Mona Fastvold

Mona Fastvold
Fastvold in 2025
Born	(1981-03-07) 7 March 1981 (age 44) 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 filmmaker and actress. She is best known for directing the drama films The Sleepwalker (2014), The World to Come (2020) and The Testament of Ann Lee (2025) 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

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

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer
2014	The Sleepwalker	Yes	Yes
2015	The Childhood of a Leader	No	Yes
2018	Vox Lux	No	Yes
2019	The Mustang	No	Yes
2020	The World to Come	Yes	No
2024	The Brutalist	No	Yes
2025	The Testament of Ann Lee [11]	Yes	Yes

Acting roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Capo Nord
2009	The Other Woman	Sonia	as Mona Lerche
2018	Vox Lux

Short film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Fault Lines	Helen
2009	Snapshots	Eve	As Mona Lerche
2011	Match	Jacqueline	As Mona Lerche
2013	The Thing Is	Rachel

Television

Director

Year	Title	Notes
2023	The Crowded Room	3 episodes
2025	Long Bright River	Episode: "Blind Spot"

Acting roles

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

References

1. "Mona Fastvold". International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). Retrieved 11 October 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