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Iben Skau

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Nordic International Film Festival "BEST NORDIC FEATURE WINNER: Adorable Humans
10. Nov
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Iben Skau

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Authentic & fully capable of unfolding true emotions on screen. She is energetic &  physically quite strong and able to to do screen action/fighting. She trains Karate and Yoga several times weekly.

Due to her background, which in addition to traditional actingtraining also includes, Commedia dell'Arte and Dream work with Kirk Baltz, she is a creative actor who offers inspiring ways to solve the tasks at hand.

Iben Skau
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Copenhagen (DK)
Genderfemale
Place of birthCopenhagen
NationalityDanish
Main professionActor
Working permitsEuropean Union (EU-27), Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Housing optionsMinneapolis (US)
AssociationsDanish Actors' Association
SpecializationsAction / Martial arts actor, Singer
Driver's licensesB - Car
Other licensesDriver card (D)
Eye colorhazel
Hair colorsalt & pepper
Height (cm)170
Weight (in kg)76
Ethnicity and heritageWhite or Caucasian, Danish, Irish
Staturenormal
LanguagesDanish(native)EnglishGerman
DialectsStandard British English(native dialect)London
AccentsDanishEnglishGreek
InstrumentsCelloFluteGuitar
SportKarateYoga
DanceBurlesqueDiscoFreestyle danceBalletMime
PitchMezzo-soprano
SingingA cappellaBalladBluesFolkJazz
Special skillsImprovisation
Training

I´m educated through my 20 years of acting on stage, film and TV.
Some of my teachers are:
Kim Bodnia, Kenneth Carmohn, Baard Owe.
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Skilled Singer and holder of the brown belt in Seidokan Karate

Other professional training
2019 – 2025
Danish Actors Guild
1996 – 1999
AFUK (The Academy for untamed creativity - www.afuk.dk)
Film
2022 – 2025
ADORABLE HUMANS (YNDIGE MENNESKER, HELST ULYKKELIGE) picture © Michael Panduro
ADORABLE HUMANS (YNDIGE MENNESKER, HELST ULYKKELIGE) (Feature film)
Aunt Toothache/Aunt Mille (SUP)
Michael Panduro, Anders Jon, Kasper Juhl, Michael Kunov Postpartumfilm Michael Panduro, Anders Jon, Kasper Juhl, Michael Kunov
2024
No Place for a Kid picture
No Place for a Kid (Short film)
Official Enforcer
Dawn Wall Federica Valeria Rizzo and Gabriela Uweis El Cine Production Dawn Wall Dawn Wall
2023
FROM DUST YOU HAVE COME (AF ASKE ER DU KOMMET) (Drama)
Helle (mother in law) (SUP)
Nanna Lykke Smith Rasmussen Media college Denmark
2022
UNTOUCHABLE (URØRLIG) picture
UNTOUCHABLE (URØRLIG) (Drama)
Miriam (SUP)
Mikkel Tengvad Mikkel Tengvad & Job Braager
2020 – 2021
FRI (FREE) picture
FRI (FREE) (Short film)
Julie (SUP)
Cecilie Midskard Hundebøll
2019 – 2020
NAVLESTRENG (UMBILICAL CORD) (Short film)
Helle (LR)
Mikkel Pretzmann
2019 – 2020
UNDSKYLD, ER DER IK' NOGET SIGNAL HER? (EXCUSE ME, IS THERE A SIGNAL HERE?) (Short film)
Mother (SUP)
2019
BLINDSPOT (Short film)
Mother (SUP)
Television
2023
Sommerdahl picture
Sommerdahl (TV series)
Neighbour (EFR)
Kenneth Kain Sequoia Sommerdahl ApS TV2 Dynamic Television Lena Paaske Lolita Bellstar
2021 – 2022
The HUNT FOR MYSELF (Jagten på mig selv) picture
The HUNT FOR MYSELF (Jagten på mig selv) (Mini series)
Frk. Wennick (OTH)
Per Wennick DR DR
2020 – 2022
AKAVET (Akward) seasons 2-5 picture
AKAVET (Akward) seasons 2-5 (Series)
Elias og Silkes mor - Charlotte (SUP)
Hannah Elbke Splay One DR Ultra
2021
GREENLAND AND DENMARKS MUTUAL HISTORY picture
GREENLAND AND DENMARKS MUTUAL HISTORY (Mini series)
Karen (OTH)
DR DR
2021
AKAVET (Akward) season 3 (Series)
Charlotte (SUP)
Jacob Bitsch Splay One / DR Ultra
2020
AKAVET (Akward) season 2 (Series)
Charlotte (SUP)
Jacob Bitsch Splay One / DR Ultra
2019 – 2020
BERTIL OG BÆLTETASKEN (Series)
Kirsten (OTH)
Nikolaj Storgaard Mortensen, Esben Tønnesen Drive Studios / TV2
2018
HÅND I HÅND (Series)
Jordmoder (Midwife) (OTH)
Parminder Singh Mastiff / TV3
Theater
2018
A MONOLOGUE AT THE EXHIBITION - ROUNDABOUT picture
A MONOLOGUE AT THE EXHIBITION - ROUNDABOUT (Drama)
A normal Housewife (LR)
Isabella Solar Villaseca The Royal Danish Academy of Arts Isabella Solar Villaseca
2006
MENNESKELIG (Human Corpse) (Drama)
Julie (LR)
Jacob Beck
2005
HAVE I NONE (Drama)
Sara (LR)
Mattias Malmgren
2003
BYENS BEDSTE SOMMERSHOW (THE BEST SHOW THIS SUMMER) (Other)
Actor
2002
BECKET ELLER GUDS ÆRE (Becket or g>odes honour (Drama)
Girl in village (OTH)
Per Frohn
2000
AUDITION (Drama)
Amy Colatta (LR)
Kim Bodnia & Niels Jannerup
1998
NOVA EXIT (Operetta)
Actor, Vocalist
1998
SMØR OG BRØD (BUTTER AND BREAD) (Operetta)
Actor, Vocalist
Other
2008 – 2025
COMIC WAITER picture
COMIC WAITER (Other)
COMIC WAITER (LR)
2015 – 2019
DIE DIVA UND DOBROHEINZ picture
DIE DIVA UND DOBROHEINZ (Other)
Lead singer (LR)
Internet
2021
CAPTAIN FOR LIFE (KAPTAJN FOR LIVET ) (Documentary drama)
Marie Barfred (SUP)
Mateo Matthias Nielsen Colorbone Media ApS / Novo Nordic
2017
BAGEDYSTEN 3 (Streaming series)
2017
BAGEDYSTEN 2 (Streaming series)
2017
BAGEDYSTEN 1 (Streaming series)
2017
MODER JORD (Mother Earth) (Other)
Commercial
2022
SPECSAVERS (LOUIS NIELSEN) (Commercial)
Mom (SUP)
Magnus Millang Kind Film Gro Therp
2020
SNAK MED DIN TEENAGER (TALK TO YOUR TEEN) (Commercial)
2019
DISCOVERY DPLAY (voice) (Commercial)
2008
SOMMERHUS INSPIRATION (INSPIRATION) (Commercial)
2008
MED SVIGERMOR I SOMMERHUS (WITH THE INLAWS ON HOLYDAY) (Commercial)
2005
IKEA KØKKEN (IKEA KITCHEN) (Commercial)