Mr. Skarsgård joins a distinguished group of well-known models, actors and actresses who have starred in the brand’s renowned advertising campaigns, which have provoked controversy for nearly four decades.

Mr. Skarsgård first captivated critics and audiences in the HBO miniseries, Generation Kill, and was immediately cast in the role of Eric Northman on HBO’s hit series, True Blood. Currently in the show’s fifth season, he stars alongside Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer. Mr. Skarsgård’s recent film credits include Battleship, alongside Liam Neeson and directed by Peter Berg; the award-winning Melancholia, opposite Kirsten Dunst and directed by Lars Von Trier; and Rod Lurie’s remake of Straw Dogs. Mr. Skarsgård will also star in the upcoming films, The East, opposite Brit Marling and Ellen Page; What Maisie Knew with Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan; and Disconnect, alongside Paul Patton, Jason Bateman and Andrea Riseborough.  

Calvin Klein, Inc. is one of the leading fashion design and marketing studios in the world. It designs and markets women’s and men’s designer collection apparel and a range of other products that are manufactured and marketed through an extensive network of licensing agreements and other arrangements worldwide. Brands/lifestyles include Calvin Klein Collection, ck Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein Jeans and Calvin Klein Underwear.  Product lines under the various Calvin Klein brands include women’s dresses and suits, men's dress furnishings and tailored clothing, men’s and women's sportswear and bridge and collection apparel, golf apparel, jeanswear, underwear, fragrances, eyewear, women’s performance apparel, hosiery, socks, footwear, swimwear, jewelry, watches, outerwear, handbags, small leather goods, and home furnishings (including furniture). For more information, please visit calvinklein.com.

PVH Corp., one of the world’s largest apparel companies, owns and markets the iconic Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands worldwide.  It is the world’s largest shirt and neckwear company and markets a variety of goods under its own brands, Van Heusen, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, IZOD, ARROW, Bass and G.H. Bass & Co., and its licensed brands, including Geoffrey Beene, Kenneth Cole New York, Kenneth Cole Reaction, MICHAEL Michael Kors, Sean John, Chaps, Donald J. Trump Signature Collection, JOE Joseph Abboud, DKNY, Ike Behar and John Varvatos. For more information, please visit pvh.com.

Coty was created in Paris in 1904 by François Coty, who is credited with founding the modern fragrance industry.

Today Coty Inc. is the new emerging leader in global beauty with annual net sales of $4.5 billion. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, passion, innovation and creativity, Coty Inc. has developed an unrivaled portfolio of notable brands and delivers its innovative products to consumers in 135 markets worldwide.

The Coty Prestige brand portfolio is distributed in prestige and ultra-prestige stores and includes Balenciaga, BottegaVeneta, Calvin Klein, Cerruti, Chloé, Chopard, Davidoff, Jennifer Lopez, Jil Sander, JOOP!, Karl Lagerfeld, Kenneth Cole, Gwen Stefani, Lancaster, Marc Jacobs, Nikos, philosophy, Roberto Cavalli, Sarah Jessica Parker, Truth or Dare by Madonna, Vera Wang, Vivienne Westwoodand Wolfgang Joop.