Encountering Alexander Skarsgård

He’s used to making women’s hearts stop on True Blood, and now Alexander Skarsgård’s new ad campaign for is sending their hearts racing.

Starring alongside Calvin Klein-regular Lara Stone, the global Encounter campaign tells the story of unresolved tension and desire between a man and woman.

When Fabien [Baron, the art director) explained the concept to me, it felt interesting, dark, and cinematic. There’s a narrative, a story. Even though I’ve been hesitant to do things like this in the past, I felt this experience would be really cool,” Skarsgård told Refinery29.

The scent creates a contrast of freshness and warmth with notes of spice, cognac and wood.

"It’s very seductive and sensual, woodsy and dark. My taste leans more towards that, not the sporty citrusy tones. This has depth and darkness to it and I really like that about it," says Skarsgård.