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Elise Schaap

Elise Schaap

Actor · Born September 21, 1982 (44) · Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 21, 1982 (44)
From
Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 12% in 30 days

What are Elise Schaap's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
30%
Self
26%
Bonds
26%
Survival
13%
Power
4%
Society
2%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 7
Hero
2 of 7
Shadow
1 of 7
Herald
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
6
Dread
3
Contemplative
2
Warm
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Elise Schaap's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Subscription and free streaming for Elise Schaap's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

44 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Amsterdam Empire(2025)

    Show 7 episodes · as Marjolein Hofman

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Suga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as Lynn

  • Dood Spoor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Anna O

  • Ferry 2(2024)

    as Danielle

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Sisterhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Creative Producer · as Rianne Schouten

  • Grandpa Cor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Barvrouw

  • Superkrachten voor je hoofd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Lidewij

  • Ferry: The Series(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Danielle van Marken

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Exen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mickey

  • CAST (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Elise Schaap

  • Faithfully Yours(2022)

    as Isabel Luijten

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Hotel Sinestra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Stromboli(2022)

    as Sara

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Soof 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Josine

  • Welkom in de Middeleeuwen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • My Father Is an Airplane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Eva

  • Herrie in huize Gerri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Els Bloemen

  • Ferry(2021)

    as Danielle van Marken

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • I.M. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Leonie Smit

  • Nieuw Zeer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 15 episodes · Actor

  • April, May and June(2019)

    as May

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Wat is dan liefde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Cato

  • Undercover(2019)

    Show 21 episodes · as Danielle Bouman

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Soof: A New Beginning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 18 episodes · as Josine

  • Love Over Distance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Esther

  • Ja, Ik Wil! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Roos

  • De Masters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Miriam

  • Familie Kruys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 40 episodes · as Ruxandra Kruys-Iliescu

  • Farewell to the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Mary

  • Almost Italian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Monique

  • Matterhorn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Trudy

  • De marathon(2012)

    as Anneke

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Jackie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Rosa

  • Hart tegen hard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 12 episodes · as Ava Berendsen

  • Heading West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • The Swing Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Kitty Lescano

  • Security (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Tjitske

  • De TV Kantine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 28 episodes · Actor

  • Bride Flight(2008)

    as Marjorie

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Keyzer & De Boer Advocaten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Annabel Prior · as Bruid Bisschot

  • Hotnews.nl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 65 episodes · as Maja

  • Costa! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Woman

  • De Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dochters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 44 titles, 42 of them dated from 2001 to 2025; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

April, May and June (2019)

$5.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Undercover (2019)

Midcredits 89th

Film career

20012025

Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting44 of 44: 43 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thWriting1 of 44: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s5 · acting2010s17 · acting2020s20 · 20 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 11% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Elise Schaap's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 10 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed1

Most loved · actor

De marathon (2012)

Midcredits 93rd · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Elise Schaap's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Elise Schaap work with?

People who share at least 2 of Elise Schaap's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bart Uytdenhouwen shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers