Frida Argento
Birth date2000 (age 26–27)
Birth placeStockholm, Sweden
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present

Frida Argento (born 2000), also known as Frida Argento Abrahamsson, is a Swedish actress. She best known for her breakout role playing Sara Eriksson on the Netflix teen drama Young Royals (2021–2024).

Career

Argento debuted in the short film Astrid as the titular role in 2012. The short was broadcast at the New York International Children's Film Festival.[1][2] She studied at the art academy Kulturama Gymnasium during 2016–2019, earning a theatre degree.[3][4] After graduating in 2019, she debuted on stage with the role of Iphigenia in Iphigenia in Aulis at the encouragement of one of her teachers.[5][6] Her performance was praised by Ylva Lagercrantz Spindler in a review for Svenska Dagbladet.[7]

In 2021, she made her international debut as Sara in Young Royals, to which she earned praise for. She also appeared on the cover of Vogue Scandinavia with the rest of the cast in promotion for the show's final season and behind the scenes documentary: Young Royals Forever.[8] Her portrayal of Sara has been praised as healthy representation on television among female characters on the autism spectrum.[9]

In 2023, she was cast as Sandi in Fejk.[10] In 2024, she starred in the thriller TV movie Zielfahder: Polarjgad as Marie Holm.[11] In 2025, she starred as Ebba in the Nordic noir television series The Åre Murders.[12] In 2026, Argento starred as Linda in the Amazon Prime Video Swedish drama television series Vaka.[13]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021–2024Young RoyalsSara ErikssonMain role[14]
2022Riding in DarknessBettina[15]
2023FejkSandi[10]
2025The Åre MurdersEbbaMain role[12]
2026VakaLindaMain role[13]

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012AstridAstridShort film[1]
2024Zielfahder: PolarjgadMarie HolmTV movie[11]
2024Young Royals ForeverHerselfDocumentary[16]

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020Iphigenia in AulisIphigenia[4]

Personal life

In 2020, Argento lived in Barcelona and worked in customer service at a motor inspection company.[17] She has stated she has anxiety and has suffered from a panic disorder.[18] In a Netflix: Nordic interview, Argento said she has Asperger syndrome.[17] She speaks, Swedish, Spanish, and English.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Astrid (2012) - Cast & Crew on MUBI". mubi.com. Archived 8 March 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Astrid". New York Int'l Children's Film Festival. Archived 8 March 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Kristallen 2023: Åtta utmärkelser till elever och lärare från Kulturama" [Kristallen 2023: Eight awards to students and teachers from Kulturama] (in Swedish). kulturama.se. 5 September 2023. Archived 8 March 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  4. ^ Södergren, Rosemari (19 October 2019). "Teaterkritik: Ifigenia i Aulis på Dramaten – visar hur de odödliga tragedierna talar genom seklerna" [Headteas Criticism: Ifigenia in the Aulis at Dramaten – shows how the immortal tragedies speak through the centuries] (in Swedish). kulturbloggen.com. Archived 8 March 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  5. ^ Kämpe, Johanna (16 August 2019). "19-åriga Frida från Mälarhöjden debuterar på Dramaten" [19-year-old Frida from Mälarhöjden debuts at Dramaten] (in Swedish). Mitti. Archived 8 March 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  6. ^ Ring, Lars (2019-09-09). "Gamla greker är mer samtida än någonsin" [Ancient Greeks are more contemporary than ever] (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  7. ^ Lagercrantz Spindler, Ylva (2019-09-14). "Ifigenia i Aulis. Rasande dotter vägrar låta sig offras" [Iphigenia in Aulis. Furious daughter refuses to be sacrificed] (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. – via PressReader
  8. ^ Shiffman, Alison (20 September 2022). "Exclusive interview with Young Royals cast". Vogue Scandinavia. Archived 8 March 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  9. ^ Oppong, Aisha (7 June 2024). "The Much Needed and Overdue Portrayal of a Nuanced Autistic Character in 'Young Royals'". The Indiependent. Archived 8 March 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  10. ^ Pham, Annika. "SVT Sales boards YA drama Fake with Young Royals' Frida Argento, Malte Gårdinger". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Archived 8 March 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  11. ^ "Zielfahnder – Polarjagd" (in German). ARD Degeto Film GmbH. Archived 8 March 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  12. ^ Wandermurem, Isadora (7 February 2025). "Breaking Down the Ending of Netflix's The Åre Murders". Time. Archived 8 March 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 March 2025. She was cast as a teenage girl, Linda, in the upcoming series Vaka that will be released in 2026.
  13. ^ "Nya ”Vaka” är en svensk thriller som biter sig fast och vägrar att blunda" (in sv-SE). Filmtopp.se. Archived 2026-02-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  14. ^ "Young Royals". Netflix
  15. ^ Kaage, Gustav (31 October 2022). "C More-premiär för dramaserien Nattryttarna" [C More-premiere of the drama series The Night Riders] (in sv-SE). Film i Väst. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  16. ^ "Young Royals Forever". Netlifx. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  17. ^ Netflix Nordic (7 July 2021). Meet the STARS of Young Royals. Retrieved 7 March 2025. – via YouTube.
  18. ^ "19-åriga Frida från Mälarhöjden debuterar på Dramaten" [19-year-old Frida from Mälarhöjden debuts at Dramaten] (in Swedish). Mitti.se. 19 October 2019. Archived 8 March 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  19. ^ "Clients - Frida Agento". actorsinsweden.com. Retrieved 8 March 2025.