Elise Schaap
Elise Schaap (born September 21, 1982) is a highly versatile Dutch actress and producer, widely recognized for her breakout role as Danielle Bouman in the Netflix hit Undercover and the Ferry franchise. Her ability to navigate both intense drama and comedy has made her a staple of Dutch and Flemish entertainment, earning her three consecutive Televizier Stars for Best Actor and a Golden Calf nomination for her lead performance in Mijn Vader is een Vliegtuig.
In recent years, Schaap has expanded her influence as a creative producer, leading major 2024 projects like the psychological thriller Dood Spoor and the box office success De Z van Zus. She also co-created and starred in the award-winning family film Superkrachten voor je hoofd, which earned the Gouden Film award. From prestigious festival selections at Canneseries to commercial hits, her work continues to resonate with broad audiences across multiple genres.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.5333 |
| Birthday | 1982-09-21 |
| Place of Birth | Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands |
| Also Known As |
2008
Bride Flight
6.7/39
A romantic drama that charts the lives of three women from different backgrounds, forever changed when they emigrate to New Zealand as war brides.
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Bride Flight
2010
Heading West
6.5/2
Claire is a single mother. She has a busy chaotic life in Rotterdam.
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Heading West
2010
Security
7/1
Tjitske, who makes news items for television, gets permission from her boss to make her first long documentary about a hot topic; the increasing popul...
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Security
2024
Sisterhood
5.8/5
As little girls, twin sisters Rianne and Juliette were inseparable, but now that they're adults, they couldn't be more different. Rianne takes care of...
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Sisterhood
2013
Almost Italian
5.8/9
An Italian car salesman wants to impress the woman of his dreams, but he gets entangled in his own web of lies.
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Almost Italian
2014
Farewell to the Moon
7.7/3
It's the hot summer of 1972: the Americans launch their last mission to the moon; also a time of dungarees and hallucinogenic wallpaper. On the eighth...
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Farewell to the Moon
2010
The Swing Girls
5.8/4
During the Fascist Regime in Italy, three Dutch sisters, Alexandra, Judith and Kitty, try to make a career as popular singers.
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The Swing Girls
2024
Superkrachten voor je hoofd
3.5/2
A boy uncertain due to a disability who wants to meet his big superhero in the hope that he can make him walk again. He goes on an adventure with his...
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Superkrachten voor je hoofd
2013
Matterhorn
6.1/32
A lonely widower finds himself facing both his devout Calvinist village community and his own deepest regrets when he takes a deranged vagrant into hi...
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Matterhorn
2022
Hotel Sinestra
5/13
When Ava wishes her parents would go away for winter break, the next morning all the adults are gone. Now the kids can do whatever they want! But they...
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Hotel Sinestra
2022
Faithfully Yours
5.897/236
Using each other as alibis, two friends sneak off to indulge in secret affairs — but their elaborate web of lies unravels when one of them goes missin...
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Faithfully Yours
2022
Stromboli
5.233/45
Haunted by memories of her broken marriage and a fight with her daughter, a woman joins an intense self-help retreat when her vacation goes awry.
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Stromboli
2015
De Masters
5/6
The divorced and failed Aziz wants to prove to his son that he can be somebody by reforming his old hip hop band De Masters.
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De Masters
2015
Ja, Ik Wil!
6/22
Roos is pretty, successful and in her early-thirties. Every time she dreams of marriage, she gets dumped. When she gets invites to weddings from peopl...
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Ja, Ik Wil!
2012
The Marathon
7.2/89
Four out-of-shape car mechanics decide to participate in the Rotterdam marathon. If they reach the finish in time, they will be able to pay off their...
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The Marathon
2017
Love Over Distance
5.4/21
A successful, city-based construction manager finds herself reconsidering her cosmopolitan life choices when her employer relocates her to a folksy se...
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Love Over Distance
2019
April, May and June
7.7/31
To inform each personally about her impending death, Mies summons her three daughters home. The three half-sisters April, May and June, each of whom h...
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April, May and June
2019
So What Is Love
6.9/16
Cato is given the opportunity to become a partner in a commercial office where there is a need for change. Cato seems to be the right person to teach...
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So What Is Love
2021
Ferry
6.837/282
Before he built a drug empire, Ferry Bouman returns to his hometown on a revenge mission that finds his loyalty tested — and a love that alters his li...
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Ferry
2012
Jackie
6.6/47
Two Dutch twin sisters travel to the United States, looking for their long-lost mother.
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Jackie
2022
Soof 3
6.2/8
Sophie (Soof) finally seems to have her life back on track. She's happy, her restaurant is booming and her kids are ready to leave the nest. As usual,...
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Soof 3
2021
My Father Is an Airplane
4.7/7
When Eva’s mother unexpectedly dies, the life of Eva turns out to be built on secrets and lies. The fear of losing her mind, just like her father who...
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My Father Is an Airplane
2021
Herrie in huize Gerri
5.5/2
Gerri and Anneke, who is now heavily pregnant, have sold their flat in Eindhoven and are temporarily living in a bungalow park. To earn some extra mon...
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Herrie in huize Gerri
2024
Grandpa Cor
5.333/6
When Grandpa Cor has to take care of his grandson Coentje, he gets tempted to participate in a card tournament and loses track of Coentje. His daughte...
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Grandpa Cor
2024
Ferry 2
5.915/124
After losing his drug empire, Ferry Bouman has found a measure of peace away from Brabant's criminal underworld — until his past catches up to him.
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