RESUME

FACTS

Born: 1991

Playing Age: 25 - 35 years

Height: 1,72 m (5' 7¾")

Weight: 113,6 kg (250 lbs)

Hair Color: Red / Chestnut red

Eye color: Grey-blue

Shoe size: 40 - 41(EU)

Nationality: Danish

Education: Selftaught

Glasses / Lenses: Yes, but mostly glasses

Potræt af Maiken P. Rais fra 2021

MOVIES

2021

  • Spillefilm, ”Baby Pyramid”, Role: Patient at the fertility clinic (extra), Director: Cecilie McNair, Producer: Nordisk Film


2020

  • Feature film, "Another Round", Role: Party guest (extra), Director: Thomas Vinterberg, Producer: Zentropa

2017

  • Music Video w/ Nanna Prip, "Beauty in You", Role: Running girl, Director: Julie Rousing Arnfred & Nikita Christensen, Producer: Aarhus Film Workshop. Watch it here ​


2014

  • Short film, "Keep On Smiling...", Role: The Girl, Director: Maiken P. Rais (me), Producer: RaisMini (homemade). Watch it here

  • Feature film, "Comeback", Role: By-passers + audience (extra), Director: Natasha Arthy, Producer: Toolbox Productions

  • Short film, "VII", Role: A guest on Bakken Amusement Park (extra), Director: Jonas Kærup Hjort, Producer: The National Film School of Denmark

  • Feature film, "People Get eaten", Rolle: Guest at a café (extra), Director: Erik Clausen, Producer: Nordisk Film

  • Feature film, "Escaping the Dead", Role: Zombie (extra), Directors: Martin Sonntag & Bastian Aleksander Brinch, Producer: Dangerous Island Ent.

  • Feature film, "Kolbøttefabrikken", Role: Maibritt, a patient, Director: Morten BH, Producer: Fridthjof Film


2013

  • Short film, "Retribution", Role: Relative at a funeral (extra), Director: Yan Kovyakh, Producer: TheAlmightyProd

  • Feature film, "The Reunion 2 - The Funeral", Role: KATO-concert audience + Bowling guest (extra), Director: Mikkel Serup, Producer: Nordisk Film

  • Feature film, "Tarok - Catch the Dream", Role: Audience at the trotting course (extra), Director: Anne-Grethe Brarup Riis, Producer: Regner Grasten Film

  • Short film (an 80's sketch), "Champs", Role: the nerd's wife/girlfriend, Directors: Mads Koudal & Dennis Bahnson, Producer: Half Past Original

  • Feature film, "Someone You Love", Role: Concert audience (extra), Director: Pernille Fischer Christensen, Producer: Zentropa

  • Feature film, "Antboy", Role: By-passer (extra), Director: Ask Hasselbalch, Producer: Nimbus Film


2012

  • Feature film, "Copenhagen", Role: Guest at a bar (extra), Director: Mark Raso, Producer: Fidelio, Scorched Films

  • Short film (for education), "Ycity Production - Find your internship", Role: Betty, Director: Dea & Anna-Gro Kudsk Graubæk, Producer: Ycity Productions

  • Feature film, "All for Two", Role: By-passer + Guest at a bar (extra), Director: Rasmus Heide, Producer: Fridthjof Film

TV

2022

  • Commercial, "X-factor", Role: Singing pizza delivery person (supporting role), Director: Klaus Spendser, Producer: TV2 (or produced for TV2). Watch it here

  • TV-show, "Families like ours", Role: Pedestrian + Bank customer (extra), Director: Thomas Vinterberg, Producer: Zentropa

2021

  • TV-show, "Borgen, season 4", Role: Journalist on TV1 (extra, several episodes), Director: Mogens Hagedorn & Per Fly, Producer: SAM Productions ApS and DR1


2019

  • TV-show, "Couple Trouble 2", Role: Parent of school kids + guest at a bar (extra), Directors: Parminder Sigh & Nikolaj Steen, Producer: Mastiff

  • TV-show, "Between us", Role: Nanna's & Merete's colleague (extra), Directors: Charlotte Sachs Bostrup & Eigil Langmark, Producer: Anagram Norway in collaboration with Nimbus Film


2018

  • TV-show (Viaplay Original), "Straight Forward", Role: Bypasser (extra), Director: Peter Burger, Charlie Haskell & Riccardo Pellizzeri, Producer: Mastiff in cooperation with Screentime from New Zealand


2015

  • Information Film, "Information film about cervical cancer study", Role: The patient, Director: Wiebe Von Der Vliet, Producer: TV Glad og Gladfonden


2014

  • TV-show, "Partiets Mand", Role: Danish People's Party (DPP) member Karin, Director: Parminder Singh, Producer: Fridthjof Film, DR2

  • TV-show, "Zulu BFF - Sex on Bakken", Role: Melissa, Director: Mads Laursen, Klaus Spendser & Jesper Skoubølling, Producer: Nordisk Film, TV2 Zulu

  • TV-show, "Danish Dynamite 3", Role: Guest at a wedding (extra), Director: Klaus Spendser, Producer: TV2 Zulu


2013

  • TV-show, "Shit Happens 2", Role: Crying apartment applicant (extra), Director: Kasper Birch, Producer: Fridthjof Film, TV2 Zulu

  • TV-show, "Shit Happens", Role: Guest at a bar (extra), Director: Kasper Birch, Producer: Fridthjof Film, TV2 Zulu

  • TV-show, "The Legacy I", Role: Guest at the Vernissage, Director: Pernilla August, Producer: DR1


2012

  • Documentary film, "You Are Not Alone", Role: Myself, Director: Adam Rieper, Producer: DR UNG, DR3
  • TV-show, "Danish Dynamite 2", Role: X-Factor participant (extra),Director: Klaus Spendser, Producer: TV2 Zulu
Halfigur med stort smil af Maiken P. Rais fra 2021
Fuldfigur billede af Maiken P. Rais fra 2021

THEATER

2021

  • The Musical Theater(DK: Musicalteatret), "Trick or Treat" as Captain Salmiak (w/solo song) + Guard. Director: Malthe Rokatis


2019

  • The Musical Theater(DK: Musicalteatret), "Jack The Ripper - The Musical" as Pub Manageress, Vera Acklin (part of the ensemble). Director: Rasmus Mansachs


2018

  • The Musical Theater(DK: Musicalteatret), "The Halloween Mystery" as The Bad Witch 2 + Citizen. Director: Stephanie Dedieu

  • The Musical Theater(DK: Musicalteatret), "We Paint the City Red: The Musical 2" as Sussi(w/solo song & choir). Director: John Holmgren Brohammer Jensen


2014

  • Frederiksberg Theater, "Alice in Wonderland" as Dr. Hansen, Dark creature & White chess rook. Directors: Lærke Zachariasen, Tina Christina & Cæcilie Vanilie Novaa


2013

  • Event in The Danish Radio Concer Hall, "Beautiful, Sexy and first and foremost, unfinished", as Interacting Audience (extra). Director: Rasmus Zwicki

  • C:NTACT, Betty Nansen Theatre, Edison Stage, "Democracy - What do I care?" as Myself. Director: Remi Lewerissa


2012

  • C:NTACT, Betty Nansen Theatre, "Across!" as Myself. Director: Emil Rostrup


2007-2011

  • Various school plays at Vester Thorup Boarding School & Morsoe High School


2006

  • The Teutones' Travel(open-air theatre), "Prince Buris and Liden Kirsten" as Fishergirl + backing choir. Director: Pia Mourier


1997-2005

  • Various school plays at Dueholm School & Sundby Friskole.

STAND-UP

2024

  • 26. June: Open Mic (5 min), Citizen. Host: Louise Lorentzen

  • 19. June: Stand-up competition "De Nyeste Nye #18", Lygten St. Judges: Audrey Castañeda & Sebastian Dorset. Host: Martin Winther-Zarp

  • 17. June: Open Mic (5 min), Rævens Bar. Host: Emil Maersk

  • 11. June: Open Mic (5 min), The Social Pub. Host: Nikolaj Moestrup

  • 10. June: Open Mic (5 min), Rævens Bar. Host: Nikolaj Moestrup

  • 20. May: Open Mic (8 min), Enghave Plads 9. Host: Simon Riemann

  • 8. April: Open Mic (7 min), Opening spot, Enghave Plads 9. Host: Thomas Warberg

  • 28. March: Open Mic (5-7 min), Den Glade Gris. Host: Bjarke Charli

  • 26. March: Open Mic (5-7 min), Huset, CPH. Host: Mads de Krak

  • 18. Mar.: Open Mic (5-7 min), Proud Mary Pub. Host: Sigurd Stenbæk

  • 12. March: Open Mic (5-7 min), Huset, CPH. Host: Mikkel Klint Thorius

  • 11. March: Open Mic (7 min), Enghave Plads 9. Host: Valdemar Pustelnik

  • 05. March: Open Mic (6 min), Karens Comedy Club, Karens Minde Kulturhus. Host: Nikolaj Wulff Andersen

  • 04. March: Open Mic (5 min), Citizen. Host: Jeff Bond

  • 22. Feb.: Open Mic (5-6 min), Theater Play. Host: David Minerba

  • 19. Feb.: Open Mic (5 min), Enghave Plads 9. Host: Thomas Warberg

  • 12. Feb.: Open Mic (6 min), Enghave Plads 9. Host: Stefan Wibling

  • 08. Jan.: Debut (5 min) Open Mic, Enghave Plads 9. Host: Thomas Warberg


Halfigur med stort smil af Maiken P. Rais fra 2021

OTHER

LANGUAGES

Native: Danish

Language, fluent: Danish, English

Language, knowledge: Swedish, Spanish

Dialects: Danish dialect, British English, American English

SONG

Singing voice: Alto

Singing style: Choir, Musical, Pop, Rock, Revue

SKILLS

Driver's license: Passenger car

Special skills: Horseback riding (showjumping & dressage), Screenplay writing, Short story writing, Folk dance, Improvisation, Musical performer, Actress, Drawing, Painting, Stand-up comedy

MUSIC SKILLS

Instruments: Guitar, Ukulele & Piano.

Everything for "household needs"

EDUCATION and more

  • 2023 (26. aug. – 02. dec.): The Comedy School at Comedy Zoo, w/ Valdemar Pustelnik & Jakob Svendsen, Copenhagen.
  • 2019-2020: Got private lessons by actress Malin Rømer Brolin-Tani
  • 2019-2020: Got song lessons by Mette Schou through musikundervisning.dk
  • 2019: One-day acting workshop w/ Susal A. Olsen, at Ryslinge Højskole
  • 2018: Got private lessons by director from Play Theater, Christina Sørensen
  • 2017: Got private lessons by actor Michael Brostrup
  • 2016: The Stella Adler Studio of Acting, Weekend Introductory Program; Scene Study 1 (Jon Korkes), Movement (Kathrine Knipp), Voice & Speech (Reginald Veneziano), Acting Technique 1 (Deborah Kym)
  • 2015-2016: Lived in the USA and worked as an Au Pair.
  • 2014: Got private lessons by actress Mia Lyhne
  • 2012-2013: Got private lessons by actress Iben Dorner
  • 2008-2011: Had a theatre study in high school
  • 2007-2008: Went on theatre, music and performance boarding school