Samuel Finzi ( Bulgarian: Самуел Финци; born 20 January 1966) is a Bulgarian-German actor. Since his start in the late 1980s, he has hundreds of film, television, and theatrical credits. Between 1993 and 2011, he received ten acting awards.

Life and career

Born in Plovdiv, he is the son of actor

Itzhak Fintzi Itzhak Fintzi (Izko Finzi) ( bg, Ицхак Финци (Ицко Финци)) (born 25 April 1933) is a Bulgarian film and stage actor. He was born in Sofia, where he graduated from the dramatic art academy. He graduated from the Bulgarian Nat ...

. He is of Bulgarian-Jewish descent. Finzi performed in his first theater and film roles while still a student. Very early on, he came into contact with directors who have had a major influence on European theater and film. He has worked in the theater with directors such as

Benno Besson Benno Besson (born René-Benjamin Besson; 4 November 1922 in Yverdon-les-Bains – 16 February 2006 in Berlin, Germany) was a Swiss actor and director. He had great success as director at Volksbühne Berlin, Deutsches Theater and Berliner Ense ...

, Dimiter Gotscheff,

Frank Castorf Frank Castorf (born 17 July 1951 in East Berlin) is a German theater director and was the artistic director of the ''Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz'' from 1992 to 2015. His work is often associated with postdramatic theatre. Biography E ...

, Jürgen Gosch, and Robert Wilson. In film, his collaborations with Michael Glawogger,

Oliver Hirschbiegel Oliver Hirschbiegel (born 29 December 1957) is a German film director. His works include ''Das Experiment'' and the Oscar-nominated '' Downfall''. Life and career Hirschbiegel was born in Hamburg, Germany. A Waldorf graduate, Hirschbiegel stu ...

, Peter Popzlatev,

Sönke Wortmann Sönke Wortmann (; 25 August 1959 in Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German film director and producer. Biography Wortmann's father was a miner. After Wortmann's A-Levels he wanted to become a professional football player and started playin ...

, and

Til Schweiger Tilman Valentin Schweiger (; born 19 December 1963) is a German actor, voice actor and filmmaker. He runs his own production company, Barefoot Films, in Berlin. Early life Schweiger was born in Freiburg, West Germany, to two teachers. He grew ...

have extended his popularity to a wider audience. He also played the title role in the crime series ''

Flemming Flemming is a surname and a male given name referring, like the more common '' Fleming'', to an inhabitant (or descendant thereof) of Flanders,

''. Samuel Finzi has performed in many film and television productions such as ''

Kokowääh ''Kokowääh'' is a 2011 German film directed by Til Schweiger. It was released in German-speaking countries (Germany, Austria, South Tyrol and Switzerland) on 3 February 2011. The film stars Til Schweiger, his daughter Emma Schweiger, Jasmin Ger ...

'', ''Die Besucherin'' ("The Visitor"), ''Même Dieu est venu nous voir'' ("Even God Came to See Us"), and ''Vaterspiele'' ("Father Games"). In 2014, he played six leading roles at the Deutsches Theater,Samuel Finzi at Deutsches Theater Berlin
the

Maxim Gorki Theater The Maxim Gorki Theatre (german: Maxim Gorki Theater) is a theatre in Berlin-Mitte named after the Soviet writer, Maxim Gorky. In 2012, the Mayor of Berlin Klaus Wowereit named Şermin Langhoff as the artist director of the theatre. History It ...

, and the

Volksbühne The Volksbühne ("People's Theatre") is a theater in Berlin. Located in Berlin's city center Mitte on Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz (Rosa Luxemburg Square) in what was the GDR's capital. It has been called Berlin's most iconic theatre. About The Vol ...

, in Berlin, and at the Schauspielhaus in

Leipzig Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as ...

Selected filmography

* 1989: ''Moi, la Comtesse'' (Director: Petar Popzlatev) * 1989: ''Parcheta lyubov'' (Director: Ivan Tscherkelov) * 1989: ''Razvodat predi i Razvodat sega'' (Director: Georgi Jacky Stoev) * 1989: ''Razvodi, razvodi...'' (Director: Kosta Bikov) * 1990: ''Das Lager'' (Director: Georgi Djulgerov) * 1990: ''Nemirnata ptitza lyubov'' (Director: Rangel Vulchanov) * 1994: ''Die verbotene Frucht'' (Director: Krasimir Krumov) * 1998: ''Die Unschuld der Krähen'' (Director: Horst Johann Sczerba) * 1998: ''Sofia – Sick of it all'' (Director: Nils Willbrandt) * 1998: ''Und alles wegen Mama'' (Director: Hermine Huntgeburth) * 2000: '' The Farewell'' (Director: Jan Schütte) * 2000: ''Deutschlandspiel'' (Director: Hans-Christoph Blumenberg) * 2000: ' (Director: Lars Büchel) * 2000: ''Stunde der Wahrheit'' (Director: Matthias Tiefenbacher) * 2000: ''Tolle Lage – Director'' ( Sören Voigt) * 2001: ''Auf Herz und Nieren'' (Director:

Thomas Jahn Thomas Jahn (born 9 July 1965) is a German film and television director. Filmography Feature films * ''Knockin' on Heaven's Door'' (1997) * ''Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller'' (1998) * ''Auf Herz und Nieren'' (2001) * ''The Lost Samaritan'' (2 ...

) * 2001: ''The Devil’s Tail'' (Director: Dimitar Petkov) * 2001: ''Même Dieu est venu nous voir'' (Director: Peter Popzlatev) * 2001: ''Posseteni ot gospoda'' (Director: Peter Popzlatev) * 2001: ''Santa ein Weihnachtsmärchen'' (Director: Jophi Ries) * 2001: ''Studers erster Fall'' (TV film) (Director: Sabine Boss) * 2002: ''Am Ende der Hochzeitsnacht'' (TV film) (Director: Olaf Kreinsen) * 2002: ''Blueberry Hill'' (Director: Aleksandr Morfov) * 2002: ''

Gebürtig ''Gebürtig'' is a 2002 Austrian drama film directed by Robert Schindel and Lukas Stepanik. It was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 75th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Cast * Peter Simonisc ...

'' (Director: Lukas Stepanik und Robert Schindel) * 2002: ''Rapsodiya v byalo'' (Director: Tedi Moskov) * 2003: Schimanski: ''Asyl'' (TV series) (Director:

Edward Berger Edward Berger (born 1970 in Wolfsburg, West Germany) is a German director and screenwriter. Life and work Edward Berger graduated from Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium (Wolfsburg), Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium in Wolfsburg. He attended the Hochschule für Bi ...

) * 2003: '' Das Wunder von Bern'' (Director:

) * 2003: ''Hamlet X'' (Director: Herbert Fritsch) * 2003: ''In schlechter Gesellschaft'' (Director: Michael Karen) * 2004: '' Delphinsommer'' (Director:

Jobst Oetzmann Jobst Christian Oetzmann (born 4 November 1961) is a German film director and screenwriter. He is best known for directing several episodes of the police crime drama series ''Tatort'', but he also made films based on literature, such as '' Die Ein ...

) * 2005: ''Aller Tage Abend'' (Director: Andreas Schimmelbusch) * 2005: ' (Director:

) * 2005: ''Weltverbesserungsmaßnahmen'' (Director: Jakob Hüfner and Jörn Hintzer) * 2006–2012: ''

Tatort ''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed b ...

'' (TV series) * 2006: ''Kunstfehler'' (TV film) (Director: Marcus O. Rosenmüller) * 2007: ''Der Totenwächter'' (Director: Ilian Simeonov) * 2007: ''Geburtstag'' (Director: Lawrence Tooley) * 2007: ' (Director: Marc Meyer) * 2008: '' Die Besucherin'' (Director:

Lola Randl Lola Randl (born 1980 in Munich) is a German film director and screenwriter. Life and work In 2001 Lola Randl started to study film direction at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. She graduated in 2006 with the short film ''Wohlfühlwochenende''. ...

) * 2008: ''Helden aus der Nachbarschaft'' (Director: Jovan Arsenic) * 2008: ''

KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst ''KDD – Berlin Crime Squad'', German title ''KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst'' is a German television series that was broadcast from 2007 to 2010. The series differs from typical police procedurals by focusing on the daily work life and the private ...

: Letzte Chance'' (Director:

Andreas Prochaska Andreas Prochaska (born 31 December 1964) is an Austrian film director and editor. He directed the 2014 film ''The Dark Valley'', the 2017 miniseries Maximilian and Marie of Bourgogne, and the 2018 series ''Das Boot'', among others. He has contr ...

) * 2009: ''Das Vaterspiel'' (Director: Michael Glawogger) * 2009: ''Die Liebe und Viktor'' (Director: Patrick Banush) * 2009: ''Ein Sommer mit Paul'' (TV film) (Director: Claudia Garde) * 2009: ''Lackschaden'' (Director: Michael Schneider) * 2009: ' (Director:

Rudolf Thome Rudolf Thome (born 14 November 1939) is a German film director and producer. He has directed more than 30 films since 1964. His 1986 film ''Tarot'' was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival. Selected filmography Director * ...

) * 2009: ''Sieben Tage'' (TV film) (Director: Petra K. Wagner) * 2009–2012: ''Flemming'' (TV series) * 2010: '' Aghet – Ein Völkermord'' (Director: ) * 2010: '' Die Akte Golgatha'' (TV film, Director: Zoltan Spirandelli) * 2010: ''Headshots'' (Director: Lawrence Tooley) * 2010: ''Holy Light'' (Director: Georgi Tenev) * 2010: ''Mondwärts'' (Director: Aron Lehmann) * 2011: ' (Director:

Simon Verhoeven Simon Verhoeven (born in Munich on 20 June 1972) is a German film director, screenwriter, film producer, former actor, and occasional film music composer. Life and family Verhoeven is the son of international screen actress Senta Berger and BAF ...

) * 2011: ''

'' (Director:

) * 2011: ''Short for Vernesa B.'' (Director: Jons Vukorep) * 2012: ''Alexander Granach – Da geht ein Mensch'' (Director: Angelika Wittlich) * 2012: '' Die Libelle und das Nashorn'' (Director: Lola Randl) * 2012: ''Ludwig II'' (Director: Peter Sehr) * 2012: ''Rückkehr von den Sternen'' (Director: Franz Müller) * 2012: ''The Color of the Chameleon'' (Director: Emil Hristow) * 2013: ''Aschenbrödel und der gesteifelte Kater'' (Director: Thorsten Künstler) * 2013: ''George'' (Director: Joachim A. Lang) * 2013: ''

Kokowääh 2 is a 2013 German film directed by Til Schweiger. It is a sequel to the 2011 film . It was released in German-speaking countries (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) on 7 February 2013. The film stars Til Schweiger, his daughter Emma Schweiger, J ...

'' (Director: Til Schweiger) * 2013: ''Oktober/November'' (Director:

Götz Spielmann Götz Spielmann (born 11 January 1961) is an Austrian director and scriptwriter. Life and career Spielmann was born in Wels, Austria, and grew up in Vienna. After High School, he lived in Paris for several months. From 1980 to 1987 he studied fi ...

) * 2013: '' Generation War'' (Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter) (Director:

Philipp Kadelbach Philipp Kadelbach (born 9 September 1974, Frankfurt am Main) is a German film and television director. In discussing Kadelbach, actor Jürgen Schornagel stated "He's in the top five of the 116 directors I've worked with. He helps young people and ...

) * 2014: ''Die Erfindung der Liebe'' (Director: Lola Randl) * 2014: ''The Bridges of Sarajevo'' (Director: Kamen Kalev) * 2014: ''Worst Case Scenario'' (Director: Franz Müller) * 2015: ' (Director:

Oskar Roehler Oskar Roehler (born 21 January 1959) is a German film director, screenwriter and journalist. He was born in Starnberg, the son of writers Gisela Elsner and Klaus Roehler. Since the mid-1980s, he has been working as a screenwriter, for, among ot ...

) * 2016: ' (Director: Gordian Maugg) * 2016: '' Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge'' (Director: Marie Noëlle) * 2017: ''The Captain'' (Der Hauptmann) (Director:

Robert Schwentke Robert Schwentke (; born 15 February 1968) is a German film director and screenwriter. Life and career Schwentke was born in Stuttgart, West Germany. He graduated from Los Angeles film school, Columbia College Hollywood (CCH), in 1992. His wife ...

) * 2018: ''Meine teuflisch gute Freundin'' (Director: Marco Petry) * 2018: ''Klassentreffen 1.0'' (Director: Til Schweiger) * 2018: '' Herrliche Zeiten'' (Director:

) * 2020: ''Die Hochzeit'' (Director: Til Schweiger)

Theatrography (selection)

* 1990: ''Performance and Punishment'' after

Fyodor Dostoyevsky Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (, ; rus, Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Fyódor Mikháylovich Dostoyévskiy, p=ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ dəstɐˈjefskʲɪj, a=ru-Dostoevsky.ogg, links=yes; 11 November 18219 ...

in various roles at Hebbel-Theater Berlin and Eurokaz Festival Zagreb (Director: Ivan Stanev) * 1991: '' Hermaphroditus'' by Ivan Stanev in various roles at Hebbel-Theater and Mickery Theater Amsterdam (Director: Ivan Stanev) * 1992: ''

Leonce and Lena ''Leonce and Lena'' (german: Leonce und Lena) is a play by German dramatist Georg Büchner (1813–1837) which is considered a comedy, but is actually a satire veiled in humor. It was written in the spring of 1836 for a competition 'for the best ...

'' by

Georg Büchner Karl Georg Büchner (17 October 1813 – 19 February 1837) was a German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose, considered part of the Young Germany movement. He was also a revolutionary and the brother of physician and philosopher Ludwig Büch ...

as Büchner at Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 1992 ''Voycek'' by

(Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 1993–1997: ''

The Seagull ''The Seagull'' ( rus, Ча́йка, r=Cháyka, links=no) is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 and first produced in 1896. ''The Seagull'' is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays. It dramatises th ...

'' by Anton Chekhov as Kostja at Schauspielhaus Köln (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 1994: ''Caligula'' by

Albert Camus Albert Camus ( , ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, and journalist. He was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His work ...

as Cherea at Schauspielhaus Köln (Director:

Werner Schroeter Werner Schroeter (7 April 1945 – 12 April 2010) was a German film director, screenwriter, and opera director known for his stylistic excess. Schroeter was cited by Rainer Werner Fassbinder as an influence both on his own work and on German cine ...

) * 1994: ''Die Straßenecke (The Street Corner)'' by

Hans Henny Jahnn Hans Henny Jahnn (born Hans Henny August Jahn'';'' 17 December 1894 – 29 November 1959) was a German playwright, novelist, and organ-builder. Personal life Hans Henny Jahn was born in 1894 in Stellingen, one of Hamburg's suburbs, and was the s ...

at Thalia Theater Hamburg (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 1994: ''

'' by

as Handwerksbursche at Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 1994–1996: ''Ein Monat in Dachau (a Month in Dachau)'' by Wladimir Sorokin in various roles at Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 1995: '' The Vast Domain'' by

Arthur Schnitzler Arthur Schnitzler (15 May 1862 – 21 October 1931) was an Austrian author and dramatist. Biography Arthur Schnitzler was born at Praterstrasse 16, Leopoldstadt, Vienna, capital of the Austrian Empire (as of 1867, part of the dual monarchy ...

as Portier at Thalia Theater

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

(Director:

Jürgen Flimm Jürgen Flimm (born 17 July 1941, in Gießen) is a German theater and opera director, and theater manager. After establishing himself as one of the exponents of Regietheater, Flimm was called to manage renowned theaters and festivals. His operatic ...

) * 1995: ''

The Cherry Orchard ''The Cherry Orchard'' (russian: Вишнёвый сад, translit=Vishnyovyi sad) is the last play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. Written in 1903, it was first published by '' Znaniye'' (Book Two, 1904), and came out as a separate editio ...

'' by Anton Chekhov as Carlotta and Firs at Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 1995: ''Swan Songs'' by Anton Chekhov in various roles at Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf (Director: Stefan Moskov) * 1996: ''On the Big Street'' by Anton Chekhov as Borzov at Thalia Theater Hamburg (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 1996: ''The Glass Slipper'' by

Ferenc Molnár Ferenc Molnár ( , ; born Ferenc Neumann; 12 January 18781 April 1952), often anglicized as Franz Molnar, was a Hungarian-born author, stage-director, dramatist, and poet, widely regarded as Hungary’s most celebrated and controversial play ...

as Portier at Thalia Theater Hatburg (Director: Jürgen Flimm) * 1996: ''The Hour Since We Didn’t Know Anything About Each Other'' by

Peter Handke Peter Handke (; born 6 December 1942) is an Austrian novelist, playwright, translator, poet, film director, and screenwriter. He was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature "for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored t ...

in various roles at Thalia Theater Hamburg (Director:

Jürgen Gosch Jürgen or Jurgen is a popular masculine given name in Germany, Estonia, Belgium and the Netherlands. It is cognate with George. Notable people named Jürgen include: A *Jürgen Ahrend (born 1930), German organ builder * Jürgen Alzen (born 1 ...

) * 1996: ''

The Threepenny Opera ''The Threepenny Opera'' ( ) is a " play with music" by Bertolt Brecht, adapted from a translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann of John Gay's 18th-century English ballad opera, '' The Beggar's Opera'', and four ballads by François Villon, with mu ...

'' by Bertolt Brecht as Smith at Thalia Theater Hamburg (Director:

Katharina Thalbach Katharina Thalbach (; actually ''Katharina Joachim genannt Thalbach''; born 19 January 1954) is a German actress and stage director. She played theatre at the Berliner Ensemble and at the Volksbühne Berlin, and was actress in the film ''The T ...

) * 1996–1999: ''Time Rocker'' by Lou Reed in various roles at Thalia Theater Hamburg (Director: Robert Wilson) * 1997–2000: ''Germania 3. Ghosts on Dead Man'' by

Heiner Müller Heiner Müller (; 9 January 1929 – 30 December 1995) was a German (formerly East German) dramatist, poet, writer, essayist and theatre director. His "enigmatic, fragmentary pieces" are a significant contribution to postmodern drama and postdr ...

as Stalin at Deutschen Schauspielhaus Hamburg (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 1998–2000: ''Blue in Blue'' by

George Gershwin George Gershwin (; born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz and classical genres. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions ' ...

in various roles at Thalia Theater Hamburg (Director: Stefan Moskov) * 1999: ''

Don Quixote is a Spanish epic novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615, its full title is ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'' or, in Spanish, (changing in Part 2 to ). A founding work of West ...

'' by

Miguel de Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (; 29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 NS) was an Early Modern Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. He is best kno ...

in various roles at Jahrhunderthalle Bochum (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 1999: ''

King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane ...

'' by

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

as Kent at Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 1999: '' Saint Joan of the Stockyards'' by Bertolt Brecht as Mauler at

Schauspielhaus Zürich The Schauspielhaus Zürich ( en, Zürich playhouse) is one of the most prominent and important theatres in the German-speaking world. It is also known as "Pfauenbühne" (Peacock Stage). The large theatre has 750 seats. The also operates three s ...

(Director:

) * 1999–2000: ''

Phèdre ''Phèdre'' (; originally ''Phèdre et Hippolyte'') is a French dramatic tragedy in five acts written in alexandrine verse by Jean Racine, first performed in 1677 at the theatre of the Hôtel de Bourgogne in Paris. Composition and premiere Wit ...

'' by

Jean Racine Jean-Baptiste Racine ( , ) (; 22 December 163921 April 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille as well as an important literary figure in the Western traditi ...

as Theratenes at Schauspielhaus Bochum (Director:

) * 2001: ''Powder Keg'' by

Dejan Dukovski Dejan (Cyrillic: Дејан) is a Serbian names, Serbian masculine given name, derived from the Slavic verb ''dejati'', meaning "to act, to do". The name and the derived surname Dejanović are common among South Slavs. The name is first recorded ...

in various roles at Steirischen Herbst and at Schauspielhaus Graz, Version I (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 2002: ''

Amphitryon Amphitryon (; Ancient Greek: Ἀμφιτρύων, ''gen''.: Ἀμφιτρύωνος; usually interpreted as "harassing either side", Latin: Amphitruo), in Greek mythology, was a son of Alcaeus, king of Tiryns in Argolis. His mother was named e ...

'' by

Heinrich von Kleist Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist (18 October 177721 November 1811) was a German poet, dramatist, novelist, short story writer and journalist. His best known works are the theatre plays '' Das Käthchen von Heilbronn'', ''The Broken Jug'', ''Amph ...

as Sosias at Schauspielhaus Hamburg (Director: Jürgen Gosch) * 2002: ''To the Wedding'' by

John Berger John Peter Berger (; 5 November 1926 – 2 January 2017) was an English art critic, novelist, painter and poet. His novel '' G.'' won the 1972 Booker Prize, and his essay on art criticism '' Ways of Seeing'', written as an accompaniment to the ...

in various roles at Schauspielhaus Hamburg (Director: Brigitte Landes) * 2002: ''Königsberg'' by Andrei Nekrasov as Vlad at Volksbühne Berlin (Director: Andrei Nekrasov) * 2002–2005: ''The Lieutenant from Inishmore'' by Martin McDonagh as Padraic at Burgtheater Vienna (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 2003: '' Black Battles with Dogs'' by

Bernard-Marie Koltès Bernard-Marie Koltès (; 9 April 1948 – 15 April 1989) was a French playwright and theatre director best known for his plays ''La Nuit juste avant les Forêts'' (''The Night Just Before the Forests'', 1976), ''Sallinger'' (1977) and ''Dans la ...

as Alboury at Volksbühne Berlin (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 2003: '' Platonov'' by Anton Chekhov as Michail Vasiljevitch Platonov at

Schauspiel Frankfurt The Schauspiel Frankfurt is the municipal theatre company for plays in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. It is part of Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt. History In the late 1770s the theatre principal Abel Seyler was based in Frankfurt, and established th ...

(Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 2004: ''McTeague'' by

Frank Norris Benjamin Franklin Norris Jr. (March 5, 1870 – October 25, 1902) was an American journalist and novelist during the Progressive Era, whose fiction was predominantly in the naturalist genre. His notable works include '' McTeague: A Story of San ...

as Zerkov at Volksbühne Berlin (Director:

) * 2004: ''Gambler'' by

in various roles at Volksbühne Berlin (Director: Johan Simons) * 2005–2006: ''Amphitryon'' by

as Amphitryon at Deutschen Theater Berlin (Director:

Stefan Bachmann Stefan Bachmann is a Swiss–American author of children's literature, Nonfiction, non-fiction, and Short story, short stories, as well as a musician, composer, and artist. He is best known for his debut novel, ''The Peculiar'', a gothic altern ...

) * 2005-: '' Iwanov'' by Anton Chekhov as Iwanov at Volksbühne Berlin (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 2005-: '' Philoktet'' by

as Neoptolemos at Volksbühne Berlin (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 2006: '' The Grande Bouffe'' by

Marco Ferreri Marco Ferreri (11 May 1928 – 9 May 1997) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor, who began his career in the 1950s directing three films in Spain, followed by 24 Italian films before his death in 1997. He is considered one of ...

as Philippe at Volksbühne Berlin (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 2006: ''

Volpone ''Volpone'' (, Italian for "sly fox") is a comedy play by English playwright Ben Jonson first produced in 1605–1606, drawing on elements of city comedy and beast fable. A merciless satire of greed and lust, it remains Jonson's most-perfor ...

'' by

Ben Jonson Benjamin "Ben" Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 – c. 16 August 1637) was an English playwright and poet. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence upon English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours; he is best known for t ...

as Volpone at Deutsches Theater Berlin (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 2006–2008: ''Three Stars in Search of a Cook'' by Ivan Panteleev in various roles at Deutsches Theater Berlin (Director: Ivan Panteleev) * 2006-: ''

The Persians ''The Persians'' ( grc, Πέρσαι, ''Persai'', Latinised as ''Persae'') is an Greek tragedy, ancient Greek tragedy written during the Classical Greece, Classical period of Ancient Greece by the Greek tragedian Aeschylus. It is the second and on ...

'' by

Aeschylus Aeschylus (, ; grc-gre, Αἰσχύλος ; c. 525/524 – c. 456/455 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian, and is often described as the father of tragedy. Academic knowledge of the genre begins with his work, and understanding of earlier Greek ...

as Xerxes and Messenger at Deutsches Theater Berlin (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 2007: ''Suicides'' by Nikolaj Erdmans as Podsekalnikov at Volksbühne Berlin (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 2007: '' The Bat'' by

Johann Strauss Johann Baptist Strauss II (25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son (german: links=no, Sohn), was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed ove ...

as Alfred at Deutsches Theater Berlin (Director: Michael Thalheimer) * 2007–2009: ''Anatomy Titus Fall of Rome'' – A Shakespeare Commentary according to William Shakespeare by Heiner Müller at Deutsches Theater Berlin (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 2008: ''The Powder Keg'' by Dejan Dukovski as Volpone at Deutsches Theater Berlin, Version II (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 2008–2009: '' King Ubu'' by Alfred Jarry as Ubu at Volksbühne Berlin (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 2008-: ''Songs of my mind – A Tribute to Stevie Wonder,'' Evening of Song with Samuel Finzi and Band at Deutsches Theater Berlin * 2008-: '' Diary of a Madman'' by Nikolai Gogol as Poprischtschin at Deutsches Theater Berlin (Director: Hanna Rudolph) * 2010–2011: ''

The Man Without a Past ''The Man Without a Past'' ( fi, Mies vailla menneisyyttä) is a 2002 Finnish comedy-drama film produced, written, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki. Starring Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen and Juhani Niemelä, it is the second installment in Kauri ...

'' by Aki Kaurismäki in various roles at Deutsches Theater Berlin (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 2010–2011: ''Consider the Lobster'' by

David Foster Wallace David Foster Wallace (February 21, 1962 – September 12, 2008) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and university professor of English and creative writing. Wallace is widely known for his 1996 novel '' Infinite Jest'', whi ...

a solo evening at Volksbühne Berlin (Director: Ivan Panteleev) * 2010-: ''The Hospital Room Ward No. 6'' by Anton Chekhov as Andrej Efimyc at Deutsches Theater Berlin (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 2012: ''Infinite Jest'' by

in various roles at Hebbel-Theater Berlin (Director:

Matthias Lilienthal Matthias Lilienthal (born 21 December 1959) is a German dramaturge and theatre director. Life and work Born in Berlin, Lilienthal grew up as the second of three children in Berlin-Neukölln. After graduating from the Berlin Evangelisches Gymn ...

) * 2012-: '' The Drinker'' by

Hans Fallada Hans Fallada (; born Rudolf Wilhelm Friedrich Ditzen; 21 July 18935 February 1947) was a German writer of the first half of the 20th century. Some of his better known novels include '' Little Man, What Now?'' (1932) and ''Every Man Dies Alone'' ...

as Erin Sommer at Maxim-Gorki-Theater Berlin and Schauspiel Leipzig (Director: Sebastian Hartmann) * 2012: ''Shakespeare. Plays for Murderers, Victims and Others'' by Frank Günther, Heiner Müller,

Manfred Wekwerth Manfred Wekwerth (né Weckwerth; 3 December 1929 – 16 July 2014) was a German theatre and film director and writer. He was the director of the Berliner Ensemble theatre from 1977 to 1991. He was also an informant for East Germany's Stasi from ...

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Thomas Brasch Thomas Brasch (19 February 1945 – 3 November 2001) was a German author, poet and film director. Life Born in Westow, Yorkshire, England, Thomas Brasch was the son of German Jewish Communist émigré parents. In 1947, the family returned to Ea ...

in various roles at Deutsches Theater Berlin (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 2013: ''Dali vs Picasso'' by Fernando Arrabal Terán as Picasso at Théâtre National du Luxembourg (Director: Frank Hoffmann) * 2013: ''Don Juan Comes Back from the War'' by Odon von Horvath as Don Juan at Berliner Ensemble (Director:

Luc Bondy Luc Bondy (17 July 1948 – 28 November 2015) was a Swiss theatre and film director. Life and career upright=1.3, '' Charlotte Salomon'' at the Salzburg Festival 2014 Trained in Paris with the theatre teacher Jacques Lecoq, he received a job ...

) * 2013: ''Don Juan Comes Back from the War'' by Fernando Arrabal Terán as Picasso at Théâtre National du Luxembourg (Director: Frank Hoffmann) * 2014: ''Waiting for Godot'' by Samuel Beckett as Vladimir at Deutsches Theater Berlin and Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen (Director: Ivan Panteleev)

Awards

* 1993: Critics’ Prize for Best New Actor in Nordrhein-Westfalen for ''The Seagul'' * 1994: 13th Theater Festival NRW: Prize for Best New Actor for ''The Seagul'' * 1995: Critics’ Prize: Best Actor of the Year in Nordrhein-Westfalen for ''The Cherry Orchard'' and ''Swan Songs'' * 1996: Advancement Award for Dramatic Arts of the city of Düsseldorf for ''Ein Monat in Dachau (A Month in Dachau)'' * 2001: Golden Chest, Best Male Performer, International Television Festival Plovdiv, Bulgaria for ''Devil’s Tail'' * 2009: Best Actor at the Mess Theater Festival Sarayevo for ''Ivanov'' * 2010: Best Actor at the MOT Theater Festival Skopje for ''Diary of a Madman'' * 2011: Best Actor at the Skena Up Theater Festival Pristina for ''Diary of a Madman'' * 2011: German Comedy Prize in the Category Film Comedy for ''Kokowääh'' * 2011: Theater Prize Berlin 2011, Prussian Maritime Trading Foundation, for his entire work in the theater

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