While promoting his new summer film The Legend of Tarzan, Alexander Skarsgard opened up to PrideSource about all the “incredible” gay sex he’s had. Sort of.
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Skarsgard was, of course, referring to the gay sex he’s had on camera while he was starring on HBO’s True Blood.
He recalls:
I had two gay sex scenes on the show. They’re incredible scenes. I loved this scene and I remember talking to Theo [Alexander], who played the Greek lover of Russell Edgington [played by Denis O’Hare], and that was the first gay sex scene I had on True Blood. He’s also a straight guy and he was nervous; he had never kissed a guy before.
So how did the guys overcome their nervousness?
Skarsgard explains:
I just said, ‘Look at the scene. It’s this nemesis and he comes in and then it gets seductive and you think they’re gonna make love and it gets into that and then suddenly my character stabs him in the back and he explodes. In two minutes, look at this emotional rollercoaster we’re taking the audience on. If we commit to this, it’s going to be an amazing scene and we’re going to be very happy with it forever. If we hold back, that’s when it gets awkward.’
The 39-year-old actor offers the following advice to other straight actors who may be nervous about filming a same-sex love scene: “Just dive in.”
We like his attitude!
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Pistolo
He referred to the other actor as a “straight guy” who’d “never kissed another guy before”- so then what does that make you Skarsgard?
misterhollywood
I’ve always liked this actor. His new movie opens on July first. We did something on him as well. What’s interesting with him is how uninhibited he is when he gives interviews. That’s kind of refreshing when you consider how many actors get all freaked out because people will assume they are gay.
Paco
That scene with Jason and Eric was hot. I wanted to see more.
Mikah92
I LOVED TrueBlood.Amazing show.
DDstar1me
Sounds like someone needs all the ticket sales he could get for that terrible TARZAN movie coming up. But, that could just be the evil queen in me talkin. LOL. He’s always been one of my favorite characters on True Blood so I wish him all the best.
Billy Budd
I love blonde gay friendly nordic guys.
Hussain-TheCanadian
Alexander is an a wonderful actor, and so humble too, love his interviews.
Hated the ending of TrueBlood, you can tell they didn’t know what to do with the story.
Bascha
Skarsgard ain’t straight. I know a guy who had a 1 night stand with him. Bi Bi Skarsgard.
maykasa
Yeah, he’s got lots – a comical amount – of young guys hanging at his place in the Hills.
He’s way gay.
AJAnders
I know I’m going to be a wet blanket by pointing this out but that hot screen shot at the top of this feature (Skarsgard and Ryan Kwanten) is misleading. It was not technically a sex scene.
The “sex” consisted of both of them shirtless but with their pants on, Kwanten kissing the back of his neck, a kiss leaning over him, then looking at each other and another kiss, a kiss of the neck and then Skarsgard slowly going to his knees to hint at what is going to be oral sex but then Jason Stackhouse immediately wakes up from his dream.
That was…nothing really. Compared to the straight sex scenes Kwanten’s character constantly had (where they’re going to town on each other hot and heavy) this was nothing. I was disappointed.
Daniel-Reader
I agree with misterhollywood. Nice for someone to be so himself.
footwork61
@Pistolo: “He’s also a straight guy.” As in, like me, he’s a straight guy.
Sluggo2007
Something tells me Mr. Skarsgard wanted more.
Slash
Alex is pretty cool in my book and he was a huge reason for me loving True Blood. He’s made several comments over the years about gay stuff and nudity that fit with his Scandinavian background, namely that nudity has never been a big deal and gay stuff happens so what’s the big deal. A very liberal, live and let live cultural bias that helped form his laid back attitude in this area. Love him.
SumSay
@AJAnders:
I’d probably agree. It wasn’t much of a sex scene. The foreplay was hot nonetheless.
Not really a scene per se, but when Nelsan Ellis’ character is caught pounding Nathan Parson’s character in the back seat of a car was probably the most gay action ever shown (at least from the main characters).
stranded
I miss watching him on TV. Also, 39? Very nice.