Alexander Skarsgard shares photo of bloody hand

Alexander Skarsgard ended up in the hospital on Thursday.

The Swedish actor, 41, cut his hand so badly that he needed stitches, but has yet to explain how he sustained the injury.

He later posted a photo to his Instagram showing his bleeding hand, thanking the nurse and the doctor who treated him.

 

Ouch: Alexander Skarsgard ended up in a Canadian hospital on Thursday after cutting his hand so badly that he needed stitches. he shared a snap of his bloody hand on Instagram

Grateful: The Swedish actor, 41, thanked the nurse and doctor who treated him joking that 'their swift and heroic action saved my life'

Grateful: The Swedish actor, 41, thanked the nurse and doctor who treated him joking that ‘their swift and heroic action saved my life’

The Big Little Lies and Tarzan star is currently filming The Hummingbird Project in Montreal, Canada.

He didn’t elaborate on how he got hurt.

Next to the image of his bloodied hand, he wrote: ‘I give thanks to nurse Rosalie and doctor Taleb at the local hospital in Lachute, Quebec. Their swift and heroic action saved my life.’

He added the hashtag #snitchesgetstitches.’

New look: Skarsgard is in Montreal filming the tech drama The Hummingbird Project and last month  revealed he's had to shave his head for the role; pictured in NYC October 26

New look: Skarsgard is in Montreal filming the tech drama The Hummingbird Project and last month revealed he’s had to shave his head for the role; pictured in NYC October 26

A month ago, the hunky actor shocked fans when he appeared at an event in New York with a bald head.

He had had to shave some of his hair off for his role in the tech drama in which he stars with Jesse Eisenberg and Salma Hayek.

Meanwhile, Variety reported Tuesday that Skarsgard has been cast as the male lead in the upcoming BBC One-AMC series The Little Drummer Girl, based on the novel of the same name by John Le Carre. 

He plays Becker, an Israeli intelligence officer who embroils a young actress Charlie in a high stakes plot.

In September, Skarsgard won his first Emmy for his role in the HBO miniseries Big Little Lies opposite Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon. 

Gold: In September, Skarsgard won his first Emmy for his role in the HBO miniseries Big Little Lies opposite Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon

Gold: In September, Skarsgard won his first Emmy for his role in the HBO miniseries Big Little Lies opposite Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon

 

  

 

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