Alivia Lans

Alivia Katija Lans (born 11 July 1994) is a Reshan visual artist, writer, and former actress. She is best known for her leading role as Nicola Martinja on Havershom (2012–2014).

Following her departure from the show, she began a career as a visual artist and writer, releasing a best-selling memoir, Days Are Gone, in 2016.

Early life
Lans was born in Hederhelm to single mother Jana Lans. Her mother had multiple self-employed professions, working as a sculptor, fashion designer, model, painter, and poet. She has never met her father. Lans has said that she grew up in an "open, artistic, bohemian household", and was raised in the Hammalukka borough as an only child. In 2008, when she was 14 years old, her mother died of lung cancer, and she was subsequently raised by her grandparents in the Parsmak borough.

Growing up, Lans was an artistic child. She had always wanted to pursue an artistic career, and wished to study at an arts-oriented elementary school, but her family could not afford the tuition. After graduating from elementary school in 2010, she began studying acting at Otto Furster School, an acting conservatory. She graduated from high school in 2014.

Career
Lans began her acting career in 2012, when she was cast as Nicola Martinja on the teen comedy-drama Havershom, after series creator Elsabet Samelsen went to local Hederhelm conservatories looking for actors for the show. Lans originally was denied the role, and Dina Helmdal-Kvickermann was cast instead. However, after Helmdal-Kvickermann dropped out due to health issues, Lans was chosen to replace her. Lans began acting in the role during season two of the show, before departing after season six. While never one of the show's protagonists, she had a major role in the series.

After her departure from the show in 2014, Lans revealed that she'd be "semi-retiring" from her acting career, in favor of pursuing a career in visual arts and writing. She released a best-selling memoir, Days Are Gone, in 2016, which chronicled her life before and after her mother's death, and other issues she faced in her childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood. In 2017, Lans had her first art show, when her graphic designs were shown in a gallery in Hammalukka for a period of three weeks.

Personal life
Lans is openly a lesbian, having come out of the closet in 2013. She has openly stated that she wanted to meet her biological father, and urged him to contact her. As of 2017, she has still not met him.