Laia Costa (Barcelona, 1985) began her career on the small screen, debuting in 2011 in the series Bandolera, before joining the cast of The Red Band Society, one of the most acclaimed titles on TV3. Her first international role was also her first major breakthrough: the feature film Victoria by German director Sebastian Schipper. This performance earned her a European Film Award nomination, a Gaudí Award, a Sant Jordi Award, and made her the first foreign actress to win a Lola. Her international ascent continued in 2017 with a BAFTA nomination in the “Rising Star” category.

During this initial professional stage, she participated in short films, features, and television, appearing in titles such as the series Carlos, Rey Emperador and the Spanish-Argentine co-production Black Snow  alongside Leonardo Sbaraglia and Ricardo Darín. Other notable works include Newness with Nicholas Hoult (The Great, X-Men: First Class), Palm Trees in the Snow, Maine, Piercing, Duck Butter, Life Itself, Only You, and Isabel Coixet’s series Foodie Love.

In 2022, she premiered Lullaby at the Berlin Film Festival, the debut feature by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa. For this role, she swept the awards circuit, winning the Goya, the Forqué, a Feroz, the Actors Union Award, the Biznaga for Best Actress at the Malaga Festival, and her first Platino. A year later, she appeared in the British series The Diplomat and The Enchanted, a film by Elena Trapé nominated for Best Picture at the Gaudí Awards.

Her second collaboration with Isabel Coixet once again elevated her at the most prestigious Ibero-American awards ceremonies; with Un Amor, she secured her second Platino and received nominations for the Fotogramas de Plata, and once again for the Goya, Forqué, Actors Union, Gaudí, and Feroz awards.

Most recently, audiences have enjoyed her performances in The Teacher Who Promised the Sea and the high-budget Amazon Prime series The Wheel of Time. In just a few days, her name will return to theaters with Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, while the release of Cruzados is also highly anticipated—the new film by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, where Costa joins a cast including Karra Elejalde, Álvaro Cervantes, Luis Zahera, Lluís Homar, and Tamar Novas.