Tom Schilling

Biography

Tom Schilling is a German film and television actor who grew up in Berlin Mitte and was discovered at twelve by stage director Thomas Heise, leading to four years with the Berliner Ensemble. He made his screen debut in 1996 in the Sat.1 series Hallo, Onkel Doc! and later appeared in Paradise Mall (1999) with Franka Potente and Daniel Brühl. His breakthrough came with Crazy (2000), which earned him the Bavarian Film Award for young talent, followed by Before the Fall (2004), where he played a fragile student at a Nazi elite school alongside Max Riemelt. In 2006 he studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York on a scholarship. He portrayed a young Adolf Hitler in the 2009 film Mein Kampf, and his performance in A Coffee in Berlin (2012) won him the Seymour Cassel Award at Oldenburg, the Bavarian Film Award for best actor, and the German Film Award for leading actor.

44years old

Turns 45 on February 10in 120 days

Born February 10, 1982East Berlin
Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18

Movie Career

Films: 16
Career span: 21 years2003 to 2024

Genres

Drama69%, 11 films
Comedy44%, 7 films
Romance38%, 6 films
Biography19%, 3 films
Crime13%, 2 films

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First role
At 12 years old, Tom Schilling was found by stage director Thomas Heise. He was then cast in the play Im Schlagschatten des Mondes at the Berliner Ensemble, where he remained for four years in other productions too.
Big break
Schilling's breakthrough role was in the 2000 film Crazy, which Hans-Christian Schmid directed. His work in it earned him the Talented Young Actor Award of the Bayerischer Filmpreis.
Early training
In 2006, Schilling earned a scholarship for the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York, and he spent a semester studying there.

Tom Schilling movies on Netflix

Eine Million Minuten2024IMDb rating 6.5as Wolf Küper
Das fliegende Klassenzimmer2023IMDb rating 5.4as Justus Bökh
A Stasi Comedy2022IMDb rating 5.6as Herr Dietrich
Lara2019IMDb rating 6.9as Viktor Jenkins
TKKG2019IMDb rating 5.8as Pauling
Never Look Away2018IMDb rating 7.7as Kurt Barnert
Suite Française2015IMDb rating 7.0as Lieutenant Kurt Bonnet
Woman in Gold2015IMDb rating 7.3as Heinrich
Posthumous2014IMDb rating 5.7as Ben
A Coffee in Berlin2012IMDb rating 7.3as Niko Fischer
Robert Zimmermann wundert sich über die Liebe2008IMDb rating 6.7as Robert Zimmermann
The Baader Meinhof Complex2008IMDb rating 7.3as Josef Bachmann
Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps2007IMDb rating 5.3as Krischl
Joy Division2006IMDb rating 6.0as Thomas
Before the Fall2004IMDb rating 7.4as Albrecht Stein
Play It Loud!2003IMDb rating 6.7as Harry

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Never Look Away2018 Biography, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Waras Kurt Barnert
IMDb rating 7.729K votes
A Coffee in Berlin2012 Dramaas Niko Fischer
IMDb rating 7.318K votes
Before the Fall2004as Albrecht Stein
IMDb rating 7.420K votes
Woman in Gold2015as Heinrich
IMDb rating 7.366K votes
Suite Française2015as Lieutenant Kurt Bonnet
IMDb rating 7.031K votes
Lara2019as Viktor Jenkins
IMDb rating 6.92.9K votes
Play It Loud!2003as Harry
IMDb rating 6.71.2K votes
Eine Million Minuten2024as Wolf Küper
IMDb rating 6.51.6K votes

Most often with

Leander Haußmann directed three of these films, Jan Ole Gerster two. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Justus von Dohnányi

Steffi Kühnert

Steffen Jürgens

Lambert Wilson

Moritz Bleibtreu

Alexandra Maria LaraLeander HaußmannDirector, 3 filmsJan Ole GersterDirector, 2 films

Films together

Justus von Dohnányi3 films together, 2004 to 2015
Justus von Dohnányi's page
- Woman in Gold2015IMDb rating 7.3Schilling as HeinrichDohnányi as Dreimann
- A Coffee in Berlin2012IMDb rating 7.3Schilling as Niko FischerDohnányi as Karl Speckenbach
- Before the Fall2004IMDb rating 7.4Schilling as Albrecht SteinDohnányi as Gauleiter Heinrich Stein
Steffi Kühnert3 films together, 2007 to 2022
Steffi Kühnert's page
- A Stasi Comedy2022IMDb rating 5.6Schilling as Herr DietrichKühnert as Majorin Drastow
- Robert Zimmermann wundert sich über die Liebe2008IMDb rating 6.7Schilling as Robert ZimmermannKühnert as Inga
- Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps2007IMDb rating 5.3Schilling as KrischlKühnert as Schwangere Sekretärin
Steffen Jürgens3 films together, 2003 to 2019
Steffen Jürgens's page
- Lara2019IMDb rating 6.9Schilling as Viktor JenkinsJürgens as Jan
- A Coffee in Berlin2012IMDb rating 7.3Schilling as Niko FischerJürgens as Ralf
- Play It Loud!2003IMDb rating 6.7Schilling as HarryJürgens as Tommi Drexler
Lambert Wilson2 films together, 2014 to 2015
Lambert Wilson's page
- Suite Française2015IMDb rating 7.0Schilling as Lieutenant Kurt BonnetWilson as Viscount Montmort
- Posthumous2014IMDb rating 5.7Schilling as BenWilson as Daniel S. Volpe
Moritz Bleibtreu2 films together, 2008 to 2015
Moritz Bleibtreu's page
- Woman in Gold2015IMDb rating 7.3Schilling as HeinrichBleibtreu as Gustav Klimt
- The Baader Meinhof Complex2008IMDb rating 7.3Schilling as Josef BachmannBleibtreu as Andreas Baader
Alexandra Maria Lara2 films together, 2008 to 2015
Alexandra Maria Lara's page
- Suite Française2015IMDb rating 7.0Schilling as Lieutenant Kurt BonnetLara as Leah
- The Baader Meinhof Complex2008IMDb rating 7.3Schilling as Josef BachmannLara as Petra Schelm
Leander HaußmannDirector, 3 films, 2007 to 2022
- A Stasi Comedy2022IMDb rating 5.6Schilling as Herr Dietrich
- Robert Zimmermann wundert sich über die Liebe2008IMDb rating 6.7Schilling as Robert Zimmermann
- Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps2007IMDb rating 5.3Schilling as Krischl
Jan Ole GersterDirector, 2 films, 2012 to 2019
- Lara2019IMDb rating 6.9Schilling as Viktor Jenkins
- A Coffee in Berlin2012IMDb rating 7.3Schilling as Niko Fischer
Also two films together13 more actors
- Detlev BuckA Stasi Comedy (2022) and Robert Zimmermann wundert sich über die Liebe (2008)
- Heino FerchSuite Française (2015) and The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
- Jessica SchwarzWhy Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps (2007) and Play It Loud! (2003)
- Friederike KempterLara (2019) and A Coffee in Berlin (2012)
- Robert StadloberA Stasi Comedy (2022) and Play It Loud! (2003)
- Trystan PütterDas fliegende Klassenzimmer (2023) and TKKG (2019)
- Christian UlmenRobert Zimmermann wundert sich über die Liebe (2008) and Play It Loud! (2003)
- Hannah HerzsprungDas fliegende Klassenzimmer (2023) and The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
- Uwe Dag BerlinA Stasi Comedy (2022) and Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps (2007)
- Jörg SchüttaufA Stasi Comedy (2022) and Never Look Away (2018)
- Marlon KittelJoy Division (2006) and Play It Loud! (2003)
- Annika KuhlRobert Zimmermann wundert sich über die Liebe (2008) and Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps (2007)
- Leander HaußmannRobert Zimmermann wundert sich über die Liebe (2008) and Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps (2007)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.