Beri Gerwise
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Beri Gerwise | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1997 (age 28–29) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Partner | Nicole Sandgren |
| Children | 2 |
Beri Gerwise (born 1997) is a Swedish actress. She began her career as a hip-hop artist, winning the Nästa Nivå talent competition in 2014. She released an album in 2017 and then shifted to acting. She has since been featured in a number of stage performances. Gerwise played the lead roles of Malin in Maja Salomonsson's adaptation of Karin Boye's 1934 autobiographical novel Crisis and of Loella in Pappa Pellerin's Daughter in 2022 and 2025, respectively. She has also had supporting roles in Swedish-language Netflix originals: the series Young Royals (2021–2024) and miniseries Deliver Me (2024).
She was born in 1997 to an Iranian father and a Kurdish mother.[1] She grew up in Upplands Väsby, outside Stockholm.[2] Her mother died of cancer when she was ten years old.[3] She came out as a lesbian when she was a teenager.[1] In 2014, she participated in the Nästa Nivå music competition, where she was coached by Syster Sol. Gerwise won the competition, and the following December she released 100, her first EP.[4] She performed with Louise Hoffsten on TV4 and her debut album Rum (English: Room) was released in June 2017.[5] The following year, she contributed a verse to a remix of Cleo's song "Tagga ner".[6]
In 2020, she appeared in Athena Farrokhzad's Krigerska, where she told the story of her mother's death.[7] She played the lead role of Malin Frost in Maja Salomonsson's adaptation of Karin Boye's 1934 novel Crisis.[8] The play premiered at the Kulturhuset Stadsteatern in Vällingby on 26 February 2022.[9] Gerwise's performance as a young woman struggling with her religious faith and feelings for a female classmate received praise from Sara Granath in Svenska Dagbladet.[10] In 2025, she had the main part of Loella in a production of Pappa Pellerin's Daughter at the Orion Theatre.[11] She appeared in a children's theatre production of Fullmåne at Unga Klara in 2026.[12] In addition to music and stage acting, she has also been featured in two Swedish-language Netflix original programs. She played Rosh in Young Royals (2021–2024) and police officer Lana in the miniseries Deliver Me (2024).[13] She and her girlfriend Nicole Sandgren have two children.[14]