Elvis Clausen
Elvis Clausen (* 1987 in Hanover ) is a German actor .
Life
Clausen is of Ghanaian descent. Since 2011 he has worked as a theater actor on various German-speaking stages, including at the Lüneburg Theater (2011; as the devil Samiel in "Der kleine Freischütz" based on motifs from the opera Der Freischütz ). At the North German Tourneetheater in Hamburg he was engaged as a tomcat in the fairy tale play Puss in Boots based on motifs by the Brothers Grimm (2011; directed by Franz Breit) and as Israel Hands in Treasure Island based on Robert Louis Stevenson (2012; directed by Franz Breit).
From October 2013 to 2017 he studied acting at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin . In 2014 he took on the role of Driss at the Theater am Kurfürstendamm in a stage version of Pretty Best Friends based on Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache (director: Martin Woelffer). In the 2015/16 season he appeared at the Berlin Schaubühne alongside Ursula Werner as Andrej in the play The Mother of Bertolt Brecht .
Clausen has also worked for film and television. In 2012 he was seen in a leading role in the Sat.1 series On Heart and Kidneys ; he played the young African chef Lamin. From October 2013 he had a three-month series role in the RTL series Unter uns . He played the African John Badawi, the husband of the series character Leonie Weidenfels ( Sarah Stork ), who leads a fictitious marriage with him in order to enable him to stay in Germany. In the Swiss film Schweizer Helden (2013; director: Peter Luisi ) he played the young asylum seeker Akin alongside Klaus Wildbolz . In the German comedy Coming In by Marco Kreuzpaintner , he took on the supporting role of the African Ndugdu.
He had episode roles in the ZDF television series Der Kriminalist (2014; as Tayo Yeboah, the suspect young Nigerian husband of a murdered flight attendant) and in SOKO Stuttgart (2014; as an illegal Kenyan Boma Sasura).
In the fairy tale film Die Salzprinzessin (2015; Director: Zoltan Spirandelli ) he took on the leading role of the charming African Prince Thabo from the distant kingdom of Bokanda.
For his portrayal in the movie Lucky Loser - A Summer in Trouble , he received a 2017 nomination for the “New German Cinema Award” in the drama category at the Munich Film Festival . In the 13th season of the television series Notruf Hafenkante (2019), Clausen took on one of the leading roles in the episode as a suspected car mechanic Ronnie Elba.
Clausen also works as a voice actor ; he was in the feature films Django Unchained (director: Quentin Tarantino , 2012) as Rodney and Der Medicus (director: Philipp Stölzl , 2013).
Clausen lives in Berlin .
Filmography (selection)
- 2011: Jerry & Nic (short film)
- 2012: Put through its paces (TV series, episode: The Man Who Never Was )
- 2013: Between Us (TV series, series role)
- 2014: Marie Brand and the girl in the ring (TV series)
- 2014: Swiss Heroes (feature film)
- 2014: Coming In (feature film)
- 2014: The Criminalist (TV series, episode: The Last Flight )
- 2014: SOKO Stuttgart (TV series, episode: Valentine's Day )
- 2015: Nele in Berlin (TV movie)
- 2015: The Salt Princess (TV movie)
- 2016: Tatort: Wrath of God (TV series)
- 2017: SOKO Munich (TV series, episode: Indian Summer )
- 2017: Lucky Loser - A Summer in Trouble (Movie)
- 2018: All Eyes on You (Movie)
- 2019: The specialists - In the name of the victims (TV series, episode: desertion )
- 2019: Notruf Hafenkante (TV series, episode: Six correct ones )
- 2019: My neighbors with the fat dog (TV movie)
Web links
- Elvis Clausen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Elvis Clausen at filmportal.de
- Elvis Clausen - Internet presence
- Elvis Clausen - Profile at Filmmakers
- Elvis Clausen - Vita; Schaubühne Berlin
- Elvis Clausen - Vita; Agency
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Elvis Clausen profile and vita at Schauspielervideos.de. Retrieved December 12, 2015
- ↑ a b c d Elvis Clausen short biography. Internet presence of the film Schweizer Helden . Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- ↑ a b c d Elvis Clausen is new to "Unter Uns" . RTL website from August 27, 2013. Accessed December 26, 2015.
- ↑ Invitation to the press and photo session on the set of “Die Salzprinzessin” . WDR / Presseportal of July 7, 2015. Accessed December 26, 2015.
- ↑ WDR filmed “Die Salzprinzessin” for the ARD series “Six in one go” . WDR website from July 2, 2015. Accessed December 26, 2015
- ↑ 3 questions for ... - Actor: Elvis Clausen . Retrieved December 26, 2015
- ^ The nominations for the New German Cinema Award . Official website of the Munich Film Festival from June 12, 2017. Accessed June 24, 2017.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Clausen, Elvis |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1987 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |