Moloch (actor)
Moloch (born March 8, 1982 as Matthias Schmidt in Frankfurt am Main ) is a German actor in the field of independent film who specializes exclusively in the representation of slasher characters and therefore often appears in the role of the villain.
Career
Schmidt has been interested in the horror film genre since his youth. For his portrayals, he was inspired by horror film characters such as Jason Voorhees , Michael Myers and Leatherface , using his height of 2.00 meters as well as costumes and masks, like his cinematic role models, to later identify himself as a menacing figure on horror and Halloween - To stage events. Among other things, he appeared as a cosplayer at the Weekend of Horrors and thus established contacts with the German independent film scene.
After viewing Friday the 13th Part VIII - Manhattan death trap and doing his own research on his fictional character, he gave the pseudonym "Moloch" and advertised his work on the online portal Horrorfilmdarsteller.de .
He had his first appearance in 2013 in the music video Brutal Desire by Mean Ugly Godz . This was followed by an appearance in the film The Rise of Valhalla , where he played an undead Wehrmacht soldier . In 2015 he appeared in Stefan Sierecki's graduation film Hi8 - Resurrectio . In November 2016 David Brückner cast him for his horror film Paranormal Demons .
In 2017 he was responsible for the casting of "Michael- (K) a hard vampire film", which was directed by Jose Hidalgo.
In 2018 he worked as an actor for the interactive film "Moral King". The film is a mixture of a feature film and a computer game. The viewer can determine the course of action himself.
Matthias Schmidt has been studying film acting at the Ruhrakademie since autumn 2017 and appears increasingly under his real name in order to expand his range of roles.
Private
Matthias Schmidt originally comes from the Hessian town of Niddatal-Assenheim. He currently lives near Schwerte, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Filmography
Short films
Feature films (as Moloch)
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Series
Music videos
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Web links
- Moloch in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Moloch Moloch on YouTube
- Moloch on horror film actor.de
- Moloch on Facebook
- Moloch interview on sofahelden.com
- Moloch on Instagram
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Paranormal Demons - Interview with Moloch . In: found-footage.de . August 21, 2014 ( found-footage.de [accessed December 16, 2017]).
- ↑ Wolfgang Brunner: MOLOCH - The Documentation - Part 1. In: Filmbesferenzungen.wordpress.com. October 22, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017 .
- ↑ Moloch. In: Horrorfilmdarsteller.de. Retrieved December 16, 2017 .
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SURNAME | Moloch |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schmidt, Matthias (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1982 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main |