Peter Schneider (born 1975) is a German actor and musician.
Biography
Schneider was born in 1975 in
Leipzig, in what was then
East Germany. From 1985 until the late 1990s, he studied at a music school in
Halle Halle may refer to:
Places Germany
* Halle (Saale), also called Halle an der Saale, a city in Saxony-Anhalt
** Halle (region), a former administrative region in Saxony-Anhalt
** Bezirk Halle, a former administrative division of East Germany
** Hall ...
. After graduating from high school in 1994 and completing his military service, he studied music at the
Leipzig University of Music and Theater from 1995 until 1998. He specialized in the clarinet and saxophone, while at the same time taking
German studies
German studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies often include classes on German culture, German hi ...
and pedagogy at
Leipzig University. In 1998, he switched to studying drama at the Leipzig University of Music and Theater, from which he graduated in 2002. From 2000 to 2002, Schneider was an acting student at
Theater Chemnitz.
Apart from his acting work, Schneider also works as theater musical director, musician, and composer. He is a member of the
Deutsche Filmakademie
The Deutsche Filmakademie is an independently run organization with a focus on filmmaking in Germany. It was founded in 2003 in Berlin as a way to provide native filmmakers a forum for discussion and a way to promote the reputation of German ci ...
and the
European Film Academy.
Since 2017, Schneider has portrayed middle-aged Helge Doppler in the
Netflix series
Dark.
Selected filmography
Film
Television
Awards
* Nominated for the Deutscher Filmpreis (German Film Award) in the category Best Acting Performance - Male Leading Role, for ''
Hut in the Woods
''Hut in the Woods'' (german: Die Summe meiner einzelnen Teile, ) is a 2011 German drama film directed by Hans Weingartner.
Cast
* Peter Schneider - Martin
* Timur Massold - Viktor
* - Lena
* Eleonore Weisgerber - Doctor
* Andreas Leupold - M ...
'' (2012)
* Nominated for the
Preis der deutschen Filmkritik (German Film Critics Award) in the category Best Actor for his performance in ''Hut in the Woods'' (2013)
References
External links
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1975 births
Living people
German male film actors
People from Bezirk Leipzig
University of Music and Theatre Leipzig alumni
Leipzig University alumni
German male television actors
Actors from Leipzig
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