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Manouk Pluis

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Manouk Pluis is a promising actress and dancer who graduated from the Institute of Performative Arts in Maastricht in 2021. She has appeared in films and series such as Key to Heaven (2025, Golden Calf nomination), Knokke Off (2023-2024, Netflix), Mocro Maffia (2024, Videoland) and Jonge Garde (2015, Disney Channel TV). In 2017, she starred in the 48-hour film project Coquille, showcased at the Cannes Film Festival, and received the Best Actress Award for her performance (2017, 48-hour project). Manouk has also participated in various Dutch theatre productions. Her graduation work, SKIN (2021) toured throughout the Netherlands. 

Manouk Pluis
26 yearsAmsterdam (NL), Maastricht (NL)
Genderfemale
Year of birth1999 (26 years)
Place of birthNederland
NationalityDutch
Main professionActor
Working permitsEuropean Union (EU-27)
SpecializationsDancer
Driver's licensesB - Car
Eye colorbrown
Hair colorbrown
Height (cm)165
LanguagesDutch, Flemish(native)EnglishGermanFrench
InstrumentsPiano
SportScuba divingAerial yogaBalletDivingYogaFreediving
DanceBalletContemporary danceModern dance
Training
Primary professional training
Other professional training
2024
Advanced Scuba Diver
2012 – 2016
Intensive Dance Academy Maastricht
2016
Toneelhuis Amsterdam
Awards
2025
Key to Heaven (nominated) (Documentary fiction)
2017
Coquille (Short film)
Film
2025 – 2026
Get Up Stand Up picture
Get Up Stand Up (Cinema film) In development
Roos (SUP)
Marie Sanders The Filmkitchen Saida Casting
2025
Plankgas picture
Plankgas (Short film) In development
Amber (LR)
Igjnat Miletic Kingswood Films
2022 – 2025
High Tides (NETFLIX) picture
High Tides (NETFLIX) - Season 1 & 2 (Series)
Anouk (LR)
Tom Goris, Laura van Haecke Dingie Media Dutch Film Works Oimundo
2024
Mocro Maffia picture
Mocro Maffia - Je wou Pap, toch? (Series)
Anne Fleur (EFR)
Iván López Núñez Videoland Post Castelijn Casting
2024
Key to Heaven picture
Key to Heaven (Documentary fiction)
Lea (SUP)
Digna Sinke TomTit Film Saida Casting
2017
Coquille (Film Festival Cannes) (Short film)
Elvira (LR)
Yorn Heijnen Yorn Heijnen Films
Television
2025 – 2026
Fanboy picture
Fanboy (Feature film)
Jozefien (SUP)
Gregory Samson Storytellers Film AVRO TROS OKO Casting
2024
SKINDEEP picture
SKINDEEP (Pilot)
Nina Noël Raaijmakers Make Way Film
2017 – 2018
#Forever - Season 1 & 2 (Series)
Bloem (LR)
Timon Moll, Jan Pool NPO 3 AVRO TROS
2016 – 2017
Disney Jonge Garde - Season 2 (Series)
Noa (LR)
Timon Moll, Nicolien Kool Disney Channel
Theater
An introduction to Sanity / solo picture
An introduction to Sanity / solo (Choreography)
Performer (LR)
Princess Isatu Hassan Bangura NTGent
2022
Snackbar picture
Snackbar (Drama)
Nicht (LR)
Timothy de Gilde De Toneelmakerij Theater Bellevue Magne van den Berg
2021
SKIN picture
SKIN
Dancer (LR)
Manouk Pluis & Jim Buskens Rudolphi Producties Theater Bellevue