Jean Denis Römer

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Jean Denis Römer (born June 13, 1967 in Berlin ) is a German film and theater actor and voice actor .

Life

JD Römer is the son of a toolmaker and a kindergarten teacher. He grew up in East Berlin . In the years 1977-79 he was a member of the boys' choir Omnibus and made numerous appearances, for example in Ein Kessel Buntes on GDR television . Among other things, he was a construction worker, professional soldier, security guard, high school graduate and house keeper. From the mid-1990s onwards he was involved in the youth club scene for a number of years.

From 1992 to 1996 Römer took private acting lessons from S. Wartmann and C. Rabahri. From 2000 to 2004 he was in acting training with Ilka C. Felcht. He played in many productions of the independent Berlin theater scene.

In the film, he was initially in the years 1997 to 2000 for several episodes in the daily soap Good times to see bad times . Then he played in many small TV and cinema roles, so u. a. In 2002 in the action thriller Maximum Speed ​​- Run for Your Life by the director Sigi Rothemund and in 2006 in Der Rote Kakadu (director: Dominik Graf ). He also appeared in the pilot of the series KDD by Matthias Glasner , in the 3rd season of Weissensee directed by Friedemann Fromm and in Christoph Hochhäusler's contribution to the film trilogy Dreileben and Our Mothers, Our Fathers and several times under the direction of Roland Suso Richter in the Spreewald thriller , in the crime scene black tigers, white lions and in the border .

He has been working with the director Florian Anders (PeeWee Horris) since 2005 Franziska Spiegel - A memory continuously in often demanding character studies. In his first movie Feet in the Mouth , he plays a rapist.

Jean Denis Römer can be seen in several English-language film productions in recent years. In 2016, Ray / Paradise by Andrei Konchalowski will be released in cinemas. Already in 2012 he starred in The Fourth Branch of Government by Dennis Gansel in a succinct supporting role a Russian secret service.

In 2011 he played a leading role as a hostage in the Nigerian cinema production In the Creek by Tarila Thompson . The six-week filming with an international crew took place in Bayelsa / Niger Delta. The film should finally be finished in 2016.

At the end of 2012 he played one of the leading roles as a pedophile in the Indian art-house film Baga Beach , which was directed by Laxmikant Shetgoankar in Goa. The film will celebrate its festive world premiere in November 2013 at the IFFI international film festival in Goa.

He also appeared in the English-language film productions Hitler's Grave by Daryush Shokof in 2010 and in For those whose god is dead by Jeremiah Mosese in 2012 .

The short films AARGH by Philip Hillers , The Document , Die Fliege , level 4 and Reise ohne return-terminus Frankfurt Airport and the movie Afterwards by Kivmars Bowling have been shown at many national and international festivals and have received multiple awards.

In the movie Glanz & Gloria (2012) he was also seen in one of the leading roles with Alexander Marcus and Bela B. - an absurd trash film with retro hits and comedy elements.

In the theater he has played in 1999 in the Theater am Kurfürstendamm in the play Cabaret directed by Michael Wedekind, in 2000 in the Theater des Westens in the role of Orje in the play Zille sein Milljöh by the director B. Köllinger and in 2005 in the Saalbau Neukölln in the role of Mr. John in Die Ratten , directed by Rüdiger W. Kunze.

In 2008, he appeared on the stage of the Berlin HAU in the Nollywood star show Loving Lagos , directed by Charles Inojie .

He has been working with the independent group Wild Bunch Theater since 1996 and has been to many international theater festivals a. a. represented in Brazil, Canada, Lithuania, Russia, Belgium, Hungary, Macedonia, England, France, the Czech Republic and Switzerland.

He was active as a voice actor / speaker in a number of productions, including the movie Out in East Berlin by directors Jochen Hick and Andreas Strohfeldt , the three-part series Der Wunschbaum by director Dietmar Klein and for the Alliance against AIDS / Medicines for Africa and image films about Trebbin .

Römer lives in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg.

Filmography (selection)

Theater roles (selection)

  • 2013–16: Die kleine Honigdiebe Wild Bunch Theater Berlin, director: Ilka C. Felcht
  • 2010: Kunst & Kapital Theaterkapelle Berlin / HFS, director: N. Mockridge
  • 2008: Going to Lagos HAU 2 Berlin / Nollywood Extraverganza, director: Charles Inoji
  • 2005: The rats based on Gerhart Hauptmann, Saalbau Neukölln Berlin, director: Rüdiger W. Kunze
  • 2005: Herbstzeitlose Rote Laterne Berlin, director: Orsa Repp
  • 2000: SommerGäste after M. Gorki, RAW-Tempel Berlin, director: Jochen Henke
  • 2000: Zille sein Milljöh Theater des Westens Berlin, director: Dr. B. Koellinger
  • 2000: Spirit Connected The Deptford Albany Greenwich, directed by Szu Chao Kao
  • 1997–2016: Request Stop Wild Bunch Theater Berlin, director: Ilka C. Felcht

Prices

  • 2014: 3Sharvani Productions'- INDIAN NATIONAL AWARD- Best Konkani Film for BAGA BEACH
  • 2014: Buried Voices Max Ophüls Festival
  • 2013: Hessian University Film Prize for Pieces of Venus
  • 2013: The Document at the Cannes Film Festival
  • 2010: Aargh Max-Ophüls-Festival
  • 1998: Henessy Award for advertising film Bosch-Manuel, Helga & Jürgen , 3rd prize

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personal data
SURNAME Roman, Jean Denis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German film and theater actor as well as voice actor
DATE OF BIRTH June 13, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin