Mona Fastvold

Mona Fastvold
Mona Fastvold
Born	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.

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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]

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]

As actress

Film

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Year	Film	Role	Notes
2003	Capo Nord
2008	Fault Lines	Helen	short film
2009	The Other Woman	Sonia	as Mona Lerche
2009	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

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Television

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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

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As filmmaker

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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]

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[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.

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[1] [1]
"Mona Fastvold". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

[lurie-2] [2]
Lurie, Danielle (21 January 2014). "Interview with The Sleepwalker Director/writer Mona Fastvold". Filmmaker. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

[3] [3]
"Love and Other Impossible Pursuits". IMDb. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

[4] [4]
"The World to Come: an interview with director Mona Fastvold". 23 July 2021.

[5] [5]
Aartun, Jorun Sofie F. (6 August 2005). "Trendy å være to". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 March 2017.

[norris-6] [6]
Norris, John (2 September 2014). "Sondre Lerche Is A Punk-Rock Crooner". Refinery29. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

[barshad-7] [7]
Barshad, Nim (22 May 2014). "Hear Sondre Lerche's Dancey, Divorce-Fueled 'Bad Law'". Spin. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

[8] [8]
Cipriani, Casey (21 November 2014). "'The Sleepwalker' Writers on Balancing Filmmaking with Baby-Making". IndieWire. Retrieved 3 December 2015.

[9] [9]
Wise, Damon (17 October 2015). "Q & A: Director Brady Corbet Talks About His 'Childhood'". Variety. Retrieved 3 December 2015.

[10] [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.

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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