Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
37
Gender
Female
Birthday
February 18, 1985 (41 years old)
Place of Birth
Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Also Known As
Лайа Коста
Laya Kosta
라이아 코스타
Laia Costa Bertrán
Laia C. Bertran
Laia Costa
Biography
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).
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).
Known For
Acting
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Cruzados
2026
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
as
Larissa Cannon
2023
Un amor
as
Nat
2023
The Teacher Who Promised the Sea
as
Ariadna
2023
Cites Barcelona
as
Paula Gutiérrez
1 episode
2023
The Enchanted
as
Irene
2023
The Diplomat
as
Mariona Cabell
6 episode
s
2022
Cuidarnos entre nosotros nos hace humanos
as
Nuria
4 episode
s
2022
Lullaby
as
Amaia
2021
The Wheel of Time
as
Moghedien
9 episode
s
2020
Soulmates
as
Libby Ozbek
1 episode
2020
Devils
as
Sofia Flores
10 episode
s
2019
Foodie Love
as
Ella
8 episode
s
2019
Only You
as
Elena Aldana
2019
Piercing
as
Mona
2018
Maine
as
Bluebird
2018
Life Itself
as
Isabel Díaz
2018
Duck Butter
as
Sergio
2017
Newness
as
Gabi Silva
2017
La receta
as
Self
2017
Black Snow
as
Laura
2016
Las pequeñas cosas
as
Laia
2015
Palm Trees in the Snow
as
Daniela
2015
Don't Leave Me
as
Laura
2015
Closed Rooms
as
Montserrat Espelleta
2 episode
s
2015
Carlos, rey emperador
as
María de Hungría
17 episode
s
2015
Victoria
as
Victoria
2015
Cites
as
Paula Gutiérrez
7 episode
s
2014
Cuéntame un cuento
as
Claudia Alvarado (Caperucita Roja)
1 episode
2014
Fort Ross: In Search of Adventure
as
Lyusiya
2013
Y otro año, perdices
as
Claudia
2013
The Time in Between
as
Alba
1 episode
2012
I Want You
as
Chica serpiente
2012
Toledo, cruce de destinos
as
Aurora
1 episode
2011
Polseres vermelles
as
Rym
15 episode
s
2011
Bandolera
as
Inés Flores
262 episode
s
1951
German Film Award
as
Self
1 episode
