Nils Strunk

Nils Strunk (stage photo)

Nils Strunk (* 1990 in Bad Oldesloe ) is a German actor and musician .

Life

Nils Strunk grew up in Lübeck . As a teenager he played in various bands and directed the musical group at the Katharineum in Lübeck , where he also graduated from high school. He then worked at the Berlin State Opera in theater education . After a discontinued history course, several directorships and assistants followed, including a. with Andrea Breth .

From 2011 to 2015 he completed his acting studies at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Art (HfS) in Berlin . There he played several times under the direction of Christian Grashof , such as the title role in Dantons Tod and developed roles under the direction of Eva Weißenborn , Ruth Reinecke and Corinna Harfouch . During his studies he had first guest engagements at the State Opera in the Schillertheater , at the Deutsches Theater Berlin and at the Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz .

From May 2015 to the beginning of 2017 Nils Strunk was a permanent member of the theater ensemble at the Hessian State Theater Wiesbaden , where he also worked as a stage musician and musical director in various productions .

From May 2017 until the end of the 2018/19 season he was a member of the Residenztheater Munich . He made his debut there, alongside Bibiana Beglau , as the Afghan refugee Hippolyt in Martin Kušej's production Phädras Nacht . In the 2017/18 season he played the title role in Martin Kušej's new production of Don Karlos by Schiller . In the 2018/19 season he played the role of Jean Paul Marat in Tina Lanik's production of Marat / Sade at the Munich Residenztheater , alongside Charlotte Schwab as Marquis de Sade .

Since the 2019/20 season, Nils Strunk has been a guest at the Volksbühne Berlin , the Schauspiel Hannover and the Vienna Burgtheater .

Nils Strunk is also active as a film composer, stage musician and choir director. He is a founding member of the group "Neues Künstlertheater". In 2019 he received the Kurt Meisel Award and was awarded the Bavarian Art Award for the Performing Arts .

In May 2016 Strunk was in the scene: the right to attend , the second case of the franc - crime scene in a supporting role as a young medical student, graduate student to see Philip.

Strunk lives in Munich and Berlin.

Theater (selection)

Hessian State Theater Wiesbaden (2015-2017)

2015: Hamlet , role: Horatio, director: Nicolas Brieger
2015: Life in questions and exclamations, director: Ulrike Arnold
2015: Kafka / Heimkehr, director: Jan Philipp Gloger
2016: Mother Courage and her children , role: Schweizerkas, director: Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson
2016: Impatience of the Heart , role: Leutnant Hofmiller, director: Tina Lanik
2016/17: Don Karlos , role: Don Karlos, director: Uwe Eric Laufenberg

Residenztheater Munich (2017-2019)

2017: Phädras Nacht, role: Hippolyt, director: Martin Kusej
2017: The Robbers , role: Razmann, director: Ulrich Rasche
2017: Hunting scenes from Lower Bavaria , role: Rovo, director: Martin Kusej
2018: The Balcony, Role: The Police Chief, Director: Ivica Buljan
2018: Don Karlos , role: Don Karlos, director: Martin Kusej
2018: Marat / Sade , role: Jean Paul Marat, director: Tina Lanik
2019: A Divine Comedy, directed by Antonio Latella
2019: An Odyssey, directed by Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson

Burgtheater Vienna (2019)

2019: Don Karlos , role: Don Karlos, director: Martin Kusej (takeover of the Residenztheater Munich)

Filmography

2015: SOKO Cologne (TV series; episode: Naked Facts)
2016: Tatort: The Right to Worry (TV series)
2017: Commissioner Heller - Hidden Traces (TV series)

Awards

2019: Kurt Meisel Prize , advancement award
2019: Bavarian Art Prize , section "Performing Arts"

Web links

Nils Strunk in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Nils Strunk at filmmakers.de
Nils Strunk - Vita; German Theater Berlin
Nils Strunk - Vita; Agency

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Nils Strunk profile and vita. Official website of the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Art (HfS). Retrieved May 22, 2016.
↑ ^a ^b Nils Strunk ; Vita. Official website of the Schaubühne . Retrieved May 22, 2016.
^ Deutsches Theater Berlin: Deutsches Theater Berlin - Stories from here: What remains to us, a generation project by Frank Abt. In: www.deutschestheater.de. Retrieved May 23, 2016 .
↑ Theater: Much applause for “Phädras Nacht” with Bibiana Beglau . Performance review; in: FOCUS from May 8, 2017. Accessed September 4, 2017
^ Residenztheater: Nils Strunk plays Don Karlos . Preliminary report. In: Abendzeitung from May 16, 2018. Retrieved on August 19, 2018.
↑ Victory of the system . Performance review. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung of May 18, 2018. Retrieved on August 19, 2018.
↑ Actors | Burgtheater. Burgtheater GmbH, accessed on July 18, 2020 .
^ Nils Strunk - People - Volksbühne Berlin. Retrieved July 18, 2020 .
↑ Bavarian Art Prize for Performing Arts awarded. October 14, 2019, accessed July 18, 2020 .
^ "Tatort" from Franconia Who does the lost skull belong to? . Television review; in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of May 22, 2016. Retrieved on May 22, 2016.

personal data
SURNAME	Strunk, Nils
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German actor and musician
DATE OF BIRTH	1990
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bad Oldesloe

[HfS-1] Nils Strunk profile and vita. Official website of the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Art (HfS). Retrieved May 22, 2016.

[SB-2] Nils Strunk ; Vita. Official website of the Schaubühne . Retrieved May 22, 2016.

[3] Deutsches Theater Berlin: Deutsches Theater Berlin - Stories from here: What remains to us, a generation project by Frank Abt. In: www.deutschestheater.de. Retrieved May 23, 2016 .

[4] Theater: Much applause for “Phädras Nacht” with Bibiana Beglau . Performance review; in: FOCUS from May 8, 2017. Accessed September 4, 2017

[5] Residenztheater: Nils Strunk plays Don Karlos . Preliminary report. In: Abendzeitung from May 16, 2018. Retrieved on August 19, 2018.

[6] Victory of the system . Performance review. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung of May 18, 2018. Retrieved on August 19, 2018.

[7] Actors | Burgtheater. Burgtheater GmbH, accessed on July 18, 2020 .

[8] Nils Strunk - People - Volksbühne Berlin. Retrieved July 18, 2020 .

[9] Bavarian Art Prize for Performing Arts awarded. October 14, 2019, accessed July 18, 2020 .

[10] "Tatort" from Franconia Who does the lost skull belong to? . Television review; in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of May 22, 2016. Retrieved on May 22, 2016.