Renate Reinsve
{{Short description|Norwegian actress (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Renate Reinsve
| image = Renate Reinsve-9937.jpg
| caption = Reinsve at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1987|11|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Solbergelva, Buskerud, Norway
| alma_mater = Oslo National Academy of the Arts
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2011–present
| children = 1
| awards =
}}
Renate Reinsve ({{IPA|no|rɛˈnɑ̀ːtə ˈræ̀ɪnˌsveː|lang}}; born 24 November 1987) is a Norwegian actress. She made her film debut in the Joachim Trier film Oslo, August 31st (2011). Her breakout role came in Trier's romantic drama The Worst Person in the World (2021), for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress{{Cite web |date=2021-07-17 |title=Meet the winners of the 74th edition of the Festival de Cannes |url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/2021/meet-the-winners-of-the-74th-edition-of-the-festival-de-cannes/ |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=Festival de Cannes |language=en}} and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
She has since starred in the Apple TV+ legal thriller series Presumed Innocent, the A24 satirical dark comedy A Different Man, and the thriller Armand (all 2024). She reunited with Trier for the film Sentimental Value (2025).
Early life
Born in Solbergelva in 1987 and educated at Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, Reinsve then joined the Trøndelag Teater.
After being expelled from school at 16, Reinsve left Norway for Scotland and stayed in a hostel in Edinburgh. Running out of money, she was given a job in the bar of the hostel by the manager as he "felt sorry for [her]".{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS-qtkRvwx8|title=Olivia Rodrigo Used Her Driver's License to Visit a British Pub|author=The Late Late Show with James Corden|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323232712/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS-qtkRvwx8|archive-date=23 March 2022|date=23 March 2022|publisher=YouTube|access-date=28 March 2022|url-status=live}}
Career
= 2011–2020: Film debut and early work =
File:Renate Reinsve Worst Person Q&A, February 2022.jpg
In 2014, she received the Hedda Award for her role in Besøk av gammel dame, an adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt's play {{lang|de|Der Besuch der alten Dame}}. Since 2016, she has been contracted to Det Norske Teatret.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Renate Reinsve|first1=Lillian|last1=Bikset|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|editor-last=Bolstad|editor-first=Erik|publisher=Norsk nettleksikon|location=Oslo|url=https://snl.no/Renate_Reinsve|language=Norwegian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328005925/https://snl.no/Renate_Reinsve|archive-date=28 March 2022|accessdate=15 July 2021|url-status=live}} Her films include Oslo, August 31st (2011), The Orheim Company (2012), and Welcome to Norway (2016). On television, she has been a main character in Nesten voksen"Bare nesten morsomt", Dagbladet 5 January 2018 and side character in Hvite gutter."Frognerfjotter", Dagbladet 9 January 2018
= 2021–present: Breakthrough and expansion =
In 2021, Reinsve played the principal character Julie in Joachim Trier's romantic comedy-drama The Worst Person in the World, which premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim.{{cite news|title=Cannes-debut etter første hovedrolle|first=Vera|last=Brunstad|newspaper=Dagbladet|language=no|date=8 July 2021}}{{Cite web|title='The Worst Person in the World' Is the Best Film at Cannes So Far|last=Lawson |first=Richard|authorlink=Richard Lawson (writer)|date=10 July 2021|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/07/the-worst-person-in-the-world-is-the-best-film-at-cannes-so-far|website=vanityfair.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730212332/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/07/the-worst-person-in-the-world-is-the-best-film-at-cannes-so-far|archive-date=30 July 2021|access-date=15 July 2021|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=The Worst Person in the World review – Nordic romcom is an instant classic|last=Bradshaw|first=Peter|authorlink=Peter Bradshaw|date=8 July 2021|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jul/08/the-worst-person-in-the-world-review-cannes-2021|website=theguardian.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327072357/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jul/08/the-worst-person-in-the-world-review-cannes-2021|archive-date=27 March 2022|access-date=15 July 2021}}{{cite web|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_worst_person_in_the_world|title= The Worst Person in the World (2021)|website= Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate= April 11, 2024|archive-date= 29 December 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221229134026/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_worst_person_in_the_world|url-status= live}} On Late Night with Seth Meyers, Reinsve mentioned that she was considering quitting acting the day before she was offered the role of Julie, and had considered carpentry as a backup plan to acting.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQl0CZy7yu4&ab_channel=LateNightwithSethMeyers|title=Renate Reinsve Decided to Quit Acting the Day Before Landing Her Biggest Role|website=YouTube|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430020429/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQl0CZy7yu4|archive-date=30 April 2022|access-date=30 January 2022|url-status=live}} Trier had written the part of Julie specifically for her.{{cite web|title=The Worst Person in the World: Lost and Found|url=https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7844-the-worst-person-in-the-world-lost-and-found|work=Criterion Collection|author=Sheila O’Malley|date=28 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705104807/https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7844-the-worst-person-in-the-world-lost-and-found|archive-date=5 July 2022|access-date=4 July 2022|url-status=live}} Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian praised the film giving it a five star review declaring, "Renate Reinsve is the actor who takes on this role and she takes off like a rocket, deserving star status to rival Lily James or Alicia Vikander for her tremendously mature, sensitive and sympathetic performance."{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jul/08/the-worst-person-in-the-world-review-cannes-2021|title= The Worst Person in the World review – Nordic romcom is an instant classic|website= The Guardian|accessdate= April 11, 2024|archive-date= 8 July 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210708223832/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jul/08/the-worst-person-in-the-world-review-cannes-2021|url-status= live}} For her performance she received numerous accolades including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress as well as a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.{{cite web|url= https://www.npr.org/2022/01/30/1076798541/cannes-best-actress-winner-renate-reinsve-is-also-the-worst-person-in-the-world|title= Cannes' Best Actress winner Renate Reinsve is also 'The Worst Person in the World'|website= NPR|accessdate= April 11, 2024|archive-date= 7 May 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230507174500/https://www.npr.org/2022/01/30/1076798541/cannes-best-actress-winner-renate-reinsve-is-also-the-worst-person-in-the-world|url-status= live}}
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Reinsve acted in two films which competed at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, the first being Aaron Schimberg's psychological drama A Different Man co-starring opposite Sebastian Stan and the second being Piero Messina's science-fiction romance Another End with Gael Garcia Bernal.{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2022/06/sebastian-stan-renate-reinsve-adam-pearson-a-different-man-a24-1235049252/|last=Kroll|first=Justin|title=Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve & Adam Pearson To Star In ‘A Different Man’ For A24|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622021208/https://deadline.com/2022/06/sebastian-stan-renate-reinsve-adam-pearson-a-different-man-a24-1235049252/|archive-date=22 June 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/renate-reinsve-worst-person-in-world-star-on-english-debuts-1235832398/|title= Renate Reinsve on Going From ‘The Worst Person in The World’ to Sharing the Screen With Sebastian Stan and Gael García Bernal|website= The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate= April 11, 2024|archive-date= 23 February 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240223061503/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/renate-reinsve-worst-person-in-world-star-on-english-debuts-1235832398/|url-status= live}} Reinsve acted in the film Armand directed by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel which premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2023/film/global/joachim-trier-renate-reinsve-the-worst-person-in-the-world-cannes-armand-1235654298/|title= ‘The Worst Person in the World’ Producers, Cannes Breakout Star Renate Reinsve Reteam on ‘Armand’ (EXCLUSIVE)|website= Variety|accessdate= April 11, 2024|archive-date= 29 June 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230629042735/https://variety.com/2023/film/global/joachim-trier-renate-reinsve-the-worst-person-in-the-world-cannes-armand-1235654298/|url-status= live}} The film is described as "A story about boundaries - not mainly between the kids, but between the adults involved. Who decides where to set them? What is an assault, what is play, what is consent and what is privacy?"{{cite web|url= https://nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/news/stories/renate-reinsve-boards-halfdan-ullmann-tondels-debut-feature-armand|title= Renate Reinsve boards Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel’s debut feature Armand|website= Nordisk Film & TV Fund|accessdate= April 11, 2024|archive-date= 27 June 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230627111501/https://nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/news/stories/renate-reinsve-boards-halfdan-ullmann-tondels-debut-feature-armand|url-status= live}} For her performance she was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Actress. Also in 2024 she played a lover and victim in the Apple TV+ legal thriller series Presumed Innocent acting opposite Jake Gyllenhaal. The series was based on the 1987 novel of the same name.{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2024/tv/reviews/presumed-innocent-review-jake-gyllenhaal-1236028766/|title= Jake Gyllenhaal Is Endlessly Watchable in Apple TV+’s Brilliant ‘Presumed Innocent’ Adaptation: TV Review|website= Variety|accessdate= September 20, 2024}}
Reinsve reunited with Joachim Trier for the family dramedy film Sentimental Value starring alongside Stellan Skarsgård and Elle Fanning.{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2023/film/global/joachim-trier-sentimental-value-renate-reinsve-worst-person-in-the-world-1235726406/|title= Joachim Trier Sets Next Film 'Sentimental Value,' a Father-Daughter Drama With 'Worst Person in the World' Star Renate Reinsve|website= Variety|accessdate= September 18, 2023|archive-date= 18 September 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230918172534/https://variety.com/2023/film/global/joachim-trier-sentimental-value-renate-reinsve-worst-person-in-the-world-1235726406/|url-status= live}} Filming commenced in August 2024.{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/renate-reinsve-worst-person-in-world-star-on-english-debuts-1235832398/ |title=Renate Reinsve on Going From 'The Worst Person in The World' to Sharing the Screen With Sebastian Stan and Gael García Bernal |access-date=23 February 2024 |archive-date=23 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223061503/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/renate-reinsve-worst-person-in-world-star-on-english-debuts-1235832398/ |url-status=live }} The film premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival to positive reviews.{{cite web|url= https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/f/affeksjonsverdi/|title= Sentimental Value|website= Festival de Cannes|accessdate= May 22, 2025}}{{cite web|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sentimental_value|title= Sentimental Value|website= Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate= May 22, 2025}} David Ehlrich of IndieWire praised her collaboration with the director writing, "Reinsve is immaculately attuned to Trier’s energy, and “Sentimental Value” is carried by the manic frustration she brings to her part".{{cite web|url= https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/sentimental-value-movie-review-joachim-trier-1235125511/|title= ‘Sentimental Value’ Review: Joachim Trier’s Wise and Ecstatically Moving Family Portrait Searches for Intimacy Through Filmmaking|website= IndieWire|accessdate= May 22, 2025}} David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter concurred writing, "It’s especially gladdening to see Reinsve working again with a director who draws out every ounce of raw feeling in her" while also praising her for her dramatic and comedic abilities.{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/sentimental-value-review-renate-reinsve-joachim-trier-1236223376/|title= ‘Sentimental Value’ Review: Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgard and Elle Fanning Illuminate Joachim Trier’s Piercing Reflection on Family and Memory|website= The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate= May 22, 2025}} In June 2025, it was announced Reinsve would star opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor in the A24 science-fiction film The Backrooms directed by Kane Parsons.{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2025/06/the-backrooms-movie-renate-reinsve-chiwetel-ejiofor-a24-1236430244/|title= Renate Reinsve Joins Chiwetel Ejiofor In A24 Sci-Fi Horror Pic ‘The Backrooms’|website= Deadline Hollywood|accessdate= June 11, 2025}}
Filmography
=Film=
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|+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Denotes productions that have not yet been released}} | Denotes productions that have not yet been released |
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style=font-size:100%
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
| scope=row | 2011
| Renate | |
|---|
| scope=row | 2012
| Lene | |
| scope=row rowspan="2" | 2015
| {{ill|Women in Oversized Men's Shirts|no|Kvinner i for store herreskjorter}} | Ane | |
| Villmark Asylum
| Synne | |
| scope=row | 2016
| {{ill|Welcome to Norway|no|Welcome to Norway (film)}} | Line | |
| scope=row | 2017
| {{ill|Ekspedisjon Knerten|no}} | Mor | |
| scope=row | 2018
| {{ill|Phoenix (2018 film)|lt=Phoenix|no|Føniks}} | Kristin | |
| scope=row | 2021
| The Worst Person in the World | Julie | |
| scope=row rowspan="4" | 2024
| Anna | |
| A Different Man
| Ingrid | Hollywood debut |
| Another End
| Zoe / Ava | |
| Armand
| Elizabeth | |
| scope=row | 2025
| Nora | |
| scope=row rowspan="3" | TBA
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| X {{dagger}}{{Citation needed |date=March 2023}} | Ingvild | Post-production |
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| Fjord {{dagger}}
| | Post-production{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/sebastian-stan-renate-reinsve-fjord-neon-1236394234/|title=Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve Family Drama ‘Fjord’ Sells to Neon|first=Brent|last=Lang|website=Variety|date=May 12, 2025|accessdate=May 22, 2025|archive-date=May 14, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250514130307/https://variety.com/2025/film/news/sebastian-stan-renate-reinsve-fjord-neon-1236394234/|url-status=live}} |
| {{Pending film|The Backrooms}}
| | Filming{{cite web|url= https://www.thewrap.com/the-backrooms-kane-parsons-a24-movie-chiwetel-ejiofor-renate-reinsve/|title= 19-Year-Old Horror Influencer Kane Parsons to Direct A24 Movie ‘The Backrooms’ Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve|website= TheWrap|accessdate= June 11, 2025}} |
= Television =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style=font-size:100%
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
| scope=row|2015
|Mysteriet på Sommerbåten |Aktuar |Television series |
|---|
| scope=row|2015
|{{N/a}} |Episode #1.1 |
| scope=row|2018
|Siri |3 episodes |
| scope=row|2018
|Roeng |Lena |10 episodes |
| scope=row|2018
|Best: Før |Anemone |Episode: "Popup-festival" |
| scope=row|2018
|Frida |5 episodes |
| scope=row| 2022
| Ida tar ansvar | Sarah | Episode: "Et dukkehjem" |
| scope=row|2024
|Carolyn Polhemus |8 episodes |
Accolades
References
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Category:Norwegian television actresses
Category:Oslo National Academy of the Arts alumni