Laia Costa
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).
Acting
TV
The Wheel of Time
as Moghedien
2021
Movie
I Want You
as Chica serpiente
2012
Movie
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
as Larissa Cannon
2026
Movie
Victoria
as Victoria
2015
Movie
Newness
as Gabi Silva
2017
Movie
Life Itself
as Isabel Díaz
2018
Movie
Palm Trees in the Snow
as Daniela
2015
Movie
Piercing
as Mona
2019
Movie
Duck Butter
as Sergio
2018
Movie
Black Snow
as Laura
2017
TV
Devils
as Sofia Flores
2020
Movie
The Teacher Who Promised the Sea
as Ariadna
2023
Movie
Only You
as Elena Aldana
2019
Movie
Lullaby
as Amaia
2022
TV
Soulmates
as Libby Ozbek
2020
TV
Cuéntame un cuento
as Claudia Alvarado (Caperucita Roja)
2014
TV
The Time in Between
as Alba
2013
Movie
Un amor
as Nat
2023
TV
Foodie Love
as Ella
2019
Movie
Maine
as Bluebird
2018
TV
Polseres vermelles
as Rym
2011
TV
Carlos, rey emperador
as María de Hungría
2015
TV
The Diplomat
as Mariona Cabell
2023
TV
Cites
as Paula Gutiérrez
2015
