Jeff Burrell is an American-born actor and voice-over artist based in Germany. He has worked under
Roman Polanski and
Lars von Trier.
Early years
Burrell was born in
Staten Island
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,
New York
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, in 1968. He studied acting at the
High School of Performing Arts
The High School of Performing Arts (informally known as "PA") was a public alternative high school established in 1947 and located at 120 West 46th Street in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, from 1948 to 1984.
In 1961, the school was m ...
in New York City. He then got a BA in German Studies at
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio. It is the oldest Mixed-sex education, coeducational liberal arts college in the United S ...
in 1990. After that he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study acting at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts, Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch in Berlin, Germany. He got a degree in 1994, with which he was the first American to do so.
Career
Burrell began his professional career at the Neues Theater [de] in Halle (Saale). He was in the acting ensemble until 2000, when he moved to Berlin.
Among other movies, Burrell acted in
Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer (film), ''The Ghost Writer'' (2010), and
Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac (film), ''Nymphomaniac'' (2013). He was in the spy thriller Jack Strong (film), ''Jack Strong'' by Władysław Pasikowski, and was a narrator in the documentary ''Warsaw Uprising'' by Jan Komasa.
He acted in Oles Sanin's film The Guide (film), ''The Guide'', which was Ukraine's 2014 nomination to the Academy Awards. His acting partner was the singer Jamala, who would later go on to win the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.
Burrell won a "Best Actor Award" for his performance in the film ''Robin: Watch for Wishes'' at the Festival South Film Expo 2018.
In the fall of 2018 Burrell performed the role of Fred Madison in Yuval Sharon's production of ''Lost Highway'' at the Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt, Oper Frankfurt.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
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Living people
1968 births
American male voice actors
American expatriates in Germany