Laia Costa
Born: 1985-02-18 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Known For: Acting
Biography
Laia Costa (Catalan: [ˈlajə ˈkɔstə]; born February 18, 1985) is a Spanish actress from Catalonia. She earned a degree in advertising, public relations and marketing, as well as a PhD in political science and media studies, before beginning her acting career at the age of 26. She is best known for starring in the critically acclaimed one-shot German thriller Victoria (2015), for which she received several accolades, including a German Film Award for Best Actress, becoming the first foreign actress to win a Lola and a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination. After initial minor television roles in Spain, including an appearance in Polseres vermelles (2013), she went on to star in the romantic dramas Newness (2017) and Only You (2018), the horror thriller Piercing (2018), the romantic comedy Duck Butter (2018), and the multi-narrative drama Life Itself (2018). Costa featured in the romance series Foodie Love (2019), the financial drama Devils (2020), and the science fiction anthology Soulmates (2020). She gained widespread acclaim in Spain for her portrayal of Amaia in Lullaby (2022), becoming the most acclaimed performance of the awards season, winning the Goya Award for Best Actress, along with a Feroz Award, a Forqué Award, and a Platino Award. She later starred in the rural drama Un amor (2023), earning her a second Platino Award, and portrayed Moghedien in the Amazon Prime Video high fantasy series The Wheel of Time (2023–2025). She starred in the supernatural horror Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026).
Filmography
2026
- Lee Cronin's The Mummy as Larissa Cannon
- La leyenda de Canyut as Self
2023
- Cites Barcelona as Paula Gutiérrez
- The Diplomat as Mariona Cabell
- The Enchanted as Irene
- Un amor as Nat
- The Teacher Who Promised the Sea as Ariadna
2022
- Suro ... (Executive Producer)
- Lullaby as Amaia
- Cuidarnos entre nosotros nos hace humanos as Nuria
2021
- The Wheel of Time as Moghedien
2019
- Foodie Love as Ella
- Piercing as Mona
- Only You as Elena Aldana
2018
- Life Itself as Isabel Díaz
- Duck Butter as Sergio
- Maine as Bluebird
2017
- Newness as Gabi Silva
- Black Snow as Laura
- La receta as Self
2016
- Las pequeñas cosas as Laia
2015
- Carlos, rey emperador as María de Hungría
- Cites as Paula Gutiérrez
- Palm Trees in the Snow as Daniela
- Victoria as Victoria
- Closed Rooms as Montserrat Espelleta
- Don't Leave Me as Laura
2014
- Cuéntame un cuento as Claudia Alvarado (Caperucita Roja)
- Fort Ross: In Search of Adventure as Lyusiya
2013
- The Time in Between as Alba
- Y otro año, perdices as Claudia
2012
- I Want You as Chica serpiente
- Toledo, cruce de destinos as Aurora
2011
- Polseres vermelles as Rym
- Bandolera as Inés Flores
1951
- German Film Award as Self