Alexander Skarsgard is pleased he became a dad later in life because he could be 'selfish'

Alexander Skarsgard is pleased he became a dad later in life because he could be "selfish" and prioritise his career for years.

The 49-year-old actor became a father for the first time in 2022 when Swedish actress Tuva Novotny gave birth to their son and he is "grateful" he had worked himself to a position where he can pick and choose jobs based on what works for him and his family's needs now.

He told the new issue of Britain's Esquire magazine: “I’m glad I didn’t have that responsibility when I started out and could just be selfish and throw myself into anything without taking other people’s needs and desires into consideration.

"That obviously changes when you have a kid and you have responsibility. For example, with Murderbot my son was a year old when we started it, and it was shot in Toronto, but I was like, ‘I can’t go to Toronto for six months, so we need to look at the schedule, figure out a way I can come home and be with him, or when he can come out and be with me.'

"But I’m grateful that I am in a position today where I can afford to say no to stuff and also make sure that, when I do take a job, it works for the family.”