Josefin Asplund

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Josefin Asplund
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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 .

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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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Pernilla
2012 Call Girl Sonja
2013Piska en mattaCarolineShort film
2015 The Circle Rebecka Mohlin
2016StödgruppenFeliciaShort film
2019Woodland CemeteryphotographerShort film
2021 Champion of the World PaolaRussian language
2024Nova & AliceNova

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Arne Dahl: Efterskalv MollyMini-series
2016–2018 Vikings Astrid18 episodes
2017Seven and Me ("Sept nains et moi")Blanche WhiteAnimation, 24 episodes
2018Conspiracy of Silence ("Ingen utan skuld")Johanna Månsson8 episodes
2019 Sanctuary  [ sv ] ("Himmelsdalen")Helena8 episodes
2020–2023Top DogEmily Jansson14 episodes
2021SnöänglarJenni6 episodes
2022The Gambling Scandal

("Spelskandalen")

ThereseMini-series
2024 Twilight of the Gods Fenja (voice)Episode: "The Bride-Price"
2025 The New Force Netflix [6]

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.
  6. ↑ "Netflix's First Swedish Period Drama: 'The New Force' Will Premiere on October 3" (Press release). Netflix Newsroom. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.


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