10 Actresses Who Could Play The Young Lara Croft In Tomb Raider

3) Alicia Vikander

Alicia Vikander came close to starring in a video game adaptation with the upcoming Assassin’s Creed, but passed on that to star in the next Bourne movie.

After impressing in Ex Machina and Testament of Youth, the Swedish actress managed to outshine both Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer in The Man From U.N.C.L.E., and her future is looking very bright indeed.

Vikander taking on the leading role in a movie like Tomb Raider really wouldn’t be a huge test for her at this point, but it would help take her career to the next level. That aside, and Lara Croft is undeniably a character she’s well suited to playing.

We’ve seen her kicking ass on the big screen and delivering fascinatingly layered performances on many occasions now, so while she may not be British, there’s no denying that Vikander is more than capable of doing Lara justice in a movie.