ACTING

I moved to London when I was 18 to do a One-Year Diploma course at the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama. I also auditioned for and consequently trained with the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain and the National Youth Film Academy. I received my BA (Hons) Accelerated Acting degree on a full scholarship with the pioneering and innovative Fourth Monkey Actor Training Company, where I performed classical lead roles such as Zenocrate in Marlowe’s Tamburlaine the Great, as well as devised and acted in many original 4-star review theatre productions in both London and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. As part of Fourth Monkey Actor Training Company’s rich, broad and innovative actor training methodology, I studied Commedia Dell’Arte with the master Antonio Fava at his ArscomicA school in Reggio Emilia, Italy. During my 4+ years in London, I also co-produced, co-wrote and performed in multiple original short films.

I moved to New York City after graduation, when I was 22, where I studied Meisner at The Acting Studio and Scene Study with the renowned and late acting teacher Alice Spivak. I acted professionally in NYC, doubly represented by an agent and manager, and founded my own nonprofit theatre company, the Conscious Performers Collective. I am currently represented by Radical Artists Agency. At my core, I am an actor-creator, who doesn’t “just act”, but also creates and produces their own original material.

My first love has always been acting – where I am the canvas, the instrument, the channel, to communicate the existential heartache and the phenomenal beauty of the human experience. I spent most of my childhood training and performing with the National Youth Theatre of Amsterdam. My time there culminated at age 17 when I won the National Youth Theatre Contest’s First Prize for a deeply philosophical piece I had written, directed and performed. That year also catapulted me into top-level conservatory training when I did an intensive summer course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. This is when I truly fell deeply and madly in love with the craft.

SPECIAL SKILLS

Because of my extensive training, I have a rich and integrative acting skill set. Some of these areas of expertise include:

Meisner, LeCoq, Mask, Animal Studies, Clowning, Devising, Improvisation, Ensemble, Commedia Dell’Arte, Suzuki, Grotowksi, Shakespeare, Stanislavski, Brecht, Laban, Anton Chekhov, Peter Brook, Alexander Technique, Expressive Movement, Contact Improvisation, Puppetry, Viewpoints, Three Circles of Energy, Choral Singing (Mezzo-Soprano), Teleprompter, Voice-Over, MC’ing, Public Speaking, and Immersive and Site-Specific Performance.

I’ve been trained in dance for the screen by famous choreographer Paul Harris (who choreographed the wand fight sequences for the Harry Potter films), including in Jive, Merengue, Tango-American, Waltz, Swing and Foxtrot. I’m also combat trained for the stage and screen through the BASSC certification in both Advanced Unarmed Combat and Advanced Rapier & Dagger Combat. 

I speak English, Spanish and Dutch, have also acted in French and German, have a great ear for accents and dialects, and have dual citizenship (US and Dutch/EU) which allows me the freedom to work in many places.

For bookings, please contact Radical Artists Agency. 

VOICE-OVER REELS