United Kingdom, Dec. 13 -- Stellan Skarsgard thought his son Alexander Skarsgard's decision to join the military was done to "provoke" him.

The Sentimental Value star - who has Alexander, 49, Gustaf, 44, Sam, 43, Bill, 35, Eija, 33, and Valter, 29 - with his first wife My Skarsgard as well as Ossian, 16, and Kolbjorn, 13, with his second wife Megan Everett - has seen most of his kids follow in his footsteps and while the Pillion actor began his screen career when he was 13, he then let it take a back seat so he could pursue a naval career.

However, Alexander insisted he didn't do so as a deliberate "act of rebellion", though he was keen to forge his own path.

In a discussion for Variety's Actors on Actors series, Stellan asked his son:...