Josephine Langford

Josephine Langford
Langford in September 2021
Born
Josephine Eliza Langford

(1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 (age 27)[1]
Perth, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2007– present
RelativesKatherine Langford (sister)

Josephine Eliza Langford[2] (born 18 August 1997) is an Australian actress best known for her starring role as Tessa Young in the After film series. She also portrayed Emma Cunningham in the Netflix film Moxie. She also played Zoey Miller in the Amazon Prime Video romcom The Other Zoey and Katy Gibson in Gigi & Nate.

Early life

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Langford was born in Perth, Western Australia,[2] and raised in Applecross, a riverside suburb of Perth.[3][4] She is the youngest daughter of Stephen Langford, a flying doctor and the director of medical services at the Royal Flying Doctor Service Western Operations,[5] and Elizabeth Green, a pediatrician.[6] Her older sister Katherine is also an actress.

As a child, Langford became interested in music and played the saxophone, the violin, and the piano.[7] She's also played cricket in her childhood. In 2008, at the age of 10, Langford wrote and performed a song called "Shadows" for a music competition, which won her the "Song of the Year" title.[8] She also wrote two more songs, "Lonely" (2007) and "Sea Shanty" (2008) with fellow young composer Kristina Lang.

Career

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Langford started taking acting classes at the age of 13.[3] In 2012, she began taking acting classes at Perth Film School.[9] At the age of 14, she began appearing in several short films such as Sex Ed (2013), When Separating (2013), and Gypsy Blood (2014).[10] She made her screen debut in the indie film Pulse (2017), which screened at film festivals.[11] She also starred as a supporting actress the same year on the American horror film Wish Upon, acting alongside Joey King.[12][13] She also made her television debut in 2017 on the Australian series Wolf Creek.

In July 2018, Langford was cast as Tessa Young in the film After, based on the 2014 new adult fiction novel of the same name written by Anna Todd.[14][15][16] The film premiered in 2019,[17] and grossed $69.7 million worldwide.[18] She won a Teen Choice Award for her role as Tessa.[19] Josephine Langford reprised role in the sequel, After We Collided, which was released in September 2020.[20][21] In 2019, Langford also appeared in the American horror anthology web television series Into the Dark as Clair. In November 2019, Langford was cast as Emma Cunningham in the Netflix film Moxie, which is based on the novel of the same name written by Jennifer Mathieu.[22] The third and fourth installments in the After series, After We Fell and After Ever Happy were released in 2021 and 2022 respectively.[23] The fifth and final film, After Everything, was released in 2023.[24]

Filmography

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Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2017 Wish Upon Darcie Chapman
2019 After Tessa Young
2020 After We Collided Tessa Young
2021 Moxie Emma Cunningham
After We Fell Tessa Young
The Great Gatsby Live Read! Jordan Baker
2022 Gigi & Nate Katy Gibson
After Ever Happy Tessa Young
2023 After Everything Tessa Young
The Other Zoey Zoey Miller
2024 Beyond After Herself Documentary
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2017 Wolf Creek Emma Webber Episodes: "Journey", "Outback"
2019 Into the Dark Clair Singer Episode: "They Come Knocking"
2020 Day by Day Lucy Voice role; episode: "At the Peak of It All"
Belle Williams Voice role; episodes: "Class of 2020: Prom", "Class of 2020: Graduation"

Awards and nominations

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Year Awards Category Nominated work Result
2019 Teen Choice Awards Choice Drama Movie Actress After Won[25]
2021 Just Jared Awards Favourite Actress of 2021 Herself Won[26]
2022 Just Jared Awards Favourite Young Actress of 2022 Herself Won[27]

References

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  1. ^ "Famous birthdays for Aug. 18: Robert Redford, Josephine Langford". UPI. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Josephine Langford". TV Guide. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b Campbell, Kate (2 December 2018). "From Applecross to Hollywood star". PerthNow. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  4. ^ McCarthy, Lauren (12 April 2019). "Is Josephine Langford Poised to be the Next Kristen Stewart?". W Magazine. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  5. ^ Wynne, Emma (26 November 2015). "Local hero's 32 years saving lives in the air". ABC News. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  6. ^ "The Author - Parenting Is Forever". parentingisforever.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Josephine Langford: chi è l'attrice protagonista di After". tg24.sky.it (in Italian). 12 April 2019. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Josephine Langford "Shadows"". Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Our Student Josephine Langford Stars in the Movie "After"". Marbella Film School. 25 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Perth star Josephine Langford is set to star in this steamy movie". celebrity.nine.com.au. 23 November 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  11. ^ "How tall is Josephine Langford?". PopBuzz. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Josephine Langford Set to Become Hollywood's "It Girl" | BLOUIN ARTINFO". blouinartinfo.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Josephine Langford Is Ready for the After Effect". Yahoo! Finance. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  14. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (9 July 2018). "Josephine Langford Set To Star As Tessa In 'After,' Movie Adaptation Of Anna Todd's YA Phenom Novels". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  15. ^ Schulman, Alissa. "After's Josephine Langford Is Ready For Her Close-Up". MTV News. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Katherine Langford's Sister Was Just Cast In A Harry Styles Inspired Fanfic Movie". PopBuzz. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  17. ^ Chambers, Hannah (12 April 2019). "'After' Star Josephine Langford Spills On Bad Boys, Steamy Sex Scenes and That Harry Styles Drama". Cosmopolitan. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  18. ^ "After (2019) (2019) - Box Office Mojo". boxofficemojo.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  19. ^ Moreau, Jordan (19 June 2019). "'Avengers: Endgame,' 'Riverdale,' 'Aladdin' Top 2019 Teen Choice Award Nominations". Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  20. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (19 May 2019). "Voltage Heats Up 'After' Sequel; Josephine Langford & Hero Fiennes Tiffin Returning – Cannes". Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  21. ^ Chambers, Hannah (20 May 2019). "'After' Is Officially Getting a Sequel! Here's What You Need to Know". Cosmopolitan. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  22. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (5 November 2019). "'After' Star Josephine Langford Joins Amy Poehler's 'Moxie'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  23. ^ Sarah El-Mahmoud (2 August 2021). "After We Fell: Release Date, Cast And Other Quick Things We Know About The New After Movie". CINEMABLEND. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  24. ^ "When Will After 5 Be Released And What Can We Expect From The After Everything Trailer?". 2 May 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  25. ^ August 11, Rachel Yang; EDT, 2019 at 08:06 PM. "Teen Choice Awards 2019: See the full list of winners and nominees". EW.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  26. ^ "Just Jared on twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  27. ^ "Just Jared on twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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