Alexander Skarsgård [1] is notoriously private about his personal life, but he's also had several high-profile relationships [2] with other stars you'll definitely recognise. In the past few years, he's either been single or been keeping his personal life under wraps, but before that, he was linked to a handful of his Hollywood costars [3] and other notable celebs.
While gossip often inaccurately linked him with A-listers like Margot Robbie and Katie Holmes [4], Skarsgård's actual relationship history is actually a lot quieter and less dramatic than that. Take a look at what we do know about his history, along with a couple of rare quotes about his relationships.
Amanda Seyfried
Back in 2008, Seyfried and Skarsgård briefly dated, but it wasn't until 2011 that Seyfried confirmed the past relationship.
"We dated [5]. He's super funny, but I was too involved with Dom [Mamma Mia costar Dominic Cooper]," she told Elle, as reported by Access Hollywood.
Evan Rachel Wood
Back in 2009, rumours abounded that True Blood costars Wood and Skarsgård were romantically involved. Neither confirmed it at the time, but in 2010, Wood obliquely admitted to it in an interview with E! News.
"God, that [True Blood] set is just a lovefest over there," she revealed. "I've even been there myself. I did date one of the castmembers already [6]." While not mentioning Skarsgård's name, it did certainly sound like a reference to the rumours from the previous year.
Kate Bosworth
Bosworth and Skarsgård, who costarred in the movie Straw Dogs, reportedly dated from 2009 to 2011 [7], before breaking it off, according to People. Despite the breakup, they still apparently remained on good terms, both professionally and personally.
"Alex is so kind and so dedicated [8] and so incredibly professional," Bosworth said during the Straw Dogs press tour. "He's got this rare, wonderful control and stillness that you notice in a lot of old movie stars. He looks you in the eye. I feel incredibly lucky to have had that type of man on this movie."
Skarsgård had similarly kind words to say about Bosworth. "Kate is such a great actress [9], and she's so much more than a good-looking Hollywood starlet. We were just really good friends at the time," he told BlackBook.
In 2018, the exes bumped into each other [10] at the Met Gala and, according to Us Weekly, chatted briefly and even posed for pictures together.
Alexa Chung
Skarsgård's most recent public relationship was with model Chung, who he dated from 2015 to 2017. During their romance, they were notoriously private, never speaking about their relationship and rarely being photographed together. By 2017, however, their busy lives simply caused them to grow apart.
"No one cheated on anyone," a source told E! News in July 2017. "It was a clean breakup [11] that was caused by busy schedules and distance. They really did love each other and were pretty serious. They still have respect for each other."