Tom Schilling is a German actor born in East Germany. He has starred in numerous films, has been nominated for prestigious film awards and won several national awards.
Biography
Tom Schilling was born on February 10, 1982 in Berlin. The press knows practically nothing about the parents and childhood of the actor. Schilling's career began at the age of 12. He was noticed by a theater director and invited to join a German troupe. Tom participated in the production of "Under the Shadow of the Moon". Through acting, Tom earned enough money to leave his parents after graduation.
It is known about the personal life of the famous actor that he lives with Annie Mosebach, who works as an assistant director. The couple have a son born in 2014 and a daughter born in 2017. These are not Schilling's only children. His first child was born to a previous passion, also out of wedlock.
Career
Tom's acting debut took place in 1996. He played in an episode of the TV series "Hello, Onkel Dok!" Then he participated in "Schlaraffenland" 1999, where his partners were:
- Frank Potente;
- Daniel Bruhl;
- Heiner Lauterbach.
The breakthrough in Schilling's career was playing in 2000's Madman directed by Hans-Christian Schmidt. He received an annual Bavarian prize for his talented acting in the Young Actor section.
In 2004, he starred in the film "Until Autumn", which was well received by critics. This also added to the popularity of the novice actor. The film was directed by Dennis Gansel. Schilling was later given the role of the young Adolf Hitler in Urs Odermatt's 2009 film My Struggle.
Tom Schilling not only acts in films, but also participates in the recording of audiobooks and radio shows. He is the recipient of many awards, including the Bavarian Film Prize, the Mermaid Prize, the Oldenburg International Independent Film Festival Prize, the Ties of the Year Prize, the Lola Prize, the Bambi Prize and the German Television Academy Prize.
Filmography
In 1988, Schilling played Robert in the short film "Hour of Truth", then played the role of Patrick in the drama series Gunther Friedrich, Werner Masten, Michael Meyer, Michael Knof, Vera Lebner and Christa Muehl with the original title Für alle Fälle Stefanie. In the same year, he starred in the comedy "Detonanist" with such actors as Marco Rima, Johanna-Christina Gehlen, Dieter Krebs, Claudia Grünberg, Anna Loos, Maximilian Wigger, Tanya Schumann, Ingolf Luc, Nicholas Artaho and Sasha Boer. Then there was a role in the short film "Hot pleasure".
The following year, Schilling played Tobias Bender in the German crime series Crime Scene and played the role in Friedmann Fromm's action movie Night Invasion. His partners on the set were:
- Heiner Lauterbach;
- Frank Potente;
- Jurgen Tarrach;
- Roman Book;
- Ken Duken.
In 2000, along with Robert Stadlober, Tom Schilling was invited to the lead role in the film "Crazy". This is a drama about a young man who goes to a boarding school and there falls in love with a dreamy girl. During the same period, Schilling plays in the drama "Heaven Will Wait" directed and written by Bridgette Mueller. The film also stars Frank Geering, Steffen Wink, Kai Bartholomeus, Catherine Flemming and Regula Grauwiler. This is a story about an unlucky comedian who is helped by a friend with his career.
In 2001, Tom gets the main role with Alicia Bakhleda in the melodrama "Breaking the Head". This is a film about the love of young people - a German and a Polish servant. In 2002 he will have one more main role in the melodrama of Miguel Alexandre "As long as I'm fine". In the same year he starred in 4 short films: "Fetish", "Mehmet", "Weak" and "Homeless".
In 2003, Tom performed one of the main roles in the musical tragicomedy "Waste Your Youth" directed by Benjamin Quobeck and written by Ralph Hertwig and Katrin Richter. This is a story about young musicians who are trying to promote their own group.
In 2004, Tom co-starred with Max Riemelt in the title role in Dennis Hansel's war drama Death Academy. In the same year, he plays another major role in the drama by Christian Becker and Oliver Schwabe "The Operator of the Ego". He plays a young spoiled guy who ruins his own life and goes to crime out of boredom. In the same year, he, along with such actors as Martin Weiss, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup and Katja Riemann, starred in the comedy drama Agnes and His Brothers for director and screenwriter Oscar Rehler.
In 2005, he starred in the television war drama The Last Stand, directed and written by Hans-Christoph Blumenberg. His partners on the set were Anna Maria Mue and Tim Bergmann. In 2006, Tom stars in Timon Moderson's short film Wigald. This is followed by work in the romantic drama "Elementary Particles" based on the novel of the same name by Michel Houellebecq. In the same year, Schilling was invited to the war drama Reg Travis, which was shown at the Cannes Film Festival, "The Division of Joy." Then Tom starred in a fantastic horror film with elements of the Black Sheep comedy.
In 2007, Schilling starred in 4 films:
- "Simple folks";
- "Sexual Revolution";
- “Why do men never listen and women don't know how to park?”;
- "Next to the track."
Tom also played in the series "Crime Department".
In the period from 2008 to 2012, Schilling played in many films, mainly getting the main roles in projects. Among the films in which he starred, such films as "Tangled in Love", "Murderous Confession", "Baader Complex", "My Struggle", "Gentle Parasites", "Life is Too Long", "Nico Fischer's Simple Difficulties" and Ludwig of Bavaria.
In 2013-2015, Tom Schilling got roles in the dramas French Suite, The Woman in Gold, Death of a Hippie! Long live the punks! and in the thriller Who am I. In 2016, he starred in the television crime drama In A Short Distance, directed by Philippe Kadelbach.
In 2017, Tom starred in the series with elements of the thriller and drama Under One Sky. Together with Sofia Helin, Frederick Becht and Ben Becker, he plays one of the main roles. In 2018, he is in the film, co-produced by Germany and Italy, "Work without authorship" ("The work of an unknown artist").
