Frida Gustavsson • Actress
"When you have a shoot for so long and you’re in every scene, your work has to be extremely precise"
by Ana Stanic
BERLINALE 2025: The Swedish actress discusses her career and her complex turn in drama series Faithless, which is based on an original script by Ingmar Bergman
Frida Gustavsson hails from Sweden and belongs to the Ingmar Bergman school of performance. This much is evident in her uniquely complex turn as Marianne in drama series Faithless (2024), which is based on an original script by the legendary filmmaker, resulting in rave reviews since its premiere at Toronto. Other screen credits include her leading turn in Vikings: Valhalla (2022), and a supporting role in Netflix’s The Witcher (2019). Gustavsson also impressed in Swedish Oscar-entry Tigers [+see also:
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Now selected for EFP's 2025 European Shooting Stars, she talks to us about her emerging career.