# Marie Bach Hansen
**Marie Bach Hansen** (born 1985 in Borum, near Aarhus) is a Danish actress trained at Statens Teaterskole who works across stage, film, and television. She is best known for the role of Signe Larsen in the DR drama series *Arvingerne* (The Legacy, 2014–2017) and for the leading role of Cecilie in the 2025 Netflix crime series *Reservatet* (Secrets We Keep).[1](https://www.danskefilm.dk/skuespiller.php?id=7311) • [2](https://kino.dk/personer/marie-bach-hansen)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1985, Borum near Aarhus[1](https://www.danskefilm.dk/skuespiller.php?id=7311) |
| Training | Statens Teaterskole, graduated 2010; joined the Mungo Park ensemble the same year[1](https://www.danskefilm.dk/skuespiller.php?id=7311) • [3](https://www.kglteater.dk/medvirkende/marie-bach-hansen/) |
| Breakthrough | Signe Larsen in DR's *Arvingerne*, three seasons from 2014 to 2017[2](https://kino.dk/personer/marie-bach-hansen) |
| Signature film role | Kristine "Tulle" Fiil in the World War II drama *Hvidstengruppen* (2012), repeated in the 2021 sequel[1](https://www.danskefilm.dk/skuespiller.php?id=7311) |
| Current leading role | Cecilie in *Reservatet* (Secrets We Keep), Netflix, 2025[4](https://www.ekkofilm.dk/artikler/per-fly-interview/) • [5](https://www.kendte.dk/kendte/dansk-netflix-stjerne-er-klar-til-mere/2356553) |
| Nominations | Robert Award 2024 (Best Actress, TV Series, *Dansegarderoben*); Zulu Award 2022 (*Hvide Sande*); Ekko Shortlist Award 2020 (*En flirt*)[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1314550/awards/) |
## Training and theater
Hansen made her feature film debut before her formal training began to pay off: she appeared in the youth film *2 ryk og en aflevering* in 2003 and only afterward trained at Statens Teaterskole.[2](https://kino.dk/personer/marie-bach-hansen) She graduated in 2010 and debuted the same year at Mungo Park in Allerød, where she belonged to the ensemble from 2010 to 2014.[1](https://www.danskefilm.dk/skuespiller.php?id=7311) • [3](https://www.kglteater.dk/medvirkende/marie-bach-hansen/)
Her Mungo Park years built the comic and dramatic range that Danish film database entries single out: the comedy *Birkehytten*, the drama about old age *Den allersidste dans*, the musical comedy *Opsang*, the role of Cordelia in the Kierkegaard adaptation *Forførerens dagbog*, and Dorte Hansen in *Dette burde skrives i nutid*.[1](https://www.danskefilm.dk/skuespiller.php?id=7311) She also played Viola in *Helligtrekongersaften* ([Twelfth Night](https://www.edgepedia.org/twelfth-night)) at Grønnegårds Teatret in 2008, Rose in *Vredens druer* ([The Grapes of Wrath](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-grapes-of-wrath)) at Betty Nansen Teatret in 2017, and Requiem at the same theater in 2018.[7](https://danskfilmogteater.dk/marie-bach-hansen/)
At Denmark's national stage, Det Kongelige Teater, she debuted in *Højskolesangbogen* in the 2016–17 season, later played the title role in *Den vægelsindede* (2022) and appeared in *HEX* (2023).[3](https://www.kglteater.dk/medvirkende/marie-bach-hansen/)
## Film
The historical drama *Hvidstengruppen* (2012) gave Hansen her first major film role as Kristine "Tulle" Fiil, a member of the Danish resistance group of that name.[2](https://kino.dk/personer/marie-bach-hansen) She repeated the role in the 2021 sequel *Hvidstengruppen II – De efterladte*, which depicts Tulle's time in captivity with the German Nazis.[2](https://kino.dk/personer/marie-bach-hansen) Alongside these she appeared in the comedy hit *Klovn – the movie* (2010) as Medina's friend and in *Frit fald* (2011) as Henny.[1](https://www.danskefilm.dk/skuespiller.php?id=7311)
Later film work includes Nelly Winther in the international series *The Team* (2015), Leez in *The Last Vermeer* (2019), Stine in *Superposition* (2023), and Anna in *Borderline* (2023).[8](https://watch.plex.tv/da/person/marie-bach-hansen) • [3](https://www.kglteater.dk/medvirkende/marie-bach-hansen/) She also appeared in the music video "Milan Allé" by Magtens korridorer.[1](https://www.danskefilm.dk/skuespiller.php?id=7311)
## Television
Television brought her widest visibility. A small early credit came as a pedagogue in *Borgen*.[1](https://www.danskefilm.dk/skuespiller.php?id=7311) The popular breakthrough came with DR's *Arvingerne*, which ran three seasons from 2014 to 2017, with Hansen as Signe Larsen, the youngest of the heirs at the center of the inheritance drama.[2](https://kino.dk/personer/marie-bach-hansen) Kino.dk's profile also lists her in the international series *Mord uden grænser* (2018) and in the lead as the undercover officer Helene Falck in TV 2's *Hvide Sande* (2021).[2](https://kino.dk/personer/marie-bach-hansen) • [3](https://www.kglteater.dk/medvirkende/marie-bach-hansen/) In TV 2's *Dansegarderoben* (2023), released internationally as *Chorus Girls*, she played Sussie, a role that earned her a 2024 Robert Award nomination for Best Actress in a TV series.[1](https://www.danskefilm.dk/skuespiller.php?id=7311) • [6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1314550/awards/)
## Reservatet and recent work
**Netflix lead.** In *Reservatet* (English title *Secrets We Keep*), directed by Per Fly from a concept by Ingeborg Topsøe, Hansen plays Cecilie, a wealthy woman living comfortably in the "whisky belt" north of Copenhagen whose neighbor's Filipino au pair, Ruby, confides that she fears her host family and then disappears; as the mystery unravels, Cecilie struggles with her view of herself and with her own household's au pair.[4](https://www.ekkofilm.dk/artikler/per-fly-interview/) The series premiered in 2025, and the role is described as one of her biggest successes to date.[5](https://www.kendte.dk/kendte/dansk-netflix-stjerne-er-klar-til-mere/2356553) In a 2025 Soundvenue interview, Hansen said that after her *Arvingerne* breakthrough she had taken major roles in *Hvidstengruppen II*, *Superposition*, and TV 2's *Dansegarderoben*, and that she had repeatedly drawn notice in the crime genre with roles in *Mord uden grænser* and *Hvide Sande* before returning to murder mystery in *Reservatet*.[9](https://soundvenue.com/film/2025/05/netflix-aktuelle-marie-bach-hansens-insider-historier-man-er-bare-en-masse-bange-boern-i-et-rum-623950)
Her career spans Det Kongelige Teater, DR, TV 2, and Netflix, with a profile that moves between period drama, crime series, comedy, and international productions.[3](https://www.kglteater.dk/medvirkende/marie-bach-hansen/) • [5](https://www.kendte.dk/kendte/dansk-netflix-stjerne-er-klar-til-mere/2356553)
## Personal life
According to the Danish film database's biographical note, she previously dated the actor Kasper Leisner and is the partner of jazz drummer Stefan Pasborg.[1](https://www.danskefilm.dk/skuespiller.php?id=7311)
## References
1. [Marie Bach Hansen, dansk film database](https://www.danskefilm.dk/skuespiller.php?id=7311)
2. [Marie Bach Hansen, Kino.dk](https://kino.dk/personer/marie-bach-hansen)
3. [Marie Bach Hansen, Det Kongelige Teater](https://www.kglteater.dk/medvirkende/marie-bach-hansen/)
4. ["Den puritanske del af mig har givet slip" – interview with Per Fly on Reservatet, Filmmagasinet Ekko](https://www.ekkofilm.dk/artikler/per-fly-interview/)
5. [Dansk Netflix-stjerne er klar til mere, Kendte](https://www.kendte.dk/kendte/dansk-netflix-stjerne-er-klar-til-mere/2356553)
6. [Marie Bach Hansen – Awards, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1314550/awards/)
7. [Marie Bach Hansen, Dansk Film & Teater](https://danskfilmogteater.dk/marie-bach-hansen/)
8. [Marie Bach Hansen, Plex](https://watch.plex.tv/da/person/marie-bach-hansen)
9. [Netflix-aktuelle Marie Bach Hansens insider-historier, Soundvenue](https://soundvenue.com/film/2025/05/netflix-aktuelle-marie-bach-hansens-insider-historier-man-er-bare-en-masse-bange-boern-i-et-rum-623950)
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