Alba August

Alba Adèle August (born 6 June 1993) is a Danish-Swedish actress and singer. The daughter of Danish director Bille August and Swedish actress-director Pernilla August, she is known for playing a young Astrid Lindgren in the biographical drama film Becoming Astrid. She also starred in the post-apocalyptic Netflix series The Rain (2018–2020) and The Nanny in (2021–2025).

Early life and education Alba Adèle August was born 6 June 1993 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is the daughter of Danish director Bille August and Swedish actress and director Pernilla August, who divorced in 1997. August was raised in Sweden. She had roles in IRL (2013) and the third season of the Sandhamn Murders (2013).

In 2017, August was cast in the first Danish-language original Netflix series, The Rain. For her performance, she was nominated for a Robert Award.

Her first major film role was in Becoming Astrid (2018), a biographical drama which focused on the early life of Astrid Lindgren, then known as Astrid Ericsson. Her performance was positively received.

She played The Nanny in (2021–2025). For the first season, she was nominated in for Actress of the Year at the 2022 Kristallen TV Awards, alongside Aliette Opheim as Christ's Bride in the same series.

August and Sophie Cookson played fictional sisters seeking revenge in Stockholm Bloodbath, a 2024 film based on the 1520 historical event of the same name. She played a supporting role alongside her mother and older sister in Blackwater (2023), a crime drama series.

Music On 30 July 2020, August released her first single "We're Not Gonna Make It". It was featured in the soundtrack of The Rain'''s final season. On 12 November 2021, August released her debut album I Still Hide'', which entered the top 10 on Apple Music's Swedish album chart. She performed the album's first single, "Lights", at the 56th Guldbagge Awards.

In 2024, she was a contestant on season 15 of Så mycket bättre, a Swedish reality show where musicians cover each other's songs. Her interpretation of Noice's "You Only Live Once" received the fifth most Spotify streams of the covers for that year.

Personal life She speaks Swedish and Danish fluently.

Her boyfriend is music producer Pontus Winnberg. In 2024, she gave birth to their first child, a daughter.

Filmography Film

Television

Discography Albums +TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSWE I Still Hide Released: 12 November 2021 Label: Helga Film AB, Universal Music AB Format: Digital download, streaming, LP22

Extended plays +TitleEP detailsOverflow Released: 28 May 2021 Label: Helga Film AB, Universal Music AB Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles TitleYearAlbum"We're Not Gonna Make It""Lights"19 February 2021 I Still Hide"Killing Time"9 April 2021 "Quitter"20 August 2021 "Honey"1 October 2021

Other charted songs +TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbumSWE Heat. "So Alive"202113I Still Hide