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Nico Birnbaum, actor, speaker, Berlin
©Darek Gontarski
  • Actor
  • speaker
Born 1977 in Kiel (46 Years)

Basic data

LanguagesEnglishFrenchGermanItalianSpanish
DialectsBerliners (Native dialect)
Skills (sports)basketballboxinghorseback ridingping-pongshooting (hand-gun)soccerswimmingtennistrack and field
Immediate working areaBerlin
1st residence (federal state or country)Germany - Berlin
NationalityGerman
LicencesB (car) [eu], BE (car with trailer) [eu], C1E (truck (C1) + trailer <= 12t) [eu]

Agency

ContactAnnett Serena Schlange
Germany
Phone+49 30 24536000
Mobile+49 171 9942238

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About Nico Birnbaum

Nico Birnbaum was born in Kiel. Although being an actor from the north of Germany, he frequently gravitated towards the more sunnier south of Europe.
He thus studied literature and philosophy in Aix-en-Provence in France, wrote part of his thesis on Franz Kafka in Florence and also lived in Rome where he worked as a translator and German teacher.

He gained his first professional acting experience at the Florentine film school "Scuola Nazionale die Cinema Indipendente”. Here he acted in a number of short films and took part in his first feature film "Reality News” by Salvatore Vitiello.After accomplishing his PhD with summa cum laude in 2013, he gave up his academic career in favour of pursuing his dream of becoming a professional actor.
He has since played supporting roles in several TV-series such as "Heldt", "Die Spezialisten - Im Namen der Opfer" or "SOKO Wismar". The filming of the Hollywood movie "Operation Mincemeat" with him has been completed in March 2020. In 2021 he took part among others in "Babylon Berlin" or "Auris - Die Frequenz des Todes", played the lead as a drag queen in "Nihat - Alles auf Anfang" and had another leading part in the feature film "Furioso" alongside with Jan Josef Liefers and Katharina Thalbach.
In 2022, Nico Birnbaum was filming the historical miniseries "We Were The Lucky Ones" by Thomas Kail alongside Logan Lerman and Joey King.

Known for

Training

Year 
2014 to 2016Die Tankstelle | Coaching | Film - TV - Theater (Schauspieltraining bei Sigrid Andersson)
2014 to 2016Christine Kugler (Sprechtraining nach Linklater)
2012 to 2013Actors Laboratory I Karin Seven
2009actorfactory | Johannes Hitzblech
2009 to 2011Scuola Nazionale Cinema Indipendente (Florenz)
2008 to 2009Actors Laboratory I Karin Seven

Awards

YearAward
2019Best Supporting Actor in a Short beim Twisted Dreams Festival für "Rub Me The Right Way"
2018Best Action Film für "Mascarpone" bei den Holly Shorts in L.A.
2018Engelke Kurzfilmpreis bei Int. Filmfest Emden-Norderney für "Mascarpone"
2018Best Animation Award für "Mascarpone" beim Zsigmond Vilmos Filmfesztivál in Ungarn
2018Publikumspreis und Preis für den besten Kurzspielfilm bei den SHORTS in Offenburg für "Mascarpone"
2018Förderpreis der DEFA-Stiftung auf dem Filmfest Dresden für "Mascarpone"
2017North Carolina Film Award für "Veras Mantel"
2013Best Cinematography für «Open Cage», Kurzfilm im Rahmen von «The Berlin 48 hours Film Project»

Movies as actor

Filter
YearTitleGenreDirectorRole
2023Happy Landing
Chris [L]
Short FilmFederico PeduzziChris [L]
2022The Game
Benjamin [L]
Showreel ProductionVictoria LichtBenjamin [L]
2022We Were the Lucky Ones
French Administrator [SRE]
Limited series, HuluMultipleFrench Administrator [SRE]
2022Thru (Internefilm)
Kidnap Driver [SR]
Short FilmMichelle RagayKidnap Driver [SR]
2021GZSZ Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
Lorenz Bader [SR]
TV Series, RTL [de]MultipleLorenz Bader [SR]
2021Furioso (NOT COMPLETED) (WT)
Anton Bremgartner [L]
Independent Feature FilmMarcel RudigkeitAnton Bremgartner [L]
2021Auris - Die Frequenz des Todes
Justin Schneider [SR]
TV-Movie (Series), RTL [de]Gregor SchnitzlerJustin Schneider [SR]
2021Nihat - Alles auf Anfang
n.a. [SS]
TV Series, RTL [de], TVNOW [de]Christian Singhn.a. [SS]
2021Babylon Berlin
Schupo Gerhard [SRE]
TV Series, ARD [de], Degeto [de], Sky [de]MultipleSchupo Gerhard [SRE]
2021I racconti della domenica
Sergente Albert Maier [SR]
Feature FilmGiovanni VirgilioSergente Albert Maier [SR]
2020Pillow Talk
Kort [L]
Short FilmDomenico DistiloKort [L]
2020SOKO Wismar
Tibor Müller [LE]
TV Series, ZDF [de]MultipleTibor Müller [LE]
2020Müller Milchreis – Still den kleinen Hunger, bevor es zu spät ist
Chef [SR]
CommercialSimon RitzlerChef [SR]
2020Operation Mincemeat
Alexis von Roenne [SR]
Feature FilmJohn MaddenAlexis von Roenne [SR]
2019Der übers Meer kam
Mann [L]
Short DocumentaryJonas RiemerMann [L]
2019Szene einer Ehe
Markus [L]
Showreel ProductionMariana Mo JägerMarkus [L]
2018Die Spezialisten - Im Namen der Opfer
Erwin Schulze [LE]
TV Series, ZDF [de]Kai Meyer-RicksErwin Schulze [LE]
2018Legend of Kun Lun / Kun Lun Gui (WT)
Jewelry Store Owner [SR]
TV SeriesJi Ji Lu HaoJewelry Store Owner [SR]
2018Am Abgrund
Christian [L]
Showreel ProductionBodo FürneisenChristian [L]
2018Woman in the Mirror
Monsieur Noir [L]
Short FilmKaroline VielemeyerMonsieur Noir [L]

Movies as voice actor / speaker

YearTitleGenreRoleActor
2022Fire CountryTV Series, CBS [us]Felix Lonnegan [SRE]Mark Krysko

Theatre engagements

YearProduction nameRoleDirectorTheatre
2015Warning Signs (Monolog)LucasDavid KantounasHebbel am Ufer Berlin
2014Einsteins VerratSimpsonPaul BäckerSchlosspark Theater Berlin und Tournee
2013WARNING SIGNSLesungDavid KantounasTakt Artist Residency, Berlin
2013UBIKJoe ChipKatarzyna Maria NogaBrotfabik Berlin und Theater im Kino (TiK)
2009Herr KolpertHerr KolpertReto Kambergersociety players, Theater Hautnah e. V. Berlin
2009Danny and the deep blue seaDannyKarin SevenTheater Acud
2008Richard IIIRichard IIIKarin SevenTheater Acud

Basic data

Height178 cm
Weight75 kg - 165 lb.
Body typeathletic-sporty
Clothing size48
Ethnic appearancesouth european, white central european
Hair colourdark brown
Hair lengthshort
Eye colourblue-green
NationalityGerman
LanguagesEnglishFrenchGermanItalianSpanish
DialectsBerliners (Native dialect)
Voice typebaritone
Skills (sports)basketballboxinghorseback ridingping-pongshooting (hand-gun)soccerswimmingtennistrack and field
Experience abroadSouth Asia: Sri Lanka
Southern Europe: Italy
Western Europe: United Kingdom
LicencesB (car) [eu], BE (car with trailer) [eu], C1E (truck (C1) + trailer <= 12t) [eu]
Immediate working areaBerlin
1st residence (federal state or country)Germany - Berlin
Accommodation possibilitiesLübeck, Málaga
Associations