Josefin Asplund Biography
Josefin Asplund is a Swedish actress. She is famously known for playing Pernilla Blomkvist in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in 2011 and Astrid on the History Channel series Vikings.
Moreover, she plays one of the lead roles in the film adaptation (2015) of the best selling Swedish novel The Circle. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo film was based on a psychological thriller novel by the late Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson.
Asplund attended Sodra Latins Gymnasium (Southern Latin secondary school) from 2007 – 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. She also took lessons at Calle Flygares Teaterskola (stage school) in 2009.
Josefin Asplund Age
Josefin Asplund was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She was born on 15th October 1991. Her current age is 28 years old as of 2019.
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Josefin Asplund Height
Asplund stands at a height of 1.69 metres. That is approximately 5 feet, 6 and a half inches.
Josefin Asplund Net Worth
Josefin Asplund has accumulated a lot of wealth from her career as an actress. She She is famously known for playing Pernilla Blomkvist in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in 2011 and Astrid on the History Channel series Vikings.
Her appearances must have earned her quite a lot of money. It is true to say that she lives a lavish and luxurious lifestyle. Her current net worth is estimated to be around $ 1 million.
Josefin Asplund Dating
We do not have any details about who Josefin Asplund is dating. She could probably be single or dating on a low key. She seems to be a very secretive lady who is not willing to share her personal life. There are no details on whether she has any children yet. We will update you on more information soon.
Josefin Asplund Movies And TV Shows
- 2011 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- 2012 Call Girl
- 2013 Piska en matta
- 2015 The Circle
- 2015 Arne Dahl: Efterskalv
- 2016 Stödgruppen
- 2016–2018 Vikings
Josefin Asplund Interview
Q: How did you start your career?
Josefin Asplund: My mom put me on stage at the age of 6 because I was so loud and I talked too much in class. I loved it there at the theatre, it was my second home. After that I applied for one of the best acting programmes at senior high school in Stockholm, and I got in.
During those three years I learnt a lot as a teenager and I got the opportunity to meet a lot of casting directors, one of them which led me to my very first acting job.
Q: You had a part in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo! Can you tell us a bit about the experience?
Josefin Asplund: This was my very first part in a movie ever so it was BEYOND EXCITING. I barely knew anything at all about the movie industry at that point (apart from being an extra in small productions in Sweden) but I just went along with it. I pretended to be used to this whole surreal situation even though I was shocked by everything all the time;
Josefin Asplund: the size of the snacks table, flying business class, getting 25 takes for each angle in every scene, Hollywood’s not so glamorous sides, being on my own for the first time on a different continent and so on. It was an unreal experience and I’m very grateful that both David and Daniel were so humble and made sure that I felt safe and sound at set all the time.
Q: Do you travel abroad for auditions or are they mainly in Sweden?
Josefin Asplund: I travel a lot both for auditions and shootings but since “self-taping” started to get popular, I can be home in Stockholm a lot more and send auditions from my living room. Right now I’m shooting both in Stockholm and in Vilnius for a series called “Conspiracy of Silence”.
Q:What’s the best advice you’ve ever been given?
Josefin Asplund: It’s not really an advice but here we go: being worried about something means suffering unnecessarily, or twice if what you’re worrying about will actually happen. So.. – stop worrying!
Q: What has been your favourite part so far?
Josefin Asplund: Probably the role I did as Sonja in Call Girl. This is a movie that’s inspired by true events. It’s about two girls who get drawn into prostitution at the age of 13 and 14. They get abused by older men on high positions within the police, the parliament etc.
Josefin Asplund: It was my first big/main part and putting my feet into Sonja’s high heeled 70ies shoes was just amazing. The whole crew, director and co-workers were simply the best and the story about these girls and this special time in Stockholm was something I really wanted to tell the rest of the world about. I really cared about this project.
Q: Is there anything you find yourself to be especially suited for when it comes to acting or is it very diverse?
Josefin Asplund: Ooh.. hm.. I don’t know what I’m necessarily suited for but I do know that I would love to play a cold, manipulating psychopath some day. People say that I have a good face for royal costume dramas, but I’m not convinced.
Q: It’s a pretty tough industry you’re working in. What have been your biggest challenges?
Josefin Asplund: It used to be the constant doubt that I, as many other actors, have inside. And the doubt the industry gives you because of the hard competition. But I’m slowly, even though I’m struggling, becoming friends with that doubt. Now days I find it hard to cope with social media combined with my work.
Josefin Asplund: I don’t know if I like the idea of “being someone” on Instagram or whatever. All I want to do is act. But the biggest challenge, I think, is the loneliness you can experience in this industry. I love being social and working with people so I find it extra tough to be on my own for several days in a row just practising my lines.
Q: Can you give any advise to all the aspiring actors and actresses out there?
Josefin Asplund: Not having a job and looking for jobs all the time is tough. And it’s not always (sometimes never) fun. But if you ask yourself, preferably when you’re working; is this something that makes me happy? Is this something that makes me feel good and that I want to explore? If its a yes (it doesn’t have to be a loud, clear yes) then maybe those weeks, months or years without any proper work and those hundreds of auditions that you feel leads into nothing might be worth it.
Q: What´s the dream?
Josefin Asplund: Living in a world with equality while zippin’ on a Bloody Mary.
Q: What makes Sweden special to you?
Josefin Asplund: What can I say.. It’s home. It has the nature, the lakes, the beautiful buildings and the quite boring nightlife with private, snobby people, but most of all; my dearest friends and family.
Q: Where are your local hangouts?
Josefin Asplund: I haven’t been hanging/living in Stockholm for quite a while, so I’m not sure anymore. But pretty much anything south of the city. That might change now, though, since I’ve moved to the north side of town just a couple of weeks ago.
SOURCE: www.thenordique.com