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 biographical drama film Becoming Astrid (2018). She also starred in the post-apocalyptic Netflix series The Rain (2018–2020) and The Nanny in (2021–2025).
Early life and education Alba Adèle August was born 6 June 1993 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is the daughter of Danish director Bille August and Swedish actress and director Pernilla August, who divorced in 1997. August was raised in Sweden.
Her older sister, Asta Kamma August, is also an actress. On her father's side, she has two older half-brothers, and Anders August, who are both screenwriters, and a younger half-sister, actress Amaryllis August.
She graduated from the National School of Performing Arts in Copenhagen in 2018.
Career
Acting August debuted as a child actor in her father's film A Song for Martin (2001). She had roles in IRL (2013) and the third season of the Sandhamn Murders (2013).
In 2017, August was cast in the first Danish-language original Netflix series, The Rain. For her performance, she was nominated for a Robert Award.
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. Her performance was positively received.
She played The Nanny in (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.
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. She played a supporting role alongside her mother and older sister in Blackwater (2023), a crime drama series.
Music On 30 July 2020, August released her first single "We're Not Gonna Make It". It was featured in the soundtrack of The Rain'''s final season. On 12 November 2021, August released her debut album I Still Hide'', which entered the top 10 on Apple Music's Swedish album chart. She performed the album's first single, "Lights", at the 56th Guldbagge Awards.
In 2024, she was a contestant on season 15 of Så mycket bättre, a Swedish reality show where musicians cover each other's songs. Her interpretation of Noice's "You Only Live Once" received the fifth most Spotify streams of the covers for that year.
Personal life She speaks Swedish and Danish fluently. She also speaks English.
Her boyfriend is music producer Pontus Winnberg. In 2024, she gave birth to their first child, a daughter.
Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes2001Girl (uncredited)Plays flute2010BeyondVoice over (voice)2012FödelsedagsfestenActorShort2013Förtroligheten (Eng. Reliance)SelindaLeading roleIRLAgnes2014Vi måste prata (Eng. We Have to Talk)WaitressShortSometimes I WishGirlVideo short2015Dryads - Girls Don't CryKjersti2016JonnaShortA Serious GameAlma (uncredited)FannyFannyShort2018Scener ur natten (Eng. Scenes from the Night)SaraShortUroEliseShortBecoming AstridAstrid EricssonLeading role2019The Perfect PatientJenny Küttim2020The Rain: The End of an EraSimoneDocumentary shortOrcaHanna2021Tusind TimerLaura2024Stockholm BloodbathFreja Eriksson
Television YearTitleRoleNotes¨2013Morden i SandhamnLina RosénSeason 32014LenaEpisode: "1.2"2015JordskottLinaEpisodes: "Del I", "Del II", "Del VII"2015Mens vi presser citronenLisalottaEpisode: "September: Vi rummer hinanden"2017Below the SurfaceMarie Bendix2018–2020Simone AndersenLeading role2021Alla utom viHilmaLeading roleKnutbyAnnaLeading role2022Dygn2023BlackwaterMia Raft (1991)Leading role
Discography Albums + Title Album details Peak chart positions SWEI Still Hide Released: 12 November 2021 Label: Helga Film AB, Universal Music AB Format: Digital download, streaming, LP22
Extended plays +TitleEP detailsOverflow Released: 28 May 2021 Label: Helga Film AB, Universal Music AB Format: Digital download, streaming
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album SWE"We're Not Gonna Make It" 2020 —"Lights" 2021 — I Still Hide"Killing Time" —"Quitter" —"Honey" — "Gul & blå" 2026 91
Other charted songs +TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbumSWEHeat."So Alive"202113I Still Hide
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