Kristine Froseth

Kristine Froseth (/ˈfroʊsɛθ/;^[1] Norwegian: Frøseth; born September 21, 1995^[2][3][4]) is an American and Norwegian^[5] actress. She is known for playing Kelly Aldrich in the Netflix series The Society (2019), Alaska Young in the Hulu series Looking for Alaska (2019), and Nan St. George in the Apple TV+ series The Buccaneers (2023). In 2022, she starred in the Showtime series The First Lady as young Betty Ford.

Kristine Froseth
Froseth in 2019
Born	(1995-09-21) September 21, 1995 (age 29) Summit, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2013–present

She is also known for acting in films, taking supporting roles in Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018), The Assistant (2019), and Oh, Canada (2024) while also taking leading roles in Sharp Stick (2022), and How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022).

Early life

Froseth was born on September 21, 1995, in Summit, New Jersey,^[6] to Norwegian parents.^[7] Her childhood was spent traveling back and forth between Oslo and New Jersey due to her father's work.^[5]

Career

Froseth started modeling after being discovered on a catwalk audition at Ski Storsenter in Norway,^[2][8] and was also scouted by IMG Models while in New Jersey at a local mall fashion show.^[9] She has modeled for brands such as Prada, Armani, Miu Miu and H&M.^[10][11][12]

Her acting career began when a casting director found her photos and encouraged her to audition for the film adaptation of John Green's novel Looking for Alaska. This film adaptation was never made. In 2016, she was cast in the pilot for a potential series adaptation of Let the Right One In.^[13] Froseth began her acting career with the 2017 film Rebel in the Rye.^[3][14] In 2018, she starred in two Netflix movies, Sierra Burgess Is a Loser^[15] and Apostle,^[16] and a Sky miniseries, The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair.^[17]

On May 9, 2018, it was announced that Hulu would be adapting the John Green novel Looking for Alaska into an 8-episode miniseries.^[18] On October 30, 2018, Green announced that Froseth would be playing Alaska Young, one of the main characters.^[19] She stars in the 2021 Amazon Prime Video film Birds of Paradise directed by Sarah Adina Smith.^[20]

In June 2022, Froseth was cast to star in Apple TV+'s The Buccaneers.^[21] That same year Froseth played the protagonist, Coby Rae Dellum, on the first episode of the second season of the FX on Hulu series American Horror Stories which aired on July 21, 2022.^[22] Also in 2022 she starred in the Lena Dunham sex comedy Sharp Stick and Daniel Goldhaber's action-thriller How to Blow Up a Pipeline. She also portrayed a young Betty Ford in the limited series The First Lady (2022).

Personal life

In 2022, Froseth began dating her co-star Guy Remmers, whom she met on The Buccaneers set.^[23]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Rebel in the Rye	Shirley Blaney
2018	Sierra Burgess Is a Loser	Veronica	Netflix film
	Apostle	Ffion
2019	Prey	Madeleine
	Low Tide	Mary		[24]
	The Assistant	Sienna		[25]
2021	Birds of Paradise	Marine Elise Durand	Amazon Prime	[20]
2022	Sharp Stick	Sarah Jo		[26]
	How to Blow Up a Pipeline	Rowan		[27]
2023	Snorkeling	Jameson
2024	Desert Road	Woman		[28]
	Oh, Canada	Alicia Fife		[29]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2013	New Face	Herself	Web series by DBTV (Norway)	[2][30]
2016	Junior	Jess	Main role; 10 episodes
2017	Let the Right One In	Eli	Unsold television pilot
2018	The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair	Nola Kellergan	Miniseries; 10 episodes
2019	The Society	Kelly	Main role; 10 episodes
	Looking for Alaska	Alaska Young	Miniseries; 8 episodes	[19]
2020	When the Streetlights Go On	Chrissy Monroe	Miniseries; 10 episodes	[31]
2022	The First Lady	Betty Ford (young)	Limited series; 5 episodes	[32]
	American Horror Stories	Coby Rae Dellum	Episode: "Dollhouse"	[33]
2023–present	The Buccaneers	Nan St. George	Main role; 8 episodes	[21]

Theater

Year	Production	Role	Venue	Ref.
2025	All Nighter	Darcie	The Newman Mills Theater, MCC Theater	[34]

Music videos

Year	Title	Role	Artist	Ref.
2016	"False Alarm"	The Girl	The Weeknd	[35]
	"Killing Me to Love You"	Girl	Vancouver Sleep Clinic	[36]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2024	Sitges Film Festival	Best Actress	Desert Road	Won	[37]