Meet Queue: ‘The Danish Girl’s’ Dazzling Alicia Vikander

Chances are you already know Alicia Vikander‘s face even if you don’t know her name. The Swedish starlet dazzled audiences as Ava, the beguiling android at the center of this spring’s sleeper hit Ex Machina, and has elbowed her way into action flicks like The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Vikander has been steadily building a legion of international fans over the past few years, but she’s set to finally break out this fall with her sublime performance in The Danish Girl. Right now, Vikander is considered a lock for a Best Supporting Actress nomination.

If you’re looking for more on Alicia Vikander, we’ve compiled five titles on streaming just for you. It’s kind of like a “meet cute” in a romantic comedy, but because it’s all streaming, we’re calling it your “meet queue.” So get ready to fall in love with Alicia Vikander…

A Royal Affair (2012)

Alicia Vikander was already an up-and-comer in her native Sweden when she was offered the lead role in A Royal Affair. The sumptuous Oscar-nominated film paired her with Mads Mikkelsen; the two played real-life lovers Queen Caroline Mathilde and Johann Friedrich Struensee. The movie offers a decidedly more intellectual and progressive take on 18th century romance. Mathilde and Struensee aren’t just drawn to each other because of passion, but because of their shared devotion to enlightenment. [Watch A Royal Affair on Netflix]

Anna Karenina (2012)

After wowing international audiences, Vikander made the leap to mainstream English-language fare with Joe Wright’s audacious adaptation. While Keira Knightley and Aaron Taylor-Johnson got top billing, Vikander and her future Ex Machina co-star Domhnall Gleeson infused the film with tender romance as star-crossed lovers Kitty and Levin.
[Watch Anna Karenina on Netflix]

Ex Machina (2015)

Alicia Vikander’s big breakthrough stateside has to have been in Alex Garland’s A.I.-obsessed indie drama Ex Machina. Vikander played Ava, an android on the cusp of achieving true artificial intelligence. Even though she wasn’t made of flesh and bone, Ava is the beating heart of the peace and her own drive pushes the plot to its dramatic climax. [Watch Ex Machina on Prime Video]

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015)

Even though it didn’t blast through the box office this summer, Guy Ritchie’s super-stylized reimagining of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. has already won over a cult audience. Part of the action romp’s appeal? Alicia Vikander’s sultry Gaby Teller. The character was as capable of kicking major ass as she was rocking the bejesus out of some chic mod fashions. The film only solidified our crush on the star. [Where to Stream The Man From U.N.C.L.E.]

The Danish Girl (2015)

Alicia Vikander is wrapping up an absolutely fantastic year with what many critics are heralding as the best performance of her career. In The Danish Girl. the actress play plays Gerda Wegener, a Danish artist who must help her transsexual husband undergo one of the very first sex-change operations. The role puts her toe-to-toe with Eddie Redmayne, another rising star and last year’s Academy Award winner for Best Actor.