Carice van Houten
Known for Acting · 58 credits
- Born
- 1976-09-05 (age 49)
- Place of birth
- Leiderdorp, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Also known as
- Carice Anouk van Houten · Карис ван Хаутен · Каріс ван Гаутен · 卡里斯·范·侯登 · کاریس ون هوتن · کاریس فان هاوتن
Biography
Carice Anouk van Houten, born on September 5, 1976, is a Dutch stage and film actress. One of Europe's most celebrated actresses, Carice van Houten is perhaps best known as 'Melisandre' in the iconic TV show Game of Thrones, a performance for which she has been recognized with an Emmy Award nomination in 2019. Other projects include Paul Verhoeven's award-winning Black Book and Bryan Singer's Valkyrie opposite Tom Cruise and as Melisandre on Game of Thrones. Recent projects include Instinct and Temple, a TV show for Sky opposite Mark Strong, which has been picked up for a second season.
Her Dutch-language feature Love Life, gained her further critical acclaim and broke box office records in her native Holland. Her next film Happy Housewive won her a record breaking 5th Golden Calf at The Netherlands Film Festival and was voted 'Best Dutch Actress of All Time' by the Dutch audience. Other awards include Best Actress for Black Butterflies at the Tribeca Film Festival and the Best Performance award for Instinct at the Les Arcs Film Festival 2019.
Her credits include Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's Intruders and Bill Condon's The Fifth Estate, the Jesse Owens biopic, Race, with Jason Sudekis and Jeremy Irons and voiced a character in The Simpsons. She can also be seen in Brian de Palma's Domino and in Brimstone, opposite Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce and Kit Harrington, and The Glass Room, with Claes Bang. She played a leading role in Halina Reijn's directorial feature debut Instinct, opposite Marwan Kenzari (Aladdin), which won the Variety Piazza Grande Award in Locarno Film Festival 2019. Instinct is the first outing for the Carice and Halina's production banner, Man Up.
Known For
TV Shows (16)
Game of Thrones
2011
as Melisandre
The Simpsons
1989
as Annika Van Houten (voice)
De Wereld Draait Door
2005
as Self / zelf
German Film Award
1951
as Self
Pauw & Witteman
2006
Temple
2019
as Anna
Malice
2025
as Nat Tanner
Zomergasten
1988
Red Light
2020
as Sylvia Steenhuyzen
Dangerous Liaisons
2022
as Jacqueline de Montrachet
In therapie
2010
as Aya
Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren
2009
Luifel & Luifel
2001
as Roos
Acteurs, De
2001
as Ellie
Koppensnellers
2006
as Georgina Verbaan
A Beautiful Mess
2026
as Self - Host / Jury
Movies (42)
Valkyrie
2008
as Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg
Black Book
2006
as Rachel Stein / Ellis de Vries
Race
2016
as Leni Riefenstahl
Brimstone
2016
as Anna
Repo Men
2010
as Carol
Domino
2019
as Alex Boe
Instinct
2019
as Nicoline
Black Death
2010
as Langiva
Lost Girls & Love Hotels
2020
as Ines
Incarnate
2016
as Lindsey
The Fifth Estate
2013
as Birgitta Jonsdottir
Suzy Q
1999
as Suzy
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015
as Melisandre
Intruders
2011
as Susanna
AmnesiA
2001
as Sandra
A Family
2026
as Maria
Dorothy Mills
2008
as Jane Van Dopp
Miss Minoes
2001
as Minoes
The Glass Room
2019
as Hana
Miss Moxy
2025
as Pink (voice)
From Time to Time
2009
as Maria Oldknow
Occupied City
2023
as Narrator (2024 version)
Ivoren wachters
1998
Stricken
2009
as Carmen
Black Butterflies
2011
as Ingrid Jonker
The Happy Housewife
2010
as Lea Meijer
Jackie
2012
as Sofie
Spoon
2005
as Juffrouw Broer
Father's Affair
2003
as Monika
Love Is All
2007
as Kiki Jollema
Gewoon Hans
2009
as Carice van Houten
Quota
2024
as (voice)
A Thousand Kisses
2006
as Samarinde
Bonkers
2005
as Lis
The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank
2015
as Self
Family Way
2012
as Winnie de Roover
Holland: The Living Delta
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Black Swans
2005
as Marleen
Storm in mijn hoofd
2001
as Titania
Verhoeven Versus Verhoeven
2016
as Self - Actress
Kleinste Kortste Film
2010
as Woman
Grandpa Cor
2024
About Carice van Houten
Carice Anouk van Houten, born on September 5, 1976, is a Dutch stage and film actress. One of Europe's most celebrated actresses, Carice van Houten is perhaps best known as 'Melisandre' in the iconic TV show Game of Thrones, a performance for which she has been recognized with an Emmy Award nomination in 2019. Other projects include Paul Verhoeven's award-winning Black Book and Bryan Singer's Valkyrie opposite Tom Cruise and as Melisandre on Game of Thrones. Recent projects include Instinct and Temple, a TV show for Sky opposite Mark Strong, w… With 58 credits spanning from 1951 to 2026, Carice van Houten has appeared in 42 films and 16 TV shows.
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- Valkyrie (2008) — as Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg
- Black Book (2006) — as Rachel Stein / Ellis de Vries
- Race (2016) — as Leni Riefenstahl
- Brimstone (2016) — as Anna
- Repo Men (2010) — as Carol
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