Whoopie Van Raam | |
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Born | |
Education | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2000-present |
Whoopie Van Raam is a Dutch actress, known for her roles in Meg 2: The Trench , Watson and Counterpart . [1]
Van Raam was born in Amsterdam and grew up in The Netherlands and Spain. She studied classical Piano at the Conservatory in The Netherlands where she received a Bachelor of Music before moving to London to study acting at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama. [2]
Van Raam’s career started in The Netherlands where she starred in series and feature films such as Spangas , Roes, Onderweg naar Morgen and Radeloos . [1]
In 2017 she made her professional stage debut in Babette’s Feast, playing Young Martine, directed by Bill Buckhurst for The Coronet Theatre, London. [3] [4] [5] [6]
A year later she landed a recurring role in the Starz series Counterpart from creator Justin Marks playing opposite J.K. Simmons and Nazanin Boniadi. [1] [7] [8] After a series of roles in various television series, such as Bulletproof , The Syndicate and FBI: International she landed the role of Curtis playing alongside Jason Statham and Wu Jing in the film Meg 2: The Trench directed by Ben Wheatley. [1] [9]
In March 2025 it was announced Van Raam was cast as the classic character Irene Adler in the new CBS Sherlock Holmes spin-off series Watson . [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]