Peter Schneider (born 1975) is a German actor and musician.

Biography

Schneider was born in 1975 in

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, in what was then

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. From 1985 until the late 1990s, he studied at a music school in Halle. 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

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and pedagogy at

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. 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 Theater Chemnitz is a German municipal theater organization based in Chemnitz. Performances of opera, ballet, plays, symphonic concerts, and puppet theater take place in its three main venues: * ''Opernhaus Chemnitz'' (for opera, ballet and musica ...

. Apart from his acting work, Schneider also works as theater musical director, musician, and composer. He is a member of the

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and the

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. Since 2017, Schneider has portrayed middle-aged Helge Doppler in the

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series

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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'' (2012) * Nominated for the

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(German Film Critics Award) in the category Best Actor for his performance in ''Hut in the Woods'' (2013)

References

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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 Male actors from Leipzig {{Germany-screen-actor-stub