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Alicia Vikander

Alicia Vikander

Actor, also producer · Born October 3, 1988 (38) · Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Oscar winner · Screen Actors Guild Award winner · Golden Globe nominee · 3 other major award bodies

Alicia Amanda Vikander (born 3 October 1988) is a Swedish actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, and nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and three British Academy Film Awards. Born and raised in Gothenburg, Vikander began acting as a child in minor stage productions at the Gothenburg opera house and trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet in Stockholm. She began her acting career in Swedish short films and television series and first gained recognition for her role in the drama series Andra Avenyn (2008–2010). She made her feature film debut in Pure (2010), for which she won the Guldbagge Award for Best Actress. She gained wider recognition in 2012 for playing Kitty in Joe Wright's adaptation of Anna Karenina and Queen Caroline Mathilde in the Danish film A Royal Affair. Vikander achieved global recognition for her roles as Vera Brittain in Testament of Youth (2014), a humanoid robot in Ex Machina (2014), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and Gerda Wegener in The Danish Girl (2015), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2016, Vikander was listed by Forbes in its 30 Under 30 list. She has since starred in the action film Jason Bourne (2016), the fantasy film The Green Knight (2021), the miniseries Irma Vep (2022), the historical drama Firebrand (2023), the horror comedy Rumours (2024) and the sci-fi thriller The Assessment (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Alicia Vikander, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 3, 1988 (38)
From
Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 56 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 10% in 30 days

What are Alicia Vikander's films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
26%
Bonds
19%
Survival
15%
Morality
13%
Power
12%
Society
9%
Ideas
6%
Survival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 7 · Dark 18

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 18

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 6

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 14

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 16 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

22 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 9 of 22 analyzed roles.

Hero
9 of 22
Ally
5 of 22
Shapeshifter
5 of 22
Trickster
1 of 22
Threshold guardian
1 of 22
Mentor
1 of 22
Show the 22 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Melancholic
15
Contemplative
10
Dread
8
Thrilling
6
Other
23

How their films linger

Thought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Alicia Vikander's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alicia Vikander's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

56 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Echo Chamber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Anne

  • Hope(2026)

    as J'aur

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Last Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Julia

  • The Wizard of the Kremlin(2025)

    as Ksenia

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Nordic Design - A Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as Narrator (Voice)

  • The Assessment(2024)

    as Virginia

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Rumours(2024)

    as Celestine Sproul

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Firebrand(2023)

    as Katherine Parr

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Irma Vep(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Mira Harberg

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Blue Bayou(2021)

    as Kathy LeBlanc

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Beckett(2021)

    as April Hanson

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Green Knight(2021)

    as Lady / Essel

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Glorias(2020)

    as Young Gloria Steinem

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Earthquake Bird(2019)

    as Lucy Fly

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Mira (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • I Am Easy to Find (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Her

  • One Red Nose Day and a Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Faith

  • Anthropocene: The Human Epoch(2018)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Tomb Raider(2018)

    as Lara Croft

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Submergence(2017)

    as Danielle Flinders

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Euphoria(2017)

    Producer · as Ines

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Tulip Fever(2017)

    as Sophia Sandvoort

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Birds Like Us(2017)

    as Huppu (voice)

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Light Between Oceans(2016)

    as Isabel Sherbourne

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Jason Bourne(2016)

    as Heather Lee

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Danish Girl(2015)

    as Gerda

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Burnt(2015)

    as Anne Marie

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words(2015)

    as Ingrid Bergman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(2015)

    as Gaby Teller

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Ex Machina(2014)

    as Ava

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Testament of Youth(2014)

    as Vera Brittain

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Seventh Son(2014)

    as Alice Deane

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Son of a Gun(2014)

    as Tasha

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Fifth Estate(2013)

    as Anke Domscheit-Berg

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Erika

  • Anna Karenina(2012)

    as Kitty

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • A Royal Affair(2012)

    as Caroline Mathilde

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Crown Jewels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Fragancia Fernandez

  • Game of Bitches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Alicia

  • Pure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Katarina

  • Boys On Film 4: Protect Me From What I Want (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Fredrika (segment "My Name Is Love")

  • Uppsala Doctor's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Anna Lindqvist

  • Uppsala Doctor's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 155 episodes · as Anna Lindqvist

  • Susan's Longing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Girl in Apartment

  • My Name Is Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Fredrika

  • Levande föda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · as Linda

  • Second Avenue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 103 episodes · as Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt

  • Darkness of Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Costume Design · as Sandra Svensson

  • The Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Dancer

  • Levande föda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Linda

  • Standing Outside Doors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Alicia

  • En decemberdröm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 24 episodes · as Tony

  • My Embalmed Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Ebba Du Rietz

  • Enigma Variations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Claire

  • The Turning Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as (voice)

  • The Worst (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Emily Fisher

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 56 titles, 53 of them dated from 2002 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Jason Bourne (2016)

$415M worldwide

Highest rated

Ex Machina (2014)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Hope (2026)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
20022026

Peak 2016 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 24 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting56 of 56: 53 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndProducing2 of 56: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 56: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

56 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s12 · 12 acting · 1 crew2010s28 · 28 acting · 1 crew2020s13 · 13 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 38% of 34 roles
08131823

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 2 other major awards from 9 major nominations, 2011–2016.

WinNomination
  1. 2016
    • Oscar, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Supporting Actress
  2. 2013
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
  3. 2011
    • Berlinale award, won

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Alicia Vikander's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 29; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Birds Like Us (2017)

93rd percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Ex Machina (2014)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Alicia Vikander's work okay for kids?

Across up to 26 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and sex & nudity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore22 titles37–72 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity26 titles13–66 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity23 titles14–80 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs21 titles22–49 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense21 titles29–66 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Alicia Vikander work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alicia Vikander's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jude Law shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles