Malin Åkerman (born 12 May 1978 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish-American actress and model.
She is known for starring in Watchmen, The Heartbreak Kid, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, 27 Dresses, The Proposal, The Numbers Station, Couples Retreat, and The Final Girls.
She moved to Canada when she was 2 and was raised as a Buddhist. She is also dyslexic and has trouble reading scripts and prefers to improvise. She became a US citizen in October 2018. Åkerman speaks Swedish, French and Spanish fluently in addition to English. She's been married to British actor Jack Donnelly since 2018, and has a son named Sebastian with her former husband, Italian musician Roberto Zincone. In 2024, she will co-host the Eurovision Song Contest, which is being held in her native Sweden.
Selected Filmography:
- Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004): Liane
- The Comeback (2005, 2014): Juna Millken
- The Brothers Solomon (2007): Tara Anderson
- The Heartbreak Kid (2007): Lila
- 27 Dresses (2008): Tess Nichols
- Watchmen (2009): Laurie Jupiter / Silk Spectre II
- The Proposal (2009): Gertrude
- Couples Retreat (2009): Ronnie
- Happythankyoumoreplease (2010): Annie
- Catch 44 (2011): Tes
- Rock of Ages (2012): Constance Sack
- Stolen (2012): Riley Jeffers
- The Numbers Station (2013): Katherine
- Trophy Wife (2013-2014): Kate Harrison
- The Final Girls: Amanda Cartwright/Nancy
- Billions (2016 — 2019): Lara Axelrod
- Rampage (2018): Claire Wyden
- Dollface (2019): Celeste
- AMC Soulmates (2020): Martha
- The Sleepover (2020): Margot
- Chick Fight (2020): Anna Wyncomb
- The Aviary (2022): Jillian
- The Masked Singer (2023): Herself / Squirrel
- Eurovision Song Contest (2024): Herself / co-host
