Jakob Nielsen is Danish. He has a master degree in literature from Copenhagen University and worked for four years with the theatre group Ikarus Stage Arts directed by Carolina Pizarro. Since 2022 he has been an actor at Odin Teatret. He is a part of the performance “Hamlet’s Clouds”, directed by Eugenio Barba. He has together with Antonia Cioaza the family performance “The Thrilling Violinists”, directed by Sergio Bini Bustric.