Daniel Sträßer (born 18 July 1987) is a German actor and member of the ensemble of the

Burgtheater The Burgtheater (; literally: "Castle Theater" but alternatively translated as "(Imperial) Court Theater", originally known as '' K.K. Theater an der Burg'', then until 1918 as the ''K.K. Hofburgtheater'', is the national theater of Austria in ...

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Life

Sträßer already had the chance to be on stage as a student at a

Waldorf school Waldorf education, also known as Steiner education, is based on the educational philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, the founder of anthroposophy. Its educational style is holistic, intended to develop pupils' intellectual, artistic, and practical ski ...

. From 2007 he studied acting at the Mozarteum University in

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and graduated in the academic year 2011/2012. During his training he was engaged by Klang 21 for the Pocket Opera Festival Salzburg 2009 in a music theater production (''Mahlzeit'' by Hans-Peter Jahn) directed by Thierry Bruehl. In a university production in 2011, he was discovered by the chief dramaturge of the

at the Hamburg Young Talent Competition and made his successful debut there as

Romeo Romeo Montague () is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. The son of Characters in Romeo and Juliet#Lord Montague, Lord Montague and his wife, Characters in Romeo and Juliet#Lady Montague, Lady Montague, he ...

. As part of his studies, he worked in Müller's "Medeamaterial" (director: René Braun), in Trolle's "Hermes in der Stadt" (director: Simon Paul Schneider), in Hage's "De Niros Game" and in Crimp's "Attacks on Anne" (director: Katrin Plötner) and also in 2011 at the

Salzburg Festival The Salzburg Festival () is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920. It is held each summer, for five weeks starting in late July, in Salzburg, Austria, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart's operas are a focus of ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a Comedy (drama), comedy play written by William Shakespeare in about 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One s ...

. Sträßer, who names his university mentors Uwe Berend, the former head of drama, and the then guest lecturer (now professor there) Kai Ohrem, has worked on roles from

Goethe Johann Wolfgang (von) Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a wide-ranging influence on Western literature, literary, Polit ...

to Martin Krimp. In the 2013–14 season he worked in the contemporary witness production The Last Witnesses by

Doron Rabinovici Doron Rabinovici () is an Israeli-Austrian writer, historian and essayist. He was born in Tel Aviv in 1961 and moved to Vienna in 1964. His literary work includes short stories, novels and essays, but also drama. Life Doron Rabinovici was born ...

and Matthias Hartmann at the Burgtheater in

; the production referred to the

Kristallnacht ( ) or the Night of Broken Glass, also called the November pogrom(s) (, ), was a pogrom against Jews carried out by the Nazi Party's (SA) and (SS) paramilitary forces along with some participation from the Hitler Youth and German civilia ...

of 1938, was highly appreciated by audiences and the press and was invited to the Berlin Theatertreffen 2014. In March 2019 it was announced that Sträßer, together with Vladimir Burlakov, would embody the new chief inspectors Adam Schürk and Leo Bäumer in the crime serie ''

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'' set in Saarland for

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Theater (selection)

Burgtheater Vienna (partly over several seasons)

* 2011/2012:

Romeo and Juliet ''The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet'', often shortened to ''Romeo and Juliet'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two young Italians from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's ...

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''(Romeo)'' – Director: David Bösch * 2011/2012:

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''(Harry)'' – directed by Stephan Kimmig * 2011/2012: Die Froschfotzenlederfabrik by Oliver Kluck ''(colleague, activist, cousin, Gzemek)'' – director: Anna Bergmann * 2011/2012:

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''(A Young Cashier)'' – Director: Dieter Giesing * 2012/2013: Some Messages to the Universe from Wolfram Lotz ''(Lum)'' – Director: Antú Romero Nunes * 2012/2013:

Liliom ''Liliom'' is a 1909 play by the Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnár. It was well known in its own right during the early to mid-20th century, but is best known today as the basis for the Rodgers and Hammerstein 1945 musical ''Carousel''. P ...

by Franz Molnár ''(Ficsur)'' – Director: Barbara Frey * 2013/2014:

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

''(Rosary Beads)'' – Directed by Andrea Breth * 2013/2014: The Journey to Petushki by Venedikt Erofejew ''(Wenja)'' – Director: Felicitas Braun * 2013/2014: A Sorrow Beyond Dreams by

Peter Handke Peter Handke (; born 6 December 1942) is an Austrians, 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 ...

''(The Son)'' – Director:

Katie Mitchell Katrina Jane Mitchell (born 23 September 1964) is an English theatre director. Life and career Mitchell was born in Reading, Berkshire, raised in Hermitage, Berkshire, and educated at Oakham School. Upon leaving Oakham, she went up to Mag ...

* 2013/2014:

The Seagull ''The Seagull'' () is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 in literature, 1895 and first produced in 1896 in literature#Drama, 1896. ''The Seagull'' is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays. It dramati ...

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''(Konstantin Gavrilovich Trepljov)'' – Director: Jan Bosse

Filmography

* 2014: The Last Dance (Director: Houchang Allahyari) * 2014: * 2015:

Polizeiruf 110 ''Polizeiruf 110'' ("Police call 110") is a long-running German-language detective television series. The name refers to the emergency telephone number of the ''Volkspolizei''. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic ...

: Kreise * 2015: Departure * 2015: Alone in Berlin * 2016: A Dangerous Fortune * 2016: * 2016: Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden * 2017:

Charité The Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Charité – Berlin University of Medicine; ) is Europe's List of hospitals by capacity, largest university hospital, affiliated with Humboldt University of Berlin, Humboldt University and the Free ...

* 2020:

Exile Exile or banishment is primarily penal expulsion from one's native country, and secondarily expatriation or prolonged absence from one's homeland under either the compulsion of circumstance or the rigors of some high purpose. Usually persons ...

* 2020:

: Das fleißige Lieschen * 2020: Hausen * 2020: One step too far * 2021:

: Der Herr des Waldes * 2021: A Pure Place * 2022:

: Das Herz der Schlange * 2022: Funeral for a Dog * 2022: Everything is fine * 2023: Conti – Meine zwei Gesichter * 2023
Tatort
Die Kälte der Erde * 2024
Tatort
Der Fluch des Geldes * 2025
Tatort
Das Ende der Nacht

Awards

* 2012: Nestroy Theater Prize – Nominated for Best Young Actor as Romeo in

* 2014: Nestroy Theater Prize – Nominated for Best Actor as Konstantin in

References

External links

Nestroy Der Wiener – Theaterpreis: The nominations 2012

Nestroy Der Wiener – Theaterpreis: The nominations 2014

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at the ''Agentur Players'', retrieved on November 11, 2020 {{DEFAULTSORT:Strasser, Daniel 1987 births Living people People from Völklingen German actors German male film actors German male television actors Male actors from Saarland