Alexander Skarsgård says playing his character in Wicker proved to be a challenge. The premise tells the story of a fisherwoman who asks a basketmaker to weave her a husband. “And to play this good-hearted, good natured, sweet, morally righteous character was scary to me. Other roles for him include an abusive husband on Big Little Lies, a sociopathic tech mogul on Succession, and revenge seeking character in The Northman. And then we played around a little bit with the evolution of the character.