©Maurice Haas
- Actor
Born 1994 in Lausanne (30 Years)
Basic data
| Languages | ChineseEnglishFrenchGerman |
|---|---|
| Dialects | American (Standard) (Native dialect), Basel-German (Native dialect), Bündner-German, Northern German (Native dialect), Swiss-German (Native dialect) |
| Skills (dance) | Bollywood DancesBreakdanceHip Hop |
| Skills (sports) | apparatus gymnasticsboulderingice hockeyroller hockeyskiingsnowboardingtaek won do |
| Immediate working area | Zurich |
| 1st residence (federal state or country) | Switzerland - Basel-Landschaft |
| Nationality | German, Swiss |
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- San Diego Voyager Conversations with Elijah KnightToday we’d like to introduce you to Elijah Knight.http://sdvoyager.com/interview/conversations-with-elijah-knight/
Elijah, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
As a kid, I used to run around in Bostonian parks and bite other kids. When the other moms came complaining to my mom, she told them "He’s trying to kiss them but he just doesn’t know how”... - Herr der Ringe im MittellandSwiss National TV Report about the Swiss Lord of the Rings Movie Battles of the Fords of Isen in which I have the lead role.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVLgfI1NGZo&ab_channel=EK
About Elijah Knight
Elijah Knight is a Swiss actor known for Drone (2018) and various short films, commercials and music videos. He is known for his ability to act accent free in French, English and German as well as his athletic capabilities on camera. After having played Junior Hockey in Utah and served in the Swiss Armed Forces as a Special Forces Soldier, he joined the Student Theatre St. Gallen and performed in seven plays between 2014 and 2017. Following that, he starred as the lead actor in the action movie "Drone", which has been streamed at film festivals worldwide. In 2018, Elijah Knight won the HSG's Got Talent Competition of the University of St. Gallen with his comedic cover of Asher Roth's song "I love college". Elijah Knight took a sabbatical to China in 2019 to expand his acting skills overseas and add some martial arts to his acting portfolio
Training
| Year | |
|---|---|
| 2022/7 to 2022/8 | Giles Foreman Centre for Acting [uk] (Advanced Intensive) |
| 2022/6 to 2022/7 | Margie Harber Studio [us] (Advanced Intensive) |
| 2022/6 to 2022/7 | Ivana Chubbuck Studio [us] (Advanced ongoing) |
| 2022/6 to 2022/7 | Groundlings Theatre & School [us] (Improv A) |
| 2022/5 to 2022/8 | IAM - Institute for Acting Mallorca [es] (Casting Circle & Retreat with Giles Foreman) |
| 2022/4 | Giles Foreman Centre for Acting [uk] (FOCAL Workshop with Giles Foreman) |
| 2021 | SFS Swiss Film School (Audition Coaching Christof Oswald) |
| 2020 | Glaus Casting Seminar mit Corinna Glaus (Schweiz) |
| 2019 | TROY Stunt Team Beijing, China (Master class Film-Fighting & Stunts) |
| 2017 | ZES (Zentrum für Entwicklung im Schauspiel Zürich) (Method Acting Master Class) |
| 2017 | ZES (Zentrum für Entwicklung im Schauspiel Zürich) (Camera Acting Master Class) |
| 2017 | ZES (Zentrum für Entwicklung im Schauspiel Zürich) (Auditioning Master Class) |
| 2017 to 2018 | RSS Medienschule (Diplomierter Radioredaktor) |
| 2016 | ZHdK - Zurich University of the Arts [ch] (Vorkurs Theater Schauspiel) |
| 2016 | Universität St.Gallen HSG (Master Class Filmmaking (Visual Storytelling)) |
| 2015 to 2018 | ZES (Zentrum für Entwicklung im Schauspiel Zürich) (Private Acting Lessons with Marco Hausammann-Gilardi) |
Awards
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Best Actor (nominated) Spring 2021 Couch Film Festival Toronto (Movie Nocturnal) |
| 2020 | ZFF72 Top 10 Short Films 2020 |
| 2019 | Acting Award (Swiss Talent Screen Awards) |
| 2018 | Orinos Film Awards Top 5 Best under 5 Minute Film (Film Drone) |
| 2017 | Winner St.Gallens got Talent Competition |
Movies as actor
| Year | Title | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Safe | Independent Feature Film |
| 2022 | Battles of the Fords of Isen | Short Film |
| 2021 | Semret | Feature Film |
| 2021 | Es geschah am ... Das Attentat von Zug | Documentary (Series), SRF [ch] |
| 2021 | Prinzessin | Feature Film |
| 2021 | Zurich 2048 | Short Film |
| 2019 | Pic(k) Me | Short Film |
| 2019 | Ristorante Grotto Reale - Tischgespräche #4. Das Date | Commercial |
| 2019 | Vergäh | Short Film |
| 2018 | The Rise of the Fairy Tales | Short Film |
| 2018 | Opferhilfe - #zukrass | Corporate Film |
| 2016 | Wechselstrom (WT) | Short Film |
Theatre engagements
| Year | Production name | Theatre |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Die Glasspur | THE SAME |
| 2020 | Wie von Geisterhand | THE SAME |
| 2019 | ASHES | INKO Theatre group Beijing, China |
| 2017 | Caligula | Stuthe St. Gallen |
| 2017 | Container Paris | Stuthe St. Gallen |
| 2016 | Der Gemeindepräsident | Stuthe St. Gallen |
| 2016 | Onkel Wanja | Stuthe St. Gallen |
| 2015 | Graf Öderland | Stuthe St. Gallen |
| 2015 | MacBeth | Stuthe St. Gallen |
| 2014 | Herkules und der Stall des Augias | Stuthe St. Gallen |
Speaker engagements
| Year | Title | Project type |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | LOOM - Die digitale Lernplattform | Commercial |
Basic data
| Height | 170 cm |
|---|---|
| Weight | 77 kg - 169 lb. |
| Body type | athletic-sporty |
| Clothing size | M |
| Ethnic appearance | white central european |
| Hair colour | blond |
| Hair length | medium |
| Eye colour | green-brown |
| Nationality | German, Swiss |
| Languages | ChineseEnglishFrenchGerman |
| Dialects | American (Standard) (Native dialect), Basel-German (Native dialect), Bündner-German, Northern German (Native dialect), Swiss-German (Native dialect) |
| Voice type | baritone |
| Skills (dance) | Bollywood DancesBreakdanceHip Hop |
| Skills (sports) | apparatus gymnasticsboulderingice hockeyroller hockeyskiingsnowboardingtaek won do |
| Special skills | 3 native languages (French, English, German (DE & CH). Grew up in 3 different countries. Stunts, Film-fighting (Ex-Special Forces Soldier in Swiss ARMY) Comedy; professional impersonator. |
| Experience abroad | Central Europe: Austria, Switzerland North America: USA East Asia: China |
| Immediate working area | Zurich |
| 1st residence (federal state or country) | Switzerland - Basel-Landschaft |
| Accommodation possibilities | Berlin, Budapest, Hamburg, London, Lyon, Paris, Rome, Vienna |
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