2010
Pure
Makes her feature-film debut.
FLM.REDALICIA
VIKANDER
อลิเซีย วิกันเดอร์
From Swedish cinema to international stories
An actor whose work moves between intimate drama and science fiction.
Gothenburg, Sweden
Movement, character and the screen
Alicia Vikander was born on 3 October 1988 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Before building her screen career, she trained in ballet, including at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm.
Her feature-film debut Pure (2010), directed by Lisa Langseth, brought her Sweden’s Guldbagge award for best actress. The early recognition helped introduce her work beyond the stage.
In A Royal Affair (2012), she portrayed Queen Caroline Mathilde. The Danish historical drama was followed by a variety of international film roles.
Alex Garland’s Ex Machina cast her as Ava, an artificial being at the centre of a tense science-fiction drama. In The Danish Girl, she played painter Gerda Wegener and won the Academy Award for best supporting actress.
Her screen credits also include Na Hong-jin’s Hope. Titles below are linked from the FLM.RED catalogue and do not represent her complete filmography.
Selected films
2012
A Royal Affair
Plays Queen Caroline Mathilde.
2014
Ex Machina
Plays Ava in Alex Garland’s science-fiction film.
2015
The Danish Girl
Wins an Academy Award for her performance as Gerda Wegener.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
- Swedish Film Institute — awards
- Golden Globes — biography
- Lisboa Film Festival — career
- Vogue — ballet training
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.