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.