Jonas Dassler (born March 22, 1996) is a German stage and film actor.

Life

Dassler was born on March 22, 1996, in

Remscheid Remscheid () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is, after Wuppertal and Solingen, the third-largest municipality in Bergisches Land, being located on the northern edge of the region, on the south side of the Ruhr area. Remscheid ha ...

, Germany. Beginning in the eighth grade he participated in the theatre club at the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt high school. After graduating in 2014, he started studying acting at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. During the 2016 season he performed the lead role in

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 Büchn ...

's ''

Danton's Death ''Danton's Death'' (''Dantons Tod'') was the first play written by Georg Büchner, set during the French Revolution. History Georg Büchner wrote his works in the period between Romanticism and Literary realism, Realism in the so-called Vormär ...

'' at the

Schaubühne The (Theatre on Lehniner Square) is a famous theatre in the Wilmersdorf district of Berlin, located on the Kurfürstendamm boulevard. It is a conversion of the ''Universum'' cinema, built according to plans designed by Erich Mendelsohn in 192 ...

in Berlin. Since the 2017/18 season he has been a permanent cast member at the Maxim Gorki Theatre and appeared in several productions. Reviewing his film performance in ''LOMO–The Language of Many Others'', ''

Variety Variety may refer to: Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats * Variety (radio) * Variety show, in theater and television Films * ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont * ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...

'' wrote that Dassler "show dstrong heartthrob potential". In June 2018, it was announced that Dassler would star in

Fatih Akin Fatih Akin (, born 25 August 1973) is a Turkish-German film director, screenwriter and producer. His films have won numerous awards and accolades, including the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for his film '' Head-On'' (2004), Best Scre ...

's '' Der goldene Handschuh'' (''The Golden Glove'') portraying the lead character, serial killer Fritz Honka. His work earned him a

German Film Awards The German Film Award (), also known as Lola after its prize statuette, is the national film award of Germany. It is presented at an annual ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in the German film industry. Besides being the most important ...

nomination for Best Actor.

Theater engagements

* 2016: ''Dantons Tod'' by

, Direction: Peter Kleinert ( Schaubühne Berlin, Berlin) * 2017: ''Nach uns das All – Das innere Team kennt keine Pause'' by

Sibylle Berg Sibylle Berg (born 2 June 1962) is a German-Swiss contemporary author and playwright. They write novels, essays, short fiction, plays, radio plays, and columns. And they are as of 2024 a member of the European Parliament. Their 18 books have bee ...

, Direction: Sebastian Nübling ( Maxim Gorki Theatre, Berlin) * 2017: ''Alles Schwindel'' by

Mischa Spoliansky Mischa Spoliansky (28 December 1898 – 28 June 1985) was a Russian-born composer who made his name writing cabaret and revue songs in the Weimar Republic of the 1920s and early 1930s. He was forced to emigrate to London in 1933 when Hitler ro ...

Marcellus Schiffer Marcellus Schiffer was the name used by Otto Schiffer (20 June 1892 – 24 August 1932), a German cabaret writer, graphic designer, painter and librettist. Life Schiffer was born in Berlin. His father, Siegfried Schiffer (1849–1897), was a Je ...

, Direction: Christian Weise ( Maxim Gorki Theatre, Berlin) * 2018: ''A Walk on the Dark Side'' by Yael Ronen, Direction: Yael Ronen (

Maxim-Gorki-Theater The Maxim Gorki Theatre () 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 is the oldest concert hall b ...

, Berlin) * 2018: ''Die Gerechten'' by

Albert Camus Albert Camus ( ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, journalist, world federalist, and political activist. He was the recipient of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the s ...

, Direction: Sebastian Baumgarten ( Maxim Gorki Theatre, Berlin)

Filmography

* 2015: ''Uns geht es gut'' * 2017: ''LOMO – The Language of Many Others'' * 2018: '' The Silent Revolution'' * 2018: ''

Never Look Away Never Look Away may refer to: * ''Never Look Away'' (2018 film), (''Werk ohne Autor''), a German drama film directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck * ''Never Look Away'' (2024 film), a New Zealand documentary film directed by Lucy Lawless * Ne ...

'' "Werk ohne Autor" * 2018: ''Die Protokollantin'' (TV-miniseries) * 2019: '' The Golden Glove'' * 2021: ''

My Son My or MY may refer to: Arts and entertainment * My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station * Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe * ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak * ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon Business * Marke ...

'' * 2022: '' Skin Deep (Aus meiner Haut)'' * 2024: ''

A Sacrifice ''A Sacrifice'' is a 2024 psychological thriller drama film written and directed by Jordan Scott, and starring Eric Bana, Sadie Sink, and Sylvia Hoeks. A co-production between Germany and United States, the film is an adaptation of Nicholas Ho ...

'' * 2024: '' Bonhoeffer:Pastor. Spy. Assassin.'' (film)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dassler, Jonas Living people 1996 births 21st-century German male actors People from Remscheid Male actors from North Rhine-Westphalia