Personal life

Briem was born in Reykjavík and is the daughter of drummer Gunnlaugur Briem of Mezzoforte and back-up vocalist Erna Þórarinsdóttir. She started acting when she was nine at the National Theatre of Iceland. She moved to England at the age of sixteen and in 2004 she graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, having received the John Barton award in Stage Fighting. As a child she studied hand-to-hand combat and is trained in a variety of weaponry including the broadsword. She is married to actor/director Constantine Paraskevopoulos.

Career

She appeared in the second season of The Tudors, portraying King Henry VIII's third queen consort, Jane Seymour; she was replaced in the third season after the show was unable to work out conflicting dates with New Line Cinema over her previous commitment to the Premiere and press for Journey to the Center of the Earth. She appeared in Journey to the Center of the Earth as the female action hero lead, Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2011) and Elevator (2011).

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2005	La Monja	Eva	English title: The Nun
2006	Köld slóð	Elín	English title: Cold Trail
2008	Journey to the Center of the Earth	Hannah Ásgeirsson	Also filmed in 3D
2009	Everything Will Happen Before You Die	Karen
2010	The Storyteller	Nicole
2011	Dylan Dog: Dead of Night	Elizabeth
2011	You, Me & the Circus	Bo
2011	Queen Of Hearts	Claire	Short Film
2011	Elevator	Celine Fouquet
2012	You, Me & The Circus	Bo
2015	Queen of Hearts	Claire	Completed
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Doctors	Anneka Marsh	Episode: "Golden Girl"
2005	Doctor Who	Sally	Episode: The Christmas Invasion
2006	The Evidence	Emily Stevens	Episodes: "And the Envelope Please" "Stringers" "Wine and Die" "Yi vs. Li" "Borrowed Time" "Pilot" "Down for the Count"
2008	The Tudors	Jane Seymour	Season Two, 4 episodes
2008	Up Close with Carrie Keagan	Anita Briem

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