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In 2009 he joined a theatre group in [[Essen]] and moved to [[Schauspiel Bochum]] from 2010 to 2013. He joined the troupe at the [[Maxim Gorki Theater]] in [[Berlin]] in 2013. In many of the productions there, Schaad performs a monologue that he writes himself. For the 2013/14 season he was voted Young Actor of the Year in the ''Theater Heute'' (Theatre Today) critics' poll. He has been a freelance lecturer at the [[Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts]] since 2015. |
In 2009 he joined a theatre group in [[Essen]] and moved to [[Schauspiel Bochum]] from 2010 to 2013. He joined the troupe at the [[Maxim Gorki Theater]] in [[Berlin]] in 2013. In many of the productions there, Schaad performs a monologue that he writes himself. For the 2013/14 season he was voted Young Actor of the Year in the ''Theater Heute'' (Theatre Today) critics' poll. He has been a freelance lecturer at the [[Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts]] since 2015. |
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Starting in 2019 he started devoting more time to film roles and writing.<Ref name"freeman">(19 August 2020). [https://web.archive.org/web/20200929053432/https://www.zeit.de/2020/35/dimitrij-schaad-schauspieler-kasachstan-deutschland Ein freier Mann], ''[[Die Zeit]]''</ref> |
Starting in 2019 he started devoting more time to film roles and writing, while still doing some theater roles.<Ref name"freeman">(19 August 2020). [https://web.archive.org/web/20200929053432/https://www.zeit.de/2020/35/dimitrij-schaad-schauspieler-kasachstan-deutschland Ein freier Mann], ''[[Die Zeit]]''</ref><Ref name="prisma1">Esau, Danina (9 May 2023). [https://www.prisma.de/magazin/themen/Dimitrij-Schaad-im-Interview-zu-Kleo-Alles-nur-nicht-Krimi-und-Pseudorealismus,45643561 Alles, nur nicht Krimi und Pseudorealismus], ''Prisma'' (interview with Schaad, he notes he is still doing shows at Gorki Theater in Berlin and Thalia Theater in Hamburg, and will have his first solo stage show in Berlin in November 2023)</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:05, 2 August 2024
Dimitrij Schaad | |
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_mit_Dimitrij_Schaad_auf_dem_Filmfest_Hamburg_2022.jpg) Schaad (left) with his brother Alex in 2022 | |
| Born | 17 September 1985 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor and screenwriter/playwright |
Dimitrij Schaad (Russian Дмитрий Александрович Шаад, Dmitri Alexandrovich Schaad) (born 17 September 1985 in Kaskelen, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic) is a German actor and screenwriter/playwright. In addition to a stage career in Germany, he is known for his acting roles in the Netflix series Kleo, German film adaptations of The Kangaroo Chronicles series, and other screen roles.
Early life
Schaad grew up near Almaty, Kazakhstan until he was 8. In 1993, he moved with his family to Germany, not knowing a word of the language. He went to high school in Mengen, a small town in Baden-Württemberg. After graduation he studied at the Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding in Munich from 2005 to 2009, and in 2009 at the State Institute for the Performing Arts in Saint Petersburg in Russia. He performed at the Metropol-Theater and Munich Kammerspiele in Munich and had a acting scholarship from the Deutscher Bühnenverein (German Theatre and Orchestra Association) from 2006 to 2008.
Theatre
In 2009 he joined a theatre group in Essen and moved to Schauspiel Bochum from 2010 to 2013. He joined the troupe at the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin in 2013. In many of the productions there, Schaad performs a monologue that he writes himself. For the 2013/14 season he was voted Young Actor of the Year in the Theater Heute (Theatre Today) critics' poll. He has been a freelance lecturer at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts since 2015. Starting in 2019 he started devoting more time to film roles and writing, while still doing some theater roles.[1][2]
Film and TV
In movies, Schaad has played the lead role in the film adaptation of The Kangaroo Chronicles (2020), as well as its 2022 sequel. He had also had roles in Killing Eve, Das Boot (German TV series), and Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (We Children from Bahnhof Zoo). Starting in 2022 he plays the lead male role of Sven Petzold in the Netflix series Kleo.[3] In 2022, Skin Deep, the feature film directing debut of his brother Alex Schaad was released, a movie they wrote together and in which Schaad has a leading role.[4] He also starred in the 2023 film Sophia, der Tod und ich. He has been a member of the Deutsche Filmakademie since 2022.
Awards
Schaad has won a number of acting and writing awards in Germany, including the Ulrich-Wildgruber-Preis in 2023,[5] and the Deutscher Schauspielpreis in 2023 for best duo with Jella Haase for their performance in Kleo.
References
- ^ (19 August 2020). Ein freier Mann, Die Zeit
- ^ Esau, Danina (9 May 2023). Alles, nur nicht Krimi und Pseudorealismus, Prisma (interview with Schaad, he notes he is still doing shows at Gorki Theater in Berlin and Thalia Theater in Hamburg, and will have his first solo stage show in Berlin in November 2023)
- ^ Hale, Mike (30 July 2024). ‘Kleo’ Review: Spy vs. a Lot of Other Spies, The New York Times
- ^ Murphy, J. Kim (3 February 2024). ‘Skin Deep’s’ Schaad Brothers Talk Taking the Dystopia Out of Body Swap Movies and Their Queer Lion Win at the Venice Film Festival , Variety
- ^ (28 January 2023). Ulrich-Wildgruber-Preis für Dimitrij Schaad, nachtkritik.de