Tom Schilling

Schilling grew up in the center of Berlin as the son of two cartographers. As a six year old he was brought by his mother to a first audition, he appeared in an East German Film. He later attended the John-Lennon-Gymnasium. The Director Thomas Heise looked in Schilling's school children, should occur in the theatre In the shadow of the moon, the then-twelve-year-old completed a Casting and was immediately engaged for the piece. At the Berliner Ensemble, he performed then in the next four years, also in other pieces. Werner Schroeter cast him in Monsieur Verdoux, Carmen Maja Antoni in The ginger pot, B. K. Tragelehn in The life of Galilei, as well as Stephan Loose in Kleist's Prince of Homburg. Originally he wanted to study painting, but stopped at the acting. After a few roles in the theatre, he initially played in the scene of the crime, with the consequence of children of violence. The high school he graduated in 2001 at the John-Lennon-Gymnasium in Berlin. The breakthrough came in the year 2000, with Robert Stadlober in the movie Crazy based on the eponymous novel by Benjamin Lebert. With Robert Stadlober shilling turned together, in addition, in 2003, the movie don't Waste your youth and in 2006, Black sheep (Tom Schilling and Robert Stadlober to play here, two Berlin students). In Napola – Elite for the leader, he played on the side of Max, the second main Riemelt role. In 2006, he got a scholarship to the Lee Strasberg acting school in New York. In the same year he became a father to a son. He also played in 2008 in Leander Haussmann's Comedy Robert Zimmermann wonders about love in the main role. In 2011, he was a young Adolf Hitler in Mein Kampf, to see a movie free, according to George Taboris homonymous theater piece (on the side of Götz George),. Directed by Urs Odermatt. Recognition brought a shilling in 2012, the main role in Jan-Ole Gerster's Comedy Oh Boy. For his portrayal of the destination Berlin's study dropout Niko-free, he received a second Bavarian film award, the German Film and was nominated for the prize of the German film criticism. Also for this role, shilling for the European film and was nominated for the award 2014 in the category of best actor. 14. In November 2013, he was awarded with a Bambi.