Dorcas is a Danish actress and model with roots from Zimbabwe. She has followed the self-taught path and has achieved quite a lot through her acting since 2020.
She is a very charismatic and energetic actress who matches many types of roles – from drama to comedy.
She had her debut in the Danish TV show Elvira in 2022 as the character Precious. The same year, she had her theatrical debut at Blaagaard Teater, Holberg Goes Black.
Hereafter she joined the cast of Sommerdahl in season 3 and 5. A Danish/German produced TV show which airs in 40 countries around the world.
2024 brought in more opportunities within short films that lead to 3 heartfelt and inspiring projects (Afsoning, MINDI, Krabbecirklen) which will premiere in 2025.
Dorcas has had leading roles in various commercials produced for the Scandinavian as well as the American market.
Privately Dorcas lives with her 10 year old twins, Eddie and Marley who occasionally joins her on screen. She also works within the cyber security industry and has interests for the holistic. And lastly she has the type of energy you never really forget when you meet her in person.
Acting CV
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Afsoning - short film
Year: 2025
Role: Mirjam
Director: Julius Von Kauffmann
Production: Circus Alphaville and Zentropa ProductionsKrabbecirklen - short film
Year: 2025
Role: Nora
Director: Iris Magdalene Schmidt
Production: Created in collaboration with Copenhagen Academy of Digital Arts.Watch: https://youtu.be/PWuWs_rRsw0?si=Ua3ES6K26THfdLXw
MINDI - short film
Year: 2025
Role: Mom to lead
Director: Milan Ganesan
Production: Retrospect FilmEndepunkt - short film
Year: 2024
Role: Temi's mom
Director: Mulki Farah
Production: 3 Sparrow EntertainmentWatch: https://youtu.be/PWuWs_rRsw0?si=Ua3ES6K26THfdLXw
KATARAKT - short film
Year: 2022
Role: Vivi
Director: Jonathan Egholm Keis
Production: Snowglobe -
Sommerdahl, season 5
Year: 2024
Role: Stylist
Director: Charlotte Sachs Bostrup
Production: Sequoia Global Alliance and ZDFSommerdahl, season 3
Year: 2022
Role: Sister Maria
Director: Daniel Kragh Jacobsen
Production: Sequoia Global Alliance and ZDFElvira
Year: 2022
Role: Precious
Director: Heidi Maria Faisst
Production: SAM ProductionsThe Rain, season 3
Year: 2020
Role: Soldier
Director: Kasper Gaardsøe
Production: Miso Film -
Sons (Vogter) - feature film
Year: 2024
Role: Prison Guard
Director: Gustav Möller
Producer: Nordisk Film Production -
Holberg Goes Black
Year: 2022
Role: Performative Reader
Directors: Sandra Yi Sencindiver & Magdi Saleh
Theatre: Blaagaard Teater -
Zen Business - "Hero Woman"
Year: 2022
Role: Lead - Mother
Director: Emilie ThalundNescafé & Red Cross - "A friend for everybody"
Year: 2022
Role: Lonely woman
Director: Bertil VorreElgiganten - "Living with children"
Year: 2022
Role: Lead - Mother
Director: Johan StahlNational Museum of Denmark - "Nationalmuseet 2030"
Year: 2021
Role: Woman
Director: Kasper KiertznerMETRO - "Wear a mask"
Year: 2021
Role: Agitated woman
Female Invest - "Its hard to learn new things"
Year: 2021
Role: Lead - Woman
Director: Liv MøllsøeLEGO Duplo - "Play Loud"
Year: 2019
Role: Lead - Mother
Director: Anders Falck -
Year of birth: 1985
Acting age: 25-45
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 60 kg
Shoe size: 40 (EU)
Clothing size: XS/S (EU)
Hair colour: Black, Dark brown
Eye colour: Dark brown
Voice: Husky, Normal
Driving license: Yes
Native language: Danish
Languages, fluent: Danish, English
Languages, knowledge: Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish, Somali
Dialects: Jutlandic - central, East African, West African