Alicia Vikander made her first screen appearance in the 2002 television film ‘Min balsamerade mor’ where she played the role of ‘Ebba Du Rietz.’ She next appeared in television series like ‘The Befallen’ (2003), ‘En decemberdröm’ (2005), and ‘Levande föda’ (2007). In 2007, she joined the cast of the Swedish drama series ‘Andra Avenyn’ created by Peter Emanuel Falck and Christian Wikander. She played the role of ‘Jossan Tegebrandt Björn’ and remained a part of the show until 2008. Vikander made her big-screen debut in the 2010 Swedish drama film ‘Pure’ directed by Lisa Langseth. Her performance in the film earned her the ‘Guldbagge Award’ for ‘Best Actress in a Leading Role.’ She continued to star in films like ‘The Crown Jewels’ (2011), ‘A Royal Affair’ (2012), ‘Anna Karenina’ (2012), ‘The Fifth Estate’ (2013), ‘Hotell’ (2013), ‘Testament of Youth’ (2014), ‘Ex Machina’ (2014), and ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ (2015). Vikander became a recipient of the ‘Academy Award’ for her portrayal of ‘Gerda Wegener’ in the 2015 biographical romantic drama film ‘The Danish Girl’ directed by Tom Hooper. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and grossed over $64.2 million on a budget of $15 million. That same year, she was also seen in the American drama film ‘Burnt’ directed by John Wells. The film received a lukewarm response from critics. She was next seen in films like ‘Jason Bourne’ (2016), ‘The Light Between Oceans’ (2016), ‘Birds Like Us’ (2017), ‘Tulip Fever’ (2017), ‘Euphoria’ (2017), ‘Submergence’ (2017), and ‘Moomins and the Winter Wonderland’ (2017).
In 2018, she played the role of ‘Lara Croft’ in the action-adventure film ‘Tomb Raider’ directed by Roar Uthaug. The film received a mixed response from critics and grossed over $274.7 million on a budget of $106 million. She next starred in films like ‘Anthropocene: The Human Epoch’ (2018), ‘I Am Easy to Find’ (2019), ‘Earthquake Bird’ (2019), ‘The Glorias’ (2020), ‘Blue Bayou’ (2021), ‘The Green Knight’ (2021), and ‘Beckett’ (2021). She was last seen playing the role of ‘Mira Harberg’ in the American-French comedy-drama miniseries ‘Irma Vep’ in 2022.