# Ellie de Lange
**Ellie de Lange** (born 1997) is a British-Dutch actor and director known for roles in international series such as *The Serpent*, *[Wolf Hall](https://www.edgepedia.org/wolf-hall-tv-series): The Mirror and the Light*, *The Tattooist of Auschwitz*, and *Arcadia*, and for her short film *Verdomme* (2025), which she directed and wrote.[1](https://www.filmfestival.nl/en/person/ellie-de-lange?switch_to=en) • [2](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/ellie-de-lange/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1997; British-Dutch actor and director[1](https://www.filmfestival.nl/en/person/ellie-de-lange?switch_to=en) |
| Training | Toneelacademie Maastricht acting program; her CV lists 2014–2018, while the Netherlands Film Festival page states she graduated in 2024[3](https://hennemanagency.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/210525-cv-NL-Ellie-de-Lange.pdf) • [1](https://www.filmfestival.nl/en/person/ellie-de-lange?switch_to=en) |
| Signature TV roles | Helena Dekker in *The Serpent* (3-episode arc, BBC One/Netflix); Jenneke in *Wolf Hall* (3 episodes, BBC); Esther in *The Tattooist of Auschwitz* (Sky Atlantic)[2](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/ellie-de-lange/) |
| Lead series role | Hanna Jans (lead) in *Arcadia*, seasons 1 and 2 (NPO/VRT)[2](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/ellie-de-lange/) |
| Recent international work | Paige in *Run Away* (Netflix, 2026), an adaptation of Harlan Coben's novel; Ayla in *3 Body Problem* (Netflix)[2](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/ellie-de-lange/) • [4](https://thenerdshepherd.com/tv-series/exclusief-ellie-de-lange-over-haar-rol-in-de-nieuwe-harlan-coben-serie-run-away) |
| Directing debut | *Verdomme* (2025), an 8-minute Dutch-language short she also wrote, based on her experience as a close relative of someone with a disability[5](https://cinekid.nl/en/professionals/discover-the-projects-jcm/films/d210c0af-68ca-4c1f-beed-0ca1372977e2) |
| Representation | Henneman Agency (Netherlands); co-represented by The Artists Partnership in the UK[6](https://hennemanagency.nl/talent/ellie-de-lange/) |
## Training and early work
De Lange trained at the Toneelacademie Maastricht, the acting academy in the southern Dutch city of [Maastricht](https://www.edgepedia.org/maastricht). Her professional CV records the acting program from 2014 to 2018, following a preparatory course at Vooropleiding Oost (ArtEZ); the Netherlands Film Festival profile instead states that she graduated from the Theatre Academy in Maastricht in 2024.[3](https://hennemanagency.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/210525-cv-NL-Ellie-de-Lange.pdf) • [1](https://www.filmfestival.nl/en/person/ellie-de-lange?switch_to=en) She speaks Dutch and English, and her listed skills include football, gymnastics, and dance.[3](https://hennemanagency.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/210525-cv-NL-Ellie-de-Lange.pdf)
Her screen career began in Dutch television. Early credits include *Flikken Maastricht* (as Angie), *Moordvrouw* (as Christy Geelen), *Centraal Medisch Centrum* (as Devika), *Het Geheime Dagboek van Hendrik Groen* (as Stagiaire Meta), and the children's series *Mees Kees Serie*, in which she played Marie Louise as a series 2 lead.[2](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/ellie-de-lange/) She also appeared in the family film *Mees Kees in de Wolken* (2019) and the short films *Charlotte98* (2015) and *De Kus* (2019).[2](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/ellie-de-lange/) • [3](https://hennemanagency.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/210525-cv-NL-Ellie-de-Lange.pdf) In the theater she played roles in *Game Over* (2019) and *Giselle* (2015).[6](https://hennemanagency.nl/talent/ellie-de-lange/)
## International television roles
**Breakthrough roles.** De Lange's international profile grew through a series of British and pan-European productions. She played Helena Dekker in a three-episode arc of *The Serpent* (2021), the [BBC One](https://www.edgepedia.org/bbc-one) and Netflix drama series about the serial killer [Charles Sobhraj](https://www.edgepedia.org/charles-sobhraj).[2](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/ellie-de-lange/) • [7](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8066202) She then appeared as Jenneke in three episodes of *Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light* (BBC, 2024), directed by Peter Kosminsky, and as Esther in *The Tattooist of Auschwitz* (2024), directed by Tali Shalom-Ezer and produced by Synchronicity Films for Sky Atlantic and Peacock.[2](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/ellie-de-lange/)
In Dutch and Flemish production she took a lead role as Hanna Jans in both seasons of *Arcadia*, a science-fiction drama series (NPO/VRT, 2023 and 2025) directed by Tim Oliehoek, and played Mirjam Cohen in *De Joodse Raad* (*The Jewish Council*, 2024, Levitate Film), a World War II drama series.[2](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/ellie-de-lange/) Other Dutch credits include the lead role of Claire in *Jos* (AVROTROS, 2022), Sien in the short film *Zeebenen* (2022), and Gundrun in *Het Verhaal van Nederland* (NTR, 2022).[2](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/ellie-de-lange/)
**Netflix work.** De Lange plays Paige in *[Run Away](https://www.edgepedia.org/run-away-tv-series)* (2026), the Netflix adaptation of [Harlan Coben](https://www.edgepedia.org/harlan-coben)'s crime thriller. In an interview she described it as her largest international project to that point, and said the audition arose from a chance meeting in London: while in England for the premiere of *Wolf Hall*, she met casting director Orla Maxwell, who invited her to audition for the Coben adaptation.[4](https://thenerdshepherd.com/tv-series/exclusief-ellie-de-lange-over-haar-rol-in-de-nieuwe-harlan-coben-serie-run-away) She also plays Ayla in *3 Body Problem*, the Netflix series adapted from [Liu Cixin](https://www.edgepedia.org/liu-cixin)'s novels, credited by her agency with a 2027 season and listed by IMDb with a 2026 episode.[6](https://hennemanagency.nl/talent/ellie-de-lange/) • [7](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8066202)
## Directing
De Lange moved into filmmaking from her work on camera and in the theater, with an interest in films centered on honesty and recognizability.[8](https://npo.nl/talent/3lab/makers/ellie-de-lange) Her debut short film, *Verdomme* (2025), is an 8-minute Dutch-language live-action work that she directed and wrote. It follows a girl visiting her father, who has a disability, in a care facility, and is based on her own experience as a close relative of someone with a disability; the film's stated message is that everyone, with or without a disability, should be seen as a full and worthy human being.[5](https://cinekid.nl/en/professionals/discover-the-projects-jcm/films/d210c0af-68ca-4c1f-beed-0ca1372977e2) The Netherlands Film Festival credits her as director and scriptwriter on the film under the *De Ontmoeting* banner.[1](https://www.filmfestival.nl/en/person/ellie-de-lange?switch_to=en)
## References
1. [Ellie de Lange, Nederlands Film Festival](https://www.filmfestival.nl/en/person/ellie-de-lange?switch_to=en)
2. [Ellie de Lange, The Artists Partnership](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/ellie-de-lange/)
3. [Ellie de Lange CV (Dutch), Henneman Agency](https://hennemanagency.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/210525-cv-NL-Ellie-de-Lange.pdf)
4. [Exclusief: Ellie de Lange over haar rol in de nieuwe Harlan Coben-serie 'Run Away', The Nerd Shepherd](https://thenerdshepherd.com/tv-series/exclusief-ellie-de-lange-over-haar-rol-in-de-nieuwe-harlan-coben-serie-run-away)
5. [Verdomme, Cinekid](https://cinekid.nl/en/professionals/discover-the-projects-jcm/films/d210c0af-68ca-4c1f-beed-0ca1372977e2)
6. [Ellie de Lange, Henneman Agency](https://hennemanagency.nl/talent/ellie-de-lange/)
7. [Ellie de Lange, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8066202)
8. [Ellie de Lange, Regisseur & scenarist, NPO](https://npo.nl/talent/3lab/makers/ellie-de-lange)
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