Robert Gwisdek
Robert Gwisdek (born January 29, 1984 in East Berlin ) is a German actor , musician and author . As a musician he is known by the stage name Käptn Peng and is part of the alternative hip-hop band Käptn Peng & Die Tentakel von Delphi .
Life
Robert Gwisdek is the son of actor Michael Gwisdek and actress Corinna Harfouch .
At the age of five he was under the direction of his father for the first time in front of the camera. In 1999 he played in Anno Saul's quiet drama Green Desert about a shy childhood friendship alongside Martina Gedeck , Ulrich Noethen and Heino Ferch, the role of the cancer-stricken boy Johann. From 2002 to 2006 he completed the acting course at the University of Film and Television "Konrad Wolf" (HFF) in Potsdam and had his first major engagements during this time, including in the feature film NVA or in Donna-Leon - TV crime thriller Secret Channels (both 2005), as well as the graduation film Berliner Reigen (2006).
In 2008 he was awarded the Günter Strack TV Prize for the role of Anton Brenner in the feature film Fathers, because they don't know what's going on as the best young actor .
In 2010 he embodied the character of Ben in the love triangle between wheelchair user Ben, his civilian and a busy student Renn, if you can . Also in 2010 he was seen in the film adaptation of the play Kasimir and Karoline von Ödön von Horváth in the role of the hardened underdog Merkl, the unemployed friend of the protagonist Kasimir.
In 2013 he was nominated for the German Film Prize for his supporting role as the illegitimate son of Katja Riemann and Sebastian Koch in the drama The Weekend (2012) , which his father Michael won for his role in Oh Boy . In 2018 he received the award for his portrayal of the sensation-hungry reporter Michael Jürgs in Emily Atef's film biography 3 days in Quiberon .
Gwisdek lives in Berlin.
Music projects
Gwisdek is known as a musician of alternative hip-hop under the pseudonym Käptn Peng . From 2009 to 2012 he ran the hip-hop project shaban feat with his older half-brother Johannes ("Shaban") . Captain Peng . In March 2012, the duo released their only album to date, Die Tähmung der Hydra, on their own label Kreismusik .
Since then, both have been part of the alternative hip-hop band Käptn Peng & Die Tentakel von Delphi , which belongs to the same label and whose singer is Gwisdek. In April 2013, the band's first album was released with Expedition ins O. She was also responsible for the music for the film Alki Alki , which was released in June 2015. In May 2017 they released the album Das zeroth Kapitel .
Filmography (selection)
- 1989: Meeting in Travers
- 1996: To err is male
- 1999: Green desert
- 2005: I don't see a single star through this night
- 2005: NVA
- 2005: Donna Leon - Secret Channels (TV series)
- 2006: Berliner Reigen
- 2006: Fathers, because they don't know what's going on
- 2006: La Isla Bonita - Army of Silence
- 2007: The automatic death
- 2008: Run for Your Life - From Junkie to Ironman
- 2008: Faust. The first part of the tragedy
- 2008: Kommissar Stolberg - The best years (TV series)
- 2009: 13 semesters
- 2010: Run if you can
- 2010: Death of a student
- 2010: New Vahr South
- 2010: The princess and the pea
- 2011: Kasimir and Karoline
- 2011: Tatort - Home Front
- 2011: Tatort - Mauerpark
- 2012: Kohlhaas or the proportionality of the means
- 2012: 3 rooms / kitchen / bathroom
- 2012: the weekend
- 2013: Circuit (short film)
- 2014: wider than the ocean
- 2014: lap prayers
- 2015: Tatort - Swan Lake
- 2015: Alki Alki
- 2015: The white Ethiopian
- 2016: The glassblower
- 2017: Tiger Girl
- 2017: Blind & Ugly
- 2018: 3 days in Quiberon
Radio plays and features
- 2012: Patrick Findeis : No beautiful country (Rottensol) - Director: Kai Grehn (radio play - SWR )
- 2013: EM Cioran : On the disadvantage of being born - Director: Kai Grehn (radio play - SWR)
- 2013: Mark Twain : The Mysterious Stranger (Seppi) - Director: Kai Grehn (radio play - DLR )
- 2014: Walt Whitman : Children of Adam - translation and direction: Kai Grehn ( Klangkunst - RB / DKultur / SWR)
- 2014: Andreas Bick : Bay Area Disrupted - Director: Andreas Bick ( Feature - WDR )
Discography
Shaban & Captain Peng
- The Taming of the Hydra (2012, circle music)
Captain Peng & The Tentacles of Delphi
- Expedition into the O (2013, circle music)
- Alki, Alki (2015, circle music)
- The zeroth chapter (2017, circle music)
- Dragon training EP (2019, circle music)
- It's is my life - Cyclops in the tractor beam (2019, circle music)
Literary works
- The invisible apple . Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Cologne 2014, ISBN 978-3-462-04641-0 .
Awards
- 2005: Solo actor award at the Theatertreffen German-speaking drama students
- 2008: Günter Strack TV Prize for his role in Fathers, because they don't know what's going on
- 2010: Film art award in the category Special Individual Achievement at the Festival of German Films in Ludwigshafen for Renn, if you can
- 2013: Franz Hofer Prize / Filmhaus Award from the Filmhaus Saarbrücken
- 2015: Web video award in the AAA DIRECTING category
- 2018: German film award for 3 days in Quiberon ( best male supporting role )
Web links
- Robert Gwisdek in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Circle music
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gwisdek, Robert |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor and musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1984 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |