Samuel Finzi

Samuel Finzi played his first theatre and film roles while still a student. Very early on, he encountered directors who had a significant influence on European theatre and film. Among others, he worked in theatre with Benno Besson, Dimiter Gotscheff, Dušan David Pařízek, Frank Castorf, Jürgen Gosch, Luc Bondy and Robert Wilson.

In film, it was his collaborations with Kamen Kalev, Lola Randl, Marie Noëlle, Michael Glawogger, Oliver Hirschbiegel, Oskar Roehler, Peter Popzlatev, Robert Schwentke, Sönke Wortmann and Til Schweiger that made him known to a wider audience.

In addition to his theatre engagements at all major German-language stages, Samuel Finzi has appeared in many high-profile film and television productions. He has given convincing performances in sophisticated crime series such as ‘Allmen’, ‘Flemming’ and ‘Tatort’, as well as in box office hits such as ‘Das Wunder von Bern’, “Klassentreffen”, “Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins‘ and the “Kokowääh” cinema series, as well as in independent films such as ’Der Hauptmann‘, ’Die Erfindung der Liebe‘, ’Fritz Lang‘, ’Herrliche Zeiten‘, ’Marie Curie‘ and ’Tod den Hippies!! Es lebe der Punk!”.

He has received numerous awards for his multifaceted, witty performances, including the Gertrud Eysoldt Ring for brilliant acting achievements, the Golden Chest Award and the Berlin Theatre Prize. In addition, he was honoured for his outstanding acting performance by the renowned trade magazine Theater heute as “Theatre Actor of 2015” and in 2016 with the German Acting Award as “Best Actor in a Comedy”. Samuel Finzi works as an actor in Europe and lives in Berlin.