Philipp Hochmair

Philipp Hochmair (born 1973) is an Austrian theater, film and television actor. He has played in all the well-known major theaters in the German-speaking parts. He gained greater fame through his participation in the TV series Vorstadtweiber and Freud (TV series). He tours around the world with his own theater productions.
== Early life ==
Philipp Hochmair grew up in Vienna, Austria, where he discovered his passion for literature, film and theater. His mother is a physician who was frequently the on-call doctor for theaters. Therefore he experienced theater and opera performances from an early age.
After graduating from high school, he studied acting at the famous Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna and at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in Paris. Chosen by Golden Globe Awards Winner Klaus Maria Brandauer to join his master class, he graduaded from acting school after 4 years. Brandauer and Hochmair subsequently became friends after starring together as father and son in the Alzheimer drama The Extinction (Die Auslöschung) by Nikolaus Leytner in 2012
== Career ==
=== Theater ===
He experienced theater and opera from an early age on. That's why he discovered his passion for arts. From 2003 to 2009 he was engaged at the Viennese Burgtheater (admitted in the gallery of honor). When he left the Burgtheater in 2009, he worked at the Thalia Theater (Hamburg) until 2016. Apart from this, he had engagements at the Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Staatstheater Hannover, Volksbühne Berlin and at the Schauspielhaus Zürich.
=== Movies & TV ===
Starring in numerous movies and TV-films, including Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman (directed by Heinrich Breloer: 30th International Emmy Awards), Winter Journey (2006 film) (director Hans Steinbichler), Day and Night (directed by Sabine Derflinger), The Fatherless (directed by Marie Kreutzer) and The Shine of the Day (by Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel), Die Auslöschung (director: Nicholas Leytner), Tomcat (2016 film) (by Klaus Händl) and Animals (2017 film) (directed by Greg Zglinksi)
Hochmair has played significant roles in many Austrian and German television series. In the popular series Vorstadtweiber, he embodies a corrupt and cynical homosexual politician, who loses his mind and becomes a murderer.
In the Netflix-Series Freud (TV series)|Freud (2019), he plays an evil count, obsessed by dark powers.
In the third season of Charité (TV series) (German-Netflix-Production, 2020), Hochmair stars as Professor Otto Prokop, an Austrian forensic pathologist who was internationally recognized for his influence on forensic medicine and research policy during German Democratic Republic.
Blind ermittelt (2017–2021) centers around Hochmair's character Alexander Haller, a blind ex-commissioner.
Candelaria is one of his first international productions, directed by Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza. Shot in Cuba in 2016.
Die Wannseekonferenz (2022)|Die Wannseekonferenz (2022, directed by Matti Geschonneck) : On January 20, 1942, leading representatives of the Nazi regime meet al Wannsee in Berlin at the invitation of Reinhard Heydrich (Philipp Hochmair). The meeting will go down in history as the Wannsee Conference. The sole topic of discussion is the so-called "Final Solution of the Jewish Question" by the National Socialists: the organization of the systematic mass murder of the Jews of Europe by the millions.
=== His projects ===
Hochmair tours nationally and internationally with his solo projects Werther! (by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Goethe), The Trial and America (both by Franz Kafka).
Jedermann Reloaded is Philipp Hochmair's rock-interpretation of Hugo von Hofmannsthal's original play Jedermann (play)|Jedermann, which he performs together with his band Die Elektrohand Gottes on stage. This every exceptional performance has attracted lots of attention, because Hochmair rocks this one man show by taking on more than 20 roles by himself. With his band, he has also set ballads by Friedrich Schiller to music in a rock style, which he thereby wants to bring to life in a new way.
In November 2018, Philipp Hochmair and his band, Die Elektrohand Gottes, performed Hochmair's rock spectacle Jedermann Reloaded at the Viennese St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna|St. Stephens Cathedral. All proceeds of this sold out charity went to a South African aids hospice.
In November 2018, Jedermann Reloaded was released on CD, LP, iTunes and Spotify and in October 2021 the Schiller Balladen Rave.
=== Awards ===
In 2017, Hochmair won the Diagonale Festival Award in Graz for his performance in Tomcat (2016 film)|Tomcat.
In 2019, he won the Austrian Television Award ROMY for his role Alexander Haller, the blind ex-commissioner in Blind ermittelt.
== Selected Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Titel 	Role 	Director
1996	Lucie Aubrac 	German Soldier 	Claude Berri
1999	Marthas Töchter 	Son 	Oliver Hirschbiegel
1999	Tigermilch 	 	Elisabeth Fiege
1999	Nachtfalter 	Otto 	Franz Novotny
2000	Das Experiment 	Lars 	Oliver Hierschbiegel
2002	Die rote Jacke 	UN-Paramedic 	Florian Baxmeyer
2005	Winter Journey 	Xaver Brenninger	Hans Steinbichler
2009	Die blaue Stunde 	Man 	Nicolai Max Hahn
2010	Day and Night 	Mario 	Sabine Derflinger
2011	The Fatherless 	Niki 	Marie Kreutzer
2011	Arschkalt 	Weynfeldt 	André Erkau
2012	Der Glanz des Tages 	Philipp 	Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel
2013	Talea 	Stefan 	Katharina Mückstein
2016	Tomcat 	Andreas 	Klaus Händl
2017	Animals 	Nick 	Greg Zglinski
2017	Candelaria - Ein kubanischer Sommer	El Carpintero 	Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza
2019	Ich war noch niemals in New York 	Arzt 	Philipp Stölzle
2019	Glück gehabt 	Artur 	Peter Payer
2020	Das Glaszimmer 	Feik 	Christian Lerch
=== Television ===
Year	Titel 	Role 	Director
1999	Tatort: Der Duft des Geldes 	Bogdan 	Helmut Förnbacher
1999	Bella Block: Blinde Liebe 	 	Sherry Hormann
1999	Die Biester 	Sören 	Jürgen Bretzinger
2000	Ein mörderischer Plan 	Herr Peters 	Matti Geschonneck
2000	Die Manns - ein Jahrhundertroman 	Golo Mann 	Heinrich Breloer
2001	Boomtown - Es leckt 	Chris 	Tom Zenker
2001	Die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt 	Andreas 	Marc Rothemund
2002	Tatort: Tödliche Souvenirs 	Jan Becker 	Peter Sämann
2002	Mörderische Elite 	Henning 	Florian Baxmeyer
2003	Doppelter Einsatz: Die Wahrheit stirbt zuletzt	Hannes Jessen 	Dror Zahavi
2007	Tatort - Exitus 	Peter Altmann 	Thomas Roth
2007	Polly Adler: Die Entführung 	Dennis 	Peter Gersina
2008	SOKO Donau: Nachts kaum Abkühlung 	Fipsi Galen 	Erwin Keusch
2012	Blutadler 	Harald Frantzen 	Nils Wilbrandt
2012	Die Auslöschung 	Theo 	Nicolaus Leytner
2013	Der Glanz des Tages 	Philipp 	Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel
2013	Ein starkes Team: Die Frau des Freundes 	Sebastian Hauser 	Maris Pfeiffer
2014	Marie Brand und das Mädchen im Ring 	Professor Neu 	Josh Broecker
2014	Tatort: Borowski und das Meer 	Paul Schemer 	Sabine Derflinger
2014	Eine Liebe für den Frieden - 
Bertha von Suttner und Alfred Nobel	Arthur von Suttner 	Urs Egger
2014	Männertreu 	Rebensburg 	Hermine Huntgeburth
2014	Clara Immerwahr 	David Sachs 	Harald Sicheritz
2014	In der Falle 	Clemens Carstensen 	Nina Grosse
2015-
2022	Vorstadtweiber 	Dr. Joachim Schnitzler	Sabine Derflinger, 
Harald Sicheritz, 
Mirjam Unger
2015	Polizeiruf 110: Wendemanöver 	Joseph Tischendorf 	Eoin Moore
2015	Blochin 	Staatssekretär Lukasz 	Matthias Glasner
2015	Meine fremde Frau 	Lukas Horvath 	Lars Becker
2015	Kleine große Stimme 	Hans Reschke 	Wolfgang Murnberger
2016	Solo für Weiss: Das verschwundene Mädchen 	Matthias Matter 	Thomas Berger
2016	Die Toten vom Bodensee: Stille Wasser 	Peter Rademann 	Andreas Linke
2017	Viel zu nah 	Oliver 	Petra Katharina Wagner
since 
2018	Blind ermittelt 	Alexander Haller 	Katharina Mückstein, 
Jano Ben Chaabane
2018	Nachtschicht - Es lebe der Tod 	Vogelkundler 	Lars Becker
2019	Tatort: Wo ist nur mein Schatz geblieben? 	Wolfgang Kempf 	Florian Baxmeyer
2019	Der beste Papa der Welt 	Arthur Donnersberg 	Sascha Bigler
2019	Ein Dorf wehrt ich 	August Eigruber 	Gabriela Zerhau
2019	SOKO Wien: Ritterschlag 	Joachim Kramp 	Holger Gimpel
2019	Friesland: Hand und Fuß 	Michael Meissner 	Isabel Prahl
2019	Maria Theresia (TV Series) 	Baron von der Treck 	Robert Dornhelm
2020	Freud (TV Series) 	Viktor von Szápáry 	Marvin Kren
2020	Liebe verjährt nicht 	Herbert Runknagel 	Sebastian Hilger
2020	Nicht tot zu kriegen 	Jimmy Lanz 	Nina Grosse
2021	Letzter Gipfel 	Fritz Wallner 	Julian Pölsler
2021	Charité (TV Series) 	Otto Prokop 	Christine Hartmann
2021	Blackout (TV Series) 	Till 	Lancelot von Naso, Oliver Rihs
2021	Meiberger: Mörderisches Klassentreffen 	Martin Mars 	Michael Podogil
2022	Wannseekonferenz 	Reinhard Heydrich 	Matti Geschonnek
=== Documentary ===
Year	Titel 	Director
2020	Philipp Hochmair - Eine Reise mit Jedermann	Bernadette Schugg, Philipp Hochmair
2021	Jedermann und ich 	Katharina Pethke
2021	Jedermann auf Reisen 	Wolfgang Tonninger
Category:1973 births
Category:Austrian male actors
Category:Austrian television actors
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