Alexander Skarsgard Plays a Vampire Again on What We Do in the Shadows — Hear Him Explain His Cameo

Alexander Skarsgard just sunk his teeth into another TV vampire role.

The True Blood alum made a surprise appearance in Monday’s episode of the FX vampire comedy What We Do in the Shadows, appearing at a celebration for head vampire Baron Afanas, played by Doug Jones. The Baron announced his intentions to take over the new world, and when one woman tried to ask him a question, Laszlo’s brutish monster smashed her skull to bloody bits. So when the Baron asked if there were any more questions, the camera cut to Skarsgard sheepishly putting his hand down: “I thought I had a question, but then you answered it.”

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Skarsgard’s character was never named, but Shadows has a tradition of bringing back famous vampires from movies and TV shows. In seasons past, Wesley Snipes (Blade), Evan Rachel Wood (True Blood), Paul Reubens (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Danny Trejo (From Dusk Till Dawn) have made cameo appearances, among others. Skarsgard, of course, played vampire Eric Northman in all seven seasons of the HBO supernatural drama True Blood, which aired from 2008 to 2014.

Skarsgard offered a cheeky explanation for his Shadows cameo in a statement: “I’m afraid I have no recollection of shooting this episode as Dr. Laszlo Cravensworth apparently hypnotized me at the wrap party. But I did wake up with an intense physical attraction to Dr. Cravensworth and found his extraordinary wit, charm and intelligence absolutely disarming. I have since started a YouTube fan page for him. It’s called ‘Because you’re Cravens-worth it.’ Please like, follow and subscribe.”

The sixth and final season of What We Do in the Shadows airs Mondays at 10/9c on FX. Join us in the comments below to discuss Skarsgard’s cameo, and who else you’d like to see join the Staten Island vamps.

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