Nora Rios

Nora Rios
Born (1999-09-24) 24 September 1999
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

Nora Rios (born 29 September 1999) is a Swedish actress. Her breakout role was in Caliphate (2022). She had main roles in Heartbeats (2022–2023) and An Honest Life (2025). She also starred in the series Life on Seacrow Island (2025).

Life and career

She was born on 29 September 1999. She is of Peruvian and Swedish descent; her parents met while working as cultural guides in Cusco and moved to Sweden before her birth. She has two younger siblings. She grew up in Eriksberg, Uppsala and initially considered pursuing a career in journalism. She moved to Stockholm after being accepted to a theatre programme at Södra Latin. As of December 2025, she was studying directing at HDK-Valand.[1]

She appeared in Bankrånet (2013), Arne Dahl: Mörkertal (2015), Beck – Sista dagen (2016), and Arkeologens dotter (2018).[2] Her breakout role was in Caliphate (2020) as Sulle, as a 15-year-old high school student whose previously normal life transforms under the influence of Islamic State propaganda.[3] She was nominated for the Rising Star Award at the Stockholm International Film Festival the same year.[4]

Rios played a young radical named Max in An Honest Life (2025).[5] She starred as Malin Melkersson in the SVT production Life on Seacrow Island, which was released on 31 October 2025. The series was a remake of a series of the same name, which was written by Astrid Lindgren and premiered in 1964.[6]

Acting credits

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Black Crab
2025 An Honest Life Max [7]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Bankrånet [2]
2015 Arne Dahl: Mörkertal
2016 Beck – Sista dagen
2018 Arkeologens dotter
2020 Caliphate Sulle [8]
2022–2023 Heartbeats Mio [9]
2025 Life on Seacrow Island Malin [10]

References

Citations

Sources

  • [Aftonbladet] (30 July 2025). "Nora Rios spelar anarkist – stoppades av polisen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  • Bendjelloul, Wanda (5 August 2025). "Svenska "Ett ärligt liv" höjer sig sällan över klyschorna" [Swedish “An Honest Life” rarely rises above clichés]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  • Dahlström, Fredrik (1 September 2024). "Utflykt till nya Saltkråkan – Uppsalaprofiler i viktiga roller" [Excursion to the new Seacrow Island – Uppsala personalities in key roles]. Upsala Nya Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  • [Elle]. "ELLE möter Nora Rios – aktuell som Mio i serien Heartbeats" [ELLE meets Nora Rios – currently playing Mio in the series Heartbeats]. Elle (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  • Huldt, Maria (29 September 2024). "Nora Rios: "Det är en ära att få spela Malin"" [Nora Rios: “It's an honor to play Malin”]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  • Lundström, Jacob (3 February 2020). ""Vi förstår inte hur djupt minnen faktiskt sätter sig i kroppen"" [“We don't understand how deeply memories actually become embedded in the body.”]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  • von Otter, Vera (6 December 2025). "Nora Rios: "Min hårfärg är inte en del av berättelsen i 'Saltkråkan'"" [Nora Rios: “My hair colour is not part of the story in "Life on Seacrow Island"]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  • Söderqvist, Jan (11 January 2020). "Det gnistrar om SVT:s IS-thriller" [SVT's Islamic State thriller causes a stir]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  • Sterner, Göran (26 January 2020). "Nora Rios slår igenom i "Kalifat"" [Nora Rios has breakthrough in Caliphate]. Upsala Nya Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  • Tiberg, Cecilia (20 August 2025). "Skarsgård om första huvudrollen: "Skulle inte visa för en sjuåring"" [Skarsgård on his first leading role: “Wouldn't show it to a seven-year-old”]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  • [Upsala Nya Tidning] (7 October 2020). "De kan utses till Rising Star" [They can be named Rising Star]. Upsala Nya Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 October 2025.
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