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 Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the c ...

, he is the son of actor Itzhak Fintzi. 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 ...

, Dimiter Gotscheff, Frank Castorf, Jürgen Gosch, and Robert Wilson. In film, his collaborations with

Michael Glawogger Michael Glawogger (3 December 1959 – 23 April 2014) was an Austrian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. From 1981 to 1982, Glawogger studied at the San Francisco Art Institute, and from 1983 to 1989 at the Vienna Film Academy. Lik ...

, Oliver Hirschbiegel, Peter Popzlatev, Sönke Wortmann, and Til Schweiger 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'', ''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, and the Volksbühne, in Berlin, and at the Schauspielhaus in

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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 Hermine Huntgeburth (born 13 November 1957) is a German film director. She is best known for her 2005 film ''The White Masai''. Selected filmography *''The Terrible Threesome'' (1991) *''Gefährliche Freundin'' (1996, TV film) *' (1998) *''The Co ...

) * 2000: '' The Farewell'' (Director: Jan Schütte) * 2000: ''Deutschlandspiel'' (Director: Hans-Christoph Blumenberg) * 2000: ' (Director:

Lars Büchel Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel". A homonymous Etruscan name was borne ...

) * 2000: ''Stunde der Wahrheit'' (Director:

Matthias Tiefenbacher Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθαίος, in origin similar to Matthew. People Notable people named Matthias include the following: In religion: * Saint Matthias, chosen as an apostle in Acts 1:21–26 to replace Judas Iscariot * ...

) * 2000: ''Tolle Lage – Director'' (

Sören Voigt Sören is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Euro ...

) * 2001: ''Auf Herz und Nieren'' (Director: Thomas Jahn) * 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 The Sabines (; lat, Sabini; it, Sabini, all exonyms) were an Italic people who lived in the central Apennine Mountains of the ancient Italian Peninsula, also inhabiting Latium north of the Anio before the founding of Rome. The Sabines divide ...

) * 2002: ''Am Ende der Hochzeitsnacht'' (TV film) (Director: Olaf Kreinsen) * 2002: ''Blueberry Hill'' (Director: Aleksandr Morfov) * 2002: '' Gebürtig'' (Director:

Lukas Stepanik Lukas is a form of the Latin name Lucas. Popularity In 2013 it was the ninth most popular name for boys in Australia. Meaning and different spellings * Amharic - Luqas (ሉቃስ) * Arabic - Luqa (لوقا) / Luqas (لوكاس) * Armenian - Ղո ...

und

Robert Schindel Robert Schindel (born 4 April 1944) is an Austrian lyricist, director and author. Life and career Robert Schindel was born on 4 April 1944 in Bad Hall, Upper Austria to Jewish communist parents. From 1950 to 1954, he attended elementary schoo ...

) * 2002: ''Rapsodiya v byalo'' (Director: Tedi Moskov) * 2003:

Schimanski Horst Schimanski is a homicide detective with a leading role in the German crime television series ''Tatort'', as well as the spin-off ''Schimanski''. Portrayed by Götz George, the character made his debut in the 1981 episode and appeared in ...

: ''Asyl'' (TV series) (Director: Edward Berger) * 2003: ''

Das Wunder von Bern ''The Miracle of Bern'' (german: Das Wunder von Bern) is a 2003 film by Sönke Wortmann, which tells the story of a German family (particularly of a young boy and his depressed ex-POW father) and the unexpected West German ''miracle'' victory in ...

'' (Director: Sönke Wortmann) * 2003: ''Hamlet X'' (Director:

Herbert Fritsch Herbert may refer to: People Individuals * Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert Name * Herbert (given name) * Herbert (surname) Places Antarctica * Herbert Mountains, Coats Land * Herbert Sound, Graham Land Australia * Herbert ...

) * 2003: ''In schlechter Gesellschaft'' (Director:

Michael Karen Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

) * 2004: '' Delphinsommer'' (Director: Jobst Oetzmann) * 2005: ''Aller Tage Abend'' (Director: Andreas Schimmelbusch) * 2005: ' (Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel) * 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 by ...

'' (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 Die, as a verb, refers to death, the cessation of life. Die may also refer to: Games * Die, singular of dice, small throwable objects used for producing random numbers Manufacturing * Die (integrated circuit), a rectangular piece of a semicond ...

'' (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: Letzte Chance'' (Director: Andreas Prochaska) * 2009: ''Das Vaterspiel'' (Director:

) * 2009: ''Die Liebe und Viktor'' (Director: Patrick Banush) * 2009: ''Ein Sommer mit Paul'' (TV film) (Director:

Claudia Garde Claudia Garde (born 1966 in Bremen) is a German film director and screenwriter. She has worked for the German TV-series '' Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall'', '' Doktor Martin'', ''Flemming'' or the series ''Tatort''. Biography Claudia Garde, born ...

) * 2009: ''Lackschaden'' (Director: Michael Schneider) * 2009: ' (Director: Rudolf Thome) * 2009: ''Sieben Tage'' (TV film) (Director: Petra K. Wagner) * 2009–2012: ''Flemming'' (TV series) * 2010: ''

Aghet – Ein Völkermord ''Aghet – Ein Völkermord'' ( en, Aghet – A Genocide; ''Aghet'' being Armenian for "catastrophe") is a 2010 German documentary film on the Armenian genocide by the Young Turk government of the Ottoman Empire during World War I. It is based o ...

'' (Director: ) * 2010: '' Die Akte Golgatha'' (TV film, Director:

Zoltan Spirandelli Zoltan Spirandelli is a German film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on ...

) * 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: '' Kokowääh'' (Director: Til Schweiger) * 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'' (Director: Til Schweiger) * 2013: ''Oktober/November'' (Director: Götz Spielmann) * 2013: '' Generation War'' (Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter) (Director: Philipp Kadelbach) * 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) * 2016: ' (Director: Gordian Maugg) * 2016: '' Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge'' (Director: Marie Noëlle) * 2017: ''The Captain'' (Der Hauptmann) (Director: Robert Schwentke) * 2018: ''Meine teuflisch gute Freundin'' (Director: Marco Petry) * 2018: ''Klassentreffen 1.0'' (Director: Til Schweiger) * 2018: ''

Herrliche Zeiten ''Herrliche Zeiten'' is a 2018 German comedy-drama film directed by Oskar Roehler, starring Katja Riemann and Oliver Masucci. It tells the story of an affluent couple looking for a new housekeeper. As a joke, they write in the ad that they are loo ...

'' (Director: Oskar Roehler) * 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 Ivan Stanev ( bg, Иван Станев, born 29 June 1959, died 1 December 2023) was an author, theatre and film director, scenographer and new media artist, who has been living in Berlin since 1988, and more recently in Paris. Biography I ...

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

) * 1992: '' Leonce and Lena'' 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 ''Playhouse'' (german: Schauspielhaus) is a common term for a theatre. Specifically it may refer to: Venues Australia * Dunstan Playhouse, at the Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, South Australia * The Playhouse, at the Arts Centre Melbourne ...

(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 ...

'' by

Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career a ...

as Kostja at

Schauspielhaus Köln ''Playhouse'' (german: Schauspielhaus) is a common term for a theatre. Specifically it may refer to: Venues Australia * Dunstan Playhouse, at the Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, South Australia * The Playhouse, at the Arts Centre Melbour ...

(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 The 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded the French writer Alb ...

as Cherea at Schauspielhaus Köln (Director: Werner Schroeter) * 1994: ''Die Straßenecke (The Street Corner)'' by Hans Henny Jahnn at Thalia Theater Hamburg (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 1994: '' Leonce and Lena'' 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 ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...

'' 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 monarch ...

as Portier at Thalia Theater

Hamburg Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul ...

(Director: Jürgen Flimm) * 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 edition ...

'' by

as Carlotta and Firs at Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 1995: ''Swan Songs'' by

in various roles at Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf (Director: Stefan Moskov) * 1996: ''On the Big Street'' by

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 playw ...

as Portier at Thalia Theater Hatburg (Director: Jürgen Flimm) * 1996: ''The Hour Since We Didn’t Know Anything About Each Other'' by Peter Handke in various roles at Thalia Theater Hamburg (Director: Jürgen Gosch) * 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 music ...

'' by

Bertolt Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known professionally as Bertolt Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a ...

as Smith at Thalia Theater Hamburg (Director: Katharina Thalbach) * 1996–1999: ''Time Rocker'' by

Lou Reed Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942October 27, 2013) was an American musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. ...

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 Wester ...

'' 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 know ...

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 a ...

'' 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 natio ...

as Kent at Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 1999: ''

Saint Joan of the Stockyards ''Saint Joan of the Stockyards'' (german: Die heilige Johanna der Schlachthöfe, links=no) is a play written by the German modernist playwright Bertolt Brecht between 1929 and 1931, after the success of his musical '' The Threepenny Opera'' and d ...

'' by Bertolt Brecht as Mauler at Schauspielhaus Zürich (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 Wi ...

'' 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 tradit ...

as Theratenes at Schauspielhaus Bochum (Director: Werner Schroeter) * 2001: ''Powder Keg'' by Dejan Dukovski in various roles at Steirischen Herbst and at Schauspielhaus Graz, Version I (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 2002: '' Amphitryon'' by Heinrich von Kleist as Sosias at Schauspielhaus Hamburg (Director: Jürgen Gosch) * 2002: ''To the Wedding'' by John Berger in various roles at Schauspielhaus Hamburg (Director: Brigitte Landes) * 2002: ''Königsberg'' by Andrei Nekrasov as Vlad at

Volksbühne Berlin 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 Vo ...

(Director: Andrei Nekrasov) * 2002–2005: ''The Lieutenant from Inishmore'' by

Martin McDonagh Martin Faranan McDonagh (; born 26 March 1970) is a British-Irish playwright, screenwriter, producer, and director. Born and brought up in London, he is the son of Irish parents. He is known as one of the most acclaimed modern playwrights whose ...

as Padraic at

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 ...

Vienna (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 2003: '' Black Battles with Dogs'' by Bernard-Marie Koltès as Alboury at Volksbühne Berlin (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 2003: ''

Platonov Platonov or Platonaw is a surname. It may refer to: People *Andrei Platonov (1899–1951), pen name of Andrei Platonovich Klimentov, Russian writer of the Soviet period * Dzmitry Platonaw (born 1986), Belarusian footballer *Igor Platonov (1934–19 ...

'' by

as Michail Vasiljevitch Platonov at Schauspiel Frankfurt (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 2004: ''McTeague'' by Frank Norris as Zerkov at Volksbühne Berlin (Director: Frank Castorf) * 2004: ''Gambler'' by

in various roles at Volksbühne Berlin (Director: Johan Simons) * 2005–2006: ''Amphitryon'' by Heinrich von Kleist as Amphitryon at Deutschen Theater Berlin (Director: Stefan Bachmann) * 2005-: '' Iwanov'' by

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

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

The Grande Bouffe ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in ...

'' 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 t ...

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 ...

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 ancient Greek tragedy written during the Classical period of Ancient Greece by the Greek tragedian Aeschylus. It is the second and only surviving part of a now other ...

'' 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 Gree ...

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 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 Stevland Hardaway Morris ( Judkins; May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include rhythm and blues, pop, sou ...

,'' Evening of Song with Samuel Finzi and Band at Deutsches Theater Berlin * 2008-: '' Diary of a Madman'' by

Nikolai Gogol Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; uk, link=no, Мико́ла Васи́льович Го́голь, translit=Mykola Vasyliovych Hohol; (russian: Яновский; uk, Яновський, translit=Yanovskyi) ( – ) was a Russian novelist, ...

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 Kauris ...

'' 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) * 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 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 i ...

Berlin and Schauspiel Leipzig (Director:

Sebastian Hartmann Sebastian Hartmann (born 7 July 1977) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag since 2013, representing the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district. From 2018 until 2021, he also serv ...

) * 2012: ''Shakespeare. Plays for Murderers, Victims and Others'' by Frank Günther, Heiner Müller, Manfred Wekwerth, and Thomas Brasch in various roles at Deutsches Theater Berlin (Director: Dimiter Gotscheff) * 2013: ''Dali vs Picasso'' by

Fernando Arrabal Terán Fernando Arrabal Terán (born August 11, 1932) is a Spanish playwright, screenwriter, film director, novelist, and poet. He was born in Melilla and settled in France in 1955. Regarding his nationality, Arrabal describes himself as "desterrado", ...

as Picasso at Théâtre National du Luxembourg (Director: Frank Hoffmann) * 2013: ''Don Juan Comes Back from the War'' by

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as Don Juan at Berliner Ensemble (Director:

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as Picasso at Théâtre National du Luxembourg (Director: Frank Hoffmann) * 2014: ''Waiting for Godot'' by

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as Vladimir at Deutsches Theater Berlin and Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen (Director:

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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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