
Acting
Born February 18, 1985 · Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
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).

Lee Cronin's The Mummy
2026

Un amor
2023

The Teacher Who Promised the Sea
2023

The Enchanted
2023

Lullaby
2022

Only You
2019

Piercing
2019

Maine
2018

Life Itself
2018

Duck Butter
2018

Newness
2017

La receta
2017

Black Snow
2017

Las pequeñas cosas
2016

Palm Trees in the Snow
2015

Don't Leave Me
2015

Victoria
2015

Fort Ross: In Search of Adventure
2014

Y otro año, perdices
2013

I Want You
2012