Josephine Langford (born 18 August 1997[1]) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her starring role as Tessa Young in the After film series. She also portrayed Emma Cunningham in the Netflix film Moxie while also portraying Zoey in upcoming Netflix romcom The Other Zoey and Katy Gibson in Gigi & Nate.
Langford was born in Perth, Western Australia, and raised in Applecross, a riverside suburb of Perth.[2][3] 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,[4] and Elizabeth Green, a pediatrician.[5] Her older sister, Katherine Langford, is also an actress.
As a child, Langford became interested in music and played the saxophone, the violin, and the piano.[6] 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.[7] She also wrote two more songs, "Lonely" (2007) and "Sea Shanty" (2008).
Career
Langford started taking acting classes at the age of 13.[2] In 2012, she began taking acting classes at Perth Film School.[8] At the age of 14, she began appearing in several short films such as Sex Ed (2013), When Separating (2013), and Gypsy Blood (2014).[9] She made her screen debut in the indie film Pulse (2017), which screened at film festivals.[10] She also starred as a supporting actress the same year on the American horror film Wish Upon, acting alongside Joey King.[11][12] 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.[13][14][15] The film premiered in 2019,[16] and grossed $69.7 million worldwide.[17] She won a Teen Choice Award for her role as Tessa.[18] Josephine Langford reprised role in the sequel, After We Collided, which was released in September 2020.[19][20] In 2019, Langford also appeared in the American horroranthologyweb 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.[21]
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Josephine Langford born 18 August 1997 1 is an Australian actress She is best known for her starring role as Tessa Young in the After film series She also portrayed Emma Cunningham in the Netflix film Moxie while also portraying Zoey in upcoming Netflix romcom The Other Zoey and Katy Gibson in Gigi amp Nate Josephine LangfordLangford in March 2019BornJosephine Langford 1997 08 18 18 August 1997 age 25 Perth AustraliaOccupationActressYears active2007 presentRelativesKatherine Langford sister Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditLangford was born in Perth Western Australia and raised in Applecross a riverside suburb of Perth 2 3 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 4 and Elizabeth Green a pediatrician 5 Her older sister Katherine Langford is also an actress As a child Langford became interested in music and played the saxophone the violin and the piano 6 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 7 She also wrote two more songs Lonely 2007 and Sea Shanty 2008 Career EditLangford started taking acting classes at the age of 13 2 In 2012 she began taking acting classes at Perth Film School 8 At the age of 14 she began appearing in several short films such as Sex Ed 2013 When Separating 2013 and Gypsy Blood 2014 9 She made her screen debut in the indie film Pulse 2017 which screened at film festivals 10 She also starred as a supporting actress the same year on the American horror film Wish Upon acting alongside Joey King 11 12 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 13 14 15 The film premiered in 2019 16 and grossed 69 7 million worldwide 17 She won a Teen Choice Award for her role as Tessa 18 Josephine Langford reprised role in the sequel After We Collided which was released in September 2020 19 20 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 21 Filmography EditFilm roles Year Title Role Notes2017 Wish Upon Darcie Chapman2019 After Tessa Young2020 After We Collided Tessa Young2021 Moxie Emma CunninghamAfter We Fell Tessa YoungThe Great Gatsby Live Read Jordan Baker2022 Gigi amp Nate Katy GibsonAfter Ever Happy Tessa YoungTBA After Everything Tessa Young Post productionThe Other Zoey Zoey Miller FilmingTelevision roles Year Title Role Notes2017 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 EditYear Awards Category Nominated work Result2019 Teen Choice Awards Choice Drama Movie Actress After Won2021 Just Jared Awards Favourite Young Actress of 2021 After Won2022 Just Jared Awards Favourite Young Actress of 2022 After WonReferences Edit Waterhouse Jonah 20 February 2019 Everything You Need To Know About Josephine Langford The Star Of After Elle Archived from the original on 27 September 2019 Retrieved 26 September 2019 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 McCarthy Lauren Is Josephine Langford Poised to be the Next Kristen Stewart W Magazine Archived from the original on 1 July 2019 Retrieved 1 July 2019 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 The Author Parenting Is Forever parentingisforever com au Archived from the original on 4 March 2019 Retrieved 21 June 2019 Josephine Langford chi e l attrice protagonista di After tg24 sky it in Italian Josephine Langford Shadows Our Student Josephine Langford Stars in the Movie After Marbella Film School 25 April 2019 Perth star Josephine Langford is set to star in this steamy movie celebrity nine com au Archived from the original on 1 July 2019 Retrieved 1 July 2019 How tall is Josephine Langford PopBuzz Archived from the original on 1 July 2019 Retrieved 1 July 2019 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 Josephine Langford Is Ready for the After Effect Yahoo Finance Archived from the original on 13 April 2019 Retrieved 2 July 2019 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 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 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 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 After 2019 2019 Box Office Mojo boxofficemojo com Archived from the original on 26 June 2019 Retrieved 1 July 2019 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 Tartaglione Nancy 19 May 2019 Voltage Heats Up After Sequel Josephine Langford amp Hero Fiennes Tiffin Returning Cannes Archived from the original on 26 June 2019 Retrieved 1 July 2019 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 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 External links EditJosephine Langford at IMDb Josephine Langford Instagram Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Josephine Langford amp oldid 1136619681, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
