Laia Costa


Laia Costa Bertrán is a Spanish actress who has worked in Spain, Russia, Germany, Argentina, Italy, United Kingdom and the United States.

Life and career

Costa was born in Barcelona, Spain. She starred in the critically acclaimed 2015 film Victoria, which was almost entirely improvised by the actors; the 134-minute film was shot in a single take. Costa won the Lola for Best Actress and was nominated for a European Film Awards for Best European Actress. Her performance also garnered her a nomination for the prestigious BAFTA EE Rising Star Award.
Costa starred along Nicholas Hoult in Drake Doremus' Newness. In addition to co-starring with Mia Wasikowska and Christopher Abbott in Nicolas Pesce's Piercing, she is the lead of two films which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival 2018, Miguel Arteta's Duck Butter with Alia Shawkat and Maine with Thomas Mann. Also in 2018, Costa co-starred in Amazon/Dan Fogelman's drama film Life Itself with Oscar Isaac and Antonio Banderas.
Costa starred alongside Josh O'Connor in Harry Wootliff's critically acclaimed directorial debut Only You, which premiered in competition at The London Film Festival, on 19 October 2018.
The New York Times includes her in 2015’s "Breakthrough Performances of the Fall Season".
She is currently filming the upcoming international co-produced Italian English language television series Diavoli co-starring along Patrick Dempsey based on the international bestseller novel of the same name by Guido Maria Brera. She also starred in Cites, the Catalan remake of the British TV series Dates, and Polseres Vermelles, winner of the International Emmy Award for Best Kids TV Series, adapted by Steven Spielberg for North America as Red Band Society.

Studies

Costa obtained a degree in advertising, public relations, and marketing at the Blanquerna-Ramon Llull University's School of Communication and International Relations. She speaks fluent Catalan, Spanish, French, and English.

Filmography

Feature films

Short films

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
2013Y otro año, perdicesClaudiaMarta Díaz de Lope
2014RazonesLunaOriol Cuadern
2015No me quitesLauraLaura Jou
2016Las pequeñas cosasLaiaAlberto Rodríguez

Television

YearTitleRoleDirectorProducer
2011–2012BandoleraInés FloresJoan NogueraLead Role
2012Toledo, cruce de destinosAuroraLuis SantamaríaSupporting Role
2013Polseres vermellesRymPau FreixasLead Role
2013El tiempo entre costurasAlbaNorberto López AmadoSupporting Role
2014Cuéntame un cuentoCaperucitaFernando BassiLead Role
2015Habitaciones cerradasMontserrat EspelletaLluís Maria GüellLead Role
2015–2016Carlos, Rey EmperadorMaría de AustriaOriol FerrerSupporting Role
2015–2016CitesPaulaPau FreixasLead Role
2019DevilsSofiaNick HurranLead Role
2019Foodie LoveTBCIsabel CoixetLead Role

Theatre