danish actress | Liv Hansen

Reflections on acting, illustration, and quiet work - from a Danish actress working between disciplines, languages, and moments of stillness.

Subtle Tools for Self-Tapes (and Scenes that Matter)

Finding a Frame Somewhere between taped-up curtains, soft daylight, and a stack of books balanced behind a tripod, I’ve learned to build...

When I first moved abroad at sixteen, I didn’t think much about my accent. I was focused on fitting in at school, learning to navigate a...

I had a short script in my bag I wasn’t really thinking about — one I’d stuffed in on the way out the door that morning. It was a day I...

I’ve just posted a new piece over on Medium — a short reflection on voice, identity, and the strange way a language can follow you home....

If you’ve searched my name, this page is probably why you’re here. I’m a Danish actress and illustrator based in Copenhagen. I work...

(Studio Notes — Vancouver) One of my earliest roles in Vancouver was in a science fiction short called Close Contact , directed by Ron...

It wasn’t glamorous. It usually isn’t. But the lessons I’ve taken from the quieter corners of a set - from being there, watching,...

An accent, a boom operator, and a moment that stayed with me. We’d been filming for a couple of hours before we had a chance to break and...

As a Danish actress working across independent film, voice work, and illustration, I’ve found that building quiet, meaningful creative...