Alexander Skarsgard — on imposter syndrome and channeling a kinky gay biker

Dinner’s on Me with Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Sony Music

Comedy, Society & Culture

4.7 • 753 Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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'Murderbot’ star Alexander Skarsgard joins the show. Over ravioli and spaghetti, Alexander tells me about his Emmy winning role in ‘Big Little Lies,’ being convinced HBO would fire him on ‘Generation Kill’ and the Michael Jackson music video that haunted him as a child. This episode was recorded at Bocca Di Lupo in Soho, London. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:56.9	To find out more, go to lacto-free.com. On June 25th, Ironheart arrives on Disney Plus.
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1:23.3	Streaming June 25th, only on Disney Plus.
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1:28.8	Hi, it's Jesse.
1:32.6	Today on the show, you know him from True Blood, Big Little Lies, Succession, and as a star of the
1:39.3	new Apple Plus show, MurderBot, it's Alexander Scars Guard.
1:43.6	They start this like BDSM,-DOM relationship and it's like
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