Laia Costa

Known for ActingBorn 1985-02-18 (age 41)Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain

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).Read more

Movies & web series

The Time in Between

Lee Cronin's The Mummy

Polseres vermelles

The Teacher Who Promised the Sea

The Wheel of Time

Victoria

I Want You

Cites Barcelona

Palm Trees in the Snow

Devils

Lullaby

Life Itself

Cites

Carlos, rey emperador

Cuéntame un cuento

Foodie Love

Un amor

Only You

The Diplomat

Suro

Soulmates

Newness

Black Snow

Don't Leave Me

Piercing

Closed Rooms

The Enchanted

Duck Butter

German Film Award

Maine

Cuidarnos entre nosotros nos hace humanos

Toledo, cruce de destinos

Y otro año, perdices

Bandolera

Fort Ross: In Search of Adventure

Collision Course

La leyenda de Canyut

La receta