Laia Costa

Laia Costa

Birthdate
February 18, 1985 (41 years old)
Place of Birth
Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
February 18, 1985 (41 years old)
Place of Birth
Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Known For
Acting

Biography

Laia Costa (Catalan: [ˈlajə ˈkɔstə]; born February 18, 1985) is a Spanish actress. 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 has also appeared in the television series Foodie Love (2019), 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 romantic drama Un amor (2023), earning her a second Platino Award, and portrayed Moghedien in the Amazon Prime Video series The Wheel of Time (2023–2025).

Laia Costa's LGBTQ+ Titles

Duck Butter
Duck Butter
Sergio

Acting (37)

Cruzados
2026
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
2023
The Teacher Who Promised the Sea as Ariadna
2023
Un amor as Nat
2023
Cites Barcelona as Paula Gutiérrez (1 episode)
2023
The Enchanted as Irene
2023
The Diplomat as Mariona Cabell (6 episodes)
2022
Cuidarnos entre nosotros nos hace humanos as Nuria (4 episodes)
2022
Lullaby as Amaia
2021
The Wheel of Time as Moghedien (9 episodes)
2020
Soulmates as Libby Ozbek (1 episode)
2020
Devils as Sofia Flores (10 episodes)
2019
Foodie Love as Ella (8 episodes)
2019
Only You as Elena Aldana
2019
Piercing as Mona
2018
Maine as Bluebird
2018
Life Itself as Isabel Díaz
2018
Duck Butter as Sergio
2017
Newness as Gabi Silva
2017
La receta as Self
2017
Black Snow as Laura
2016
Las pequeñas cosas as Laia
2015
Palm Trees in the Snow as Daniela
2015
Don't Leave Me as Laura
2015
Closed Rooms as Montserrat Espelleta (2 episodes)
2015
Carlos, rey emperador as María de Hungría (17 episodes)
2015
Victoria as Victoria
2015
Cites as Paula Gutiérrez (7 episodes)
2014
Cuéntame un cuento as Claudia Alvarado (Caperucita Roja) (1 episode)
2014
Fort Ross: In Search of Adventure as Lyusiya
2013
Y otro año, perdices as Claudia
2013
The Time in Between as Alba (1 episode)
2012
I Want You as Chica serpiente
2012
Toledo, cruce de destinos as Aurora (1 episode)
2011
Polseres vermelles as Rym (15 episodes)
2011
Bandolera as Inés Flores (262 episodes)
1951
German Film Award as Self (1 episode)

Production (3)

2022
Suro • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2018
Maine • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2018
Duck Butter • Associate Producer
• Associate Producer