Mona Fastvold

Mona Fastvold
Born	(1986-03-07) 7 March 1986 (age 38) Oslo, Norway
Occupation(s)	Actress, filmmaker
Years active	1998–present
Spouse	Sondre Lerche ​ ​ (m. 2005; div. 2013)​
Partner	Brady Corbet (2012–present)
Children	1

Mona Fastvold (born 7 March 1986)^[1] is a Norwegian filmmaker and actress. She is known for directing the drama films The Sleepwalker (2014) and The World to Come (2020).^[2] She has also directed music videos for several musicians, most notably her ex-husband Sondre Lerche.

Career

Fastvold co-wrote the screenplay for The Childhood of a Leader and the story for Vox Lux with Brady Corbet, who directed both films.

Fastvold had a minor role in The Other Woman.^[3]

In 2020, Fastvold directed an adaptation of Jim Shepard's short story The World to Come into a film of the same name, starring Katherine Waterston and Vanessa Kirby.^[4]

Personal life

In 2005, Fastvold married musician Sondre Lerche.^[5] They divorced in 2013.^[6][7] Since 2012, Fastvold has been dating actor and director Brady Corbet, whom she met on the set of The Sleepwalker. Their daughter was born in 2014.^[8][9]

Filmography

As actress

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2003	Capo Nord
2008	Fault Lines	Helen	short film
2009	The Other Woman	Sonia	as Mona Lerche
	Snapshots	Eve	short film; as Mona Lerche
2011	Match	Jacqueline	short film; as Mona Lerche
2013	The Thing Is	Rachel	short film
2018	Vox Lux

Television

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1997	Asylet	Gry	TV series; 1 episode
1998	Nini	Vibeke	TV series; 1 episode
1999	Smørøyet		TV series; 1 episode
2006	Hotel Cæsar	Daphne Flaa	TV series; 65 episodes
2020	Homemade		TV series; 1 episode

As filmmaker

Year	Title	Notes
2014	The Sleepwalker	Director, co-screenwriter (with Brady Corbet)
2015	The Childhood of a Leader	Co-screenwriter (with Brady Corbet), co-producer
2018	Vox Lux	Co-screenwriter, co-story writer (with Brady Corbet)
2019	The Mustang	Co-screenwriter (with Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre and Brock Norman Brock)
2020	The World to Come	Director
2023	The Crowded Room	TV Series; Director (3 episodes)
2024	The Brutalist	Co-screenwriter (with Brady Corbet)
TBA	Ann Lee	Director and writer[10]

References

1. "Mona Fastvold". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
2. Lurie, Danielle (21 January 2014). "Interview with The Sleepwalker Director/writer Mona Fastvold". Filmmaker. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
3. "Love and Other Impossible Pursuits". IMDb. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
4. "The World to Come: an interview with director Mona Fastvold". 23 July 2021.
5. Aartun, Jorun Sofie F. (6 August 2005). "Trendy å være to". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 March 2017.
6. Norris, John (2 September 2014). "Sondre Lerche Is A Punk-Rock Crooner". Refinery29. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
7. Barshad, Nim (22 May 2014). "Hear Sondre Lerche's Dancey, Divorce-Fueled 'Bad Law'". Spin. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
8. Cipriani, Casey (21 November 2014). "'The Sleepwalker' Writers on Balancing Filmmaking with Baby-Making". IndieWire. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
9. Wise, Damon (17 October 2015). "Q & A: Director Brady Corbet Talks About His 'Childhood'". Variety. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
10. Wiseman, Andreas (12 December 2024). "'The Brutalist' Team Have Wrapped On Under-The-Radar Musical 'Ann Lee' Starring Amanda Seyfried, Thomasin McKenzie, Lewis Pullman, Christopher Abbott, Tim Blake Nelson & Stacy Martin". Deadline. Retrieved 13 December 2024.

External links

• Mona Fastvold at IMDb