Malin Akerman

Akerman was born in Stockholm on 12 May 1978,{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/malin-akerman/bio/163596|title=Malin Akerman: Biography|work=TV Guide|access-date=25 November 2013|archive-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005423/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/malin-akerman/bio/163596|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/malin_akerman|title=Malin Akerman|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=11 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611184212/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/malin_akerman|url-status=live}} the daughter of aerobics teacher and part-time model Pia (née Sundström) and insurance broker Magnus Åkerman.{{cite news|url=http://aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article12445810.ab|title=Malin Åkerman: Jag kan bli vild|date=29 August 2010|last=Sköld|first=Anna|language=sv|work=Aftonbladet|access-date=16 August 2011|trans-title=Malin Åkerman: I can be wild|archive-date=23 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523173515/http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article12445810.ab|url-status=live}} When she was two, the family moved to Canada when her father was offered a job there. Four years later her parents divorced and her father moved back to Sweden. Both parents remarried, giving Akerman one half-brother and two half-sisters, including Jennifer Åkerman.{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/malin-akerman-jag-kom-fran-ingenting-det-hjalper-mig-i-hollywood/|title=Malin Åkerman: 'Jag kom från ingenting – det hjälper mig i Hollywood'|trans-title=Malin Akerman: 'I came from nothing – that benefits me in Hollywood'|work=Dagens Nyheter|first=Behrang|last=Behdjou|language=sv|date=14 April 2017|access-date=19 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414041703/https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/malin-akerman-jag-kom-fran-ingenting-det-hjalper-mig-i-hollywood/|archive-date=14 April 2017}} After her mother remarried, they moved to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.{{cite news|url=http://www.dn.se/livsstil/intervjuer/malin-akerman-jag-vet-hur-det-ar-att-vara-pank-i-hollywood|title=Malin Åkerman: Jag vet hur det är att vara pank i Hollywood|trans-title=Malin Åkerman: I know what it is like to be broke in Hollywood|work=Dagens Nyheter|last=Nilsson|first=Marina T.|date=30 October 2009|language=sv|access-date=16 August 2011|archive-date=7 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807082033/http://www.dn.se/livsstil/intervjuer/malin-akerman-jag-vet-hur-det-ar-att-vara-pank-i-hollywood|url-status=dead}} Her mother divorced again in Akerman's teenage years. She attended many different schools,{{cite web|url=http://www.esquire.com/women/women-we-love/malin-akerman-obama-1009|title=Malin Akerman: White House Home Wrecker|date=9 September 2009|work=Esquire|last=Jacobs|first=A.J.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103160156/https://www.esquire.com/women/women-we-love/malin-akerman-obama-1009|archive-date=3 January 2014}} including Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School in St. Catharines, Ontario. She visited her father in Falsterbo during school breaks and talked to him regularly on the phone.{{cite web|url=http://elle.se/elle-intervju-malin-akerman/|title=ELLE-intervju: Malin Åkerman|work=Elle|language=sv|date=7 March 2009|last=Andersson|first=Robert|access-date=16 August 2011|trans-title=Elle interview: Malin Åkerman|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003031925/http://elle.se/elle-intervju-malin-akerman/|archive-date=3 October 2013|url-status=dead}} She cites her parents as "supportive, positive influences" in her life. She was raised as a Buddhist.

In her youth Akerman competed professionally in figure skating for ten years. Her mother introduced her to modelling while she was still in primary school. At age 16, she was discovered by Ford Models at the Pen Centre shopping mall in St. Catharines. She was signed to the agency and later won a contract with skincare company Noxzema.{{cite web|url=http://www.postcity.com/North-Toronto-Post/August-2010/MALIN-AringKERMAN/|title=Malin Åkerman|work=North Toronto Post|date=August 2010|last=Johnston|first=Malcolm|access-date=16 August 2011|archive-date=16 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316154423/http://www.postcity.com/North-Toronto-Post/August-2010/MALIN-AringKERMAN/|url-status=live}} She soon moved to Toronto while attending North Toronto Collegiate Institute and later Dante Alighieri Academy. At the age of 18, inspired by the "helplessness" she sometimes felt during her childhood, she decided to become a child psychologist. She supported her education by modelling for television commercials and catalogue layouts. While studying for a year at York University in Toronto, she was simultaneously offered guest roles on television as a result of her exposure in commercials. She saw the acting roles as further opportunities to pay for her education but found herself enjoying acting, and later dropped out of school to become an actress. She moved to Los Angeles in 2001 to pursue acting full-time.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/592013|title=The Spectre of stardom|work=Toronto Star|date=24 February 2009|last=Hiscock|first=John|access-date=16 August 2011|archive-date=14 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414132509/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/592013|url-status=live}}

Akerman made her acting debut on the Canadian science fiction series Earth: Final Conflict in 1997 in a smaller role as a robot.{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.se/noje/malin-akerman-hetaste-svenskan-i-hollywood/Objgjx!21_3856-45/|title=Malin Åkerman hetaste svenskan i Hollywood|trans-title=Malin Åkerman, hottest Swede in Hollywood|language=sv|work=Metro|last=Lindholm|first=Peter|date=24 October 2007|access-date=16 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203160731/http://www.metro.se/noje/malin-akerman-hetaste-svenskan-i-hollywood/Objgjx!21_3856-45/|archive-date=3 February 2014|url-status=dead}} She originally landed a role on an MTV pilot with Rachel McAdams but the project was never picked up by the network.{{cite web|url=http://www.askmen.com/celebs/interview_300/376_malin-akerman-interview.html|title=Malin Akerman Interview|publisher=AskMen.com|last=Hogarth|first=Vicki|access-date=16 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202914/http://www.askmen.com/celebs/interview_300/376_malin-akerman-interview.html|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}} In 2000 she guest starred on Relic Hunter and had a smaller role in the American film The Skulls.{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1808422842/bio|title=Malin Akerman Biography|work=Yahoo! Movies|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029200249/https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1808422842/bio|archive-date=29 October 2011}} The following year she made appearances on the series Doc, Twice in a Lifetime and Witchblade.{{cite web|url=http://www.tribute.ca/people/malin-akerman/17428/|title=Malin Akerman biography and filmography|work=Tribute|access-date=16 August 2011|archive-date=29 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110729075945/http://www.tribute.ca/people/malin-akerman/17428/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/extra/malin-akerman-jag-alskar-kraftor-och-farskpotatis/|title=Malin Åkerman: Jag älskar kräftor och färskpotatis|work=Expressen|last=Åkerman|first=Mikaela|language=sv|trans-title=Malin Åkerman: I love crayfish and early potatoes|date=27 July 2008|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=7 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107090616/https://www.expressen.se/noje/extra/malin-akerman-jag-alskar-kraftor-och-farskpotatis/|url-status=live}} In 2001 she moved to Los Angeles, California, in hopes of pursuing a broader acting career. At first, she worked as a waitress and stayed at a friend's house. In 2002 she received a role in the film The Utopian Society. The film was edited by Francesco Sondelli, guitarist for alternative rock band Ozono. Sondelli asked Akerman to help the band with song lyrics and later asked her to sing. Akerman subsequently became the band's singer, and they changed their name to the Petalstones. The band's debut album Stung was released in August 2005,{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0016LR55K|title=Stung: The Petalstones|website=Amazon|access-date=16 August 2011|archive-date=7 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107090549/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0016LR55K|url-status=live}} but she eventually left to focus on her acting career. She described her singing as "sort of a self-made, self-taught, if-you-can't-hit-the-note-scream-it kind of thing".

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In 2004, she got a small role in the film Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, but considered moving back to Canada as most of her auditions failed. She was then cast in a main role as Juna on the HBO television series The Comeback (2005), with Lisa Kudrow in the lead role. Kudrow played a former sitcom star who tried to restart her career.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2004/11/23/lisa-kudrow-will-star-hbo-sitcom/|title=The 'Comeback' Kid|first=Gary|last=Susman|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=18 November 2011|date=23 November 2004|archive-date=20 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020122619/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20386463_831053,00.html|url-status=live}} Akerman's appearance on the show garnered media attention and resulted in her being offered more roles. A year later, she guest starred on an episode of Love Monkey and two episodes of Entourage. Before the Entourage episodes aired, she landed a role in the 2007 comedy film The Brothers Solomon.{{cite web|url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/719/719513p1.html|title=Akerman on Entourage|work=IGN|last=Otto|first=Jeff|access-date=16 August 2011|date=18 July 2006|archive-date=3 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503003919/http://tv.ign.com/articles/719/719513p1.html|url-status=live}} The film was a box office bomb and received largely critical reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/brothers_solomon/|title=The Brothers Solomon (2007) Movie Reviews|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=19 November 2011|archive-date=18 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218065225/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/brothers_solomon|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=brotherssolomon.htm|title=The Brothers Solomon (2007)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=19 November 2011|archive-date=7 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107164138/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=brotherssolomon.htm|url-status=live}} The same year, she also appeared in the films The Invasion, for which she was uncredited,The Invasion

• {{cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/2007-08-17/520187/|title=The Invasion|work=The Austin Chronicle|last=Savlov|first=Marc|date=24 August 2007|accessdate=23 June 2019|archive-date=23 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623115414/https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/2007-08-17/520187/|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/e17mea/hollywoods-nya-svenskor|title=Hollywoods nya svenskor|trans-title=Hollywood's new Swedes|language=Swedish|work=Aftonbladet|last=Sundholm|first=Magnus|date=29 April 2007|accessdate=23 June 2019}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-invasion-v333254/cast-crew|title=The Invasion (2007) – Cast and Crew|publisher=AllMovie|accessdate=23 June 2019|archive-date=9 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909015942/http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-invasion-v333254/cast-crew|url-status=live}} and Heavy Petting.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/worst-movie-poster-photoshop-disasters/malin-akerman-andbrendan-hines-heavy-petting/|title=The 15 worst movie poster photoshop disasters|date=20 September 2007|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=23 June 2019|archive-date=20 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920151622/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/worst-movie-poster-photoshop-disasters/malin-akerman-andbrendan-hines-heavy-petting/|url-status=live}}

Akerman signed up for a role alongside Ben Stiller in the comedy film The Heartbreak Kid, directed by the Farrelly Brothers, in 2006. She played Lila, the newly wedded wife of Stiller's character.{{cite web|url=http://www.ugo.com/ugo/html/article/?id=17902|title=The Heartbreak Kid Interview|publisher=UGO|last=Riley|first=Jenelle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615022217/http://www.ugo.com/ugo/html/article/?id=17902|archive-date=15 June 2011}} The film follows the couple's honeymoon in Mexico, where Stiller's character falls in love with another woman and realizes that the marriage was a mistake. A remake of the 1972 film of the same title, it was released in October 2007 to generally poor reviews, as critics deemed it "neither as daring nor as funny" as the directors' earlier films.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_heartbreak_kid/|title=The Heartbreak Kid (2007) Movie Reviews|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=16 April 2011|archive-date=29 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829064219/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_heartbreak_kid|url-status=live}} Akerman's performance garnered more positive reviews; Desson Thomson of The Washington Post called her a "fabulous comic partner" to Stiller,{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/the-heartbreak-kid,1108074/critic-review.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113042408/http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/the-heartbreak-kid,1108074/critic-review.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 November 2012|title=The Heartbreak Kid|newspaper=The Washington Post|last=Thomson|first=Desson|access-date=16 August 2011|date=5 October 2007}} while Roger Moore of Times Herald-Record asserted that she had outperformed him.{{cite web|url=http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071005/ENTERTAIN/710050307/-1/ENTERTAIN08|title=Movie review: 'The Heartbreak Kid'|last=Moore|first=Roger|work=Times Herald-Record|date=5 October 2007|access-date=16 August 2011|archive-date=8 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008225046/http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20071005%2FENTERTAIN%2F710050307%2F-1%2FENTERTAIN08|url-status=live}} The film grossed US$14 million in its opening weekend in the United States, and went on to gross US$127 million globally.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=heartbreakkid.htm|title=The Heartbreak Kid (2007)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=18 August 2011|archive-date=17 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817084432/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=heartbreakkid.htm|url-status=live}}

In 2007, Akerman joined the cast of 27 Dresses, a romantic comedy film directed by Anne Fletcher with Katherine Heigl in the lead role.{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=19688|title=Marsden and Akerman Join 27 Dresses|date=2 April 2007|publisher=ComingSoon.net|access-date=16 April 2011|archive-date=12 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012001331/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=19688|url-status=live}} The film follows Heigl's character Jane, who has always been the bridesmaid and dreams of her own wedding. Akerman played Jane's sister Tess.{{cite news|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/ae/movies/article/The-tepid-praise-file-If-you-like-romantic-1261889.php|title=The tepid praise file: If you like romantic comedies, you'll like '27 Dresses'|first=Sean|last=Axmaker|work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|date=17 January 2008|access-date=18 November 2011|archive-date=8 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508081952/http://www.seattlepi.com/ae/movies/article/The-tepid-praise-file-If-you-like-romantic-1261889.php|url-status=live}} The film was shot during the summer of 2007,{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/burns-fit-for-fox-2000-s-dresses-1117964110/|title=Burns fit for Fox 2000's 'Dresses'|work=Variety|date=1 May 2007|last=Fleming|first=Michael|access-date=16 April 2011|archive-date=19 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519171026/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117964110|url-status=live}} and was released in January 2008 to weak critical reception as it was considered "clichéd and mostly forgettable".{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/27_dresses/|title=27 Dresses (2008) Movie Reviews|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=16 April 2011|archive-date=17 January 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117093536/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/27_dresses/|url-status=live}} The film was more successful commercially, with a gross of US$160 million.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=27dresses.htm|title=27 Dresses (2008)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=18 November 2011|archive-date=12 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112072139/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=27dresses.htm|url-status=live}} Akerman played the title role in Bye Bye Sally, a short film directed by Paul Leyden and based on Lisa Mannetti's short story Everybody Wins. The film premiered at the 2009 Newport Beach Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/a-clockwork-orange/newport-beach-film-fest-final/|title=Newport Beach Film Fest: Final Stretch Report|date=30 April 2009|work=OC Weekly|last=Coker|first=Matt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118153829/http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/a-clockwork-orange/newport-beach-film-fest-final/|archive-date=18 November 2011}}

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In 2009, Akerman starred as Silk Spectre II in the superhero film Watchmen, an adaptation of Alan Moore's graphic novel of the same name.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/six-conspire-casting-watchmen-145115|title=Six conspire in casting of 'Watchmen'|date=26 July 2007|first=Borys|last=Kit|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=16 August 2011|archive-date=27 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227080156/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/six-conspire-casting-watchmen-145115|url-status=live}} Directed by Zack Snyder, the feature film is set in an alternate reality in 1985 where a group of retired vigilantes investigate an apparent conspiracy against them. Snyder favoured Akerman over other more well-known actresses as he felt that they could not play such a serious part.{{cite news|last=Crocker|first=Jonathan|title=Hero Complex|work=Total Film|date=February 2009|pages=52–59}} Akerman rehearsed with "months of hardcore training" and went on a very strict diet. She wore a brunette wig, high heels and an uncomfortable latex costume, which provided little protection when performing stunts, and she often bruised herself during filming. Akerman stated that her character carries the emotion of the film as she is the only woman among several men.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/watchmen/news/1676882/malin_akerman_says_watchmen_light_on_green_screen/|title=Malin Akerman Says Watchmen Light On Green Screen|website=Rotten Tomatoes|last=Topel|first=Fred|date=3 October 2007|access-date=18 November 2011|archive-date=13 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213181058/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/watchmen/news/1676882/malin_akerman_says_watchmen_light_on_green_screen/|url-status=live}} Premiering in February 2009, the film received generally favourable reviews,{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/watchmen/|title=Watchmen (2009) Movie Reviews|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=16 April 2011|archive-date=16 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140916115359/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/watchmen/|url-status=live}} and was a commercial success, grossing US$185 million worldwide.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=watchmen.htm|title=Watchmen (2009)|access-date=16 August 2011|website=Box Office Mojo|archive-date=6 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806024236/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=watchmen.htm|url-status=live}} Although Akerman was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film,{{cite press release|url=http://www.saturnawards.org/Nominations_36th.doc |title="Avatar" and "Sherlock Holmes" lead the 36th Annual Saturn Award Nominations |format=DOC |publisher=Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501130239/http://www.saturnawards.org/Nominations_36th.doc |archive-date=1 May 2011}} critics were generally negative towards her acting.{{cite web|url=http://www.richardroeper.com/reviews/id/93/|title=Watchmen|last=Roeper|first=Richard|publisher=Richard Roeper|access-date=7 September 2011|archive-date=1 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401220930/http://www.richardroeper.com/reviews/id/93/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2009/03/06/masked_madmen/|title=Watchmen|last=Burr|first=Ty|date=6 March 2009|work=The Boston Globe|access-date=7 September 2011|archive-date=22 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822000442/http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2009/03/06/masked_madmen/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/zack-snyder-watchmen-a-great-pop-art-set-takes-article-1.366748|title=Watchmen|last=Neumaier|first=Joe|date=5 March 2009|work=New York Daily News|access-date=7 September 2011}} She also received nominations for a Teen Choice Award and two Scream Awards.{{cite web|url=http://uk.eonline.com/news/shocker_twilight_leads_teen_choice_noms/129243|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123052656/http://uk.eonline.com/news/shocker_twilight_leads_teen_choice_noms/129243|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 January 2013|title=Shocker! Twilight Leads Teen Choice Noms|date=8 July 2009|last=Heldman|first=Brianne|work=E! Online}} In retrospect, she has stated that she struggled with her confidence while shooting the film and "felt way out of [her] league". Watchmen was the largest headlining project of her career at the time which she did not feel prepared for. She said, "I had no training and I was working with these fabulous theater actors who had all the training in the world. I definitely didn't feel worthy of being there."{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/malin-akerman-watchmen-low-point-career-1202229210/|title=Malin Akerman Gets Honest About Struggling to Act in Zack Snyder's 'Watchmen'|website=IndieWire|last=Sharf|first=Zack|date=4 May 2020|access-date=16 October 2023|archive-date=18 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018062648/https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/malin-akerman-watchmen-low-point-career-1202229210/|url-status=live}}

Akerman appeared in the 2009 romantic comedy film The Proposal, starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds in the lead roles.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/four-join-proposal-107462|title=Four join 'Proposal'|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=20 March 2008|access-date=16 August 2011|archive-date=26 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026111709/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/four-join-proposal-107462|url-status=live}} Akerman played a supporting role as Gertrude, the ex-girlfriend of Reynolds' character.{{cite web|url=http://www1.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/the-proposal-film-review-1003984186.story|title=The Proposal – Film Review|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Lally|first=Kevin|date=14 June 2009|access-date=18 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114011658/http://www1.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/the-proposal-film-review-1003984186.story|archive-date=14 November 2013|url-status=dead}} Although the film received mixed reviews, it went on to gross US$317 million worldwide.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=proposal.htm|title=The Proposal (2009)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=16 August 2011|archive-date=30 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630025122/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=proposal.htm|url-status=live}} Also in 2009, Akerman starred in the comedy film Couples Retreat, opposite Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/threesome-set-couples-counseling-121103|title=Threesome set for 'Couples' counseling|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=15 October 2008|access-date=16 August 2011|archive-date=26 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026111725/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/threesome-set-couples-counseling-121103|url-status=live}} The film follows four couples as they travel to a tropical island resort for couples therapy. Akerman played Ronnie, the wife of Vaughn's character.{{cite web|url=http://movies.about.com/od/couplesretreat/a/malin-akerman.htm|title=Malin Akerman Talks About 'Couples Retreat'|first=Rebecca|last=Murray|publisher=About.com|access-date=16 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116104201/http://movies.about.com/od/couplesretreat/a/malin-akerman.htm|archive-date=16 November 2012|url-status=dead}} She enjoyed playing a mother for the first time and tried to make her character as truthful as possible. The film premiered in theatres in October 2009 and grossed US$34 million in its opening weekend in the United States, entering number one at the box office, and totalled US$171 million worldwide.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=couplesretreat.htm|title=Couples Retreat (2009)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=16 August 2011|archive-date=2 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902064129/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=couplesretreat.htm|url-status=live}} Reception for the film was mainly negative, although Akerman's performance was met with more positive reactions.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/couples_retreat/|title=Couples Retreat (2009) Movie Reviews|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=16 August 2011|archive-date=5 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805065350/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/couples_retreat/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=1821|title=Couples Retreat|publisher=ReelViews|last=Berardinelli|first=James|date=8 October 2009|access-date=17 November 2011|archive-date=18 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018183932/http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=1821|url-status=live}}

In 2010, Akerman co-starred as Annie in the Josh Radnor-directed comedy-drama film Happythankyoumoreplease As her character has alopecia, Akerman shaved off her eyebrows and wore a bald cap to cover her hair.{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/malin-akerman-interview-happythankyoumoreplease/78811/|title=Malin Akerman Exclusive Interview happythankyoumoreplease|publisher=Collider.com|last=Radish|first=Christina|date=2 March 2011|access-date=16 August 2011|archive-date=17 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817110639/http://collider.com/malin-akerman-interview-happythankyoumoreplease/78811|url-status=live}} She was originally offered a different part, but felt that she wanted to play Annie as it was different from her previous roles. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2010 and received an audience award for Favorite U.S. Drama.{{cite web|last=Dominguez|first=Robert|title='How I Met Your Mother' star nabs Sundance award for directing debut, 'happythankyoumoreplease'|work=New York Daily News|date=1 February 2010|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/i-met-mother-star-nabs-sundance-award-directing-debut-happythankyoumoreplease-article-1.193985|access-date=16 August 2011}} Reviews from critics were polarized, but Akerman received praise.{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117941948|title=Happythankyoumoreplease|work=Variety|last=Anderson|first=John|date=1 March 2011|access-date=17 November 2011|archive-date=9 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110309234523/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117941948/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2011/04/01/sitcom_actors_happythankyoumoreplease_says_too_little/|title=Happythankyoumoreplease|work=The Boston Globe|date=1 April 2011|last=Morris|first=Wesley|access-date=14 June 2012|archive-date=10 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410083614/http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2011/04/01/sitcom_actors_happythankyoumoreplease_says_too_little/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/03/03/134160532/happythankyoumoreplease-a-mouthful-but-tasty|title='Happythankyoumoreplease': A Mouthful, But Tasty|last=Jenkins|first=Mary|newspaper=NPR|date=3 March 2011|access-date=17 November 2011|archive-date=7 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407040537/http://www.npr.org/2011/03/03/134160532/happythankyoumoreplease-a-mouthful-but-tasty|url-status=live}} Later in 2010, she guest starred on the How I Met Your Mother episode "The Wedding Bride",{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Mother-Akerman-Lewis-1016864.aspx|title=How I Met Your Mother Taps Malin Akerman, Jason Lewis, Chris Kattan|date=1 April 2010|work=TV Guide|access-date=16 August 2011|first=Kate|last=Stanhope|archive-date=16 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616050944/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Mother-Akerman-Lewis-1016864.aspx|url-status=live}} and joined the cast of the Adult Swim comedy series Childrens Hospital.{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/06/rob-corddry-web-series-childrens-hospital-hits-adult-swim.html|title=Rob Corddry's Web series 'Childrens Hospital' hits Adult Swim|work=Los Angeles Times|date=16 June 2010|last=Stanley|first=T.L.|access-date=16 August 2011|archive-date=19 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819132005/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/06/rob-corddry-web-series-childrens-hospital-hits-adult-swim.html|url-status=live}} Playing the part of the promiscuous Dr. Valerie Flame, Akerman joined during the series' second season along with Henry Winkler.{{cite web|url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/111/1112463p1.html|title=Malin Akerman: The New Face of Adult Swim?|date=20 August 2010|last=Goldman|first=Eric|work=IGN|access-date=16 November 2011|archive-date=16 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716080447/http://tv.ign.com/articles/111/1112463p1.html|url-status=live}} The series was originally a web series and Akerman accepted the role after viewing several webisodes. "It was totally up my alley, my kind of humor", she said of the series. The same year, she played a supporting role in the romantic comedy film The Romantics with Katie Holmes, Josh Duhamel and Anna Paquin.{{cite web|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-01-29/gossip/27088209_1_chilly-plunge-club-goers-smoke|title='Romantics' stars Katie Holmes, Malin Akerman and Jeremy Strong took chilly plunge during filming|date=29 January 2010|author=Daily News Staff Reporter|work=New York Daily News|access-date=18 November 2011|archive-date=29 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029053350/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-01-29/gossip/27088209_1_chilly-plunge-club-goers-smoke|url-status=dead}} The film premiered in September 2010 on limited release to generally negative reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the-romantics/|title=The Romantics (2010) Movie Reviews|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=16 August 2011|archive-date=13 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813230842/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the-romantics/|url-status=live}}

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In 2010, she starred in Sebastian Gutierrez's comedy film Elektra Luxx opposite Carla Gugino and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The film is a sequel to 2009's Women in Trouble.{{cite web|url=http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2010/03/22/carla-gugino-malin-akerman-emmanuelle-chriqui-elektra-luxx-interview-video/|title='Elektra Luxx': Carla Gugino, Malin Akerman & Emmanuelle Chriqui Anyone|work=Moviefone|date=22 March 2010|last=Furlong|first=Maggie|access-date=16 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100606041247/http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2010/03/22/carla-gugino-malin-akerman-emmanuelle-chriqui-elektra-luxx-interview-video|archive-date=6 June 2010|url-status=dead}} Akerman played Trixie, an awkward drug store clerk who falls for Gordon-Levitt's character, who in turn is obsessed with Gugino's character, a retired porn star.{{cite web|url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/malin-akerman-elektra-luxx|title=Malin Akerman, The Awkward Girl Next Door|work=Interview|last=Mohney|first=Gillian|date=15 March 2011|access-date=16 August 2011|archive-date=14 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114010709/http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/malin-akerman-elektra-luxx|url-status=live}} Akerman was offered the role during a screening of Women in Trouble. The film premiered in March 2011 on limited release and received generally unfavourable reviews; critics dismissed it as a "bizarre sex comedy".{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/elektra-luxx/|title=Elektra Luxx (2010) Movie Reviews|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=16 August 2011|archive-date=6 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806055857/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/elektra-luxx/|url-status=live}} Next, Akerman starred in the lead female role in the film The Bang Bang Club, which follows a group of young photojournalists in South Africa during the final stages of the apartheid.{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/04/-the-bang-bang-club-tim-hetherington-and-bearing-witness/237766/|title="The Bang Bang Club," Tim Hetherington, and Bearing Witness|last=Till|first=Brian|work=The Atlantic|date=23 April 2011|access-date=16 August 2011|archive-date=23 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823085145/http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/04/-the-bang-bang-club-tim-hetherington-and-bearing-witness/237766/|url-status=live}} She played Robin Comley, a newspaper photo editor.{{cite web|url=http://www.movieline.com/2011/04/review-bang-bang-club-loses-focus-in-glimpse-at-war-photographers.php|title=Timely Bang Bang Club Loses Focus in Glimpse at War Photographers|last=Zacharek|first=Stephanie|work=Movieline|date=22 April 2011|access-date=18 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827234044/http://www.movieline.com/2011/04/review-bang-bang-club-loses-focus-in-glimpse-at-war-photographers.php|archive-date=27 August 2011|url-status=dead}} The film premiered during the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival to mixed reviews from the press.{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/toronto-international-film-festival-2010-line-up-never-let-me-go-the-conspirator-black-swan/40515/|title=Line-Up for 2010 Toronto International Film Festival Announced; Films Include Never Let Me Go, The Conspirator, and Black Swan|publisher=Collider.com|access-date=3 August 2010|date=27 June 2010|first=Matt|last=Goldberg|archive-date=8 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208153848/http://collider.com/toronto-international-film-festival-2010-line-up-never-let-me-go-the-conspirator-black-swan/40515/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-bang-bang-club|title=The Bang Bang Club Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=17 August 2011|archive-date=28 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828160139/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-bang-bang-club|url-status=live}} In 2010, Akerman signed up for a part in newcomer Aaron Harvey's Catch .44, a drama-thriller film with Forest Whitaker and Bruce Willis in the male lead roles.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2010/film/markets-festivals/thesps-play-catch-1118020188/|title=Thesps play 'Catch'|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=4 June 2010|access-date=17 August 2011|work=Variety|archive-date=26 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126053300/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118020188?refCatId=4026|url-status=live}} The film was generally ignored by critics and movie goers alike.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/catch_44_2011/|title=Catch .44 (2011) Movie Reviews|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=11 December 2011|archive-date=5 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205202913/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/catch_44_2011/|url-status=live}}

Akerman had a supporting role in the 2012 comedy film Wanderlust, with Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a277083/malin-akerman-joins-wanderlust.html|title=Malin Akerman joins 'Wanderlust'|work=Digital Spy|last=Moody|first=Mike|access-date=17 August 2011|date=15 September 2010|archive-date=23 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923053631/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a277083/malin-akerman-joins-wanderlust.html|url-status=live}} The film focuses on an overworked couple who end up at a commune when they try to slow things down.{{cite web|url=https://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/11/jennifer_aniston_wanderlust_tr.html|title=Wanderlust Trailer: Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd Go Au Natural|first=Kyle|last=Buchanan|date=3 November 2011|access-date=18 November 2011|work=New York|archive-date=6 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106011232/http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/11/jennifer_aniston_wanderlust_tr.html|url-status=live}} Akerman played Eva, a woman at the commune.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a368808/malin-akerman-wanderlust-love-scene-with-paul-rudd-ridiculous.html|title=Malin Akerman: 'Wanderlust love scene with Paul Rudd ridiculous'|date=1 March 2012|work=Digital Spy|last=Harp|first=Justin|access-date=8 March 2012|archive-date=3 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303235355/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a368808/malin-akerman-wanderlust-love-scene-with-paul-rudd-ridiculous.html|url-status=live}} The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics, who were divided regarding its humour, but ultimately praised the cast.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wanderlust_2011/|title=Wanderlust (2012) Movie Reviews|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=8 March 2012|archive-date=10 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310004616/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wanderlust_2011/|url-status=live}} Wanderlust underperformed at the box office, earning just over US$20 million worldwide during its theatrical run.{{cite web|url=http://bluray.ign.com/articles/122/1223268p1.html|title=Wanderlust Explores DVD and Blu-ray|last=Shaffer|first=R.L.|work=IGN|date=18 April 2012 |access-date=27 April 2012|archive-date=22 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422053222/http://bluray.ign.com/articles/122/1223268p1.html|url-status=live}} Akerman appeared in the comedy film The Giant Mechanical Man, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2012 to average reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/watch-jenna-fischer-charms-in-trailer-for-the-giant-mechanical-man|title=Watch: Jenna Fischer Charms in Trailer for 'The Giant Mechanical Man'|work=Indiewire|date=30 March 2012|access-date=15 April 2012|archive-date=31 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331175010/http://www.indiewire.com/article/watch-jenna-fischer-charms-in-trailer-for-the-giant-mechanical-man|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-giant-mechanical-man|title=The Giant Mechanical Man Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=27 April 2012|archive-date=28 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428070403/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-giant-mechanical-man|url-status=live}} She had a supporting role in the 2012 rock musical film Rock of Ages, based on the stage production of the same name. She played Constance Sack, a journalist who interviews Tom Cruise's character Stacee Jaxx. She hired a vocal coach as her role required her to sing; she and Cruise recorded a duet of Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is" (1984).{{cite web|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/movies/actress-knows-what-its-like-to-sing-your----heart-out-159013435.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808071736/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/movies/actress-knows-what-its-like-to-sing-your----heart-out-159013435.html |archive-date=8 August 2016 |title=Actress knows what it's like to sing your heart out |last=King |first=Randall |date=14 June 2012 |work=Winnipeg Free Press |url-status=dead }}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/q-a-malin-akerman-on-rock-of-ages-love-scenes-and-playing-debbie-harry-20120615|title=Q&A: Malin Akerman on 'Rock of Ages' Love Scenes and Playing Debbie Harry|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Leeds|first=Sarene|date=15 June 2012|access-date=30 June 2012|archive-date=19 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619065506/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/q-a-malin-akerman-on-rock-of-ages-love-scenes-and-playing-debbie-harry-20120615|url-status=live}} The duet appears on the soundtrack, which peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and sold 320,000 copies in the US.{{cite web|title=Week Ending June 24, 2012. Albums: Thanks & Move Over|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-june-24-2012-albums-thanks-move-145419770.html|first=Paul|last=Grein|publisher=Yahoo! Music|date=27 June 2012|access-date=13 June 2019|archive-date=30 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630144151/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-june-24-2012-albums-thanks-move-145419770.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title='Idol' sales: Jessica Sanchez, David Cook, more|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/idolchatter/2013/05/08/american-idol-sales-jessica-sanchez-david-cook/2145081/|last=Mansfield|first=Brian|work=USA Today|date=8 May 2013|access-date=13 June 2019|archive-date=15 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515164559/http://www.usatoday.com/story/idolchatter/2013/05/08/american-idol-sales-jessica-sanchez-david-cook/2145081/|url-status=live}} Although the film grossed lower than expected, its opening weekend gross in the United States became the third-highest ever for an adaption of a stage production.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3465&p=.htm|title=Weekend Report: Circus Afros Beat 80s Hairdos|last=Subers|first=Ray|date=17 June 2012|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=15 July 2012|archive-date=17 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717214547/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3465&p=.htm|url-status=live}}

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Akerman played opposite Nicolas Cage in the 2012 bank heist action film Stolen. The film received negative reviews from critics and bombed at the box office.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/stolen_2012/|title=Stolen (2012)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331081058/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/stolen_2012|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=stolen2012.htm|title=Stolen (2012)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=21 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721164348/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=stolen2012.htm|url-status=live}} Next, Akerman appeared in the crime film Hotel Noir (2012), the comedy horror film Cottage Country (2013), and the action thriller The Numbers Station (2013), all of which were panned by critics. In 2013, Akerman portrayed Debbie Harry in Randall Miller's film CBGB.{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/cbgb-1798178258|title=CBGB|last=D'Angelo|first=Mike|date=19 October 2013|work=The A.V. Club|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=4 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604113401/https://film.avclub.com/cbgb-1798178258|url-status=live}} The film received a limited theatrical release and was met with negative reviews in the press.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=cbgb.htm|title=CBGB (2013)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=22 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922064251/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=CBGB.htm|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/cbgb|title=CBGB Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=17 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017115554/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/cbgb|url-status=live}} During this time, she had several guest roles on television, including the series Newsreaders, Robot Chicken, and Welcome to Sweden.{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2013/12/07/trophy-wife-malin-akerman-knows-plenty-about-blended-families/|title='Trophy Wife' Malin Akerman knows plenty about blended families|last=Getlen|first=Larry|date=7 December 2013|work=The New York Post|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=3 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403173858/https://nypost.com/2013/12/07/trophy-wife-malin-akerman-knows-plenty-about-blended-families/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.svd.se/malin-akerman-klar-for-svenskserie|title=Malin Åkerman klar för svenskserie|trans-title=Malin Åkerman to appear in Swedish series|author=TT|work=Svenska Dagbladet|date=9 October 2013|language=sv|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=7 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107090555/https://www.svd.se/malin-akerman-klar-for-svenskserie|url-status=live}} From 2012 to 2013, she had a recurring role on ABC's comedy series Suburgatory as Alex, the absent mother of the main character Tessa.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/suburgatory-tessa-mom-1056267/|title=Suburgatory Boss on Introducing Tessa's Mom: Malin Akerman is the 'Total Package'|last=Stanhope|first=Kate|date=14 November 2012|work=TV Guide|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927143225/https://www.tvguide.com/news/suburgatory-tessa-mom-1056267/|url-status=live}} Akerman was also a contestant on the comedy series Burning Love (2012), which parodied the reality series The Bachelor.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/18/arts/television/burning-love-and-first-dates-with-toby-harris-online.html|title=Romantic Mishaps in Web-Size Bites|work=The New York Times|last=Hale|first=Mike|date=17 June 2012|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=15 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215234029/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/18/arts/television/burning-love-and-first-dates-with-toby-harris-online.html|url-status=live}}

From 2013 to 2014, Akerman held the lead role on the ABC sitcom Trophy Wife. She played Kate Harrison, the third wife of Bradley Whitford's character. Marcia Gay Harden and Michaela Watkins co-starred as Whitford's two ex-wives.{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/7022-trophy-wife-headed-for-cancellation-because-abc-just-cant-keep-good-comedies|title='Trophy Wife' Headed for Cancellation Because ABC Just Can't Keep Good Comedies|first=Kelsea|last=Stahler|date=16 October 2013|work=Bustle|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=28 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228200010/https://www.bustle.com/articles/7022-trophy-wife-headed-for-cancellation-because-abc-just-cant-keep-good-comedies|url-status=live}} Akerman also served as a producer.{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/tv/137547_Trophy_Wife_Exclusive_Set_Visit_Malin_Akerman_Interview|title=Exclusive: BTS 'Trophy Wife' with Malin Akerman|last=Pace|first=Robert|work=ET Online|date=5 September 2013|access-date=13 June 2019|archive-date=21 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121145925/https://www.etonline.com/tv/137547_Trophy_Wife_Exclusive_Set_Visit_Malin_Akerman_Interview|url-status=live}} She was initially put off by the title, "I saw the title and I said, 'Hell no, I'm not playing a trophy wife!'"{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/trophy-wife-title-is-meant-599321|title='Trophy Wife' Title Is Meant to Be 'Ironic,' Says Producer|date=4 August 2013|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Ng|first=Philiana|access-date=13 June 2019|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924161506/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/trophy-wife-title-is-meant-599321|url-status=live}} However, she changed her mind after reading the script; she liked the writing and how the character is not actually a trophy wife.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/24/trophy-wife-malin-akerman_n_3983177.html|title='Trophy Wife' Star Malin Akerman On The Show's Misleading Title, Possible 'Childrens Hospital' Crossover|last=Furlong|first=Maggie|work=The Huffington Post|date=24 September 2013|access-date=24 September 2013|archive-date=25 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925161638/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/24/trophy-wife-malin-akerman_n_3983177.html|url-status=live}} Executive producer Lee Eisenberg said the title was "always meant to be ironic". The series received positive reviews from critics, who praised the chemistry between the actors.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/trophy_wife/s01|title=Trophy Wife: Season 1|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=10 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210142636/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/trophy_wife/s01/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/09/trophy-wife-pilot-review|title=Another New Kind of Family|work=IGN|date=9 September 2013|last=Cornet|first=Roth|access-date=13 June 2019|archive-date=16 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016012309/https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/09/trophy-wife-pilot-review|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.hitfix.com/the-fien-print/take-me-to-the-pilots-13-abcs-trophy-wife|title=Take Me To The Pilots '13: ABC's 'Trophy Wife'|work=HitFix|date=5 July 2013|last=Fienberg|first=Daniel|access-date=13 June 2019|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000214/http://www.hitfix.com/the-fien-print/take-me-to-the-pilots-13-abcs-trophy-wife|url-status=live}} Akerman received critical acclaim for her performance; Gabriel Mizrahi of The Huffington Post deemed her portrayal "terrific",{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/gabriel-mizrahi/just-seen-it-trophy-wife-_b_3907971.html|title=Just Seen It: Trophy Wife and Lucky 7|work=The Huffington Post|date=11 September 2013|last=Mizrahi|first=Gabriel|access-date=13 June 2019|archive-date=11 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911122255/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gabriel-mizrahi/just-seen-it-trophy-wife-_b_3907971.html|url-status=live}} and Matt Webb Mitovich of TVLine opined that she "no less than shines here, coming off as fun-loving but not flaky, warm and not overheated". Several television critics named it one of the best new sitcoms of 2013,{{Cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2013/07/10/trophy-wife-preview-new-show-abc-fall-2013/|title=Fall TV First Impression: ABC's Trophy Wife|publisher=TVLine|date=10 July 2013|last=Webb Mitovich|first=Matt|access-date=12 September 2013|archive-date=15 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130915074018/http://tvline.com/2013/07/10/trophy-wife-preview-new-show-abc-fall-2013/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/fall-tv-shows-to-watch-2013-2013-9?op=1|title=The Only 13 New TV Shows Worth Watching This Fall|work=Business Insider|date=14 September 2013|last=Robinson|first=Melia|access-date=13 June 2019|archive-date=26 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026062555/http://www.businessinsider.com/fall-tv-shows-to-watch-2013-2013-9?op=1|url-status=live}} and some criticized its title for confusing audiences by suggesting it is about something that it is not.{{Cite web|url=http://xaminer.com/review/fall-2013-tv-preview-abc-s-trophy-wife|title=Fall 2013 TV Preview: ABC's 'Trophy Wife'|publisher=Examiner.com|date=4 September 2013|last=Turchiano|first=Danielle|access-date=13 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003935/http://xaminer.com/review/fall-2013-tv-preview-abc-s-trophy-wife|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/ostrow/2013/09/06/review/16231/|title=Review: "Trophy Wife" on ABC|work=The Denver Post|date=6 September 2013|last=Ostrow|first=Joanne|access-date=13 June 2019|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060348/http://blogs.denverpost.com/ostrow/2013/09/06/review/16231/|url-status=live}} Willa Paskin of Slate regarded the title "terrible" and "an insult to its lovely, daffy main character".{{Cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/television/2013/09/malin_akerman_and_bradley_whitford_in_trophy_wife_reviewed.html|title=Terrible Name, Good Show|work=Slate|date=23 September 2013|last=Paskin|first=Willa|access-date=13 June 2019|archive-date=9 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009131940/http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/television/2013/09/malin_akerman_and_bradley_whitford_in_trophy_wife_reviewed.html|url-status=live}} Criticism was also directed towards ABC for giving the series a poor time slot. Trophy Wife aired for one season before its cancellation.{{cite web|url=https://slate.com/culture/2014/05/trophy-wife-canceled-abc-series-was-the-best-new-show-of-this-past-season-now-its-gone.html|title=Trophy Wife Was the Best New Show of the Season. Now It's Gone.|last=Paskin|first=Willa|date=9 May 2014|work=Slate|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228123511/https://slate.com/culture/2014/05/trophy-wife-canceled-abc-series-was-the-best-new-show-of-this-past-season-now-its-gone.html|url-status=live}}

Akerman was a main cast member on Yahoo! Screen's short-lived comedy series Sin City Saints (2015), which ran for an eight-episode season. She portrayed Dusty Halford, the lawyer of the eponymous basketball team.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/sin-city-saints-tv-review-783588|title='Sin City Saints': TV Review|last=Uhlich|first=Keith|date=23 March 2015|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=1 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901113134/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/sin-city-saints-tv-review-783588|url-status=live}} Akerman co-starred in Brett Haley's comedy-drama film I'll See You in My Dreams (2015) with Blythe Danner. The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival to positive reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jan/29/sundance-2015-review-ill-see-you-in-my-dreams|title=Sundance 2015 review: I'll See You In My Dreams – bereaved nan finds self in pot|work=The Guardian|last=Hoffman|first=Jordan|date=29 January 2015|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011023556/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jan/29/sundance-2015-review-ill-see-you-in-my-dreams|url-status=live}} Also in 2015, she starred in the comedy slasher film The Final Girls with Taissa Farmiga. The film follows a group of high school students who are transported into a slasher film.{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/the-final-girls-is-a-dopey-horror-spoof-with-a-heart-of-1798185138|title=The Final Girls is a dopey horror spoof with a heart of gold|date=8 October 2015|last=Hassenger|first=Jesse|work=The A.V. Club|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=18 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518190645/https://film.avclub.com/the-final-girls-is-a-dopey-horror-spoof-with-a-heart-of-1798185138|url-status=live}} The film received generally favourable reviews from critics, who noted its "surprising layer of genuine emotion" amidst "the meta amusement".{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_final_girls|title=The Final Girls (2015)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=2 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302135638/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_final_girls/|url-status=live}} Akerman was nominated for a Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance.{{cite web|url=http://fangoriaarchive.com/never-mind-oscar-heres-the-2016-fangoria-chainsaw-awards-nominees-ballot/|title=Never mind Oscar, here's the 2016 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Nominees Ballot!|work=Fangoria|date=14 January 2016|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=22 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622075044/http://fangoriaarchive.com/never-mind-oscar-heres-the-2016-fangoria-chainsaw-awards-nominees-ballot/|url-status=live}}

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Akerman acted in two feature films in 2016, Misconduct and The Ticket, both of which received limited release.{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Benjamin|title=Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins thriller makes less than £100 at UK box office|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jun/07/misconduct-al-pacino-and-anthony-hopkins-thriller-makes-less-100-uk-box-office|work=The Guardian|date=7 June 2016|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=23 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523065936/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jun/07/misconduct-al-pacino-and-anthony-hopkins-thriller-makes-less-100-uk-box-office|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/02/10/the-ticket-trailer-dan-stevens/|title=Dan Stevens takes a dark turn in The Ticket trailer|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Nick|last=Romano|date=10 February 2017|access-date=13 June 2019|archive-date=15 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415125429/https://ew.com/movies/2017/02/10/the-ticket-trailer-dan-stevens/|url-status=live}} Critical reception of Misconduct was generally negative, while The Ticket attracted mixed reviews. Akerman's performance in the latter, as the wife of a blind man who regained his sight, was met with positive reception.{{cite web|url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/movies/the-ticket/#|title=The Ticket|last=Lickona|first=Matthew|work=San Diego Reader|access-date=14 June 2019|archive-date=28 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128045229/https://www.sandiegoreader.com/movies/the-ticket/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/the-ticket-is-a-cliched-parable-about-a-blind-man-who-regains-his-sight/2017/04/06/61034d3e-18aa-11e7-9887-1a5314b56a08_story.html|title='The Ticket' is a cliched parable about a blind man who regains his sight|last=Merry|first=Stephanie|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=6 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127015139/https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/the-ticket-is-a-cliched-parable-about-a-blind-man-who-regains-his-sight/2017/04/06/61034d3e-18aa-11e7-9887-1a5314b56a08_story.html|archive-date=27 November 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/the-ticket-film-review-1201759720/|title=Film Review: 'The Ticket'|last=Weissberg|first=Jay|date=25 April 2016|work=Variety|access-date=14 June 2019|archive-date=4 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704005601/https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/the-ticket-film-review-1201759720/|url-status=live}} The same year, Akerman starred alongside Orlando Bloom and Kate Micucci on an episode of the Netflix comedy-drama series Easy, an anthology series with stand-alone episodes of different characters exploring relationships.{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/185334-orlando-blooms-awkward-threesome-in-easy-depicts-sexual-experimentation-in-a-new-light|title=Orlando Bloom's Awkward Threesome In 'Easy' Depicts Sexual Experimentation In A New Light|last=Gerdes|first=Caroline|date=22 September 2016|work=Bustle|access-date=13 June 2019|archive-date=7 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807220628/https://www.bustle.com/articles/185334-orlando-blooms-awkward-threesome-in-easy-depicts-sexual-experimentation-in-a-new-light|url-status=live}} From 2016 to 2019, Akerman was a main cast member on the Showtime drama series Billions, playing the role of Lara Axelrod, the wife of billionaire hedge fund manager Bobby Axelrod, portrayed by Damian Lewis.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/04/13/malin-akerman-couch-surfing-billions/|title=Billions star Malin Akerman reveals why her character is so much fun to play|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=13 April 2018|last=Lawrence|first=Derek|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=25 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325144248/https://ew.com//tv/2018/04/13/malin-akerman-couch-surfing-billions/|url-status=live}} Akerman enjoyed playing the character due to her "no-nonsense" attitude. The series received critical acclaim.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/billions|title=Billions|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=29 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129151510/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/billions|url-status=live}} She stepped into a recurring role for the third season to accommodate for roles in other projects, which was written into the storyline with her character becoming Bobby's ex-wife.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/malin-akerman-nbc-drama-pilot-prism-1203132627/|title=Malin Akerman Joins NBC Drama Pilot 'Prism'|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=8 February 2019|work=Variety|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=6 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706104413/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/malin-akerman-nbc-drama-pilot-prism-1203132627/|url-status=live}}

Akerman was cast in Brad Peyton's science fiction monster film Rampage (2018), based on the video game series of the same name, as Claire Wyden, the CEO of a company responsible for the infection and mutation of several animals.{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/rampage-interview-jeffrey-dean-morgan-malin-ackerman-rampage-watchmen/|title=Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Malin Akerman & Naomie Harris on 'Rampage' and HBO's 'Watchmen' Series|last=Foutch|first=Haleigh|date=13 April 2018|access-date=14 April 2018|work=Collider|archive-date=24 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224162055/https://collider.com/rampage-interview-jeffrey-dean-morgan-malin-ackerman-rampage-watchmen/|url-status=live}} She liked playing a villain for the first time as it was a "good challenge". She said, "I don't think she had any redeeming qualities, but I don't think characters have to have redeeming qualities. It's quite fun to just enjoy being evil".{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/malin-akerman-playing-a-villain-in-rampage-gave-me-a-new-sense-of-freedom-a3816271.html|title=Malin Akerman: 'Playing a villain in Rampage gave me a new sense of freedom'|last=Ruby|first=Jennifer|date=17 April 2018|work=Evening Standard|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=17 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417165903/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/malin-akerman-playing-a-villain-in-rampage-gave-me-a-new-sense-of-freedom-a3816271.html|url-status=live}} The film became a commercial success with a worldwide revenue of US$428 million, ending up as the twenty-first highest-grossing film of 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2018&p=.htm|title=2018 Worldwide Grosses|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=13 June 2019|archive-date=15 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115153944/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2018&p=.htm|url-status=live}} Critical reception was mixed, with some critics deeming it a "brainless blockbuster".{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rampage_2018|title=Rampage (2018)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=16 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116100358/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rampage_2018|url-status=live}} In 2019, Akerman made a guest appearance on the Comedy Central educational comedy series Drunk History where she played accused murderer Beulah Annan.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-drunk-history-maurine-watkins-chicago-play-20190226-story.html|title=Watch 'Drunk History' stumble through the story behind 'Chicago'|work=Chicago Tribune|last=Swartz|first=Tracy|date=26 February 2019|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306230403/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-drunk-history-maurine-watkins-chicago-play-20190226-story.html|url-status=live}} Akerman played the role of Grace Richmond, the mother of Liana Liberato's character, in Martha Stephens' coming-of-age drama To the Stars (2019).{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/stars-review-1177110|title='To the Stars': Film Review|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Linden|first=Sheri|date=25 January 2019|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=26 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126200533/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/stars-review-1177110|url-status=live}} The film premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival to positive reviews from critics.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/to_the_stars|title=To the Stars (2019)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=20 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420152419/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/to_the_stars|url-status=live}}

Akerman signed on for an NBC drama pilot titled Prism in February 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/malin-akerman-star-nbc-drama-pilot-scale-back-billions-role-1184277|title=Malin Akerman to Star in NBC Drama Pilot, Scale Back 'Billions' Role|date=8 February 2019|last=Porter|first=Rick|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=8 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190208230813/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/malin-akerman-star-nbc-drama-pilot-scale-back-billions-role-1184277|url-status=live}} The pilot, directed by Daniel Barnz, details a murder trial told through different perspectives of each key person involved, with Akerman as public defender Rachel Lewis. NBC passed on the project in May 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/surprising-pilot-passes-season-2019-1209938|title=The Most Surprising Pilot Passes This Season (2019)|date=12 May 2019|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=14 June 2019|archive-date=13 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513090011/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/surprising-pilot-passes-season-2019-1209938|url-status=live}} Akerman played her first Swedish-speaking film role in the jukebox musical film A Piece of My Heart, directed by Edward af Sillén and based on music by Swedish singer Tomas Ledin.{{cite web|last=Andersson|first=Jan-Olov|date=24 July 2018|title=Tomas Ledin lyrisk över sin egen jukeboxmusikalfilm|trans-title=Tomas Ledin excited about his own jukebox musical film|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/film/a/zLjrk1/tomas-ledin-lyrisk-over-sin-egen-jukeboxmusikalfilm|access-date=13 June 2018|work=Aftonbladet|language=sv|archive-date=25 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725121623/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/film/a/zLjrk1/tomas-ledin-lyrisk-over-sin-egen-jukeboxmusikalfilm|url-status=live}} The film received a Christmas 2019 release in Sweden.{{cite web|last=Barraclough|first=Leo|date=2 November 2018|title=Picture Tree Picks Up Malin Akerman's 'A Piece of My Heart'|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/afm-picture-tree-malin-akerman-a-piece-of-my-heart-1203018736/|access-date=12 June 2019|work=Variety|archive-date=9 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409044943/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/afm-picture-tree-malin-akerman-a-piece-of-my-heart-1203018736/|url-status=live}} She also starred in The Sleepover, directed by Trish Sie for Netflix.{{cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=26 August 2019|title=Ken Marino, Joe Manganiello, Malin Akerman & More Are Having A 'Sleepover' With Netflix|url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/netflix-movie-the-sleepover-ken-marino-joe-manganiello-malin-akerman-cast-1202704276/|access-date=29 August 2019|website=Deadline Hollywood|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826183027/https://deadline.com/2019/08/netflix-movie-the-sleepover-ken-marino-joe-manganiello-malin-akerman-cast-1202704276/|url-status=live}} Akerman was cast in the comedy film Friendsgiving, directed by Nicol Paone in her directorial debut. Akerman is also a producer on the project.{{cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=17 May 2018|title=Film News Roundup: Malin Akerman, Kat Dennings, Jane Seymour to Star in 'Friendsgiving'|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/malin-akerman-kat-dennings-jane-seymour-friendsgiving-1202814934/|access-date=12 June 2019|work=Variety|archive-date=18 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118045754/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/malin-akerman-kat-dennings-jane-seymour-friendsgiving-1202814934/|url-status=live}} She appeared in an episode of the AMC anthology series Soulmates, which premiered on 5 October 2020.{{Cite web |url=https://www.amc.com/talk/2020/01/malin-akerman-charlie-heaton-betsy-brandt-and-jj-feild-join-the-cast-of-amcs-upcoming-soulmates |title=Blogs - Malin Akerman, Charlie Heaton, Betsy Brandt and JJ Feild Join the Cast of AMC's Upcoming Soulmates - AMC |access-date=23 August 2020 |archive-date=13 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813063235/https://www.amc.com/talk/2020/01/malin-akerman-charlie-heaton-betsy-brandt-and-jj-feild-join-the-cast-of-amcs-upcoming-soulmates |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url = https://deadline.com/2020/08/soulmates-renewed-second-season-ahead-season-1-amc-1203007068/|title = 'Soulmates' Renewed for Second Season Ahead of Season 1 Debut on AMC|date = 7 August 2020|access-date = 23 August 2020|archive-date = 30 September 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200930021627/https://deadline.com/2020/08/soulmates-renewed-second-season-ahead-season-1-amc-1203007068/|url-status = live}} She starred in the comedy film Chick Fight (2020) about an all-female underground fight club.{{cite news|url=https://observer.com/2020/11/malin-akerman-chick-fight-interview/|title=Malin Akerman Knew She Had to Produce After Seeing Margot Robbie's 'I, Tonya'|last=Zemler|first=Emily|date=11 October 2020|work=The New York Observer|access-date=24 September 2023|archive-date=18 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018062649/https://observer.com/2020/11/malin-akerman-chick-fight-interview/|url-status=live}}

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In 2020, Akerman played the lead role of Ally in the CBS comedy pilot The Three of Us which was created by Frank Pines.{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=24 February 2020|title=Oliver Hudson & Malin Akerman To Star In 'The Three Of Us' CBS Comedy Pilot|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/oliver-hudson-malin-akerman-star-the-three-of-us-cbs-comedy-pilot-1202867105/|access-date=24 February 2020|work=Deadline Hollywood|archive-date=24 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224211810/https://deadline.com/2020/02/oliver-hudson-malin-akerman-star-the-three-of-us-cbs-comedy-pilot-1202867105/|url-status=live}} In 2022, she starred in A Week in Paradise,{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_week_in_paradise|title=A Week in Paradise|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=24 September 2023|archive-date=18 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018062652/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_week_in_paradise|url-status=live}} The Aviary,{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/aviary-review-malin-akerman-lorenza-izzo-chris-messina-1848859890|title=In The Aviary, Malin Akerman and Lorenza Izzo flee a cult leader's mesmerizing control|last=Howard|first=Courtney|date=29 April 2022|work=The A.V. Club|access-date=10 September 2023|archive-date=18 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018062649/https://www.avclub.com/aviary-review-malin-akerman-lorenza-izzo-chris-messina-1848859890|url-status=live}} and Slayers.{{cite web|url=https://www.moviefone.com/news/watchmens-malin-akerman-talks-slayers/|title=Malin Akerman Talks Vampire Comedy 'Slayers' and the Legacy of 'Watchmen'|last=Philbrick|first=Jami|date=20 October 2022|publisher=Moviefone|access-date=24 September 2023|archive-date=18 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018062653/https://www.moviefone.com/news/watchmens-malin-akerman-talks-slayers/|url-status=live}}

In 2023, Akerman competed in season nine of The Masked Singer as "Squirrel". While having bested Michael Bolton as "Wolf" and Keenan Allen as "Gargoyle" (who was spared by Jenny McCarthy ringing the Ding Dong Keep It On Bell) on "DC Superheroes Night", she was eliminated on "Sesame Street Night" alongside Lele Pons as "Jackalope". Also in 2023, Akerman starred in The Donor Party,{{cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/the-donor-party-review/|title=The Donor Party Review: A Cringeworthy Procreation Comedy|last=Roman|first=Julian|date=2 March 2023|work=MovieWeb|access-date=10 September 2023|archive-date=16 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516153452/https://movieweb.com/the-donor-party-review/|url-status=live}} Us or Them.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/malin-akerman-billions-rampage-watchmen-thriller-us-them-kitts-nevis-1235029587/|title='Rampage' & 'Billions' Star Malin Akerman Leads Thriller 'Us Or Them', Latest Movie To Shoot On St Kitts And Nevis — Cannes Market|work=Deadline|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|date=21 May 2022|access-date=10 September 2023|archive-date=18 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018062649/https://deadline.com/2022/05/malin-akerman-billions-rampage-watchmen-thriller-us-them-kitts-nevis-1235029587/|url-status=live}} and The Christmas Classic,{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/the-christmas-classic-movie-malin-ackerman-amy-smart-clip/|title=Malin Akerman & Amy Smart Have An Awkward Family Reunion In The Christmas Classic Clip|website=Screen Rant|last=Hullender|first=Tatiana|date=6 November 2023|access-date=19 November 2023|archive-date=10 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110005802/https://screenrant.com/the-christmas-classic-movie-malin-ackerman-amy-smart-clip/|url-status=live}} all of which received limited release. She played her second Swedish-speaking film role in Ett sista race, released in Swedish cinemas in December 2023.{{cite news|url=https://www.svd.se/a/onQedj/strejk-i-hollywood-kan-lyfta-svensk-film|title=Strejk i Hollywood kan lyfta svensk film|trans-title=Strike in Hollywood could lift Swedish film|work=Svenska Dagbladet|last=Forsell|first=Mikael|date=22 August 2023|access-date=13 September 2023|language=sv|archive-date=25 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825202729/https://www.svd.se/a/onQedj/strejk-i-hollywood-kan-lyfta-svensk-film|url-status=live}}

On 5 February 2024, it was announced that Akerman, alongside Petra Mede, would host the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden.{{Cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/petra-mede-and-malin-akerman-will-host-eurovision-song-contest-2024|title=Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2024|date=5 February 2024|website=eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|accessdate=5 February 2024|archive-date=5 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205100911/https://eurovision.tv/story/petra-mede-and-malin-akerman-will-host-eurovision-song-contest-2024|url-status=live}} Akerman will next star in The Hunting Wives for Starz, based upon the novel of the same name by May Cobb.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/malin-akerman-cast-new-starz-series-the-hunting-wives-1235803853/|title=Malin Åkerman To Lead New Starz Series 'The Hunting Wives'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|date=January 24, 2024|access-date=March 18, 2024}}

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Having been born in Sweden and raised in Canada, Akerman has said that she has "conflicting feelings" for the two countries. In an interview for Toronto Star, she said, "Every time I'm in Canada I feel more Swedish, and every time I'm in Sweden I feel more Canadian. I belong in both places and I love them both equally." She is a Swedish citizen but not a Canadian one, instead having permanent residency in Canada.{{cite news|url=https://parade.com/27706/jeannewolf/1009-malin-akerman-couples-retreat/|title=Malin Akerman: Don't Make A Hollywood Marriage Mistake!|work=Parade|last=Wolf|first=Jeanne|date=9 October 2009|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=22 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722134700/https://parade.com/27706/jeannewolf/1009-malin-akerman-couples-retreat/|url-status=live}}{{Cite episode|title=Comey's Nasty Little Tell-All|series=The Jim Jefferies Show|series-link=The Jim Jefferies Show|network=Comedy Central|date=17 April 2018|season=2|number=4|time=15:25–15:29 and 17:50–17:52|quote= Jefferies: "You got both [Swedish and Canadian] passports?" Akerman: "No, just Swedish." ... Jefferies: "You don't have citizenship in Canada?" Akerman: "No."}} She became an American citizen in October 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BpXHtMsnKOC/|title=Malin Akerman on Instagram|publisher=Instagram|quote="I have been an immigrant my whole life. Moved from Sweden to Canada when I was just two years old. Was always just a resident there as well as here in America for the last 15 years."|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=7 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107090552/https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/|url-status=live}} Apart from speaking fluent English and Swedish, she also speaks French, Italian and Spanish.

Akerman met Italian musician Roberto Zincone in 2003, when she was the lead singer for the Petalstones, for which he was the drummer. They usually socialized after band practice, using a dictionary as Zincone could not speak English. They eventually started dating and married in Sorrento in June 2007. In 2013 they had a son.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/malin-akerman-welcomes-son-sebastian/|title=Malin Akerman Welcomes Son Sebastian|date=16 April 2013|work=People|last=Leon|first=Anya|access-date=23 June 2019|archive-date=23 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623201645/https://people.com/parents/malin-akerman-welcomes-son-sebastian/|url-status=live}} The couple separated in November 2013, and Zincone filed for divorce later that month.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/malin-akermans-husband-files-for-divorce/|title=Malin Akerman's Husband Files for Divorce|date=3 December 2013|work=People|last=Blumm|first=K.C.|access-date=23 June 2019|archive-date=23 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623193243/https://people.com/celebrity/malin-akermans-husband-files-for-divorce/|url-status=live}} In October 2017, Akerman announced her engagement to English actor Jack Donnelly.{{cite web|url=https://www.instyle.com/news/malin-akerman-engaged-jack-donnelly|title=Malin Akerman Is Engaged to Jack Donnelly! See Her Stunning Ring|last=Bahou|first=Olivia|date=13 October 2017|work=InStyle|access-date=23 June 2019|archive-date=23 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623193249/https://www.instyle.com/news/malin-akerman-engaged-jack-donnelly|url-status=live}} They married in Tulum in December 2018.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/malin-akerman-marries-jack-donnelly/|title=Malin Akerman Marries British Actor Jack Donnelly in Mexico 1 Year After Engagement|work=People|last=Chiu|first=Melody|date=1 December 2018|access-date=1 December 2018|archive-date=2 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070619/https://people.com/tv/malin-akerman-marries-jack-donnelly/|url-status=live}}

Inspired by her Buddhist upbringing, Akerman has a lotus flower tattoo on her upper back. She also has a tattooed "Z" on her right wrist, which she got to honor Zincone when they were married.

In 2010, Akerman revealed that she is dyslexic and that it takes her "a long time" to learn her lines: "I get horrified when I have to do table reads with the whole cast, because there's a lot of stuttering coming from me, so I have to do a lot of prep."{{cite web|url=http://www.movieline.com/2010/09/malin-akerman-on-romantics-romcoms-and-the-surprising-truth-about-why-she-prefers-improv.php?page=all|title=Malin Åkerman on Romantics, Romcoms and Her Surprising Truth About Improv|date=23 September 2010|work=Movieline|last=Vanairsdale|first=S. T.|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101003131056/http://www.movieline.com/2010/09/malin-akerman-on-romantics-romcoms-and-the-surprising-truth-about-why-she-prefers-improv.php?page=all|archive-date=3 October 2010}} Because of this, she prefers to improvise her lines.

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In 2008 Akerman made her first appearance on AskMen.com's "99 Most Desirable Women" list at number 60.{{cite web|url=http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/celeb_profiles_actress/51_malin_akerman.html|title=Malin Akerman Biography|publisher=AskMen.com|access-date=17 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518184555/http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/celeb_profiles_actress/51_malin_akerman.html|archive-date=18 May 2013|url-status=dead}} The same year men's magazine Maxim placed her at number 59 in their annual "Hot 100" rankings.{{cite web|url=http://www.maxim.com/girls/hot-100/44007/2008-hot-100.html?p=42| title=2008 Hot 100: 59. Malin Akerman|work=Maxim|publisher=Alpha Media Group|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100910063226/http://www.maxim.com/girls/hot-100/44007/2008-hot-100.html?p=42|archive-date=10 September 2010}} The following year the magazine ranked her at number four.{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna30732271|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516062607/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/30732271|url-status=live|archive-date=16 May 2010|title=Olivia Wilde tops Maxim's Hot 100 list|work=Access Hollywood|publisher=MSNBC| date= 13 May 2009|access-date=16 August 2011}}

In 2012 Akerman travelled to Tanzania with Opportunity International and has since begun support of their international development work, becoming a Young Ambassador for Opportunity in June 2012,{{cite web|url=http://www.opportunity.org/young-ambassadors-for-opportunity/malin/|title=Opportunity: Malin Akerman|publisher=Opportunity International|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330135338/http://www.opportunity.org/young-ambassadors-for-opportunity/malin/|archive-date=30 March 2013}} and hosting a fundraiser for Opportunity in October 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.ema-online.org/2012/10/19/malin-akerman-ema-host-benefit-for-opportunity-international/|title=Malin Akerman & EMA host benefit for Opportunity International|publisher=Environmental Media Association|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926215357/http://www.ema-online.org/2012/10/19/malin-akerman-ema-host-benefit-for-opportunity-international/|archive-date=26 September 2013}} She served food with fellow actress January Jones at the Los Angeles Mission's annual Thanksgiving event in 2021.{{Cite web|date=November 28, 2021|title=James Corden Films with BTS in L.A., Plus Heidi Klum, January Jones and More|url=https://people.com/celebrity/star-tracks-sunday-november-28-2021/|access-date=2021-11-28|website=people.com|language=en|archive-date=28 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128183351/https://people.com/celebrity/star-tracks-sunday-november-28-2021/|url-status=live}}

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