Benjamin Kruger

Benjamin Paul Krüger (born September 1, 1980 in Hanover ) is a German actor .

life and career

Krüger studied acting at Acting International in Paris from 2001 to 2003 and at the Frese Drama Studio in Hamburg from 2003 to 2006 . He then worked at the Meiningen State Theater in Southern Thuringia from 2006 to 2012 , where he was seen in numerous leading and title roles. From 2012 to 2016 he was engaged at the German Theater in Göttingen . Since summer 2016 he has been living and working freelance in Berlin. He has been a regular speaker at the Festival of the German Language since 2012 , where he read the title role of Don Karlos in 2014 . 2017 and 2018 he played the role of a young father in over 20 episodes Jonas Dallwitz in the series among us . He works for film and television and has been part of the Globe Ensemble Berlin since 2019.

Krüger writes under the pseudonym Benjamin Hoheisel-Scheffel. His piece “Ich du und alle other” was nominated for the Kleist Prize in 2017 .

Theater roles (selection)

At the South Thuringian State Theater Meiningen (2006–2012) (selection)

• Werther in The Sorrows of Young Werther (Director: Tobias Rott)
• Dom Karlos in Dom Karlos (Director: Beverly Blankenship)
• Amphitryon in Amphitryon (Director: Matthias Kniesbeck )
• the Templar in Nathan the Wise (Director: Thomas Lange)
• Lull in a Midsummer Night's Dream (Director: Dominique Horwitz )
• Conférencier in Cabaret Director: ( Lars Wernecke )

At the Deutsches Theater Göttingen (2012–2016) (selection)

• Patrick Lange in I Shredded Bryan Adams (WP by Oliver Bukowski ; Director: Michael Kessler )
• Eilif in Mother Courage and her children (Director: Felix Rothenhäusler)
• Trigorin in Die Möwe Directed by: (Mark zur Mühle)
• Frank 'n Furter in Rocky Horror Show (Director: Michaela Dicu)
• Berger in Hair (Director: Mark zur Mühle)
• Soldier in Bombed (Direction: Katharina Ramser)
• Voice of Thomas Woodnut in "netzwelt" (Director: Thomas Dannemann )

since 2017 (selection)

• Clifford Bradshaw in " Cabaret " (director: Malte Kreutzfeldt ), Anhaltisches Theater Dessau
• Dr. Falckenstein in "Displacement" (director: Max Claessen), Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg
• Yves Montand in “Edith Piaf” (director: Ingo Putz) at the Stadttheater Bremerhaven
• Dr. Otto Siedler in " In the White Horse " (director: Tobias Bonn ) at the Deutsches Theater Göttingen
• Werther in " The Sorrows of Young Werther " (director: Tobias Rott), tour throughout Germany

Filmography (selection)

• 2006: Double use - Episode: Rumpelstiltskin (Director: Christine Hartmann ; Role: Nursing; RTL)
• 2008: Pizzicato Coffee (director: Krüger / Schele / Balthasar; role: black suited man)
• 2009: Schloss Einstein (director: Sabine Landgraeber; role: journalist; KIKA )
• 2009: The devil with the three golden hairs (Director: Hans-Günther Bücking ; role: Räuber Faulzahn; ZDF )
• 2010: GodApp (Director: Stefan Najib; Role: Thomas Krieger)
• 2013: Third May between the noodles (Director: Steffen Werthmann; Role: Klaus)
• 2013: Dan and Daniel (Director: Herrengedeck; Role: Dan)
• 2014: Macadamia (Director: Jan Herdin; Role: main character)
• 2014: Those who mean the world (Director: Gwendolen van der Linde; Role: Alex Ferrer)
• 2014: Dreams (Director: Herrengedeck; Role: Thibault)
• 2015: Giant of the North (Director: Stefan Schneider; Role: Bernhard Nocht; arte / NDR )
• 2015: Slap in the Park (Director: Christian Ewald; Role: Niklas)
• 2015: we'll do it again! (Director: Christian Ewald; Role: Niklas)
• 2016: The Claim - Ha Drischa (Director: Moshe Zeevi; Role: Brothel Owner )
• 2017: unter uns (director: diverse; role: Jonas Dallwitz, guest starring role in over 20 episodes) RTL
• 2018: GZSZ (Director: Frank Hein, Role: Lukas Kuschner) RTL

Web links

• Benjamin Kruger in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Own website
• Benjamin Krüger ( Memento from March 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) at Unicato - Young Film in the MDR
• [1] Agency page

Individual evidence

1. ↑ das-meininger-theater.de ( Memento of the original from January 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ dt-goettingen.de ( Memento of the original from March 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ nachtkritik.de
4. ↑ mz-web.de
5. ↑ goethe-theater.com ( Memento of the original from March 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ Benjamin Kruger. Retrieved March 24, 2020 . 
7. ↑ http://www.benjamin-paul-krueger.de/schauspieler/text.html
8. ↑ Deutsches Theater shows comedy "I shredded Bryan Adams". hna.de, accessed on October 13, 2015 . 
9. ↑ Göttinger Tageblatt: World premiere in the Deutsches Theater: "I shredded Bryan Adams"
10. ↑ Premiere at the DT Göttingen: Brecht's "Mother Courage" very strict. hna.de, accessed on October 13, 2015 . 
11. ↑ Göttinger Tageblatt: “The Seagull” by Anton Chekhov premieres in the Deutsches Theater
12. ↑ Great "Rocky Horror Show" at the Deutsches Theater in Göttingen. hna.de, accessed on October 13, 2015 . 
13. ↑ Göttinger Tageblatt: Premiere at the Deutsches Theater Göttingen: The Rocky Horror Show
14. ↑ In the end the sunshine came. hna.de, accessed on October 13, 2015 . 
15. ^ Pizzicato Coffee. In: crew-united.com. www.crew-united.com, accessed October 13, 2015 . 
16. ↑ GodApp. In: crew-united.com. www.crew-united.com, accessed October 13, 2015 . 
17. ↑ May 3rd between the noodles. In: crew-united.com. www.crew-united.com, accessed October 13, 2015 . 
18. ↑ Dan and Daniel. In: crew-united.com. www.crew-united.com, accessed October 13, 2015 .