Josefin Asplund

Josefin Asplund
Josefin Asplund in 2019
Born (1991-10-15) 15 October 1991 (age 33)
Stockholm, Sweden
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Maria Josefin Asplund (born 15 October 1991)[1] is a Swedish actress. She is known to international audiences for her roles as Astrid on the History Channel series Vikings and Pernilla Blomkvist in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011).[2][3] She starred in the 2015 film adaptation of the Swedish novel The Circle.

Biography

Asplund grew up in the suburbs of Stockholm, Sweden, with her Polish mother, Swedish father and older sister. Asplund's parents divorced when she was 7 years old.[4]

Asplund began acting at the local theater close to her home at the age of 6, where she played various characters in different musicals until her teenage years. During her childhood the stage was one of few places that truly felt like home, she said in an interview with Swedish Radio.[5]

Later, Asplund studied acting at Södra Latins Gymnasium (Southern Latin secondary school), graduating in 2010. Shortly after, she was cast in David Fincher's adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo opposite Daniel Craig. She played one of the lead roles in the film adaption (2015) of the best selling Swedish novel The Circle and gained international recognition through her role as Astrid in History Channel series Vikings.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Pernilla
2012 Call Girl Sonja
2013 Piska en matta Caroline Short film
2015 The Circle Rebecka Mohlin
2016 Stödgruppen Felicia Short film
2019 Woodland Cemetery photographer Short film
2021 Champion of the World Paola Russian language
2024 Nova & Alice Nova

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Arne Dahl: Efterskalv Molly Mini-series
2016–2018 Vikings Astrid 18 episodes
2017 Seven and Me ("Sept nains et moi") Blanche White Animation, 24 episodes
2018 Conspiracy of Silence ("Ingen utan skuld") Johanna Månsson 8 episodes
2019 Sanctuary [sv] ("Himmelsdalen") Helena 8 episodes
2020–2023 Top Dog Emily Jansson 14 episodes
2021 Snöänglar Jenni 6 episodes
2022 The Gambling Scandal

("Spelskandalen")

Therese Mini-series
2024 Twilight of the Gods Fenja (voice) Episode: "The Bride-Price"

References

  1. ^ "Josefin Asplund - skådespelande socionom | Göteborgs-Posten - Nöje". Gp.se. 2015-02-22. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  2. ^ Josefin Asplund at IMDb
  3. ^ Josefin Asplund in Swedish Film Database
  4. ^ "Josefin Asplund: "Som kvinna får man sällan använda svärd" - P4 Extra – Gästen".
  5. ^ Josefin Asplund: "Som kvinna får man sällan använda svärd" - P4 Extra – Gästen.
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