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Albrecht Abraham Schuch (born 21 August 1985) is a German actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including four German Film Awards, a Bavarian Film Award, and a German Television Award. He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in All Quiet on the Western Front (2022).
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 Schuch in 2019 | |
| Born | Albrecht Abraham Schuch 21 August 1985 |
| Education | University of Music and Theatre Leipzig |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present[1] |
| Notable work | All Quiet on the Western Front System Crasher |
Early life
editSchuch was born in 1985 in Jena, East Germany.[1][2] He is the younger brother of actress Karoline Schuch. He studied acting at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig from 2006 to 2010.[1][2]
Career
editSchuch made his film debut in Robert Thalheim's Westwind.[2] In 2012, he played his first film starring role as Alexander von Humboldt in Detlev Buck's Measuring the World[3] based on Daniel Kehlmann's novel of the same name.[4]
He is the only male actor to win the German Film Award in two categories as lead and supporting actor at the same award ceremony. In 2020, he won both awards for the films System Crasher and Berlin Alexanderplatz.[5] Two years later, he won again as Best Actor for the Film Dear Thomas.[6] In 2023 he won the German Film Award as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in All Quiet on the Western Front.[7]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Westwind | Ronny | |
| 2012 | Measuring the World | Alexander von Humboldt | Credited as Albrecht Abraham Schuch |
| 2016 | Paula | Otto Modersohn | |
| 2018 | Atlas | Jan Haller | |
| 2019 | System Crasher | Michael Heller | German Film Award for Best Actor |
| 2020 | Berlin Alexanderplatz | Reinhold | German Film Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2021 | Fabian: Going to the Dogs | Stephan Labude | |
| Dear Thomas | Thomas Brasch | German Film Award for Best Actor Bavarian Film Award for Best Actor | |
| Schachnovelle | Philip Stölzl | ||
| 2022 | All Quiet on the Western Front | Stanislaus Katczinsky | Nominated for BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor
German Film Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| Dark Satellites |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Bei uns und um die Ecke | TV movie | |
| 2010 | Polizeiruf 110 | Jacob | Episode: Schatten |
| 2010 | The Old Fox | Adrian Humbold | Episode: Ende der Schonzeit |
| 2010 | Neue Vahr Süd | Harry | |
| 2012 | NeoParadise | Himself | Episodes: Money Boy schlägt Klaas nieder/Der Pickup Artist/The Voice |
| 2013 | Tatort | Pater Rufus | Episode: Allmächtig |
| 2014 | Die Fahnderin | Florian Hofmann | TV movie |
| 2016 | NSU German History X | Uwe Mundlos | TV mini-series |
| 2018 | 54 Hours | Peter Meyer | TV film German Screen Actors Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2018 | Bad Banks | Adam Pohl | TV series (2 seasons) German Television Award for Best Supporting Actor |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Albrecht Schuch" (PDF). Agentur Lambsdorff. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ a b c "Albrecht Schuch". Film & Festivals. Cool Connections. Archived from the original on 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ^ "Abraham Albrecht Schuch: New exciting face in German cinema". klatsch-tratsch.de. 2012-10-28. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ^ "ALBRECHT ABRAHAM SCHUCHDETLEV BUCKDIE VERMESSUNG DER WELT" (in German). Interview. 2012-10-25. Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ^ "Deutscher Filmpreis 2020" (in German). Deutsche Filmakademie. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Deutscher Filmpreis 2022" (in German). Deutsche Filmakademie. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Deutscher Filmpreis 2022" (in German). Deutsche Filmakademie. Retrieved 12 May 2023.