Thomas Sarbacher

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Thomas Sarbacher (2012)

Thomas Sarbacher (born January 25, 1961 in Hamburg ) is a German actor .

Life

After graduating from high school, Thomas Sarbacher first did a bank apprenticeship, which was followed by two and a half years of study in Mannheim before he decided to train as an actor. At that time he was already 26 years old and chose the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz , as there was no age limit for new students. After completing almost four years of training, he was employed by the Bremen Shakespeare Company . He was a member of the ensemble from 1990 to 1995. The following year he played in the Theater am Neumarkt Zurich and the City Theater in Klagenfurt . From 1997 to 1999 he was a member of the Konstanz City Theater .

During this time he stood in front of the camera for a television production for the first time (1998). Directed by Sandra Nettelbeck , he played together with Senta Berger in the comedy Mammamia . After initially making further smaller appearances in television productions, their number steadily increased. From 2003/2004 he finally became known to a larger audience with the role of Chief Detective Matthias Steiner in the Sat1 television series The Elephant - Mord never barred . By 2006 a total of 21 episodes had been broadcast. In 2006 he stood in front of the camera in the first movie for him, Underdogs . The premiere of the film was in 2008, in which the film Die Welle was also released for the first time; in him he played the role of father Karo . In the film, Thomas Sarbacher usually embodies particularly robust and distinctive characters.

Despite the many television productions now (including several for the Tatort series ), Thomas Sarbacher continued to perform in the theater. 2004 at the Globe Theater Schwäbisch Hall, 2005 at the Schauspielhaus Zürich , 2007 in Onkel Vanja by Anton Chekhov at the Hamburger Kammerspiele . In 2008 he gave a guest performance in the even theater in Zurich with the text Moskva - Petuski by Wenedikt Wassiljewitsch Erofejew ; In 2009 he was also seen on the stage of the even theater with Notes by a Psychopath , written by the same author. In 2011/2012 he played Egon Monk's industrial landscape with retailers.

Thomas Sarbacher lives in Zurich with his wife Ariela Sarbacher and their daughters.

Filmography

Audio books (as a speaker)

Awards

Sarbacher was nominated for the German Television Award:

  • In 2004 in the Best Actor Series category for his portrayal of Chief Inspector Matthias Steiner in the television series Der Elefant - Mord never barred (Sat1).
  • In 2008 in the category Best Actor, supporting role for the portrayal of Franz Burska in the television series Bella Block , episode: White Nights (ZDF).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sat1 info text on The Elephant - Murder never expires. sat1.de ( Memento from December 13, 2011 in the web archive archive.today )
  2. ^ Thomas Sarbacher: Reunion with Hamburg. on: Abendblatt.de
  3. ↑ Severin Schwendener : Chronicle of a failure. In: Thurgauer Zeitung . March 30, 2012, accessed March 31, 2012.
  4. ↑ Info text on Bella Block: White Nights dieterwunderlich.de
personal data
SURNAME Sarbacher, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor
DATE OF BIRTH January 25, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg