Carice van Houten
Known for Acting · 60 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)
Pauw & Witteman
2006
De Wereld Draait Door
2005
as Self / zelf
German Film Award
1951
as Self
In therapie
2010
as Aya
Temple
2019
as Anna
Zomergasten
1988
Red Light
2020
as Sylvia Steenhuyzen
Malice
2025
as Nat Tanner
Dangerous Liaisons
2022
as Jacqueline de Montrachet
Koppensnellers
2006
as Georgina Verbaan
Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren
2009
A Beautiful Mess
2026
as Self - Host / Jury
Luifel & Luifel
2001
as Roos
Acteurs, De
2001
as Ellie
Movies (44)
Valkyrie
2008
as Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg
Instinct
2019
as Nicoline
The Fifth Estate
2013
as Birgitta Jonsdottir
Repo Men
2010
as Carol
Black Book
2006
as Rachel Stein / Ellis de Vries
Lost Girls & Love Hotels
2020
as Ines
Brimstone
2016
as Anna
Miss Moxy
2025
as Pink (voice)
Black Death
2010
as Langiva
Spoon
2005
as Juffrouw Broer
Miss Minoes
2001
as Minoes
Quota
2024
as (voice)
A Family
2026
as Maria
Domino
2019
as Alex Boe
Occupied City
2023
as Narrator (2024 version)
Incarnate
2016
as Lindsey
Race
2016
as Leni Riefenstahl
Intruders
2011
as Susanna
From Time to Time
2009
as Maria Oldknow
Black Swans
2005
as Marleen
Dorothy Mills
2008
as Jane Van Dopp
Otto Frank, the Father of Anne
2010
as Diary fragments (voice-over)
The Glass Room
2019
as Hana
Game of Thrones: Spanish Kingdom Special
2015
as Self
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015
as Melisandre
Kleinste Kortste Film
2010
as Woman
Black Butterflies
2011
as Ingrid Jonker
Holland: The Living Delta
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Jackie
2012
as Sofie
The Happy Housewife
2010
as Lea Meijer
Stricken
2009
as Carmen
Verhoeven Versus Verhoeven
2016
as Self - Actress
Family Way
2012
as Winnie de Roover
Suzy Q
1999
as Suzy
Father's Affair
2003
as Monika
Gewoon Hans
2009
as Carice van Houten
Love Is All
2007
as Kiki Jollema
Grandpa Cor
2024
AmnesiA
2001
as Sandra
A Thousand Kisses
2006
as Samarinde
The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank
2015
as Self
Storm in mijn hoofd
2001
as Titania
Ivoren wachters
1998
Bonkers
2005
as Lis
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 60 credits spanning from 1951 to 2026, Carice van Houten has appeared in 44 films and 16 TV shows.
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Most Popular Carice van Houten Movies
- Valkyrie (2008) — as Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg
- Instinct (2019) — as Nicoline
- The Fifth Estate (2013) — as Birgitta Jonsdottir
- Repo Men (2010) — as Carol
- Black Book (2006) — as Rachel Stein / Ellis de Vries
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