Géza Röhrig ( hu, Röhrig Géza, ; May 11, 1967) is a Hungarian actor and poet. He is best known for his role in the 2015 film '' Son of Saul'', which won the

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at the

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, the

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for Best Foreign Language Film and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Life and career

Géza Röhrig was born in Budapest, Hungary. His mother left the family after he was born, and his father died when he was four, so Röhrig spent his childhood in foster care. From the age of 12 he was raised by a Jewish family. In the 1980s, he was the frontman of an underground music band called ''Huckleberry'' (also known as ''HuckRebelly''), whose concerts were almost always interrupted by the communist authorities. At university he studied Hungarian and Polish, and after a visit to

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during a study tour in Poland, he decided to become an Orthodox Jew in Brooklyn. He portrayed poet

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in a film by

József Madaras József Madaras (16 August 1937 – 24 April 2007) was a Hungarian film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1958 and 2006. Selected filmography * '' Tales of a Long Journey'' (1963) * '' The Round-Up'' (1965) * '' The Red and ...

. He studied filmmaking under István Szabó. He published two collections of poems on the theme of the Shoah, ' (literally "Book of Incineration", 1995) and ' ("Captivity", 1997). He graduated from the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest with a degree in filmmaking. Since 2000, he has lived in the Bronx borough of New York City, where he received a degree from the Jewish Theological Seminary and has been a kindergarten teacher at Hannah Senesh Community Day School in Brooklyn. He is married, and has four children. He has published many collections of poetry.

Work

Prose

Poetry

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Filmography

Film

*2015: '' Son of Saul'' by

László Nemes László Nemes (born Nemes Jeles László; ; 18 February 1977) is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. His 2015 debut feature film, ''Son of Saul,'' was screened in the main competition at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the ...

: Saul *2018: '' To Dust'' by Shawn Snyder: Shmuel *2018: '' The Chaperone'': Joseph * 2019: '' Muse'' by Candida Brady: Luca * 2019: Bad Art by Tania Raymonde: Gene * 2020: ''

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'' by Jonathan Jakubowicz: Georges Loinger * 2020: Undergods by Chino Moya: Z *TBA: ''

The Way of the Wind ''The Way of the Wind'' is an upcoming epic biblical drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick and produced by Josh Jeter. Starring Géza Röhrig as Jesus, the film retells his story. Alongside Rohrig, Mark Rylance stars as Satan, Matthi ...

'' by Terrence Malick: Jesus Christ

Television

*1989: ''Közjáték'', episode '' Mrożek: Levélkék'' (director) *1989: ''Eszmélet'' by

, episodes 1 and 2:

*1990: ''Armelle'' by Jacek Lenczowski: Piotr

References

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