Personal Info
Birth date
1972-04-25 (53 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Hovsta, Sweden
Also known as
Sofia Margareta Helin
Sofia Margareta Götschenhjelm Helin
Sofia Helin
Biography
Sofia Margareta Götschenhjelm Helin (born April 25, 1972 in Hovsta in Närke, Örebro) is a Swedish actress best known for the Guldbagge nomination she got for her role in Dalecarlians (Swedish: Masjävlar). Sofia Helin graduated from the Theater Academy in Stockholm in 2001. In 1994-1996 she went to Calle Flygares theater school. She has lived in Linghem outside Linköping. She has played in several films, including At Point Blank (Rånarna) where she had the leading role of chief inspector Klara. In 2004 she had another leading role as Mia in Masjävlar. It was in that movie she made her breakthrough. In 2007 she got a further leading role as Cecilia Algottsdotter in Jan Guillou's The Knight Templar (Crusades trilogy) about Arn Magnusson. She is also included in the new Swedish animated movie Metropia, which was released in the cinema in October 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sofia Helin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Bridge
8.077
Overview:
When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.Robins
7.8
Overview:
Robins is a Swedish late-night talk show which premiered on SVT2 on August 23, 2006. The host is the young stand-up comedian Robin Paulsson from Malmö. The show's format is similar to that of other late-night shows, Robin makes jokes about recent news, shows sketches, and talks to a guest in the studio. One of the most popular sketches in the show features Robin appearing as Swedish football player Zlatan Ibrahimović.Alex Rider
7.785
Overview:
Alex Rider is an ordinary teenager enlisted to work on behalf of MI6, where he uses skills he didn't know he had to become an extraordinary spy.Beck
6.7
Overview:
Beck follows Swedish police officer Martin Beck and his team as they investigate various crimes.Exit
7.475
Overview:
Exit is based on the true stories of four men in their mid-30s, who all became multi-millionaires before the age of thirty. Attempting to escape from their obligations, expectations and families, they employ drugs, prostitutes, and their very own set of morals.Lust
7.2
Overview:
After her nationwide study suggests that sex is the highway to health, Anette and her three lifelong friends begin to question how to keep their own sex lives from being sidelined by careers, kids, partners, and the realities of life.Atlantic Crossing
6.5
Overview:
The incredible, true story of the Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha’s efforts to support her country during World War II. After a headlong flight from the Nazis, she was forced to part from her husband and cross the Atlantic Ocean to seek refuge in the United States. There, she soon found herself involved in a close relationship with the President of the United States: Franklin D. Roosevelt.Mystery Road
6.9
Overview:
When there is a mysterious disappearance on an outback cattle station, Detective Jay Swan is assigned to investigate. Working with local cop Emma James, Jay’s investigation uncovers a past injustice that threatens the fabric of the whole community.Renées brygga
NYR
Overview:
TV presenter invites Swedish celebrities and interesting personalities to her summer island in the Stockholm Archipelago for an evening filled with food, drink, laughs and emotion. She interviews her guests about their career, life and dreams, trying to learn new things about them.Arn: The Knight Templar
7.5
Overview:
Arn has to endure so much before he can get the love of his life Cecilie, who has been put away in a monastery.Tusenbröder
8.3
Overview:
Tusenbröder is a drama TV-series on Swedish Television in three seasons, from 2002, 2003 and 2006. The third installment of the series first opened on the big screen, March 10, 2006, edited together as one film, before later being shown on TV as a longer series.Honour
3.7
Overview:
Four partners at a law firm called "Heder" gain notoriety by helping victims of sex crimes and speaking out against patriarchy.Limbo
5.5
Overview:
A late-night phone call changes everything for Ebba, My and Gloria. The news that their sons have been involved in a serious car crash puts their friendship and priorities to the ultimate testThe Same Sky
6.6
Overview:
Cold War, the seventies. Lars is a Romeo agent from East Germany: he must go to the West side and seduce and spy on Western women who work in government or defense institutions.Bornebusch i tevefabriken
NYR
Overview:
Actress and writer Josephine Bornebusch takes a dive into the world of tv-series and meets the stars and the people behind the successes.Fallen
6.857
Overview:
A cold case turns topical again and turns everything upside down, intertwining the lives of several people.Four Shades of Brown
9
Overview:
Drama comedy that is invented, written down and performed by the Killing Gang: Tomas Alfredson, Jonas Inde, Martin Luuk, Henrik Schyffert, Robert Gustafsson, Andres Lokko and Johan Rheborg.Live Life
6.5
Overview:
Meet Nora, a young and vibrant journalist with a promising future ahead of her. But just as she’s about to take on the world, fate throws her a cruel curveball: a life-threatening cancer diagnosis.The Snowman
5.217
Overview:
Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose pink scarf is found wrapped around an ominous looking snowman.The Queens of Sweden
5.5
Overview:
This unique documentary series sheds light on eight of Sweden's queens. Each episode is dedicated to one of our queens and her fascinating life story, from childhood to the last breath - always one step behind her king, but with great power to influence both politically and culturally. The series is based on real events from Swedish history from the 16th century until the 1930s that have never been told in a format like this before. The reconstructions take place at castles and manors around Sweden, including Stockholm Castle, Rosersberg Castle and Gripsholm Castle. Many times in the same place as the real event took place. In addition, environments have been created that will take place in Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Egypt, and the Netherlands.Arn: The Knight Templar
6.301
Overview:
Arn, the son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman is educated in a monastery and sent to the Holy Land as a knight templar to do penance for a forbidden love.Ragnarok
5.671
Overview:
Archaeologist Sigurd Svendsen discovers that the Oseberg ship hides a secret from the Viking Age. Along with his two children put Sigurd out on a quest to find the truth. The mystery leads them into "No Man's Land" between Norway and Russia where no man traveling in modern times. Old runes take on new meaning when the secret they uncover is more frightening than anyone could have imagined.The Emigrants
5.771
Overview:
Sweden, 1849. A poverty-stricken family decides to move to America in the hope of finding a better and more prosperous life. Although they know the journey will be dangerous and the pressure of facing a new life in a strange and wild land is great, they are determined to succeed.Metropia
6.1
Overview:
In the near future, oil reserves are nearly depleted and Europe is connected by series of underground tunnels. While navigating these tunnels, Roger hears voices, one in particular. Seeking a way to rid himself of the voice only leads Roger deeper into a bizarre conspiracy of control - mind and body.Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End
6.279
Overview:
Arn has served his term in the Holy land and returns home to be reunited with his beloved Cecilia. When he returns home, he discovers that political forces tries to separate him and Cecilia - but thanks to queen Blanka they can finally get married. Arn knows that war is looming and with his martial knowledge he starts to build an army at his new home at Forsvik.The Divine Order
7.3
Overview:
Nora is a young housewife and mother, living in a quaint little village with her husband and their two sons. The Swiss countryside is untouched by the major social upheavals the movement of 1968 has brought about. Nora’s life is not affected either; she is a quiet person who is liked by everybody – until she starts to publicly fight for women’s suffrage, which the men are due to vote on in a ballot on February 7, 1971.That Good Night
6.9
Overview:
A moving and memorable family drama about a terminally ill writer who wants to be reconciled with his long-abandoned son.Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
NYR
Overview:
A documentary that investigates the phenomenon of Scandinavian crime drama and its worldwide success.Nina Frisk
5
Overview:
Nina Frisk is a flight attendant who loves flying. She is happy above the clouds, far away from her dysfunctional family and superficial love life. But then one day Nina meets Marcus and his son William, and falls helplessly in love. For the first time ever in her life, Nina begins to long for a family of her own. But Nina soon discovers that life on earth can be just as turbulent as in the sky.Acting
2023Fallen (6 Episodes) as Iris Broman
2023Live Life (8 Episodes) as Jill Dyvelsten
2023Limbo (6 Episodes) as My
2022Lust (8 Episodes) as Anette
2021The Emigrants as Judit
2020Alex Rider (8 Episodes) as Julia Rothman
2020Atlantic Crossing (8 Episodes) as Crown Princess Märtha
2019Exit (4 Episodes) as Louise Meller-Sacht
2018Lifeboat as Iben
2018Mystery Road (6 Episodes) as Sandra Elmquist
2017Man Divided as Mona
2017The Snowman as Boy's Mother
2017That Good Night as Anna
2017The Same Sky (3 Episodes) as Lauren Faber
2017The Divine Order as Eden
2016Bornebusch i tevefabriken (1 Episode) as Guest
2015Renées brygga (1 Episode) as Herself
2014Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama as Self
2013Ragnarok as Elisabeth
2011The Bridge (38 Episodes) as Saga Norén
2011Asa-Nisse - Welcome to Knohult as Fröken Britta
2010Hellenius Hörna (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2010Arn: The Knight Templar (6 Episodes) as Cecilia Algotsdotter
2009Metropia as Anna Svensson (voice)
2008Good Advice as Hanna
2008The Ballad of Marie Nord and Her Clients as Marie
2008Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End as Cecilia Algotsdotter
2007Arn: The Knight Templar as Cecilia Algotsdotter
2007Nina Frisk as Nina Frisk
2006Robins (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2005Bloodbrothers as Malena
2004Dalecarlians as Mia
2004Four Shades of Brown (1 Episode) as Jenny
2004Four Shades of Brown as Jenny
2003At Point Blank as Klara
2003Älskade du as Unknown
2002Beck 16 - The Last Witness as Sofija
2002Tusenbröder (10 Episodes) as Unknown
1999Beck (1 Episode) as Sofija Leina
Writing
2022Lust (8 Episodes) ... Writer
Crew
2019Honour (8 Episodes) ... Creator