Manuel Löwensberg
Manuel Löwensberg (born May 11, 1975 in Zurich ) is a Swiss actor .
Life
Manuel Löwensberg grew up in Zurich. He graduated from the Bern University of Music and Theater in 2001 and then worked for three years at the St. Gallen City Theater . Since then he has been working as a freelance film and theater actor in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. He achieved particular fame in 2010 in the title role of the movie Hugo Koblet about the life of the Swiss cycling legend, which was very well received by the critics.
In his private life, Manuel Löwensberg made headlines in Switzerland with his statement that he only found out when he was twelve that he was the son of the Swiss politician Moritz Leuenberger . Until then he had mistaken his mother's then partner for his father. In 2003 Leuenberger and Löwensberg's mother married the architect Gret Loewensberg .
Filmography
- 2000: Studer's first case
- 2002: For or Flame
- 2003: Strähl
- 2008: day at sea
- 2009: Hugo Koblet (Hugo Koblet - Pédaleur de charme)
- 2013: Enemies in love
- 2018: The Büezer
- 2019: Tatort: The elephant in the room
TV Shows
- 2002–2006: Lüthi and Blanc
- 2004: In the name of the law (guest appearance)
- 2008: day and night (guest appearance)
- 2014: The Undertaker (guest appearance)
Stage (selection)
- 2002: The visit of the old lady. Director: Werner Gerber, Theater St. Gallen
- 2002: The Csardas Princess. Director: Josef Ernst Köpplinger , Theater St. Gallen
- 2002: Dead sweater. Director: Gian Manuel Rau, Theater St. Gallen
- 2002: Danton's death. Director: Peter Schweiger, Theater St. Gallen
- 2003: Momo. Director: Franziska Schütz, Theater St. Gallen
- 2003: Struwwelpeter, a junk opera. Director: Anja Horst, Theater St. Gallen
- 2003: Far more noble than thoughts ... Director: Peter Schweiger, Theater St. Gallen
- 2003: Cyrano. Director: Christian Kuchenbuch, Theater St. Gallen
- 2004: children's stories. Director: Peter Schweiger, Theater St. Gallen
- 2004: Leonce and Lena. Director: Gian Manuel Rau, Theater St. Gallen
- 2004: The good person of Sezuan. Director: Stefan Nolte, Theater St. Gallen
- 2004: The Nibelungs. Director: Peter Schweiger, Theater St. Gallen
- 2005: The masons. Directed by Anderea Zogg, Klibühni Chur
- 2005: Hotel Mimosa. Director: Karin Boyd , Komödie am Max , Munich
- 2006: pass over. Director: Angelika Ächter, E-Werk Freiburg
- 2006: Salzburger Nockerln. Director: Katja Früh , Casinotheater Winterthur
- 2006: Swimmer in quicksand. Direction: Corinne Eckenstein, Kaserne Basel
- 2007: four dances. Director: Marco Luca Castelli, Klibühni Chur
- 2007: feverish dreams. Director: Corinne Eckenstein, Dschungel Wien
- 2008: illegal. Director: Anina LaRoche, Theater Basel
- 2008: For the Germans. Director: Katja Früh, Casinotheater Winterthur
- 2008: Mathilda. Director: Corinne Eckenstein, Dschungel Wien
- 2009: A winter under the table. Director: Marco Luca Castelli, Theater Ansbach
- 2009: Romeo and Juliet . Director: Catharina Fillers, Schauspielhaus Salzburg
- 2009: Hamlet . Director: Corinne Eckenstein, Dschungel Wien
- 2010: Mirror Land. Director: Corinne Eckenstein, Dschungel Wien
- 2010: End of the line longing . Director: Marco Luca Castelli, Klibühni Chur
- 2011: Parzival. Director: Laura Steinhöfel, Mozarteum Salzburg
- 2011: Super Theo. Director: Katja Früh, Casinotheater Winterthur
- 2011: The bet. Director: Corinne Eckenstein, Dschungel Wien
- 2012: The measure of all things. Director: Marco Luca Castelli, Klibühni Chur
Web links
- Manuel Löwensberg in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Manuel Löwensberg Official Website
- Vita of Manuel Löwensberg ( Memento from April 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- Der Bundesratssohn , interview in Der Sonntag on August 28, 2010
- Portrait of Manuel Löwensberg . In: Coop newspaper of 7 September 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Löwensberg, Manuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |