Jonas Dassler
Jonas Dassler (born 1996) is a German stage and film actor.
Life
Dassler was born in 1996 in Remscheid, Germany. Beginning in the eight grade he participated in the theatre club at the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt high school. After graduating in 2014, he started studying acting at the Academy of Dramatic Arts "Ernst Busch" Berlin.[1]
During the 2016 season he performed the lead role in Georg Büchner's Danton's Death at the Schaubühne in Berlin.[2] Since the 2017/18 season he has been a permanent cast member at the Maxim Gorki Theatre and appeared in several productions.[3]
Reviewing his film performance in LOMO–The Language of Many Others, Variety wrote that Dassler "show[ed] strong heartthrob potential".[4] In June 2018, it was announced that Dassler will star in Fatih Akin's Der goldene Handschuh (The Golden Glove) portraying the lead character, serial killer Fritz Honka.[5] His work earned him a German Film Awards nomination for Best Actor.[6]
Theater engagements
- 2016: Dantons Tod from Georg Büchner, Direction: Peter Kleinert (Schaubühne Berlin, Berlin)
- 2017: Nach uns das All – Das innere Team kennt keine Pause from Sibylle Berg, Direction: Sebastian Nübling (Maxim Gorki Theatre, Berlin)
- 2017: Alles Schwindel from Mischa Spoliansky, Marcellus Schiffer, Direction: Christian Weise (Maxim Gorki Theatre, Berlin)[7]
- 2018: A Walk on the Dark Side from Yael Ronen, Direction: Yael Ronen (Maxim-Gorki-Theater, Berlin)
- 2018: Die Gerechten from Albert Camus, Direction: Sebastian Baumgarten (Maxim Gorki Theatre, Berlin)
Filmography
- 2015: Uns geht es gut
- 2017: LOMO – The Language of Many Others
- 2017: Das schweigende Klassenzimmer
- 2018: Never Look Away "Werk ohne Autor"
- 2018: Die Protokollantin (TV-miniseries)
- 2019: The Golden Glove
References
- Krekeler, Elmar (12 July 2018). "Der deutsche Film hat wieder ein Gesicht" (in German). WELT. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- "Jonas Dassler". Schaubühne (in German). Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- "Jonas Dassler". Gorki Theatre (in German). Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- Kiang, Jessica (3 July 2017). "Film Review: 'LOMO – The Language of Many Others'". Variety. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- "Fatih Akin shoots Thriller: 22-year-old shootingstar Jonas Dassler plays murderer Fritz Honka". Focus Online. 29 June 2018.
- Roxborough, Scott (20 March 2019). "Andreas Dresen's 'Gundermann' Leads German Film Awards With 10 Nominations". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- Clarke, Kevin (17 December 2017). "A Star Is Born: Jonas Dassler In Spoliansky's "Alles Schwindel" At Gorki Theater". Operetta Research Center. Retrieved 26 July 2019.