Tom Schilling

**Tom Schilling**  , born 10 Februar 1982, is a German telly an film actor.

## Life an actin career
Tom Schilling grew up in the umwhile East German burgh o Berlin Mitte. He wis discovered at the age o 12 bi stage director Thomas Heise, and cast in the stage play *Im Schlagschatten des Mondes* (Unner the shadae o the muin) at the Berliner Ensemble theatre company, which he stayed wi for the next fower years tae play in ither productions as well. Actin jobs earned him enough money tae muive oot o his parents' place when he wis 18 an still in schuil. He left schuil wi Abitur certificate.

Schilling's screen actin debut wis in 1996, when he, agit 14, appeared in the Sat.1 TV series *‘Hallo, Onkel Doc!’* He wis later cast in the theatrical film *Schlaraffenland* (1999) whaur he played alangside Franka Potente, Daniel Brühl an Heiner Lauterbach, but the breakthrou for him came wi his performance in *[[Crazy (2000 film)|Crazy]]* (2000, directit bi Hans-Christian Schmid), for which he receivit the *Talented Young Actor Award* o the Bayerischer Filmpreis.

In the creetically well-receivit 2004 film *[[Before the Fall]]* (German title: *Napola – Elite für den Führer*, directit bi Dennis Gansel) he played alangside Max Riemelt a young an fragile student at a Nazi elite schuil (Napola). In 2006, he receivit a scholarship for the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York, whaur he studiet for hauf a year. In the same year, he became a faither tae a son. Schilling wis later gien the role o the young Adolf Hitler in Urs Odermatt's 2009 film *Mein Kampf* (the UK DVD release is mercatit as *Dawn of Evil: Rise of the Reich*), co-starrin Götz George.

He oreeginally wantit tae become a penter an study airt efter schuil. In a 2008 interview he said he wis no hintle o a extrovert, an that, tae him, haein tae deliver anesel up on a day-tae-day basis wis a major disadvantage o the actin profeesion.

In the early simmer o 2014 his seicont bairn wis born - the first bairn for Schilling an his pairtner, the assistant director Annie Mosebach.

## Filmografie
* 1996: Hallo, Onkel Doc! (TV series), episode: *Manege frei*
* 1998: Der heiße Genuss (short film)
* 1999: Tatort (TV series), episode: *Kinder der Gewalt*
* 1999: Schlaraffenland
* 2000: Crazy
* 2000: Der Himmel kann warten
* 2001: Tatort (TV series), episode: *Tot bist Du!*
* 2001: Herz im Kopf
* 2002: Fetisch (short film)
* 2002: Mehmet (short film)
* 2002: Schlüsselkinder (short film)
* 2002: Weil ich gut bin
* 2002: Weichei (short film)
* 2003:  *(Verschwende deine Jugend)*
* 2004: Agnes and His Brothers *(Agnes und seine Brüder)*
* 2004: Egoshooter
* 2004: Kurz – Der Film
* 2004: Before the Fall *(Napola – Elite für den Führer)*
* 2005: Die letzte Schlacht
* 2005: Tatort (TV series), episode: *Wo ist Max Gravert?*
* 2006: Einfache Leute
* 2006: Atomised / The Elementary Particles *(Elementarteilchen)* 
* 2006: Der Feind im Inneren – Joy Division
* 2006: Schwarze Schafe
* 2006: Wigald (short film)
* 2007: Pornorama
* 2007: KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst (TV series)
* 2007: Neben der Spur
* 2007: Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps *(Warum Männer nicht zuhören und Frauen schlecht einparken)*
* 2008: Robert Zimmermann wundert sich über die Liebe
* 2008: Tatort (TV crime series), episode: *Der frühe Abschied*
* 2008: Mordgeständnis
* 2008: The Baader Meinhof Complex (theatrical film, drama)
* 2009: Dawn of Evil: Rise of the Reich *(Mein Kampf)*, inspired by a stage play by George Tabori  
* 2009: Bloch (TV series), episode: *Tod eines Freundes*
* 2009: Ken Follett's Eisfieber (German/Italian TV film based on Ken Follett's novel *[[Whiteout (Follett novel)|Whiteout]]*)
* 2010: Tatort (TV series), episode: *Am Ende des Tages*
* 2010: Ich, Ringo und das Tor zur Welt (TV biopic)
* 2011: Polizeiruf 110 (TV series), episode: *Die verlorene Tochter*
* 2011: Tatort (TV series), episode: *Auskreuzung*
* 2012: Oh Boy! (theatrical film, comedy/drama)
* 2012: Ludwig II. (theatrical film, period drama)
* 2013: Das Adlon. Eine Familiensaga (TV mini-series)
* 2013: Hai-Alarm am Müggelsee (theatrical film, comedy)
* 2013: Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter (TV mini-series) Also broadcast on BBC 2(UK) in April/May 2014 as *Generation War*.
* 2014: Who Am I – No System is Safe

## Audio plays
* 2003: Die Meute der Mórrígan (The Hounds of the Morrigan) – role: Pidge
* 2003: Das Geheimnis der verborgenen Insel (Monster Mission)
* 2003: Hanni und Nanni und ihre Gäste (based on Enid Blyton's beuk series *[[St. Clare's (series)|St. Clare's]]*) – role: Peter
* 2008: 19 Minuten – role: Peter H.
* 2011: Übernacht – role: Jan
* 2012: Als ich meine Eltern verließ – audiobook recordin o the novel bi Michel Rostain (orig. French title: *Le Fils*)

## Awairds
* 2000: Bavarian Film Awards, Germany: *Young Talented Actor* award for his performance in *[[Crazy (2000 film)|Crazy]]*
* 2005: Undine Awards, Germany: Best young character actor award (Bester jugendlicher Charakterdarsteller) for his performance in *[[Before the Fall]]*
* 2005: Undine Awards, Germany: Audience award (Zuschauerpreis) for his performance in *[[Before the Fall]]*
* 2008: Wiesbaden Fernsehkrimi-Festival: Deutscher Fernsehkrimipreis (German crime fiction TV award) special award for outstanding performance in *[[Tatort]] – Der frühe Abschied* 
* 2012: Oldenburg International Film Festival: Seymour Cassel Award for his performance in *[[Oh Boy! (2012 film)|Oh Boy]]* 
* 2013: Bavarian Film Awards, Germany: Best male actor award (Bester Darsteller) for his performance in *Oh Boy* 
* 2013: German Film Awards (Goldene Lola): Best male actor in a leading role (for his performance in *Oh Boy*)

## References

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