Oliver Broumis Biography

German actorOliver Broumis (2012)

Oliver Broumis (born 31 July 1964, in Hanover, West Germany) is a German actor.

Biography

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" a.k.a. "Always & Forever", a modern version of the Jean-Paul Sartre play "Les Jeux sont faits" a.k.a. "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 a.k.a. 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 do*entary "Zwischen Kopf und Himmel" of a young first time director. It is a movie about the life of women in East Africa.

In 2005 he was a Presenter at the European Film Awards under the direction of Pepe Dankquart.

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.

In 2013 he did the "Raindance Berlin Do*entary Foundation Course" (Raindance Film Festival) to expand his abilities as a filmmaker because he started working on two Do*entaries for the first time.

From 2013 to 2015 he was Coach and Director for Prison Theater in Women's Prison Berlin - Pankow for the projects "Home" and "Iden*y".

In Feb. 2021 he took part with 184 other LGBTQIA+ Actors in the Initiative Actout of the famous German SZ-Magazin.

He is a member of the German Film Academy (Deutsche Filmakademie), European Film Academy and the German Screen Actors Guild (BFFS).

Biography for Oliver Broumis at IMDb

Films

  • Immer & Ewig a.k.a. Always & Forever (1991)
  • Stalingrad
  • Hasenjagd a.k.a. The Quality of Mercy (1994)
  • Gefährliche Orte – Bombenleger (1996)
  • Durchgebraten (1997)
  • Die letzte Sekunde (1997)
  • Bella Martha a.k.a. Mostly Martha (2000)
  • Girl (2001)
  • Neon Eyes (2002)
  • Sergeant Pepper (2003)
  • Die Gelegenheit (2003)
  • Zwischen Kopf und Himmel (2004)
  • Perle (2004)
  • Hochzeitszone (2005)
  • Saturn Returns (2009)
  • Die Unbedingten (2009)
  • Unter dir die Stadt (2009)
  • Unter den Händen (2010)
  • What Doesn't Kill Us: (2018)

TV

  • Tatort: Lauf eines Todes (1989)
  • Die Spinnen (1989)
  • Magic (1991), Series, Great Britain
  • Großstadtrevier: 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 a.k.a. A Case for Two (1997)
  • Die Unbestechliche: (1998)
  • Küstenwache: Blinder P*agier (1998)
  • SOKO 5113: Auge um Auge (1998)
  • Ein Fall für zwei: Blutiges Geld a.k.a. 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
  • At Your Own Risk:: Ladendiebe (2000)
  • SOKO 5113: Alleingang (2000)
  • All´arrabbiata (2000)
  • SK Kölsch: Ruhe in Frieden (2001)
  • Tatort: Zahltag (2001)
  • Durch Dick und Dünn (2001)
  • Wolffs Revier: Heisse Suppe a.k.a. Wolff's Turf (2002)
  • Tatort: Große Liebe (2003)
  • Donna Leon – Acqua Alta (2003)
  • Bernhard Grzimek – Ein Leben für die Tiere (2004)
  • Bis in die Spitzen a.k.a. 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)
  • Notruf Hafenkante: Die Tangotänzerin (2011)
  • Stuttgart Homicide: 4 Männer und ein Baby (2012)
  • Binny and the Ghost: Episode 6 & 7 (2014)
  • Der Lehrer: Deine DNA, Dein Job (2014)
  • Chuzpe – Klops braucht der Mensch! (2015)
  • Capelli Code (2017)
  • Familie Dr. Kleist: Die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt (2017)
  • Leipzig Homicide: Familienteufel (2018)

Theater

  • Methusalem oder ewige Bürger, Junges Theater Göttingen (1986)
  • Karl Valentin, Junges Theater Göttingen (1987)
  • Ich bin nicht Rappaport, Kammerspiele Düsseldorf (1989)
  • Nachtvorstellung, Opera Stabile / Staatsoper Hamburg (1989-1990)
  • Coriol*, Theater Basel (1991)
  • Das Erwachen, Theater Heidelberg (1992)
  • Kuprianov and Natase, Festival Junge Hunde im Mai, Hamburg
  • Faust, Schiller Theater Berlin (1993)
  • The Basis of Make-Up, Volksbühne Berlin and Forum Expanded, Intern. Film Festival Berlin - Berlinale (2006–2008)

References

External links

  • Oliver Broumis official homepage http://www.oliverbroumis.com
  • Oliver Broumis Agency http://www.felix-bloch-erben-agentur.de
  • Oliver Broumis Publicist http://www.bianca-junker.com
  • Oliver Broumis at the Internet Movie Database https://www.imdb.com
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