Aliette Opheim
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Aliette Opheim | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1985 (age 40–41) |
| Alma mater | University of Gothenburg |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Known for | |
| Awards | Best Actress Kristallen (2022) |
Aliette Opheim (born 1985) is a Swedish actress. She is best known for her roles in Caliphate (2020) and Knutby (2021–2025). She was recognized at Kristallen for both series, with a nomination and a win, respectively. She also won a Rising Star Award at the 2015 Stockholm International Film Festival.
Aliette Opheim was born in 1985.[1] She grew up in Täby, Sweden, and has a younger brother who was adopted from Ethiopia. She left home right after finishing high school. At the age of 19, she had her first role in a feature film with Sandor slash Ida (2005).[2]
In early adulthood, she struggled with a destructive relationship and worked as a stripper to pay off her debt.[3] A turning point occurred when her grandmother was diagnosed with ALS. Opheim moved to Trollhättan to take care of her until her death.[2]
She then attended the Academy of Music and Drama at the University of Gothenburg from 2012 to 2015.[4][5]
Acting career
Opheim had a minor role in Mending Hugo's Heart (2017).[6]
In 2020, she starred in Caliphate, a TV thriller about Islamic fundamentalism set in both Sweden and Syria. She played Fatima, a SÄPO counter-terrorism agent.[7][8] For the series, she and co-star Gizem Erdogan were both nominated for Best Actress in a TV Production at Kristallen 2021.[9]
She had a supporting role in the 2020 drama series Beartown, which received positive reviews from both Swedish and international critics.[10][11][12] Writing for Dagens Nyheter, Jacob Lundström wrote that her character had been relegated to a "helpless supporting figure, rather than a person in her own right", but nonetheless commended her performance.[13]
In the 2022 series The Dark Heart (Swedish: Mörkt hjärta), she played the lead role of a dogged missing persons detective. The series was based on a real case in Småland.[14] The same year, she also had a role in the post-acopalyptic war thriller Black Crab.[15]
Her performance in the second season of Knutby, known as Knutby – Christ's Bride (Swedish: Knutby – Kristi brud), was given particular praise in a review by Karolina Fjellborg in Aftonbladet.[16]
In May 2025, it was announced that Opheim would be playing Eva in the upcoming film adaptation of Andrev Walden's August Prize-winning play Jävla karlar.[17]
Awards and honors
In 2015, Stockholm International Film Festival's Rising Star Award went to Opheim, for her performance in Lisa Aschan's White People.[18][4]
She won Actress of the Year at the Kristallen Awards 2022 for her performance in Knutby.[19]
