Lucas Prisor (born 23 September 1983) is a German

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

Awards and nominations

* 2025: Prix du jury at the international film festival in Cannes for ''Sound of falling'' * 2023: Grimme-Preis for ''Im Feuer – Zwei Schwestern'' * 2023: Grimme-Preis for ''Neuland'' * 2022: Grimme-Preis for ''Polizeiruf 110 – Sabine'' * 2022: Deutscher Filmpreis for ''Der Pfad'' * 2017: Golden Globe Award (best foreign film) for ''Elle'' * 2017: César for ''Elle'' for best film * 2017: ZEUS Award (Best Actor) at Independent Days Filmfest for the short movie ''Samira'' * Nominated for the Palme d'or at film festival in Cannes for ''Young and beautiful'' by Francois Ozon * 2009: Vontobel- & Ensemblepreis for the theatre play ''Ego-Shooter: Generation Peer''

Life and career

Prisor was born in

Hannover Hanover ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Lower Saxony. Its population of 535,932 (2021) makes it the List of cities in Germany by population, 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-l ...

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. During his school career he spent one year in

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. After graduating he studied acting in

Leipzig Leipzig (, ; ; Upper Saxon: ; ) is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Saxony. The city has a population of 628,718 inhabitants as of 2023. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, eighth-largest city in Ge ...

, before moving to

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

to work at the

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and at 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 V ...

. He also lived in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

where he started to work with French director

François Ozon François Ozon (; born 15 November 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. Ozon is considered one of the most important modern French filmmakers. His films are characterized by aesthetic beauty, sharp satirical humor and a free-wheeli ...

, academy award winner

Volker Schlöndorff Volker Schlöndorff (; born 31 March 1939) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer who has worked in Germany, France and the United States. He was a prominent member of the New German Cinema of the late 1960s and early 1970s. He ha ...

and

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. He lives in Berlin and Paris.

Filmography

* 2013: ''

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'' by Jean-Marc Brondolo * 2013: '' Jeune et jolie'' by

* 2013: ' by * 2014: ''Un Tour de Cheville'' by Guillaume Levil * 2014: '' Diplomacy (film)'' by

* 2014: '' Die Pilgerin'' by

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 e ...

* 2015: ''After the Fall'' by Carlo Rola * 2015: ''

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'' - Wer Wind erntet, sät Sturm by Florian Baxmeyer * 2015: ''Lotte Jäger und das tote Mädchen'' by Sherry Hormann * 2016: ''

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'' by

* 2017: '' Un sac de billes'' by Christian Duguay * 2017: ''

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'' * 2017: '' Our Patriots'' by Gabriel Le Bomin * 2017: ''

War Photographer War photography involves photographing armed conflict and its effects on people and places. Photographers who participate in this genre may find themselves placed in harm's way, and are sometimes killed trying to get their pictures out of the war ...

'' by Bernd Wunder * 2018: ''

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'' by Daphne Charizani * 2019: ''

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'' by

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* 2022: ''Der Pfad'' by Tobias Wiemann * 2025: '' Sound of Falling'' by Mascha Schilinski

Theatre

* 2009: "Das Abenteuerliche Herz: Droge und Rausch" directed by

Martin Wuttke Martin Wuttke is a German actor and director. He has performed on many stages in the German-speaking theatre world, as well as in numerous films and TV series. He achieved international recognition for his portrayal of Adolf Hitler in the 2009 f ...

(

) * 2009: "Trilogie der schönen Ferienzeit" directed by Claus Peymann (Berliner Ensemble) * 2009: "

Leonce and Lena ''Leonce and Lena'' () is a play by German dramatist Georg Büchner (1813–1837); while considered a comedy, it is a satire veiled in humor. Written in the spring of 1836 for a competition 'for the best one- or two-act comedy in prose or verse' ...

" directed by

Robert Wilson (director) Robert Wilson who was born on October 4, 1941) is an American Experimental theatre, experimental theater stage director and playwright who has been described by ''The New York Times'' as " mericas – or even the world's – foremost vanguar ...

(Berliner Ensemble) * 2009: "

Nathan the Wise ''Nathan the Wise'' (original German title: , ) is a play by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing from 1779. It is a fervent plea for religious tolerance. It was never performed during Lessing's lifetime and was first performed in 1783 at the Döbbelinsches ...

" directed by Claus Peymann (Berliner Ensemble) * 2010: "

Oedipus at Colonus ''Oedipus at Colonus'' (also ''Oedipus Coloneus''; , ''Oidipous epi Kolōnō'') is the second of the three Theban plays of the Athenian tragedian Sophocles. It was written shortly before Sophocles's death in 406 BC and produced by his grandson ...

" directed by Peter Stein (Salzburger Festspiele) * 2011: "

A Streetcar Named Desire (play) ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' is a play written by Tennessee Williams and first performed on Broadway on December 3, 1947. The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of pe ...

" directed by Thomas Langhoff (Berliner Ensemble) * 2011: "Die Sonne" directed by

Olivier Py Olivier Py (; born 24 July 1965 in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes) is a French stage director, actor and writer. Career In 1997, Py became director of the Centre dramatique national d'Orléans. In 2007, he became director of the Théâtre de l'Odéon i ...

(Volksbühne Berlin and Odeon Theatre Paris) * 2016: "

Lear (opera) ''Lear'' is an opera in two parts with music by the German composer Aribert Reimann, and a libretto by Claus H. Henneberg, based on Shakespeare's tragedy '' King Lear''. Background and performance history Reimann wrote the title role specif ...

" directed by

Calixto Bieito Calixto Bieito (Miranda de Ebro, 2 November 1963) is a Spanish theater director known for his radical interpretations of classic operas. Biography Born in the small town of Miranda de Ebro, Bieito moved to Barcelona with his family when he was ...

( Opera of Paris)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prisor, Lucas German male actors 1983 births Living people Male actors from Hanover