Janicke Askevold (born 29 April 1980) is a Norwegian film director, actress, and model. Askevold has acted in several notable films, including China Salesman and My Way. She also directed the 2021 film Together Alone.
Askevold was born in Bærum, Norway. At the age of 19, she was recruited by a modelling agency, and promptly left for Milan. Askevold had her first major acting role in 2012, when she acted as Sophia in My Way.[1] In 2017, Askevold starred in the Chinese action film China Salesman, portraying the character Susanna.[2]
In 2021, Janicke Askevold released her first feature-length film, Together Alone.[3] The Norwegian Kinomagasinet rated the movie at five out of six stars, calling it a "really good Norwegian film experience, with competent actors".[4] Stavanger Aftenblad branded it a "boring bickering film".[5]