Oliver Broumis
Encyclopedia
Oliver Broumis is a German actor
. He was born in Hannover, Germany
at July 31, 1965 where he grew up.
Right after College
he went to the Hamburg
University
of Music
and Dramatic arts for a 4 years education in acting
. Since then, he also did a lot of training
in Los Angeles
with M. K. Lewis (Film Tech), Sam Christensen (S. Chr. Process) and Frank Betzelt, Berlin
(Meisner technique
).
He began his professional life with the German/Swiss film
"Immer & Ewig" aka "Always & Forever", a modern version of the Jean Paul Sartre play "Les Jeux sont faits" aka "The Game is over".
At the same time he also started in theaters all over Germany
with plays
of Shakespeare, Goethe and others.
Through the war
movies Stalingrad and Hasenjagd aka The Quality of Mercy he discovered his fondness and ability to play emotional disturbed and volatile characters
.
In 2002 his interest in film politics
made him one of the co-founders of the "film.lounge.berlin", a meeting
and networking
spot
for the Berlin
film industry
.
In 2004 he played the German zoologist and wild life activist Bernhard Grzimek
who was responsible for the conservation of natural world heritage
like the Tanzanian Serengeti National Park
.
As a boy of 4 years he grew up with Bernhard Grzimek's monthly TV show and he decided to become this fighting man – 3 decades later that happened.
Also in 2004 he produced the documentary
"Zwischen Kopf und Himmel" of a young first time director
. It is a movie about the life of women in East Africa
.
He is working with a German director on the script
of "Rigby". A film about death
and the process of dying.
The story
explores the question if you are able to live in the presence of your own mortality and transience, what benefits for your life you will get out of it ?!
For research he worked a few weeks in a local hospice
.
He will also play the main part in the film.
He is a member of the German Film Academy (Deutsche Filmakademie), European Film Academy
and the German Screen Actors Guild
(BFFS).
External links=
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He was born in Hannover, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
at July 31, 1965 where he grew up.
Right after College
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
he went to the Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
University
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
of Music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
and Dramatic arts for a 4 years education in acting
Acting
Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play....
. Since then, he also did a lot of training
Training
The term training refers to the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and competencies as a result of the teaching of vocational or practical skills and knowledge that relate to specific useful competencies. It forms the core of apprenticeships and provides the backbone of content at institutes of...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
with M. K. Lewis (Film Tech), Sam Christensen (S. Chr. Process) and Frank Betzelt, Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
(Meisner technique
Meisner technique
The Meisner technique is an acting technique developed by the American theatre practitioner Sanford Meisner.Meisner developed this technique after working with Lee Strasberg and Stella Adler at the Group Theatre and as head of the acting program at New York City's Neighborhood Playhouse and...
).
He began his professional life with the German/Swiss film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
"Immer & Ewig" aka "Always & Forever", a modern version of the Jean Paul Sartre play "Les Jeux sont faits" aka "The Game is over".
At the same time he also started in theaters all over Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
with plays
Play (theatre)
A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. There are rare dramatists, notably George Bernard Shaw, who have had little preference whether their plays were performed...
of Shakespeare, Goethe and others.
Through the war
War
War is a state of organized, armed, and often prolonged conflict carried on between states, nations, or other parties typified by extreme aggression, social disruption, and usually high mortality. War should be understood as an actual, intentional and widespread armed conflict between political...
movies Stalingrad and Hasenjagd aka The Quality of Mercy he discovered his fondness and ability to play emotional disturbed and volatile characters
Character (arts)
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
.
In 2002 his interest in film politics
Politics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
made him one of the co-founders of the "film.lounge.berlin", a meeting
Meeting
In a meeting, two or more people come together to discuss one or more topics, often in a formal setting.- Definitions :An act or process of coming together as an assembly for a common purpose....
and networking
Social network
A social network is a social structure made up of individuals called "nodes", which are tied by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as friendship, kinship, common interest, financial exchange, dislike, sexual relationships, or relationships of beliefs, knowledge or prestige.Social...
spot
Spot
The common noun or verb spot has many meanings in English.Otherwise, Spot or SPOT may refer to:-Fiction:* Spot the Dog, a series of children's books adapted for animation* Spot , a character in 101 Dalmatians: The Series...
for the Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
film industry
Film industry
The film industry consists of the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking: i.e. film production companies, film studios, cinematography, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post production, film festivals, distribution; and actors, film directors and other film crew...
.
In 2004 he played the German zoologist and wild life activist Bernhard Grzimek
Bernhard Grzimek
Bernhard Klemens Maria Grzimek was a renowned Silesian-German zoo director, zoologist, book author, editor, and animal conservationist in postwar West-Germany.-Early years:Grzimek was born in Neisse , Upper Silesia...
who was responsible for the conservation of natural world heritage
Natural heritage
Natural heritage is the legacy of natural objects and intangible attributes encompassing the countryside and natural environment, including flora and fauna, scientifically known as biodiversity, and geology and landforms ....
like the Tanzanian Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park
The Serengeti National Park is a large national park in Serengeti area, Tanzania. It is most famous for its annual migration of over one and a half million white bearded wildebeest and 250,000 zebra...
.
As a boy of 4 years he grew up with Bernhard Grzimek's monthly TV show and he decided to become this fighting man – 3 decades later that happened.
Also in 2004 he produced the documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
"Zwischen Kopf und Himmel" of a young first time director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. It is a movie about the life of women in East Africa
East Africa
East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
.
He is working with a German director on the script
Screenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
of "Rigby". A film about death
Death
Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include old age, predation, malnutrition, disease, and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury....
and the process of dying.
The story
Narrative
A narrative is a constructive format that describes a sequence of non-fictional or fictional events. The word derives from the Latin verb narrare, "to recount", and is related to the adjective gnarus, "knowing" or "skilled"...
explores the question if you are able to live in the presence of your own mortality and transience, what benefits for your life you will get out of it ?!
For research he worked a few weeks in a local hospice
Hospice
Hospice is a type of care and a philosophy of care which focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's symptoms.In the United States and Canada:*Gentiva Health Services, national provider of hospice and home health services...
.
He will also play the main part in the film.
He is a member of the German Film Academy (Deutsche Filmakademie), European Film Academy
European Film Academy
The European Film Academy is an initiative of a group of European filmmakers who came together in Berlin on the occasion of the first presentation of the European Film Awards in November 1988.- European Film Academy :...
and the German Screen Actors Guild
Screen Actors Guild
The Screen Actors Guild is an American labor union representing over 200,000 film and television principal performers and background performers worldwide...
(BFFS).
Movie work
- Immer & Ewig aka Always & Forever (1991)
- Stalingrad
- Hasenjagd aka The Quality of Mercy (1994)
- Gefährliche Orte-Bombenleger (1996)
- Durchgebraten (1997)
- Die letzte Sekunde (1997)
- Bella Martha aka Mostly MarthaMostly Martha (film)Bella Martha is a 2001 German romantic comedy drama film directed by Sandra Nettelbeck. The American movie No Reservations is heavily based on this. It is about a skilled chef in Hamburg, Germany. When her sister dies, she is left taking care of her niece, who gives her problems...
(2000) - Girl (2001)
- Neon Eyes (2002)
- Die Gelgenheit (2003)
- Zwischen Kopf und Himmel (2004)
- Perle (2004)
- Hochzeitszone (2005)
- Saturn ReturnsSaturn Returns (Film)Saturn Returns is a 2009 film directed by Lior Shamriz, starring Chloe Griffin, Tal Meiri and Joshua Bogle. It was written and produced by Lior Shamriz and Imri Kahn.- Cast :The cast also includes Namosh, Susanne Sachsse, Imri Kahn and Lior Shamriz....
(2009) - Die Unbedingten (2009)
- Unter dir die Stadt (2009)
- Unter den Haenden (2010)
TV work
- TatortTatortTatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss , crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF 2 in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland...
-Lauf eines Todes (1989) - Die Spinnen (1989)
- Die Unbestechliche (1994)
- Grosstadtrevier-Bodo (1994)
- Ein tödliches Vergehen (1995)
- Sophie-Schlauer als die Polizei (1996)
- Austernexpress (1996)
- SK Babies-Alle für einen (1997)
- Balko-Blutige Beute (1997)
- Julia-Kämpfe für deine Träume (1997)
- Ein Fall für Zwei-Die letzte Rate aka A Case for Two (1997)
- Auf eigene Gefahr-Ladendiebe (1998)
- Küstenwache-Blinder Passagier (1998)
- Soko 5113-Auge um Auge (1998)
- Ein Fall für Zwei-Blutiges Geld aka A Case for Two (1998)
- Doppelter Einsatz-Evas Tod (1998)
- Menschenjagd (1998)
- Die Stunde des Löwen (1998)
- Die Schule am See-Der Coup mit der Kuh (1998)
- Die Schule am See-Die Überraschung (1999)
- Schlaf mit meinem Mann (1999)
- Die Kommissarin-Falsche Opfer
- SOKO 5113SOKO 5113SOKO 5113 is a long running German police television series. It was first aired in 1978 on 2 January. SOKO is an abbreviation of the term "Sonderkommission" in German.-Longest serving cast:...
-Alleingang (2000) - All´arrabbiata (2000)
- SK Kölsch-Ruhe in Frieden (2001)
- TatortTatortTatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss , crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF 2 in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland...
-Zahltag (2001) - Durch Dick und Dünn (2001)
- Wolffs Revier-Heisse Suppe aka Wolff's Turf (2002)
- TatortTatortTatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss , crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF 2 in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland...
-Große Liebe (2003) - Donna LeonDonna LeonDonna Leon is the American author of a series of crime novels set in Venice and featuring the fictional hero Commissario Guido Brunetti.Leon has lived in Venice for over 25 years...
-Acqua AltaAcqua altaAcqua alta is the term used in Veneto for the exceptional tide peaks that occur periodically in the northern Adriatic Sea....
(2003) - Bernhard GrzimekBernhard GrzimekBernhard Klemens Maria Grzimek was a renowned Silesian-German zoo director, zoologist, book author, editor, and animal conservationist in postwar West-Germany.-Early years:Grzimek was born in Neisse , Upper Silesia...
-Ein Leben für die Tiere (2004) - Bis in die Spitzen aka Blow dry (2005–2006)
- Die großen und die kleinen Wünsche-David gegen Goliath (2006)
- Soko Wismar-Tödliche Hörner (2006)
- Familie Dr. Kleist-Zerreissprobe (2007)
- Tierisch verliebt (2007)
- Immer Wirbel um Marie (2008)
- Krimi.de-Nebenan (2008)
- Frau Böhm sagt nein (2009)
Theater work
- Methusalem oder ewige Bürger, Junges Theater GöttingenGöttingenGöttingen is a university town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Göttingen. The Leine river runs through the town. In 2006 the population was 129,686.-General information:...
(1986) - Ich bin nicht Rappaport, Kammerspiele DüsseldorfDüsseldorfDüsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
(1989) - Coriolanus, Theater BaselBaselBasel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
(1991) - Das Erwachen, Theater HeidelbergHeidelberg-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
(1992) - FaustFaustFaust is the protagonist of a classic German legend; a highly successful scholar, but also dissatisfied with his life, and so makes a deal with the devil, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. Faust's tale is the basis for many literary, artistic, cinematic, and musical...
, Schiller Theater BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
(1993) - The Basis of Make-Up, Volksbühne Berlin, Intern. Film Festival Berlin - Berlinale (2006–2008)
External links=
- Oliver Broumis official homepage http://www.oliverbroumis.com
- Oliver Broumis Agency http://www.agentur-velvet.de
- Oliver Broumis Publicist http://www.bianca-junker.com
- Oliver Broumis at the Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com