Thea Sofie Loch Næss (born 26 November 1996, Kristiansand) is a Norwegian actress.
Career She started acting at the age of 8. She played a leading role in Eirik Svensson’s coming-of-age film 'One Night in Oslo' in 2013, which premiered in April 2014. In 2014 Næss was studying drama at the Hartvig Nissens school in Oslo. She played the role of Thea in Dryads in 2015. She played the role of the king's daughter Christina of Norway in The Last King which premiered in 2016. In 2016 she was cast in a pilot for a new HBO series (Mogadishu, Minnesota) that ultimately wasn't picked up. In 2018 she took the role of villain Skade in the third series of The Last Kingdom on Netflix, and played Bergliot in Episode Six of Saving the Human Race on CW Seed.End credits of Saving the Human Race Episode Six In 2024 she had the lead role in the eight part biographical mini series So Long, Marianne, portraying the title character Marianne Ihlen, Canadian poet Leonard Cohen's big love through the 1960s.
Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 2014Natt til 17TheaHigh PointBenedicteShort film 2015PolaroidLindaShort filmDryads - Girls Don't CryThea2016The Last KingKristina2017Som om himmelen revnaTheaShort film2018Jeg kom ikke hit for å danseAuroraShort film2019Tyger TygerEmerald2020Da du droSarah2020Good LuckHeleneShort film2021Delete MeMarit 2022Arctic VoidLucyGjensynTyraShort film2023A Happy Day Ingvild 2025 The Ugly Stepsister Agnes / Cinderella Premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on 23 January.
+ Television Year Title Role Notes 2016Costa del KongsvikAlmaMogadishu, MinnesotaLacyTelevision film2017Unge lovendeEpisode: "2.4" 2018The Last KingdomSkade8 episodesWistingLinnea Kaupang4 episodes2019–2020HjerteslagMio35 episodes2022A Storm for ChristmasSara6 episodes2023EvilMarja6 episodes2024La PalmaMarie4 episodes 2024Twilight of the GodsThyravoice role; 6 episodesSo Long, MarianneMarianne IhlenMain role; 8 episodesJesse Whittock, "‘So Long, Marianne’: Alex Wolff To Play Leonard Cohen As Crave Boards NRK Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood, April 13, 2023.
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