Alex Skarsgard for German GQ: smoldering hot or male model meh?

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Whenever we run photos of Alex Skarsgard, there are always a few of you who say he doesn’t do it for you. That’s fine, you know, it takes all kinds and that just means there’s more to go around for the rest of us. I personally don’t get the Fassbender love that Kaiser and Bedhead have. I mean I wouldn’t kick him out of bed or anything but he’s not my type. That’s part of the reason I’m surprised that Kaiser has so much love for Alex Skarsgard. He’s not her type, I wouldn’t think, in that he’s so angelically lovely. (She likes ’em a little rough around the edges.) The guy is perfection on a tall perfectly toned… stick.

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So here we have Alex for German GQ Style’s Fall/Winter issue and in September’s InStyle adding so much joy and meaning to hump day. He does look like a typically gorgeous male model, but to me he’s also a man of substance. Yes I’m overstating my case, but he just seems so nice, normal and humble in interviews. He does have poor taste in women, so we know he’s not perfect.

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Skars is blowing up the newsstand this coming month. He’s also on the covers of Wonderland (along with Kiki Dunst) and Blackbook (along with his ex and upcoming co-star, Kate Bosworth.) I doubt that his parts in Straw Dogs or that Battleship movie are going to be breakout roles for him, but it’s still nice to see him get so much exposure. He’s a talented actor and oh-so-easy on the eyes.

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[some photos via ONTD]

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  1. Phoenix says:

    This has drastically improved my day. He is just SO good to look at. I get why some people don’t like him though, sometimes he can look a bit lanky and goofy, but on those occasions I definitely still would.

  2. Stubbylove says:

    Ich tun würde, ihn als gäbe es kein morgen!

    -edit by CB-
    Google translation: “I would do it like there’s no tomorrow!”

  3. hairball says:

    What is with making guys wear a black Amish hat..?

    He is good looking, but to me, could use a few extra pounds.

  4. ElleGin says:

    I love this man so much.

  5. hairball says:

    I also wish I hadn’t started TB at times. Three episodes left and wait a whole YEAR for 12 more that you have to wait per week for. Sometimes I think it’s not worth it. It’s not like much happens per season.

    I like TB, really do, but having to wait SO long is just ridiculous and makes me want to forget about it.

  6. photo jojo says:

    Hot. Always Hot. Never meh. Always hot. Case closed.

  7. lucy2 says:

    I’m sort of back and forth on him (the Bosworth drained a lot of the hotness), but those pictures are a definite yes.

  8. SD_R_SR says:

    Until I started watching the show, I couldn’t understand Alex Skarsgard’s appeal. He’s a bit of a pretty boy. After seeing him on the show… wow. I’d hit it. hard.

  9. gee says:

    I love the one with his hand on his face. He’s so sexy.

  10. Devon says:

    “…sometimes he can look a bit lanky and goofy…”

    The fact that he’s a big dork does it even more for me. His face goes from full hot to full derp in about 3 seconds which is more than enough time for me to say I’d hit it so often I would need an icepack.

    He’s a dork, is smoking hot, has a great sense of humour, can drink like a fish, is humble and an all around really nice guy. FML, I really am ruined for all other men. Thank goodness we get our viking sheriff back this Sunday! That little bit of him in Sookie’s dream just wet my appetite. The way he came into her house and just… I need a cold shower now.

  11. Mia says:

    Smoldering hot! Goodness. The things I’d do to him and allow him to do to me.

  12. UKHels says:

    all night long and again in the morning

  13. Heatheradair says:

    I’m one of those “he doesn’t do it for me” ladies.

    A big, resounding “MEH” from my corner.

    I don’t like em long and thin (thick-necked and stocky for me), but it’s his FACE that really bugs me — and, apologies to his legions of loyal fans, but the close-set eyes and big, bulbous nose look more clown-like than sex-ay to me…….

    BUT, I’m also NOT a Fassbender fan — the guy’s pale and wan and wimpy-looking……

  14. celine says:

    er ist unglaublich sexy……

    just unbelievably hot i luv him even though he does have weird looks sometimes.

  15. Harley says:

    Love. Him.

    Sigh…

  16. GossipVixen says:

    Add me to the “Meh on Skarsgaard” contingent. He is nice and tall which is lovely and I think some of his modeling shots are gorgeous, but his face just doesn’t do it for me. then again, I’m meh on most of the current “hot” guys – Fassbender, etal.

  17. mary simon says:

    @ heatheraidar – well said.I couldn’t agree more. I don’t like his face at all – although I don’t mind the bod. I have no interest in him or his show.

  18. dahlia47 says:

    I love the GQ cover! He looks really good! He does look kind of Meh in the rest of the pics, but HELLO everyone! He’s not a SUPERMODEL, he’s an actor!

  19. Jen34 says:

    Mmmmmm. What I wouldn’t give for just one night with him.

  20. Memphis says:

    Meh– I wouldn’t throw him out of bed, but I’ve seen better.

    I don’t understand his seemingly all consuming appeal. Maybe I need to see the show to understand?

  21. grabbyhands says:

    Alexander Skarsgard changed my opinion of blonde men (which had been pretty “meh” before) forever. I also have a whole new appreciation for tall men. That he can go from smiley and adorkable to smoldering beefcake is just a bonus. I’d hit it like the fist of an angry god.

  22. Sue says:

    He’s adorable!

  23. silken_floss says:

    I’d smash

  24. The truth says:

    I have to admit I didn’t get the appeal at first. I’ve never been into the tall lanky or blonde look.

    But then I started watching the show and got it.Alex would truly define the urban term “Swagger”. When you see his interactions, there is this confidence and sexiness that exudes from within. Its the way he carries himself and delivers his lines. I will say he lost a bit too much weight for me this season. If I could get Season 2 Eric I soo would..Hard and often lol

  25. Happy21 says:

    Meh…

    Hot TB actors give me Joe Mangeneillo anyday over AS…He smokes he’s so hot!

  26. madpoe says:

    oooh..his early bday pres to us. yum!

  27. Amanda G says:

    Hot hot hot!!! Love his hair like that.

  28. CC says:

    The Geeks’ Quarterly one looks awful, no one in their right mind would wear that outfit.

    The Blackbook one? UGH, and even so with the “toxic waste” dual cover.

    That wonderland one looks horrible. The NKOTB dressed like that in the early 90’s, and it looked horrible on them as well, and they were far younger, in theory they would be able to get away with it far easier.

    The B&W pics? Same old, he doesn’t look horrible (doesn’t look great either), but he’s dog food as far as I’m concerned, I am unable and unwilling to overlook his publicity stunts, dating ones and otherwise. Paps always seem to find him at his gym and other menial activities, but not at other times, weird, huh? A C/D lister isn’t worth enough for it unless involved in scandal. And those pics of him in a red shirt? He was totally playing it up for the cameras, that’s not his natural expression in the very least.

  29. Ellie says:

    He does it for me when his mouth is closed and he has a serious look on his face. Don’t like his teeth or smile. The kind of contradict his other look.

  30. Maureen says:

    Holy Sh*t…I just creamed myself.

  31. The truth says:

    I also believe his type of nose is not photogenic. Most noses aren’t and that’s why so many Hollywood starts get rhinoplasty. Some people look way better in person and in action than in photos. I myself have been told that I look nothing like my pics and look much better in person. I’ll take that lol

  32. bitchbelying says:

    Looks like Josh Lucas on the cover. Meh, but eh, I would still smash it to smithereens.

  33. Dani says:

    I agree with 13, 16, 17, and 32. While I can see why some people would find him attractive, Skarsgaard’s face does nothing for me. His body is hot though and those pictures look nice.

    I will take a Tom Welling, Hugh Jackman, or Gabriel Aubry though.

  34. Gwen says:

    I would hit him so hard, he’d get a permanent whiplash *dies*

    Though I do get why he’s not for everyone.

  35. LittleDeadGrrl says:

    Love him even with his goofy smile. He is hotness personified and I don’t go for blondes. I have no idea why I find him so attractive but I do. Only three more episodes of True Blood. Sigh

  36. Firecracker says:

    The Wonderland one, the way he is standing is obscenely hot. I don’t know why either.

    Edit: I always thought that him and Peter were bros. Their last names aren’t even spelled the same. Duh to me!

  37. Fabianne says:

    I absolutely love his face and I don’t mind the lankiness at all. The German GQ cover is my favorite out of all three BTW.

  38. endoplasmic_ridiculum says:

    As horrific as the Nazis were, they had the sharpest cut outfits.

    I’m so conflicted…Should I not find him hot because he’s been styled all Aryan Nazi like?

  39. Anon says:

    Love the photo shoots he has been involved in recently!

    As for Kate Bosworth – I think it is a good thing that she chose him. I know women like Ms. Bosworth, and they rarely choose men that they find ‘beneath’ themselves. They are usually decent, ambitious and goodlooking men who fall trap to the pretty, innocent blond routine. Because although Kate Bosworth may have a bad reputation, she really has done well when it comes to the man department. Orlando, James, Alexander and attempting to pick up Jim Sturgess? They aren’t bad catches at all…

  40. dj says:

    I like the picture with his hand on his face. What big hands! Yummy.

  41. Camille says:

    Sigh. The camera loves him and so do I hehe 😀 .

  42. atlantapug says:

    HAWT!!!

    I would floss between my thighs with a tall drink of ASkars!

    *Except that wierd “arty” photo of him in all black with the wierd black hat (gross)

  43. Jane says:

    I think he looks like a rat, sorry.

  44. Mia says:

    Wow. A friend just pointed out Bosworth’s cover. I totally missed it with the ASkars’ ogling.

    Damn that chick’s head is massive.

  45. hairball says:

    @Devon, wait, how do you know the real Eric will be back this next episode? If so, thank God!

  46. really says:

    LECKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Oh my, how he highly gets the blood going! Only actor Alex can do “lecker” justice! bon appétit! ………. Viva La Deutschland!!!!!!

  47. DreamyK says:

    I’d like a sip of that long, cool drink O’ man.

  48. cr says:

    hairball, the synopsis for episode 10 has Sookie breaking the spell. The presumption is it’s the amnesia spell. Though since he now has two spells on him, perhaps it’s only the controlling spell, but probably both.

  49. Ari says:

    ugh that pic of vomsworth ruined it for me :L

    but THANK YOU for the rest!!