Майя Симонсен

Биография

Maja Simonsen (born 29 October 1993, Denmark) is a Danish actress and model based in London. Discovered by a talent scout at seventeen, she launched an international modelling career before pivoting to acting, training at Oure Theatre (2009–2010) and with Ivana Chubbuck at The Actors Centre (2017–2020). She is fluent in Danish, English, and Norwegian, with high-standard German, and has modelled for Piaget with editorials in Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, Costume, and L'Officiel. Her filmography spans over 20 credits across film and television. Notable credits include Katya in Treadstone (2019, 2 episodes), Pretty Girl in The King's Man (2021, with Ralph Fiennes and Gemma Arterton), Juliana in Emily in Paris (2021), Chiad in The Wheel of Time (2023–2025, 8 episodes across three seasons), Chloe in Sexy Beast (2024, 2 episodes), and Zeit Verbrechen (2024). Her most recent and upcoming work includes Theresa in The Night Manager Season 2 (2026), Daisy in War Season 2, and Georgia in Ladies First. She is represented by Hamilton Hodell in London.