Matthias Schoch

Matthias Schoch (born January 23, 1986 ) is a Swiss actor .

Life

He became known through the lead role in the successful Swiss film Jeune Homme by director Christoph Schaub . From 2007 to 2010 he studied acting at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK, formerly HMT). From 2011 to 2014 he was a permanent member of the ensemble at Theater Biel-Solothurn .

In 2013 he received the Armin Ziegler Foundation's sponsorship award for his work. He regularly appears in short and feature films, most recently in the feature film The fertile years are over . In addition to his acting work, he works as a speaker, moderator and musician. He was invited to the Swiss Theatertreffen 2017 with the play development “Before I Speak I Have Something to Say” (Merker / Schoch) .

2014–2018 Matthias Schoch was the artistic director of the open-air spectacle Circus Chnopf . He is also co-founder and head of the production and performance facility for contemporary circus, Zirkusquartier Zürich .

Stage (selection)

• 2009: Bunbury ( Oscar Wilde , Theater Biel-Solothurn ), role: Cecily Cardew
• 2011: Medea ( Euripides , Churer Staatspalett), roles: Jason, Kreon, Bote
• 2011: An enemy of the people ( Henrik Ibsen , Theater Biel-Solothurn ), role: Hovstad
• 2011: Die Vögel (based on Aristophanes , Theater Biel-Solothurn ), roles: ensemble, musical direction
• 2012: The Grönholm Method ( Jordi Galceran , Theater Biel-Solothurn ), role: Carlos Bueno
• 2012: The man in the bathtub (or how to become a hero) ( Lukas Linder , Theater Biel-Solothurn ), Albert Wegelin
• 2012: Don Carlos ( Friedrich Schiller , Theater Biel-Solothurn ), role: Don Carlos
• 2012: Who should I keep silent with now? (Texts by Peter Bichsel , Theater Biel-Solothurn ), roles: ensemble, musical direction
• 2013: Barbarians ( Maxim Gorki , Theater Biel-Solothurn ), role: Dr. Makarov
• 2013: The naked madness ( Michael Frayn , Theater Biel-Solothurn ), role: Garry Lejeune
• 2013: The Broken Jug ( Heinrich von Kleist , Theater Biel-Solothurn ), role: Judge Walter
• 2014: One long day's journey into the night ( Eugene O'Neill , Theater Biel-Solothurn ), role: Edmund Tyrone
• 2014: Against Democracy & Against Love ( Esteve Soler , Theater Biel-Solothurn ), several roles
• 2014: Don Camillo & Peppone (G. Theobalt / G. Guareschi, Theater Biel-Solothurn ), roles: Mariolino, musical director
• 2015: Amadeus (Peter Shaffer, Theater Biel-Solothurn ), role: Amadeus
• 2016: Before I Speak I Have Something to Say (piece development, Merker / Schoch), role: Groucho, musical director
• 2016: Robin Hood (John von Düffel, Lucerne Theater ), role: Mitch, composition and musical direction
• 2017: Ronja the robber's daughter (based on Astrid Lindgren, Lucerne Theater ), role: songwriting and musical direction
• 2018: A Lucerne Everyman (based on Hugo von Hoffmannsthal, Lucerne Theater ), role: Everyman
• 2018: Animal Farm (based on George Orwell, Theater Biel-Solothurn ), role: Napoleon, composition and musical direction
• 2019: Geister (play development, Merker / Bieri / Pavillon / Murray / Schoch), role: ensemble, musical direction
• 2019: The Way to the Orient (Dominique Ziegler, Theater Biel-Solothurn ), role: Young man - German-language premiere

Filmography (selection)

• 2006: Jeune Homme
• 2008: Alice-Paris
• 2009: Giulia's disappearance
• 2010: Reduit
• 2011: tree house
• 2011: De Roni
• 2013: Huere müesahm
• 2014: Break-ups (web series)
• 2014: aimless
• 2015: Stöffitown
• 2015: Dungeons of the fugitive
• 2016: Moby
• 2019: The fertile years are over

Moderation (selection)

• 2006: Succès Zurich 06, awarding of the success bonuses of the Zurich Film Foundation
• 2007: Cadrage Zurich 07, award ceremony of the Zurich Film Foundation
• 2008: Cadrage Zurich 08, award ceremony of the Zurich Film Foundation
• 2011: 15th International Short Film Festival Winterthur (opening, award ceremony)
• 2012: 16th International Short Film Festival Winterthur (award ceremony)
• 2013: 17th International Short Film Festival Winterthur (opening, award ceremony)
• 2014: 18th International Short Film Festival Winterthur (opening, award ceremony)
• since 2018 «Nüt über LATE» - the Solothurn Late Night Show with KreuzKultur

Web links

• Official website
• Matthias Schoch in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Interview with Matthias Schoch on outnow

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jeune Homme: The interview with Matthias Schoch. In: Outnow.CH. December 28, 2005, accessed February 16, 2020 .