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![]() August at the 68th Berlin Film Festival in February 2018 | |
Born | Alba Adèle August 6 June 1993 Copenhagen, Denmark |
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Years active | 2001–present |
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Relatives | Anders August (paternal half-brother) |
Alba Adèle August (born 6 June 1993)[1] is a Danish-Swedish actress and singer.[2][3]
She is the daughter of Danish director Bille August and Swedish actress and director Pernilla August,[2] who divorced in 1997.[1] Her older sister Asta Ostergren is also an actress.[1] On her father's side, she has two older half-brothers named Adam August and Anders August who are both screenwriters.
August started as a child actor and debuted in a minor role in her father's film A Song for Martin (2001). In 2017, August was cast in the Danish language Netflix series The Rain.[4] She also received positive reviews for her role in Becoming Astrid.[5][6]
She graduated from the National School of Performing Arts in Copenhagen in 2018.[1]
On 30 July 2020, August released her single "We're Not Gonna Make It".[7] It was featured in the soundtrack of The Rain.
On 12 November 2021, August released her debut album I Still Hide, which entered the top 10 on Apple Music's Swedish album chart.[8]
She speaks Swedish and Danish on a native-speaker level.[1] She also speaks English.[9]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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[10] | 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 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes¨ |
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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 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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SWE [11] | ||
I Still Hide |
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22 |
Title | EP details |
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Overflow |
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Title | Year | Album |
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"We're Not Gonna Make It" | 31 July 2020[14] | Non-album single |
"Lights" | 19 February 2021[15] | I Still Hide |
"Killing Time" | 9 April 2021[16] | |
"Quitter" | 20 August 2021[17] | |
"Honey" | 1 October 2021[18] |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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SWE Heat. [19] | |||
"So Alive" | 2021 | 13 | I Still Hide |