Carice van Houten

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 Sude…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Game of Thrones (2011) — Melisandre
2. The Simpsons (1989) — Annika Van Houten (voice)
3. Valkyrie (2008) — Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg
4. Repo Men (2010) — Carol
5. Race (2016) — Leni Riefenstahl
6. Brimstone (2016) — Anna
7. Black Book (2006) — Rachel Stein / Ellis de Vries
8. The Fifth Estate (2013) — Birgitta Jonsdottir
9. Black Death (2010) — Langiva
10. Incarnate (2016) — Lindsey
11. Intruders (2011) — Susanna
12. Domino (2019) — Alex Boe
13. Dorothy Mills (2008) — Jane Van Dopp
14. Lost Girls & Love Hotels (2020) — Ines
15. From Time to Time (2009) — Maria Oldknow
16. Miss Minoes (2001) — Minoes
17. Love Is All (2007) — Kiki Jollema
18. Temple (2019) — Anna
19. Stricken (2009) — Carmen
20. Instinct (2019) — Nicoline
21. Family Way (2012) — Winnie de Roover
22. Jackie (2012) — Sofie
23. The Happy Housewife (2010) — Lea Meijer
24. Malice (2025) — Nat Tanner
25. Black Butterflies (2011) — Ingrid Jonker
26. Suzy Q (1999) — Suzy
27. The Glass Room (2019) — Hana
28. Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience (2015) — Melisandre
29. Dangerous Liaisons (2022) — Jacqueline de Montrachet
30. Red Light (2020) — Sylvia Steenhuyzen
31. Father's Affair (2003) — Monika
32. A Thousand Kisses (2006) — Samarinde
33. AmnesiA (2001) — Sandra
34. Occupied City (2023) — Narrator (2024 version)
35. Bonkers (2005) — Lis
36. Holland: The Living Delta (2015) — Narrator (voice)
37. Spoon (2005) — Juffrouw Broer
38. Miss Moxy (2025) — Pink (voice)
39. Verhoeven Versus Verhoeven (2016) — Self - Actress
40. De Wereld Draait Door (2005) — Self