Dimitri Stapfer

Being born in Olten (Switzerland) 1988, at only thirteen years old, Dimitri already joined CIRCUS CHNOPF for two seasons of their swiss tour. In 2009, he began his studies at the Zurich University of the Arts which he finished in 2014 with a master’s degree in acting. After his studies, he developed the play A LOVELY PIECE OF SHIT with his collective EXTRALEBEN and toured successfully through Germany and Switzerland. EXTRALEBEN is a production and label for theaters and live performances. In their productions they understand them selfs both as world producers as well as their deconstructors. Since 2012 Dimitri has been playing and directing various pieces with Benjamin Burger, the founder of EXTRALEBEN.
During the 2013/2014 season, Dimitri played in the full time cast of Theatre Zurich and had guest appearances in Theatre Neumarkt in Zurich and Theatre Orchestra Biel/Solothurn. Since the 2016 season he is a full time cast member at Theatre St. Gallen under the direction of Jonas Knecht. Next to his work in theatres, Dimitri played in several film and television productions in Switzerland and Germany. For his performance as an autistic boy, Mika, in the production LEFT FOOT, RIGHT FOOT (Director: Germinal Roaux), he won the Swiss Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2014.