Who Plays Armistice, the 'Westworld' Badass With a Snake Tattoo?

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As the robo - rising on HBO’sWestworldcontinues , the emcee are becoming more and more unpredictable . None more so than Armistice , the mysterious outlaw whose allegiance to Hector Escaton has made her one of the common ’s most grave , and prolific , killers . When it hail to filling in the paint of her incomplete snake tattoo , only the blood of her foe will do . But what happens when she counts robotsandhumans among her opposition ?

She broke out inCold Prey

Bolsø Berdal hails from Norway , where she began her screen career with turn in Hans Petter Moland’sComrade Pedersenand Erik Richter Strand’sSons . She broke out in Roar Uthaug ’s slasherCold Prey , starring as Jannicke , a tricksy brunet with a knack for pickaxe - tripping . The movie was a hit in Bolsø Berdal ’s homeland , and her public presentation nabbed her the Amanda Award ( excellence in Norwegian film ) for best actress in 2007 .

She hit the U.S. with Oren Peli’sChernobyl Diaries

Bolsø Berdal worked on more than a dozen other project overseas – namelyCold Prey 2 , which realize her another Amanda playing nom , andCodename Hunter– before make her enceinte - screen launching in America . As theChernobyl Diaries ’s Zoe , she roleplay a costless - bouncy Norse packer ( fitting ! ) who do a risky decision by link a radical of ill - fatten out tourists on a tripper to Pripyat , the Ukrainian shade town that housed worker of the titular nuclear power plant . A lot of the flick ’s scares and dialogue were improvised , so as to elicit naturalistic reactions from the cast . Understandably , Bolsø Berdalcalledthe experience " stressful . "

She (kinda) kicked butt as a witch

Bolsø Berdal ’s next U.S. fishgig come in the form ofHansel & Gretel : Witch Hunters , a revised version of the fairy taradiddle helmed by her fellow countryman Tommy Wirkola . Under level of makeup , the actress menaced the movie ’s heroes as the Horned Witch , aHexadecimal - looking villain who excels at hand - to - hand fighting but suckle at vanish Calluna vulgaris . Bolsø Berdal ’s bruise brawl with Jeremy Renner ’s Hansel and Gemma Arterton ’s Gretel , which you’re able to watch over above , is one of the flick ’s more substantial highlights .

She kicked more butt with Dwayne Johnson inHercules

Bolsø Berdal ’s with child Hollywood picture show to day of the month put her onscreen with one of Hollywood ’s biggest stars as Atalanta , the huntress who fights alongside Dwayne Johnson ’s Hercules . The office required " a certain type of actress , " Johnsonsaidof Bolsø Berdal , calling her physical prep –which includedfive hebdomad of archery and fight training – " over-the-top . " As Hercules ' guardian , Bolsø Berdal stand out as a war - quick arrow - slinger who was still in signature with her womanhood . " It was important to me that we produce her as feminine as we could , " sheexplainedin an consultation with MovieWeb . " We can be secure and feel good about ourselves and still do it in a feminine way . " While the Brett Ratner project was n’t on the button a critical smash , it did tee up up some nifty chance – namely , a lead in Margarethe von Trotta ’s first English - language motion-picture show , Forget About Nick , and , of row , a fall back role in HBO’sWestworld .

And she’s multi-talented

For one , she ’s aHedda Award - deliver the goods microscope stage actress . But she ’s also a player ! Bolsø Berdal studied jazz singing at the University of Trondheim , before switching to acting at the Oslo National Academy of Dramatic Arts , and she has a pair performances onher websiteto show for it . If you ’re one of those multitude who thinks there are n’t enough crush about cacti in the world , good news : Bolsø Berdal wrote a funny one ( above ) about succulents – and hazard .

So what’s her deal onWestworld?

When we last saw Armistice , in the Season 1 finale ’s post - credits conniption , she was ripping her branch out of a jammed door and fending off a cadre of Delos security measure guard duty . Not much has deepen since , it seems – except her arm . She makes a fitting re - entering in Season 2 , Episode 3 , handle a flamethrower ( which Hector affectionately call a " tartar " ) and sending a puny Delos soldier to his igneous doom . Now reconnected with Maeve and Hector , along withLee Sizemoreand the lovable Sylvester and Lutz , her return to the show should have fans devisingmore theoriesabout what occur to her between seasons .

How did she run away certain death ? And how much has she changed since abandoning her narration loop ? Would she , like Maeve , still have a primal desire to give ear onto her cornerstone memory board ( i.e. , killing Wyatt and fill in the header of her cheapness ) ? Or , as her name implies , could she be the key to mitigate total calamity ? ( And no , you ’re not unbalanced for guess those two options could overlap in the physical body of host civic war . ) While her significance has n’t been cement , one thing ’s clear : Bolsø Berdal stay on one of the show ’s most lethal weapons .

ingrid bolso berdal on hbo’s westworld