Julia Bache-Wiig
Hair Color: BlondeEye Color: BlueHeight: 164
Languages:Mother Tongue: NorwegianFluent in: English (Britsih & American) Familiar with: German, French, Danish, Swedish
Biography
Scandinavian actress Julia Bache-Wiig grew up in Eivindvik, Norway, in a small village on the west coast. Julia is known for her role as Thyra in The Last Kingdom, airing it’s second season in 2017. This is a BBC and Carnival Films production, based on Bernard Cornwell’s books «The Saxon Stories». In German/Norwegian co-production Two Lives (2012), Julia starred alongside Liv Ullmann and Juliane Köhler. The film was shortlisted for the Oscar’s (Foreign language film), establishing Julias name on the silver screen, Julia is also known for her roles in “Man of war” and “A Somewhat Gentle Man”. In 2014, she landed the role as Thyra, as series regular, in The Last Kingdom. 2015, Julia was seen as Aase in the Norwegian TV drama “Aquitted”. Julia had her screen debut in the short film Heartcut by director Anne Sewitsky (2006). Alongside her acting studies, Julia starred in the drama series “Størst av alt”, produced by the Norwegian Broadcasting Company (NRK). After this she landed roles in several high profile Norwegian features, among them Max Manus (2008), A Somewhat Gentle Man (2009) and Turn me on, Goddammit (2010). Julia’s latest feature film is Harald Zwart’s upcoming war movie «The 12th Man» in which she plays the role of Hanna Gronnvoll. Alongside working in films, Julia has also played several leading roles on stage, such as Juliet in “Romeo and Juliet” , Hilde Wangel in “The Masterbuilder”, Laura in “The Glass Menagerie” and Janine in “Schorched”. Julia is currently filming “Homeground”, an upcoming Norwegian Drama series.
Furthermore, Julia is a fast learner of language and has brilliant skills within dialects and accents.
Curriculum Vitae
Film
The 12th Man | Hanna Grønnvoll | Harald Zwart | Nordisk Film |
The Art of Not Apperaring | Karen / lead | Pernille R. Hellevik | Columbia University, NY, thesis |
King's Choice | Broghild - Support | Erik Poppe | Paradox |
In order of disappearance | Receptionist - Support | Hans Petter Moland | Paradox |
Two lives | Anne - Support | Georg Maas | Helgeland Film/B&T Film |
Turn me on, Goddamit | Maria - support | Jannicke Systad Jacobsen | Motlys |
A somewhat gentle man | Silje - Support | Hans Petter Moland | Paradox |
Man of war/Max Manus | Nurse Liv - Support | Joachim Rønning / Espen Sandberg | 4 1/2 |
Bottled Up |
Film and television
Homeground | Marianne Ellingsen | Arild Andresen, Cecilie Mosli m.fl | NRK + Motlys |
The Last Kingdom 2 | Thyra - series regular | Jamie Donoughue, Peter Hoar | BBC / Carnival Films |
Short films
Bottled Up | Lead | Håvard Stangnes | Panorama Production |
The Child Catalogue | Lead/Ragna | Daniel Fure Schwarz, Mauritz Brekke Solberg |
Life on the outside | Randi - Lead | Eirik Tveiten | Substans Film |
Leon | Lea - Lead | Daniel Bianchini | Nordland Filmschool |
Tandem | Lead | Dino Murselovic | Norwegian Film Academy |
Heartcut | Nina - Lead | Anne Sewitsky | Norwegian Film Academy |
Television
The Last Kingdom | Thyra | Nick Murphy | Carnival Film & Television |
Kampen for tilværelsen | Support | Thomas Seeberg Torjussen | NRK Drama |
Aquitted | Åse - Support | Geir Henning Hopland / Rune Langlo | Misofilm / TV2 |
I think I love you | Frida - Lead | Erik Skjoldbjærg / Eva Isaksen | NRK Drama |
Theater
King Lear | Regan - support | Tim Carrol | Den Nationale Scene |
Ships on water | Anna - support | Anne Karen Hytten | NRK Radioteatret |
The Masterbuilder | Hilde Wangel - Lead | Pål Øverland | Teater Ibsen |
Dyveke | Dyveke - Lead | Svein Sturla Hungnes | Den Nationale Scene |
The Glass Menagerie | Laura - Lead | Kristin E Bjørn | Hålogaland Teater |
The Boy and the Golden Bird | The Boy - Lead | Ketil Høegh | Hålogaland Teater |
Enemy of the People | Petra - Support | Øyvind Osmo Eriksen | Hålogaland Teater |
Knutby | Sara - Lead | Kjersti Horn | Hålogaland Teater |
Romeo & Juliet | Juliet - Lead | Anders T Andersen | Thesbi/Teater Ibsen |
Still Ordinary | Lead | Eivind Grip Fjær | Puzzle Theatre Company |
The blessed Child | Emilie - Support | Mette Brantzeg | DNT - Nordic Playwriter Award |
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