Benjamin Lillie

Benjamin Lillie (* 1985 in Siegburg ) is a German - Swedish actor .

Life

Benjamin Lillie was born to a German father and a Swedish mother. In 2004 he made his first theater experiences with theater projects at the Theater Bonn ( Reality Bites ) and in the cultural department "Bayer im Erholungshaus". From 2008 to 2012 he completed his acting training at the University of Music and Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" in Leipzig .

From 2010 to 2012 he was initially a member of the drama studio at the Centraltheater Leipzig . In the 2012/13 season he was then engaged as a member of the ensemble at the Centraltheater Leipzig. At the Centraltheater Leipzig he appeared in productions by Frank-Patrick Steckel , Michael Schweighöfer , Martina Eitner-Acheampong , Sebastian Hartmann and Martin Laberenz, among others .

Lillie has been a permanent member of the ensemble at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin since the 2013/14 season . Here he worked with Christopher Rüping , Brit Bartkowiak , Sebastian Hartmann, Stephan Kimmig , Stefan Pucher , Jette Steckel and Karin Henkel , among others . His stage roles at the Deutsches Theater include the former priest Jacques Roux in Marat / Sade (2013–2017, director: Stefan Pucher), the title role in Woyzeck (2013–2016, director: Sebastian Hartmann), Romeo in Romeo and Juliet ( 2013–2017, director: Christopher Rüping), Lyngstrand in Die Frau vom Meer (2013–2015, director: Stephan Kimmig), John in Der Löwe im Winter (2013–2015, director: Sebastian Hartmann), Hans Castorp in a magic mountain - Stage version (2015/16 season, director: Martin Laberenz) and Biff Loman in Death of a Salesman (2017, director: Bastian Kraft ). In the 2017/18 season he was a. a. in addition to Ulrich Matthes , Daniel Hoevels , Birgit Unterweger and Cordelia Weg to the ten-member actor ensemble of Sebastian Hartmann's Ulysses production at the Deutsches Theater.

In 2013 he received a nomination as “Young Actor of the Year” from the magazine Theater heute .

Lillie had his first leading role in a film, alongside Jördis Triebel , Manfred Zapatka and Wolfram Koch , in the television thriller Dead Man Working (2016) by Marc Bauder . He embodied Tom Slezak, a "citizen's son privileged by life" and math genius, who as an "arrogant young banker" has a steep career ahead of him, but which breaks when his mentor dies. He won the Grimme Prize in 2017 for his portrayal . In addition, he was nominated for his role in 2017 for the German Actor Award as “Best Young Actor”.

In the Dresden Tatort: Déjà-vu (first broadcast: January 2018), he played one of the main roles, the pedophile child killer René Zernitz.

Lillie lives in Berlin.

Filmography (selection)

2014: Kill Me with a Kiss (short film)
2016: Dead Man Working (TV movie)
2018: Tatort: Déjà-vu : (TV series)

Web links

Benjamin Lillie in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Benjamin Lillie - Profile at Filmmakers
Benjamin Lillie - Vita (German Theater)
Benjamin Lillie - Vita (Agency)

Individual evidence

↑ Benjamin Lillie at schauspielervideos.de. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Benjamin Lillie . Profile and vita at CASTFORWARD. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Alexandra Walch: IN THE ADRENALINE STREAM: Spielwütig (XXX): About the theater and film actor Benjamin Lillie . In: FILM SERVICE . Edition 26/2016. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
↑ Brisk . Performance review. In: Die Deutsche Bühne January 20, 2018. Accessed May 21, 2018.
↑ Dead Man Working . Trailer on Vimeo . Retrieved February 4, 2018.
↑ Michael Hanfeld: TV FILM "DEAD MAN WORKING": One bill remains open . Television review. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of November 2, 2016. Accessed February 4, 2018.
↑ ^a ^b Benjamin Lillie: The "Tatort" killer already shone in the debut film . In: FOCUS from January 28, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
↑ BENJAMIN LILLIE MIMT THE PEDOPHILE "TATORT" OFFENSER: How do you play a child molester? . In: BILD from January 28, 2018. Accessed February 4, 2018.
↑ Dresden “Tatort” tells of the gruesome murder of an eight-year-old . In: Hessische / Niedersächsische Allgemeine from January 28, 2018. Retrieved on February 4, 2018.

personal data
SURNAME	Lillie, Benjamin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German-Swedish actor
DATE OF BIRTH	1985
PLACE OF BIRTH	Siegburg

[SPV-1] Benjamin Lillie at schauspielervideos.de. Retrieved February 4, 2018.

[CF-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Benjamin Lillie . Profile and vita at CASTFORWARD. Retrieved February 4, 2018.

[GB-3] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Alexandra Walch: IN THE ADRENALINE STREAM: Spielwütig (XXX): About the theater and film actor Benjamin Lillie . In: FILM SERVICE . Edition 26/2016. Retrieved February 4, 2018.

[4] Brisk . Performance review. In: Die Deutsche Bühne January 20, 2018. Accessed May 21, 2018.

[5] Dead Man Working . Trailer on Vimeo . Retrieved February 4, 2018.

[6] Michael Hanfeld: TV FILM "DEAD MAN WORKING": One bill remains open . Television review. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of November 2, 2016. Accessed February 4, 2018.

[FOCUS-7] Benjamin Lillie: The "Tatort" killer already shone in the debut film . In: FOCUS from January 28, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.

[8] BENJAMIN LILLIE MIMT THE PEDOPHILE "TATORT" OFFENSER: How do you play a child molester? . In: BILD from January 28, 2018. Accessed February 4, 2018.

[9] Dresden “Tatort” tells of the gruesome murder of an eight-year-old . In: Hessische / Niedersächsische Allgemeine from January 28, 2018. Retrieved on February 4, 2018.