Samuel Finzi

Samuel Finzi performed in his first theater and film roles while still a student. Very early on, he came into contact with directors who have had a major influence on European theater and film. He has worked in the theater with directors such as Benno Besson, Dimiter Gotscheff, Frank Castorf, Jürgen Gosch and Robert Wilson. In film, his collaborations with Michael Glawogger, Oliver Hirschbiegel, Peter Popzlatev, Sönke Wortmann and Til Schweiger have extended his popularity to a wider audience. He has been honored many times for his brilliant, versatile performances, including with the Advancement Award for Dramatic Arts of the State Capital of Düsseldorf, the Golden Chest Award as best male actor at the International Television Festival Plowdiw, and the Berlin Theater Prize.

In the theater, he has worked with directors such as Benno Besson, Dimiter Gotscheff, Frank Castorf, Jürgen Gosch and Robert Wilson. In film, his work with Michael Glawogger, Oliver Hirschbiegel, Peter Popzlatev, 

Robert Schwentke, 

Sönke Wortmann and Til Schweiger, as well as the title role in the crime series ‘Flemming’ have expanded his popularity to an even wider audience. 

Alongside his theater engagements at all of the important German language theaters, Samuel Finzi has performed in many film and television productions. Here, he has captivated audiences in popular successes such as ‘Das Wunder von Bern’ (The Miracle of Bern), or ‘Kokowääh’’, as well as in independent films such as ‘Die Besucherin’ (The Visitor), ‘Même Dieu est venu nous voir’ (Even God Came to See Us) and ‘Vaterspiele’ (Father Games). The actor shapes his figures as smart, associative character studies, which bear witness to a detailed and intelligent acting strategy. Audiences and the press celebrate his intensive images of human motivation that are almost craving for transformation and his effortless precision when performing. 

Samuel Finzi is one of the most sought after actors for film and theater in the German-speaking world. 

He is awarded many times.

At present, he can be seen in several leading roles at the Burgtheater in Vienna, the Deutsches Theater in Berlin as well as at the Schauspiel Hannover.