Thea Sofie Loch Næss

Thea Sofie Loch Næss
Born	(1996-11-26) 26 November 1996 (age 28) Kristiansand, Agder, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2014–present
Notable work	The Last Kingdom

Thea Sofie Loch Næss (born 26 November 1996, Kristiansand) is a Norwegian actress.

Biography

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.[1] 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.[2] In 2016 she was cast in a pilot for a new HBO series (Mogadishu, Minnesota) that ultimately wasn't picked up.[3][4] In 2018 she took the role of villain Skade in the third series of The Last Kingdom on Netflix,[5] and played Bergliot in Episode Six of Saving the Human Race on CW Seed.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Natt til 17	Thea
	High Point	Benedicte	Short film
2015	Polaroid	Linda	Short film
	Dryads - Girls Don't Cry	Thea
2016	The Last King	Kristina
2017	Som om himmelen revna	Thea	Short film
2018	Jeg kom ikke hit for å danse	Aurora	Short film
2019	Tyger Tyger	Emerald
2020	Da du dro	Sarah
2020	Good Luck	Helene	Short film
2021	Delete Me	Marit
2022	Arctic Void	Lucy
	Gjensyn	Tyra	Short film
2023	A Happy Day	Ingvild
2025	The Ugly Stepsister	Agnes	Premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on 23 January.[7]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Costa del Kongsvik	Alma
	Mogadishu, Minnesota	Lacy	Television film
2017	Unge lovende		Episode: "2.4"
2018	The Last Kingdom	Skade	8 episodes
	Wisting	Linnea Kaupang	4 episodes
2019–2020	Hjerteslag	Mio	35 episodes
2022	A Storm for Christmas	Sara	6 episodes
2023	Ondskan	Marja	6 episodes
2024	La Palma	Marie	4 episodes
2024	Twilight of the Gods	Thyra	voice role; 6 episodes[8]
	So Long, Marianne	Marianne Ihlen	Main role; 8 episodes[9]

References

1. Margrethe Miljeteig (2014-04-04). "Thea (17) er Norges nye filmstjerne" (in Norwegian). TV2. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
2. NTB-GITTE JOHANNESSEN (2016-02-10). "Nils Gaup: Kom i mål med sin Birkebeiner" (in Norwegian). DAGBLADET FINNMARKEN AS OG FINNMARK DAGBLAD AS. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
3. "'Mogadishu, Minnesota' Pilot from K'naan Warsame & Kathryn Bigelow Not Going Forward at HBO". September 2017.
4. Denise Petski (2016-10-14). "'Mogadishu, Minnesota': Thea Sofie Loch Næss Cast In HBO Drama Pilot". deadline.com, Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
5. Debnath, Neela (2018-09-25). "The Last Kingdom season 3 cast: Who is playing Skade? Who is Thea Sofie Loch Naess?". Retrieved 2019-02-10.
6. End credits of Saving the Human Race Episode Six
7. "The Ugly Stepsister". Sundance Film Festival. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
8. "Twilight of the Gods: Official Trailer". IGN Nordic. 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
9. Jesse Whittock, "‘So Long, Marianne’: Alex Wolff To Play Leonard Cohen As Crave Boards NRK Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood, April 13, 2023.

External links

• Thea Sofie Loch Næss at IMDb