www.monicasholm.com

May 2013 - Model/Actress, Man Up!, Betty TV for Fox Channel

September 2012 - Current: Promotional model for Shot Kandy, London, UK

October 2012: Art Nude Shoot with Mark Roe, Tunbridge Wells, UK

October 2012: Sports Shoot with Mark Roe, Tunbridge Wells, UK

October 2012: Couple Shoot with Ian Mears, London, UK

September 2012: Fashion shoot with Sandeep Patel, London, UK

December 2011: Fashion shoot with Kingsley Fernando Ufot, Manchester, UK

December 2011: Test shoot with Peter-Ben Anifalaje, London, UK

August 2011: Bridal Test Shoot with Stian Gregersen, Jevnaker, Norway

May 2011: Shoot with Ian Mears, London, UK

May 2011: Outdoor Street Shoot, Act Models, London, UK

September 2010: Promotional Shoot for myself as an artist, Stian Gregersen, Hønefoss, Norway

September 2006: Covergirl, Inpuls Magazine, Norway

As well as doing shoots with both professional photographers and TFP work, I have appeared a lot in the press. I have also done test shoots for production companies and photographers. I am open for new challenges, very positive, hard-working and reliable, with a lot of charisma, creativity and confidence!

www.monicasholm.com

Spotlight PIN: 4412-4530-4488

Training:

- 1st Class BA(Hons) Music Performing Arts, Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, UK, 2009 - 2012

- Romerike Folk High School, Oslo, Norway, 2007-2008
Music and Acting

- Ringerike High School, Oslo, Norway, 2004 - 2007
Modules in Acting and Musical Theatre

- Art Musical Theatre School, Oslo, Norway, 2003 - 2006
Singing, Acting, Dance

- Midtfylket Acting Workshop, Oslo, Norway, 2002 - 2003
Acting, Improvisation

Experience:

FILM/TV:

* 2013: Shopper, Cherry Healey Show, Renegade Pictures for BBC1.

* 2013: Female, Man Up - Episode 5, 2013, Betty TV for FOX Channel.

* 2012: Sadie, Conte Jondo (Short Film), LifeBlood Productions.

* 2011: Extra, "Halvbroren", Monster Film for Norwegian National Television.


STAGE:

* Rockefroskene og den magiske gitar (The Rock Frogs and the magical guitar). 2013, TBA Arrangements AS. Director: Bror Andersen, Lead Singer role as Kvekk

* Battle of the fairytales, 2012, DreamArts/The Cockpit Theatre, Main role as Snow White

* Rockefroskene (The Rock Frogs), 2012, TBA Arrangements AS. Director: Bror Andersen, Lead Singer role as Kvekk

* Veien Videre (Short Film), 2012, Director: Jonas Grimmerud, Extra

* LIPA's Musical Theatre Showcase, 2012, Criterion Theatre, London. Director: Sally Rapier/Nick Phillips

* Expectations of a man, 2012, LIPA, Director: Ruth Alexander

* Baby The Musical, 2012, Unity Theatre, Liverpool, Main Role as Arlene


* World Championships of performing arts, 2011 - Los Angeles, US, Contestant

* Ulrike Maria Stuart, 2008 - The National Theatre, Oslo, Extra

* Anything goes!, 2008 - Romerike Folk High School, Norway Main role as "Hope Hartcourt"

* Bucuresti - The musical, 2007 & 2008 - The city Stage, Hønefoss, Bærum playhouse, Drammen theatre, Norway
Main role as "Tania"

* Oliver!, 2005 - Art musical theatre school, Sandvika Theatre, Norway

* Hair, 2004 - Art musical theatre school, Sandvika Theatre, Norway

* The Jungle Book, 2002 - For Damm, The Children's festival of Culture, Oslo, Norway

* The Lion king, 2001 - For Egmont Disney, The Children's Festival of Culture, Oslo, Norway
Mainrole as "Nala"

Monica Sik Holm is originally from Norway, but she has been based in The UK since 2009. She is a versatile young professional, working as a singer, song writer, actress, pianist, composer, writer and producer.
After graduating from The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts with a First Class Degree in Music Performing Arts, she went straight on to perform and create the role of “Kvekk” and be the lead singer in the musical “The Rock Frogs” – a role she is repeating this summer. She then appeared as “Snow White” in “Battle of the fairytales” at The Cockpit Theatre, before joining The Archer Street Show Team in Soho, London. She is also taking on various jobs as a session singer and pianist/vocalist, and has extensive experience from choral singing, singing in choirs since the age of 2, as well as performing in different session bands; including being the vocalist in a big band.
Whilst in training, she was performing in various one woman shows, concerts and show cases as well as playing Arlene in Baby The Musical at Unity Theatre.
She was also one of the Norwegian contestants in The World Championship of Performing Arts in Los Angeles in 2011, where she won The Industry Award, Gold in Vocal Self-Accompaniment Original Works and Silver in Vocal Self-Accompaniment Musical Theatre.
Monica is also the winner of Rotary’s Young Leadership Awards (2009), The National Youth Award from Lions Norway (2008), The Charity Award from Lions 104G (2008), The Dream Scholarship from Norwegian Lotteries (2007) and The Talent Award from The Culture Board/Ringerike Bank (2007). Monica also gained places to prestigious youth talent programmes as a teeanger; including The Talent Development Programme at The Norwegian Academy of Music as a singer and The Talent School in her county as a pianist, occupying one of only 10 places.
As a composer, Monica has composed, written and produced Bucuresti The Musical (Norwegian Tour/Paul McCartney Auditorium) and Angel Dust (Contemporary Urban Centre, Liverpool), and composed music for Clegg The Musical (LIPA) and Moments. She is currently working on a musical adaption of “The little matchstick girl” (Opening at The Prison in Norway, 2013), her one woman show “29 frogs” (Being presented at The Solo Festival, London, 2013) and the musical “Jog On” with book/lyrics by Stephanie Smith. Monica was also one of the finalists in Craig Barbour Awards for composition at Soho Theatre in 2012.
She is currently setting up M Crown Entertainment: A new production company working on the development of new musical theatre and more professional jobs for musical theatre practioners.

I have done classes in jazz, musical theatre, ballet, latin, ballroom and salsa and performed in a variety of musical theatre productions.

I have been on the cover for the Norwegian Inpuls Magazine, and have featured on the cover and in different norwegian newspapers and magazines. I have experience being interview for both magazines, newspapers, radio and TV.