Sasha Lane stars as Bobbi in the new limited series “Conversations With Friends,” based on the Sally Rooney novel of the same name. In the years since she burst onto the scene in her breakout role in 2016’s “American Honey,” she’s built up quite an impressive résumé. But she was just a teenager when the movie’s director, Andrea Arnold, discovered her while she was out partying with her friends.
Lane was 19 when Arnold approached her on the beach in Florida during spring break and asked her to audition for the movie, which is about a group of teens who sell magazines door to door as they travel the country. “Really, I didn’t know anything about acting, so I was surprised and a bit wary,” Lane told The Guardian. “When we started improvising, I began slowly to feel comfortable. It seems almost overwhelming now but, back then at that moment, I felt I could do anything because [Arnold] gave me this sense of confidence in myself.”
Since then, Lane has been a part of some major projects, and she has more coming down the pipeline. She appeared in the first season of “Loki” as a member of the Time Variance Authority, she starred in Halsey’s movie for “If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power,” and she’ll appear in the new Apple TV+ series “The Crowded Room” alongside Tom Holland.
Read on to learn more about Lane’s major roles, plus the projects you can catch her in soon.
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"Loki"
Lane appears as Hunter C-20 in the first season of “Loki” in 2021. Lane’s character doesn’t make it to the end of the season, so it’s unlikely she’ll appear in season two. But with all the variants running around the multiverse, it’s always possible she’ll return to the MCU.
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"American Honey"
Lane’s first role was in Arnold’s 2016 film, “American Honey.” Lane plays Star opposite Shia LaBeouf and Riley Keough.
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"The Crowded Room"
Lane will appear in the upcoming Apple TV+ anthology series “The Crowded Room.” The series also stars Tom Holland, Amanda Seyfried, Emmy Rossum, and Christopher Abbott. Season one is based on “The Minds of Billy Milligan” by Billy Milligan. There is no release date yet.
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"Conversations With Friends"
Lane plays Bobbi in the Hulu show “Conversations With Friends.” She stars alongside Alison Oliver, Jemima Kirke, and Joe Alwyn in the adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel, which premieres May 2022.
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"The Miseducation of Cameron Post"
Lane appears in 2018’s “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” alongside Chloë Grace Moretz and John Gallagher Jr. The movie is about gay conversion therapy and the LGBTQ+ youth it harms.
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"Hellboy"
Lane appears in the 2019 “Hellboy” film, which stars David Harbour as the titular superhero. Lane plays Alice Monaghan, a young woman who becomes a medium after she was kidnapped by faeries as a baby.
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"Daniel Isn't Real"
The 2019 film “Daniel Isn’t Real” is a psychological horror film that stars Lane alongside Miles Robbins and Patrick Schwarzenegger.
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"Utopia"
Lane stars in Amazon Prime’s 2020 series “Utopia,” which is about a group of young adults who get ahold a copy of an underground comic book that sets them on the path to saving the world. The show was canceled after one season.
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"Hearts Beat Loud"
Lane appears in 2018’s “Hearts Beat Loud,” which also stars Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Ted Danson, Blythe Danner, and Toni Collette. The movie is about a record-store owner (Offerman) who tries to convince his daughter, Sam (Clemons), to start a band with him. Lane plays Sam’s girlfriend, Rose.
