Paul Herwig
Paul Herwig (born April 10, 1970 in Berlin ) is a German actor.
Life
Paul Herwig grew up in West Berlin, where he graduated from the Queen Luise Foundation in 1989. He started playing the piano and drums at an early age. At the age of 14 he was discovered for a leading role in the series Die Schwarzwaldklinik . After graduating from high school, he received his acting training at the Hanover University of Music and Theater . After completing his acting studies in 1994, he played the leading role in the three-part television film Die Tote von Amelung . After further engagements in cinema and television films, he became a permanent member of the ensemble at the Residenztheater in Munich from 1995 to 2001 . He was there, among other things, in leading roles in the playsThe Broken Jug , Clavigo , The Black Rider and Midsummer Night's Dream to see. He then moved to the Münchner Kammerspiele under the artistic direction of Frank Baumbauer . Here he worked under the direction of Thomas Ostermeier , Johan Simons , Andreas Kriegenburg , Sebastian Nübling , Roger Vontobel, Luk Perceval and many others. He played leading roles there a. a. in Don Karlos , Prince Friedrich von Homburg and Little Man - what now? . From 2008 to 2013 Paul Herwig lived as a freelance actor in London. Since 2013 he has been part of the ensemble of the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg. Paul Herwig lives with his family in Berlin.
Theater roles
Residenztheater Munich / Bavarian State Theater (selection):
- 1995: Peer Gynt by H. Ibsen, directed by Michael Bogdanov
- 1996: The cannibals by G. Tabori, director: Klaus Emmerich , role: Ramaseder
- 1996: The Clarisse complex based on R. Musil, directed by Hans Neuenfels
- 1997: The Broken Jug by H. v. Kleist, director: Amélie Niermeyer , role: Ruprecht
- 1997: The Goldberg Variations by G. Tabori, director: Klaus Emmerich
- 1998: Yvonne, the Burgundy princess by Witold Gombrowicz, director: Amèlie Niermeyer, role: Cyrill
- 1999: Clavigo by JW Goethe, director: Cornelia Crombholz, role: Clavigo
- 1999: Karl Hetmann der Zwergriese by F.Wedekind, director: Alexander Lang , role: Walo Freiherr von Brühl
- 2000: The Black Rider by Burroughs / Waits / Wilson, director: Andreas Kriegenburg , role: Wilhelm
- 2000: The petty bourgeois wedding by B. Brecht, director: André Wilms , role: The groom
- 2000: The greatest day by P. Turrini, director: Cornelia Crombholz, role: Figaro
- 2001: A Midsummer Night's Dream by W. Shakespeare, director: Armin Petras , role: Lysander
Münchner Kammerspiele (selection):
- 2001: Danton's death by Georg Büchner, director: Lars-Ole Walburg , role: Robespierre
- 2002: The strong trunk by Marieluise Fleisser, director: Thomas Ostermeier , role: Hubert
- 2002: Sallinger by BM Koltes, director: Christina Paulhofer, role: Leslie
- 2003: Anatomy Titus Fall of Rome by Heiner Müller based on Shakespeare, director: Johan Simons , role: Lucius Andronicus, invitation from Theatertreffen 04
- 2004: Don Karlos by Friedrich Schiller, director: Sebastian Nübling , role: Don Karlos
- 2004: The Nibelungs by Friedrich Hebbel, director: Andreas Kriegenburg , role: Volker der Spielmann, invitation to the Theatertreffen 05
- 2005: The Ten Commandments based on K. Kieslowski's Decalogue, directed by Johan Simons
- 2005: Before sunrise by Gerhart Hauptmann, director: Thomas Ostermeier, role: Schimmelpfennig
- 2006: Monsun by Anja Hilling, director: Roger Vontobel , role: Bruno
- 2006: Men a scenic recital by Franz Wittenbrink
- 2006: Three Sisters by A. Cechov, director: Andreas Kriegenburg, role: Kulygin, invitation to the Theatertreffen 07
- 2006: The Prince of Homburg by H. v. Kleist, director: Johan Simons, role: Prince von Homburg
- 2007: The Schroffenstein family from H. v. Kleist, director: Roger Vontobel, role: Jeronimus
- 2008: Fear and Trembling by Händl Klaus, director: Sebastian Nübling, role: Martin Kirchner
- 2009: Little Man - What Now? by Hans Fallada, director: Luk Perceval , role: Pinneberg, invitation to the 2010 Theatertreffen
- 2010: Summer guests / night asylum by Maxim Gorki, director: Karin Henkel , role: Rijumin / actor
Maxim Gorki Theater Berlin:
- 2008: Mefisto Forever by Tom Lanoye, director: Armin Petras, role: Mefisto / Kurt Köpler
- 2008: Clavigo by JW Goethe, director: Roger Vontobel, role: Clavigo
Schauspielhaus Bochum:
- 2010: The Labdacids of Sophocles, Aeschylus and Euripides, director: Roger Vontobel, role: Oedipus
- 2012: King Richard the Third by W. Shakespeare, director: Roger Vontobel, role: Richard
- 2014: Einsame Menschen by G. Hauptmann, director: Roger Vontobel, role: Johannes Vockerat
Schaubühne at Lehniner Platz:
- 2011: Edward II by Christopher Marlowe, directed by Ivo van Hove, role: Mortimer
- 2013: A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, music: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy , translation and direction: Henry Mason ; Role: Nick Zettel / Pyramus
- 2014: Farewell to Walter Kappacher, world premiere, monologue for an actor, director: Nicolas Charaux
Cologne Theater:
- 2014: Ein Volksfeind by H. Ibsen, director: Roger Vontobel, role: Stockmann
Ruhrtriennale 2018:
- 2018: North city fantasies by Schorsch Cameroon, musical theatrical simulation of an urban gold rush mood, role: Bobby Reich
Volksbühne Berlin:
- 2019: The Bauhaus-Ein Saving Requiem by Schorsch Cameroon, music performance
Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg:
- 2013: Everything else you know from the cinema by Martin Crimp , director: Katie Mitchell , role: Kreon
- 2014: SPAM by Roland Schimmelpfennig , director: Roland Schimmelpfennig, role: man with clay
- 2014: Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov , director: Karin Beier , role: Astrow
- 2015: Happy Days by Samuel Beckett , directed by Katie Mitchell , role: Willie
- 2015: The Physicists by Friedrich Dürrenmatt , Director: Sebastian Kreyer, Role: Newton
- 2016: Peer Gynt based on Henrik Ibsen , directed by Simon Stone
- 2017: The Who and the What by Ayad Akhtar , director: Karin Beier , role: Eli
- 2018: Sleeping Men by Martin Crimp , director: Katie Mitchell , role: Paul
- 2019: Anatomie eines Suizid by Alice Birch , director: Katie Mitchell , role: Hans / John
Filmography
Film and television (selection):
- 1984: Die Schwarzwaldklinik (TV series, episode Steinschlag ), directed by Hans-Jürgen Tögel
- 1990: Nobody wants me, director: Sigi Rothemund
- 1993: Frankie, Jonny and the others , directed by Hans-Erich Viet
- 1995: Die Tote von Amelung (three-part TV series), director: Hajo Gies
- 1994: Die Unbrechliche (TV series, one episode), director: Franz Peter Wirth
- 1995: The other day on the dike (short film), director: Janek Rieke
- 1996: And bye! On Mallorca, directed by Karsten Wichniarz
- 1996: And tomorrow life begins, director: Anno Saul
- 1996: A Case for Two (TV series, episode Built on sand ), director: Kai Borsche
- 1997: Hannah, directed by Reinhard Schwabenitzky
- 1997: Old love, old sin, directed by Anno Saul
- 1997: Stupid, directed by Peter Timm
- 1997: Whore (short film), director: Florian Gallenberger
- 1998: The Bubi Scholz Story, directed by Roland Suso Richter
- 1998: Der Laden (three-part TV series), director: Jo Baier
- 1998: Everything is still again (short film), director: Benjamin Heisenberg
- 1998: In the South (short film), director: Florian Iwersen
- 1999: A strange family, directed by Jan Ruzicka
- 2000: Farewell. Brecht's last summer , directed by Jan Schütte
- 2003: My name is Bach , directed by Dominique de Rivaz
- 2003: Life would be beautiful, director: Kai Wessel
- 2004: Ventricular fibrillation , director: Hendrik Hölzemann
- 2005: Sophie Scholl - The Last Days , Director: Marc Rothemund
- 2007: Commissioner Lucas - German Angst , directed by Thomas Berger
- 2010: Love is not forgotten, director: Matthias Tiefenbacher
- 2012: Titanic: Blood and Steel (TV series, 4 episodes), directed by Ciaran Donnelly
- 2013, 2018: The Old One (TV series, various roles, two episodes)
- 2013, 2018: SOKO Leipzig (TV series, various roles, two episodes)
- 2014: Forget me , directed by Jan Schomburg
- 2015: Death of a Girl (two-part TV series), director: Thomas Berger
- 2017: Tatort: Wacht am Rhein (TV series), director: Sebastian Ko
- 2017: North North Murder - Clüver and the King of Sylt (TV series)
- 2017: Beside the track - Your will be done (TV series), directed by Anno Saul
- 2018: Last Trace Berlin (TV series, episode Lifesaver )
- 2018: SOKO Wismar (TV series, episode Taxi Blues )
Radio plays
- 2006: Rafik Schami : The dark side of love (4 parts) - Director: Claudia Johanna Leist (radio play - WDR )
- 2014: Joachim Ringelnatz : As a Mariner in War - Director: Harald Krewer (radio play - NDR / DKultur )
Awards
- 1998: State sponsorship award of the state of Bavaria for the performing arts
- 1999: Part of the team of actors, for the representative Martin Benrath the Adolf Grimme Prize in gold for The store got
- 2000: Sponsorship award from the Association of Friends of the Bavarian State Theater
- 2010: Alfred Kerr Acting Award for Little Man - what now?
- 2010: 3sat Theater Prize with Annette Paulmann for Little Man - what now? at the Berlin Theatertreffen
- 2010: Actor of the year in the critics' poll of Theater heute magazine
- 2010: German Theater Prize Der Faust for the performance as Johannes Pinneberg in Hans Fallada's Little Man - what now?
Web links
- Profile at the Münchner Kammerspiele
- Paul Herwig in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Herwig, Paul |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1970 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |