Jens Hajek

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Jens Hajek (born February 13, 1968 in Ratingen ) is a German actor .

Life

Education and theater

Hajek completed private acting training. He has been working as a freelance actor since the mid-1990s. He worked primarily as a theater actor , often in the field of tabloid theater.

He had his first theater engagement in 1995 at Theaterkeller Neuss , where he played the role of husband Robert in the play Deceived by Harold Pinter . Since 1998 he has appeared regularly at the Comedy Düsseldorf . In 1998 he took over the role of nephew Alfred Klapproth in the comedy Pension Schöller , in a production by Alfons Höckmann . He interpreted this role there in the resumption of the production in the 2000/01 season. This was followed by further appearances at the Comedy Düsseldorf, often also directed by Alfons Höckmann: in the comedy Zwei in Opposition by Curth Flatow (premiere: April 1999, director: Höckmann), as Willi / Hans Böttcher in the comedy Das Geld ist auf der Bank (1999, director: Höckmann), as son Oliver in the comedy Trau nobody over 60 by Gunther Beth (2000), in the farce Hasch mich, Comrade! by Ray Cooney (2002), in the comedy Who Loves Twice You Don't Believe by Ray Cooney (2002–2004, director: Höckmann) and in the 2004/05 season as actor Clive Winton in the comedy Run not always away from Philip King (1904-1979). In 2005 he also played the doctor Dr. New master in the comedy The Rape of the Sabine Women .

In 2005 he appeared as a doctor in August Strindberg's play Der Vater in a tour production of the tour production Düsseldorf .

In 2006, he played Jo in the comedy Mit Engelszungen by the successful French author Anne-Marie Etienne at the Comedy Düsseldorf and in a touring production of the Kempf theater guest performances ; his partners were Martin Armknecht and Bernhard Bettermann . Hajek also had other engagements at the Comedy Düsseldorf in 2006 in Romantic Comedy by Bernard Slade and in 2007 as husband Frank in the comedy The Better Half by Alan Ayckbourn , which starred alongside Beatrice Richter and Gerry Hungbauer .

In 2009 he appeared as son-in-law Ray at the Fritz-Rémond-Theater in Frankfurt am Main in the play Das Haus am See , in which Christiane Hammacher and Gunnar Möller were his partners. In the 2010/11 season he appeared at the comedy Frankfurt in the comedy Ein Hauch von Frühling by Samuel A. Taylor . In 2012 he played again at the Komödie Frankfurt in the plays A Key for 2 directed by Claus Helmer, and in the play A Yoghurt for 2 alongside Martin Zuhr , directed by Manfred Molitorisz. In 2012/2013 he performed as Dr. Neumeister in the play The Robbery of the Sabine Women at the Fritz-Rémond-Theater in Frankfurt am Main.

In 2011 he played at the Alten Schauspielhaus Stuttgart in Frau Müller muss weg von Lutz Hübner . In 2013 he played in the comedy in Marquardt in Stuttgart , where he played the role of Pierre Garaud in the successful French play The first name of Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellière, directed by Manfred Langer, alongside Jochen Busse in the play In every relationship between Lars Albaum and Dietmar Jacobs played. In the 2013/14 season he appeared at the Fritz-Remond-Theater in the role of David in The King's Speech and at the Comedy Frankfurt as Freddy von Homeier in Der Mustergatte . In February 2014 he made his debut as Alain Steinhammer at the Theater an der Kö in Düsseldorf in the world premiere play Aufguss by René Heinersdorff , alongside Hugo Egon Balder and Jeanette Biedermann . He then played this role at the Theater am Dom in Cologne , at the Contra-Kreis-Theater in Bonn , in the Komödie am Marquardt in Stuttgart, in the Komödie Frankfurt as well as on tour (2016).

He also had other engagements at the Kreschtheater in Krefeld and at the Packhaustheater Bremen . In 2004/2005 he appeared in Cologne with Georg Uecker in the improvisational theater show Jäger der verlorene Story .

Movie and TV

Since 1997, Hajek has also taken on roles in film and television. He initially had supporting roles in the television series Unter uns , Geliebte Schwestern , Verbotene Liebe and SOKO Cologne . In 2008 he had a leading role in the RTL action series 112 - You save your life ; In it he played a husband who was no longer allowed into the apartment by his wife because of an alleged flirtation with another woman.

In 2010/2011 he played the role of journalist and photographer Felix Hoppe in the ZDF telenovela Lena - Love of my Life . Since June 2016 he can be seen in the series Unter Uns as a building contractor Benedikt Huber.

In the German children's film Max Topas - Das Buch der Kristallkinder , shot in 2017 , Hajek plays the adult Max Topas, one of the leading roles.

Speakers and advertising

Hajek also works as a speaker for radio plays ; For example, he spoke at the audio book publisher Titania Medien in various horror radio plays based on motifs by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu , Bram Stoker and Alexei Konstantinowitsch Tolstoy , and he can also be heard there in the Edgar Wallace classic The Indian Cloth . He also works as a spokesperson for advertising , as a presenter and as a spokesperson for West German Broadcasting . In 2012/13 Hajek was also seen in a commercial for Wilkinson (director: Peter Thorwarth ) and as Maitre Chocolatier in several spots for Lindt & Sprüngli and as a reporter for Apollo-Optik .

social commitment

As the patron of the “Philip Julius eV” association, Hajek is committed to supporting families with severely disabled children. Hajek lives in Düsseldorf .

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Vita on RTL about his role in "Unter uns" - Retrieved on November 27, 2017.
  2. a b Jens Hajek . Vita at the Comedy Düsseldorf , 2005
  3. "The Father" showered with applause . Performance review. In: Hamburger Abendblatt from December 9, 2005
  4. With the tongues of angels . Cast and reviews. Internet presence of theater guest performances Kempf.
  5. Strong family ties . Performance review. In: Offenbach-Post from October 26, 2009.
  6. ^ "The first name" by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellière ( Memento from June 26, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ). Performance review in: MUT Magazin ; Retrieved June 19, 2013
  7. First name  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Press photos@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.schauspielbuehnen.de  
  8. In every respect  ( page can no longer be accessed , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Press photos@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.schauspielbuehnen.de  
  9. ↑ Driven into a corner . Performance review in: Frankfurter Rundschau, October 28, 2013. Accessed March 28, 2014.
  10. The model husband . Official website Die Komödie Frankfurt am Main. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  11. a b Jens Hajek . Vita at the Packhaus Theater
  12. Jens Hajek's role Benedikt Huber at Soapsworld.de
  13. ^ Official website of the film
  14. Jens Hajek . Vita at Titania Medien
  15. patronage . In: Philip Julius eV November 11, 2016 ( philip-julius.de [accessed January 12, 2018]).