Luna Wedler

Luna Wedler
Luna Wedler wearing a grey jacket with lapels and a gold necklace, grinning and looking right of camera
Wedler in 2023
Born (1999-10-26) 26 October 1999 (age 25)
Zürich, Switzerland
EducationEuropean Film Actor School
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present
Known forBiohackers

Luna Wedler (born 26 October 1999) is a Swiss actress. She gained popularity by starring in the 2020 Netflix series Biohackers.[1]

Early life

Wedler grew up alongside two siblings in Zürich's District 6.[2]

She studied contemporary dance between 2016 and 2018 at the European Film Actor School in Zürich.[3]

Career

Wedler had her debut in 2015, starring in Niklaus Hilbers' film Amateur Teens. In an interview, she said she applied for her first movie role at 14 years of age "just like that".[2] Since then, acting has fascinated her, especially embodying characters with dark sides.[2] At the age of 17, she starred in Blue My Mind, in which her character moves to a new school and indulges in a lifestyle of excess involving wild parties, drugs, and sex. She tells in retrospect: "This role affected me psychologically and demanded everything from me".[4][2]

She went on to appear in a number of films, including The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (2018), as well as television series such as The Team.

In August 2020, Netflix released the techno-thriller series Biohackers. Wedler holds the lead role on the show, in which she seeks revenge for the death of her twin brother.[5] A second season was released in July 2021.[6]

Beginning in May 2021 and ending in the spring of 2022, Wedler played Sophie Scholl in an Instagram project that portrayed the White Rose activist's final year of life.[7][8] In 2023, she starred in Netflix's adaptation of Anthony Doerr's 2014 war novel, All the Light We Cannot See.

Filmography

Film

List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Amateur Teens Milena
2018 Blue My Mind Mia
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Roxy
2019 Close to the Horizon Jessica Koch
2021 Je suis Karl Maxi
The Story of My Wife Grete
2022 What You Can See from Here [de] Luise
2023 Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert Marianne Oellers

Television

List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
2015 The Team Claudia Weiss 8 episodes
2020–2021 Biohackers Emma "Mia Akerlund" Engels 12 episodes
2023 All the Light We Cannot See Jutta Pfennig 2 episodes

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ^ ""Biohackers" - Jessica Schwarz, Luna Wedler und Caro Cult im Interview". ZEITjUNG (in German). 13 August 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Diese 17-jährige Zürcherin ist die neue Spezialistin für den Horror der Pubertät". Aargauer Zeitung (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  3. ^ "SWISS FILMS: Luna Wedler". swissfilms.ch. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  4. ^ In German: Diese Rolle ging mir psychisch nahe und forderte alles von mir
  5. ^ GmbH, DWDL de. "Netflix findet neuen Termin für die Serie "Biohackers"". DWDL.de. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  6. ^ Schauer, Tanja. "Biohackers, Staffel 2: Start, Handlung, Besetzung – das ist bisher bekannt". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  7. ^ "@ichbinsopiescholl". swr.online (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  8. ^ Hupertz, Heike. "@ichbinsophiescholl: Sophie Scholl ist jetzt bei Instagram". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  9. ^ "European Shooting Stars". efp-online.com. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Film-Drama "In den Gängen" gewinnt Günter Rohrbach Filmpreis" [Film drama "In den Gänge" wins Günter Rohrbach Film Prize]. rtl.de (in German). 2 November 2018. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  11. ^ "2021 German Film Award nominees announced". dw.com. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.