Peter Windhofer

Peter Windhofer (2016)

Peter Windhofer (born October 28, 1980 in Salzburg ) is an Austrian actor .

Life

Windhofer grew up in the Austrian Alps . Since the age of eleven, he received training in dance and acting . After graduating from high school in 1999, Windhofer briefly studied dance at the University of Salzburg in 2001 and 2002 . He then went to the United States, where he studied acting and directing with a focus on film at the University of Utah from 2003 to 2004 . In 2005 he obtained a degree in communication studies .

Since 2004, Windhofer has been involved in several dance and theater projects in the United States and Austria. He then decided on a career as an actor and from 2005 initially took private acting lessons, among others with the actress Erika Mottl . From 2008 to 2010 he attended the Krauss drama school in Vienna .

As a theater actor he then had engagements at the summer festival "Shakespeare in Mödling" in the Mödling concert courtyard . In 2010 he played Julian in Romea and Julian , a modern adaptation of Romeo and Juliet ; In 2011, Antipholus of Ephesus followed in Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors . In the 2011/2012 season he appeared at the Klagenfurt City Theater in the title role of the children's theater production Der Puss in Boots . In the 2013/2014 season he will take on the role of the captain in the musical Der Mann von La Mancha at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich .

He received his first smaller film role in 2006 under the direction of Reinhard Schwabenitzky in the ORF television series Oben ohne , in which a civil servant played in one episode . Since 2006, leading roles have followed in several short films . In 2007 he was seen as a biology student Ralf in the short film The Sacred Tree .

From October 2010 to January 2011, he played in the Sat.1 - telenovela Anna and the love of the series lead role of Steve Welder . From summer 2014 he was seen in "The Quest" for the US broadcaster ABC as Sir Ansgar in a leading role.

Windhofer also worked as a moderator at various live events, including the 2006 World Cup .

Windhofer lives in Vienna, in the 4th district of Wieden . Peter Windhofer has one son.

Filmography (selection)

• 2006: topless
• 2006: Longing for Silence (short film, leading role)
• 2007: The Sacred Tree (short film, leading role)
• 2007: Breath (short film, leading role)
• 2008: Never Too Late (short film, leading role)
• 2008: L'Eclisse Remake (short film, leading role)
• 2010–2011: Anna and Love (Telenovela)
• 2013: Cold Clients TV Pilot
• 2014: Neon Lights: Short feature film
• 2014: The Quest: TV series, for abc,
• 2015: In Peril-A Fateful Moment
• 2020: Wiping is power - cuddling is not cheating either
• 2020: SOKO Kitzbühel - Stalker

Web links

• Peter Windhofer - Official Website
• Peter Windhofer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Peter Windhofer at Crew United

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Peter Windhofer alias Steve Welder Backstage Anna und die Liebe
2. ↑ PETER WINDHOFER ( Memento of the original from July 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Ensemble (official Shakespeare website in Mödling); Retrieved September 14, 2013 
3. ↑ Naughty black cat ( Memento from September 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) in: Kleine Zeitung from November 10, 2011
4. ^ The man from La Mancha cast, Musicalzentrale.de ; Retrieved September 14, 2013
5. ↑ Sacred Tree production details , cast and photos of the scenes at www.kurzfilme.at
6. ↑ Peter Windhofer as a red-white-red newcomer to "Anna und die Liebe" on ORF 1 ( Memento of the original from January 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Customer service ORF