Richard Sammel

Richard Sammel is a German actor who came to film through the stage and has worked across Europe and beyond. Born in Heidelberg, he trained in music and drama in Germany, studied acting and direction in France, and took method acting classes in Italy with Susan Strasberg and Francesca de Sapio. He first appeared on stage in 1981 at the Hildesheim theater, and from 1983 performed in France on independent and national stages and in the streets. His cinema debut came in 1990 with the lead in Barbara Barni's Il Piacere delle Carni. In 1993 he moved to Paris and took the main part in the screen adaptation of Brecht and Eisler's The Lindbergh's Flight. His work since then has covered film, television, theater and dance, with productions in Europe, Canada, South Africa, the United States, Macedonia and Morocco.