Actor &
Voice Over Artist

Donna Anita Nikolaisen is an Irish Stage, Screen and Voice Actor. Stage credits include roles in The Gate, The Abbey and The New Theatre. Screen credits include the role of ‘Grace Ture’ in feature SWEETNESS IN THE BELLY, ‘Paige Monaghan’ in Hallmark’s CHRISTMAS AT CASTLE HART and ‘Ali’ in award-winning short ‘QED’.

TV credits include ‘Francis Frond’ in cBBC’s NOVA JONES, ‘Lucy’ in RTE’s THE SOUTH WESTERLIES and roles in  CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS, KIN, BLOOD and THE DUBLIN MURDERS. Her breakthrough role came as Zambian refugee and nurse Ama Chisenga on RTE’s ‘Fair City’ (2013 – 2017).

As a voice over artist  Donna has narrated audiobooks, narrated documentaries for the BBC (Ireland’s Refugee Hotel) and Virgin Media (The Story of Water) and voiced numerous radio plays for RTE’s Drama on One. She was the voice of Ulster Bank for a number of years.

LATEST NEWS

Donna currently voices the role of ‘Mum’ in Cartoon Saloon’s new animation SILLY SUNDAYS (Warner Media). Silly Sundays debuts in 2023 on Cartoonito, HBO Max and Cartoon Network.

 

Donna is currently filming a role in feature film SISTERS directed by Ariane Labed.

 

 

Dr Madelaine Tress, HALO Nightfall: Recon-14, Scott Free Productions

Voice Over Artist

Represented by Voice Bank Donna is an established voice over artist. She voices roles for commercials, radio plays and animation. 

Credits include the audiobook narration of: Strange Flowers, The Coincidence and  Reclaiming. She also narrated the documentaries: The Story of Water (Virgin Media) and Ireland’s Refugee Hotel (BBC/RTE).

Donna was the voice of Ulster Bank for a number of years and currently voices a number of major brands on TV and Radio. She currently voices the role of ‘Mum’ in Cartoon Saloon’s brand new animation SILLY SUNDAYS (Warner Media). Silly Sundays debuts in 2023 on Cartoonito, HBO Max and Cartoon Network.

'Read it in two sittings, loved it.
Especially enjoyed the reader who was quite superb.'
Ross
Audible Reviewer

Latest

NEWS

Lucy

Hulu

Frances Frond

CBBC / RTE


Watch Frances Frond in Episode 1,
Friends of Nova, on RTE Player

Paige Monaghan

The Hallmark Channel

Dr Madelaine Tress

Scott Free Productions

Play Video

Winner Best Supporting Actor at the 2018 Underground Film Festival, Dublin

QED
Directed by Amy-Joyce Hastings
Winner Best Short
Santa Fe Film Festival
Mexico International Film Festival