Jonas Dassler

German stage and screen actor

Jonas Dassler (born March 22, 1996) is a German stage and film actor.^[1]

Life

Dassler was born on March 22, 1996, in Remscheid, Germany.^[1] Beginning in the eighth grade he participated in the theatre club at the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt high school. After graduating in 2014, he started studying acting at the Academy of Dramatic Arts "Ernst Busch" Berlin.^[2]

During the 2016 season he performed the lead role in Georg Büchner's Danton's Death at the Schaubühne in Berlin.^[3] Since the 2017/18 season he has been a permanent cast member at the Maxim Gorki Theatre and appeared in several productions.^[4]

Reviewing his film performance in LOMO–The Language of Many Others, Variety wrote that Dassler "show[ed] strong heartthrob potential".^[5] In June 2018, it was announced that Dassler would star in Fatih Akin's Der goldene Handschuh (The Golden Glove) portraying the lead character, serial killer Fritz Honka.^[6] His work earned him a German Film Awards nomination for Best Actor.^[7]

Theater engagements

2016: Dantons Tod by Georg Büchner, Direction: Peter Kleinert (Schaubühne Berlin, Berlin)
2017: Nach uns das All – Das innere Team kennt keine Pause by Sibylle Berg, Direction: Sebastian Nübling (Maxim Gorki Theatre, Berlin)
2017: Alles Schwindel by Mischa Spoliansky, Marcellus Schiffer, Direction: Christian Weise (Maxim Gorki Theatre, Berlin)^[8]
2018: A Walk on the Dark Side by Yael Ronen, Direction: Yael Ronen (Maxim-Gorki-Theater, Berlin)
2018: Die Gerechten by Albert Camus, Direction: Sebastian Baumgarten (Maxim Gorki Theatre, Berlin)

Filmography

2015: Uns geht es gut
2017: LOMO – The Language of Many Others
2018: The Silent Revolution
2018: Never Look Away "Werk ohne Autor"
2018: Die Protokollantin (TV-miniseries)
2019: The Golden Glove
2021: My Son
2022: Skin Deep

References

^ ^a ^b "Jonas Dassler". IMDb. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
^ Krekeler, Elmar (12 July 2018). "Der deutsche Film hat wieder ein Gesicht" (in German). WELT. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
^ "Jonas Dassler". Schaubühne (in German). Retrieved 26 July 2019.
^ "Jonas Dassler". Gorki Theatre (in German). Retrieved 26 July 2019.
^ Kiang, Jessica (3 July 2017). "Film Review: 'LOMO – The Language of Many Others'". Variety. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "Fatih Akin shoots Thriller: 22-year-old shootingstar Jonas Dassler plays murderer Fritz Honka". Focus Online. 29 June 2018.
^ Roxborough, Scott (20 March 2019). "Andreas Dresen's 'Gundermann' Leads German Film Awards With 10 Nominations". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ Clarke, Kevin (17 December 2017). "A Star Is Born: Jonas Dassler In Spoliansky's "Alles Schwindel" At Gorki Theater". Operetta Research Center. Retrieved 26 July 2019.