Marc Benjamin

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Marc Benjamin Stähelin , also Staehelin (born April 15, 1986 in Basel ), is a Swiss actor .

Life

Marc Benjamin was born in Basel, but initially grew up in the country. His father is a surgeon , his mother a nurse . His older brother first studied economics in the USA; later sports management with a focus on football . Benjamin and his brother are fans of FC Basel .

Benjamin initially attended a theater course at the Junge Theater Basel from 2005 to 2006; there he already played the Leonce in 2007 in " Leonce and Lena ". From 2007 he studied acting at the Otto Falckenberg School in Munich . In 2011 he completed his training there with an acting diploma. During his training he already played at the Münchner Kammerspiele . After completing his training, he was permanently engaged in the ensemble.

There he played u. a. in the play “Mjunik Disco” based on texts by Rainald Goetz , Thomas Meinecke and Andreas Neumeister (2011; director: Stefan Pucher ), in “ Ludwig II. ” based on the film by Luchino Visconti (2011/2012; as Prince Otto von Bayern, Director: Ivo van Hove ), in the triptych “Gesäubert / Gier / 4.48 Psychose” by Sarah Kane (2012; in the roles of Graham / B; director: Johan Simons ), in the world premiere of “Jiggy Porsche dive” by Olivia Wenzel (2012; directed by Philipp Decker), in “Franziska” by Frank Wedekind (2012; as Herzog, directed by Andreas Kriegenburg ), in “Die Straße. The town. Der Überfall ”by Elfriede Jelinek (2012; director: Johan Simons), in“ Dantons Tod ”(2013–2015; as Legendre, director: Johan Simons), in“ Purgatory in Ingolstadt ”(2013; as Protasius, director: Susanne Kennedy ), in “Strange Intermezzo” by Eugene O'Neill (2013–2015; as Nina's first husband Sam Evans, director: Ivo van Hove) and in “Schande” by JM Coetzee (2014; as Melanie Isaacs' friend, director: Luk Perceval ).

Benjamin also took on a few film and television roles. In the film drama " Every day counts " (2012) he played the FSJler Tom . In the movie " Vaterfreuden " (2014; director: Matthias Schweighöfer ) he played the small role of the rickshaw driver. In the ARD television film “ Luis Trenker - The Narrow Ridge of Truth ” (first broadcast November 2015), he played Hitler's chauffeur Erich Kempka alongside Brigitte Hobmeier as Leni Riefenstahl . In the ARD television film « For one night ... and always? »(First broadcast November 2015) he played the 23-year-old professional poker player Tom , who falls in love with Eva , an attractive scientist over forty ( Juliane Köhler ).

In the international crime series " The Team " (first broadcast in March 2015), Benjamin took on the role of the young German undercover agent Max Ritter , who was smuggled into the organization of a wealthy Lithuanian businessman by Chief Inspector Harald Bjorn ( Lars Mikkelsen ), the head of the special unit and his daughter Bianca ( Jella Haase ) turns her head. Benjamin also had episode roles in the television series “ Um Himmels Willen ” (2010; as Rainer ), “ Heiter bis tödlich: Hubert und Staller ” (2011; as Sebastian Otter , son of the well-known cosmetic surgeon Dr. Pavel Otter ) and “ SOKO 5113 »(2012).

In 2015, Marc Benjamin was in front of the camera in Berlin with Peri Baumeister and David Schütter for the movie “Cro - Don't Believe the Hype”, which tells the story of the rap star Cro . The film was released in October 2016 under the title “ Our time is now ”.

In the television film « The Buffalo Are Going! »(First broadcast: October 2016), a“ modern western on the Swabian Alb ”, he embodied the young farmer Max Wolf, who wants to continue to manage the financially endangered farm with a buffalo herd , and together with his brother and mother for a profitable biogas plant fights. He had other cinema roles in “ Eddie the Eagle - Everything is Possible ” (2016, as Lars Holbin) and “ High Society ” (2017, as successful start-up founder Benjamin Schwarz). In the Sat.1 comedy " Don't mess with Klara " (first broadcast: March 2017), he played the male lead alongside Jennifer Ulrich , Jens, the ex-boyfriend of a BND agent who wants her boyfriend back . In the road movie " Vielmachglas ", which opened in cinemas in March 2018, Benjamin played the male lead, the smart hobby photographer Ben, who on his trip hitchhiked Marleen ( Jella Haase ) and crazy YouTuber Zoë ( Emma Drogunova ) gets to know.

Marc Benjamin lives in Berlin .

Filmography

Web links

Commons : Marc Benjamin  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Marc Benjamin profile and vita at Schauspielervideos.de. Retrieved November 22, 2015
  2. ↑ Marc Benjamin profile on E-TALENTA . Retrieved November 22, 2015
  3. ^ A b Marc Benjamin: This is the undercover agent in "The Team" Interview with Marc Benjamin in: FOCUS from March 8, 2015. Accessed on November 22, 2015
  4. ↑ a b c d e f Fun is more important than happiness ; Portrait on Deutschlandradio Kultur on May 13, 2013. Retrieved on November 22, 2015
  5. ↑ a b c Exclusive facts about the ZDF crime series “The Team” - Interview with Marc Benjamin ( memento of the original from November 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in: magazine4 of March 11, 2015. Accessed November 22, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.magazine4.de
  6. ^ Til Schweiger: Cross anonymity is fascinating vip.de from May 27, 2015. Accessed November 22, 2015
  7. ↑ TV film "The Buffalo Are Going" . TV review at tittelbach.tv . Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  8. ↑ Interview with Marc Benjamin . Internet presence Das Erste . Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  9. ↑ SAT.1 COMEDY: "Don't mess with Klara": Ex-girlfriend becomes a spy . Television review. In: Berliner Morgenpost of March 14, 2017. Accessed April 3, 2018.
  10. ↑ Icy Adventure: "Vielmachglas" with Jella Haase . Cinema review. In: Die Rheinpfalz of March 8, 2018. Retrieved on April 3, 2018.
  11. ↑ Vielmachglas: Interview with Jella Haase and Marc Benjamin . Retrieved April 3, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Benjamin, Marc
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Benjamin Stähelin, Marc (full name); Staehelin, Marc
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss actor
DATE OF BIRTH April 15, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Basel