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Alba August
August at the 68th Berlin Film Festival in February 2018
Born
Alba Adèle August

(1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 (age 32)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2001–present
PartnerPontus Winnberg
Children1
Parents
Relatives

Alba Adèle August (born 6 June 1993) is a Danish-Swedish actress and singer. The daughter of Danish director Bille August and Swedish actress-director Pernilla August, she is known for playing a young Astrid Lindgren in the 2018 film Becoming Astrid (2018). She also starred in the post-apocalyptic Netflix series The Rain (2018–2020) and The Nanny in Knutby [sv] (2021–2025).

Early life and education

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Alba Adèle August was born 6 June 1993 in Copenhagen.[1][2] She is the daughter of Danish director Bille August and Swedish actress and director Pernilla August,[3] who divorced in 1997.[4] August was raised in Sweden.[2]

Her older sister Asta Kamma August is also an actress.[4] On her father's side, she has two older half-brothers, Adam August [da] and Anders August, who are both screenwriters.

She graduated from the National School of Performing Arts in Copenhagen in 2018.[4]

Career

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Acting

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August debuted as a child actor in her father's film A Song for Martin (2001).[5] She had roles in IRL (2013) and the third season of the Sandhamn Murders (2013).[6]

In 2017, August was cast in the first Danish-language original Netflix series, The Rain.[7] For her performance, she was nominated for a Robert Award.[8]

Her first major film role was in Becoming Astrid (2018), a biographical drama which focused on the early life of Astrid Lindgren, then known as Astrid Ericsson.[9] Her performance was positively received.[10]

She played The Nanny in Knutby [sv] (2021–2025). For the first season, she was nominated in for Actress of the Year at the 2022 Kristallen TV Awards, alongside Aliette Opheim as Christ's Bride in the same series.[11]

August and Sophie Cookson played fictional sisters seeking revenge in Stockholm Bloodbath, a 2024 film based on the 1520 historical event of the same name.[12] She played a supporting role alongside her mother and older sister in Blackwater (2023), a crime drama series.[13]

Music

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On 30 July 2020, August released her first single "We're Not Gonna Make It".[14] It was featured in the soundtrack of The Rain's final season.[15] On 12 November 2021, August released her debut album I Still Hide, which entered the top 10 on Apple Music's Swedish album chart.[16] She performed the album's first single, "Lights", at the 56th Guldbagge Awards.[17]

In 2024, she was a contestant on season 15 of Så mycket bättre, a Swedish reality show where musicians cover each other's songs.[18] Her interpretation of Noice's "You Only Live Once" received the fifth most Spotify streams of the covers for that year.[19]

Personal life

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She speaks Swedish and Danish fluently.[4] She also speaks English.[20]

Her boyfriend is music producer Pontus Winnberg.[21] In 2024, she gave birth to their first child, a daughter.[22]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 A Song for Martin Girl (uncredited) Plays flute
2010 Beyond Voice over (voice)
2012 Födelsedagsfesten Actor Short
2013 Förtroligheten (Eng. Reliance) Selinda Leading role
IRL Agnes
2014 Vi måste prata (Eng. We Have to Talk) Waitress Short
Sometimes I Wish Girl Video short
2015 Dryads - Girls Don't Cry Kjersti
2016 The Nation Jonna Short
A Serious Game Alma (uncredited)
Fanny Fanny Short
2018 Scener ur natten (Eng. Scenes from the Night) Sara Short
Uro Elise Short
Becoming Astrid Astrid Ericsson[23] Leading role
2019 The Perfect Patient Jenny Küttim
2020 The Rain: The End of an Era Simone Documentary short
Orca Hanna
2021 Tusind Timer Laura
2024 Stockholm Bloodbath Freja Eriksson

Television

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Year Title Role Notes¨
2013 Morden i Sandhamn Lina Rosén Season 3
2014 The Legacy Lena Episode: "1.2"
2015 Jordskott Lina Episodes: "Del I", "Del II", "Del VII"
2015 Mens vi presser citronen Lisalotta Episode: "September: Vi rummer hinanden"
2017 Below the Surface Marie Bendix
2018–2020 The Rain Simone Andersen Leading role
2021 Alla utom vi Hilma Leading role
Knutby Anna Leading role
2022 Dygn
2023 Blackwater Mia Raft (1991) Leading role

Discography

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Albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
SWE

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I Still Hide
  • Released: 12 November 2021[25]
  • Label: Helga Film AB, Universal Music AB
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, LP
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Extended plays

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Title EP details
Overflow
  • Released: 28 May 2021[26]
  • Label: Helga Film AB, Universal Music AB
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

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Title Year Album
"We're Not Gonna Make It" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | Non-album single
"Lights" 19 February 2021[28] I Still Hide
"Killing Time" 9 April 2021[29]
"Quitter" 20 August 2021[30]
"Honey" 1 October 2021[31]

Other charted songs

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE

Heat. [32]

"So Alive" 2021 13 I Still Hide

References

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  1. ^ "Alba Adèle August". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). October 26, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2025 – via PressReader.
  2. ^ a b "BLÅ BOG Alba August" [BLUE BOOK Alba August] (in Swedish). January 21, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2025 – via PressReader.
  3. ^ "Interview with Alba August". nisimazine. Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d Rehlin, Gunnar. "Alba August – Rise and shine | Scandinavian Traveler". Scandinavian Traveler - For the modern traveler from Scandinavian Airlines. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Fakta: Alba August" [Facts: Alba August]. Hallands Nyheter (in Swedish). November 10, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2025 – via PressReader.
  6. ^ "Alba August". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). June 13, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2025 – via PressReader.
  7. ^ "'The Rain', Netflix's First Danish Original Series Starts Production in Denmark". Netflix Media Center.
  8. ^ "Alba August kan få dansk Guldbagge" [Alba August may receive the Danish Guldbagge]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). January 7, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2025 – via PressReader.
  9. ^ "Interview with Alba August". The Nosey Snake. May 4, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  10. ^ "Review: 'Becoming Astrid' details the hardscrabble beginnings of Pippi Longstocking's creator". Los Angeles Times. November 20, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  11. ^ ""Knutby" kan bli vinnare på Kristallen" ["Knutby" could be the winner at Kristallen]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). August 17, 2022. ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  12. ^ Hellsten, Anna (January 18, 2024). "Elaka danskar i Tarantino-skrud" [Evil Danes in Tarantino style]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  13. ^ Carlsson, Oskar (January 14, 2023). "August tolkar mordhistoria" [August interprets murder history]. Hallands Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved June 16, 2025 – via PressReader.
  14. ^ "Alba August debuterar som artist" [Alba August debuts as an artist]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). July 30, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  15. ^ Bergqvist, Mattias (January 25, 2021). "Alba August vill sprida bra energi till "stackarna" på Guldbaggegalan" [Alba August wants to spread good energy to the "poor people" at the Guldbagge Awards]. Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  16. ^ Valsinger, Christel (November 16, 2021). "Alba August är "Up Next" för Apple Music". Musikindustrin (in Swedish). Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  17. ^ Sundström, Sofia (November 14, 2021). "Alba August: Har ingen respekt för kändisskap" [Alba August: Has no regard for celebrity]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  18. ^ Almegård, Mats (May 28, 2024). ""Så mycket bättre"-artisterna lyckligt utmattade" ["So Much Better" artists happily exhausted]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  19. ^ "Estraden mest lyssnad efter "Så mycket bättre"" [The most listened to show after "So much better"]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). November 27, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  20. ^ "Alba August". Agentfirman planthaber kildén mandic boström. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  21. ^ "Alba August ska bli mamma" [Alba August will be a mother]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). August 19, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  22. ^ "Alba August har fått barn" [Alba August has had a baby]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). April 26, 2025. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  23. ^ Michael O'Sullivan (November 27, 2018). "This film about Pippi Longstocking's creator is a feminist coming-of-age tale". The Washington Post.
  24. ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 47". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  25. ^ "I Still Hide - Album by Alba August on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  26. ^ Overflow - EP by Alba August on Apple Music, retrieved November 18, 2021
  27. ^ We're Not Gonna Make It - single by Alba August on Apple Music, retrieved November 18, 2021
  28. ^ Lights - single by Alba August on Spotify, retrieved November 18, 2021
  29. ^ Killing Time - single by Alba August on Spotify, retrieved November 18, 2021
  30. ^ Quitter - single by Alba August on Apple Music, archived from the original on November 18, 2021, retrieved November 18, 2021
  31. ^ Honey - single by Alba August on Apple Music, archived from the original on November 18, 2021, retrieved November 18, 2021
  32. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 47". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
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