Marcus Signer

Marcus Signer (* 1964 in Bern , Switzerland ) is a Swiss actor .

Life

From 1982 to 1986, Marcus Signer trained as an actor and animator at the “Theaterwerkstatt 1230” in Bern, where he then became a permanent member of the ensemble until 1992. After a scholarship stay in New York City , he worked as a freelance actor. He played at the Stadttheater Bern , at “Club 111” and at “In Situ” Chur . In addition to his work at the theater, Signer has also appeared in film and television productions, participated in radio plays and also works as a speaker for commercials. He was engaged as a "permanent guest" at the Bern City Theater.

For his role "Mischa" in the Swiss low-budget hit film Mary & Johnny , he won the Bern Film Prize 2012 for his portrayal . For the leading role in Der Goalie bin ig (directed by Sabine Boss ) based on the novel by Pedro Lenz , he was awarded the Swiss film 2014 film award for best actor.

Signer lives in Bern .

Filmography

• 1991: Crime scene : comrades
• 1993: Fire night
• 1996: Crime scene: the girl with the doll
• 1998: Sugar for the beast
• 1998: red as blood
• 2001: Crime scene: Time-Out
• 2011: Silberwald
• 2011: Mary & Johnny
• 2012: The undertaker
• 2013: Crime scene: birthday child
• 2014: I am the goalie
• 2015: Crime scene: defenseless
• 2015: Schellen-Ursli
• 2016: Welcome to Iceland
• 2016: hidden reserves
• 2017: Wilder (TV series)
• 2018: The little witch

Awards

• 2012: Bern Film Prize for Mary & Johnny
• 2014: Swiss Film Award - Best Actor for Der Goalie bin ig
• 2018: Swiss television film award for the male lead in Wilder

Web links

• Marcus Signer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Marcus Signer at filmportal.de
• Marcus Signer at swissfilms.ch
• Report in the newspaper Blick , with pictures by Marcus Signer