Lucy Griffiths as Nora in True Blood. Photo: Supplied
Stephen Moyer as Bill, Alexander Skarsgard as Eric and Lucy Griffiths as Nora in True Blood. Photo: Supplied
Maureen O’Sullivan as Jane and Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan in Tarzan the Ape Man. Photo: Supplied
Maureen O’Sullivan as Jane and Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan in Tarzan the Ape Man. Photo: Supplied
Alexander Skarsgard's father, actor Stellan Skarsgard, in Dogville. Photo: Supplied
Alexander Skarsgard's father, actor Stellan Skarsgard, in Dogville. Photo: Supplied
Alexander Skarsgard in What Maisie Knew. Photo: Supplied
Alexander Skarsgard in What Maisie Knew. Photo: Supplied

Growing up in Stockholm, Alexander Skarsgard vividly recalls being introduced to Tarzan as a young boy by his famous father, Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard.

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