Mona Fastvold

Mona Fastvold
Born	(1981-04-03) 3 April 1981 (age 43) Oslo, Norway
Occupations	Film-maker actress
Years active	1997–present
Spouse	Sondre Lerche ​ ​ (m. 2005;div. 2014)​
Partner(s)	Brady Corbet (2012–present)
Children	1

Mona Fastvold (born 7 March 1981) is a Norwegian film-maker and actress. She is best known for directing the drama films The Sleepwalker (2014) and The World to Come (2020) and for co-writing The Brutalist (2024).

Early life

Mona Fastvold was born in Oslo on 7 March 1981. ^[1]

Career

Fastvold had a minor role in The Other Woman (2009). ^[2] She directed the drama films The Sleepwalker (2014) and The World to Come (2020), ^{[3] [4]} and has directed music videos for several musicians, most notably her ex-husband Sondre Lerche. She co-wrote the films The Childhood of a Leader (2015), Vox Lux (2018), and The Brutalist (2024) with her partner Brady Corbet, who directed all three; the latter earned the two a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. ^[5]

Personal life

Fastvold's hubby, Brady Corbet

In 2005, Fastvold married Norwegian musician Sondre Lerche. ^[6] They divorced in 2013. ^{[7] [8]}

Since 2012, Fastvold has been in a relationship with American actor and filmmaker Brady Corbet, whom she met on the set of The Sleepwalker. They have a daughter named Ada (born 2014). ^{[9] [10]}

Filmography

As actress

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2003	Capo Nord
2008	Fault Lines	Helen	short film
2009	The Other Woman	Sonia	as Mona Lerche
	Snapshots	Eve	short film; as Mona Lerche
2011	Match	Jacqueline	short film; as Mona Lerche
2013	The Thing Is	Rachel	short film
2018	Vox Lux

Television

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1997	Asylet	Gry	TV series; 1 episode
1998	Nini	Vibeke	TV series; 1 episode
1999	Smørøyet		TV series; 1 episode
2006	Hotel Cæsar	Daphne Flaa	TV series; 65 episodes
2020	Homemade		TV series; 1 episode

As film-maker

Year	Title	Notes
2014	The Sleepwalker	Director, co-screenwriter (with Brady Corbet)
2015	The Childhood of a Leader	Co-screenwriter (with Brady Corbet), co-producer
2018	Vox Lux	Co-screenwriter, co-story writer (with Brady Corbet)
2019	The Mustang	Co-screenwriter (with Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre and Brock Norman Brock)
2020	The World to Come	Director
2023	The Crowded Room	TV Series; Director (3 episodes)
2024	The Brutalist	Co-screenwriter (with Brady Corbet)
TBA	Ann Lee	Director and writer [11]

References

1. "Mona Fastvold". IFFR . Retrieved 4 March 2025.
2. "Love and Other Impossible Pursuits". IMDb. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
3. Lurie, Danielle (21 January 2014). "Interview with The Sleepwalker Director/writer Mona Fastvold". Filmmaker. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
4. "The World to Come: an interview with director Mona Fastvold". 23 July 2021.
5. Brent Lang; Jordan Moreau (23 January 2025). "Oscar Nominations 2025: 'Emilia Pérez' Leads With 13 Nods, 'Wicked' and 'The Brutalist' Follow With 10". Variety. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
6. Aartun, Jorun Sofie F. (6 August 2005). "Trendy å være to". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 March 2017.
7. Norris, John (2 September 2014). "Sondre Lerche Is A Punk-Rock Crooner". Refinery29. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
8. Barshad, Nim (22 May 2014). "Hear Sondre Lerche's Dancey, Divorce-Fueled 'Bad Law'". Spin. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
9. Cipriani, Casey (21 November 2014). "'The Sleepwalker' Writers on Balancing Filmmaking with Baby-Making". IndieWire . Retrieved 3 December 2015.
10. Wise, Damon (17 October 2015). "Q & A: Director Brady Corbet Talks About His 'Childhood'". Variety . Retrieved 3 December 2015.
11. Wiseman, Andreas (12 December 2024). "'The Brutalist' Team Have Wrapped On Under-The-Radar Musical 'Ann Lee' Starring Amanda Seyfried, Thomasin McKenzie, Lewis Pullman, Christopher Abbott, Tim Blake Nelson & Stacy Martin". Deadline . Retrieved 13 December 2024.

External links

• Mona Fastvold at IMDb