Tom Schilling
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| Born | Tom Schilling 10 February 1982 Berlin, Germany |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996 - |
Tom Schilling (born 10 February 1982)[1] is a German television and film actor.
Schilling had his acting debut in the 1996 drama Hallo, Onkel Doc! as a boy named Mark. In the critically well-received film Before the Fall (2004),[2] he played a young student in one of the elite 'Napola' schools, alongside with Max Riemelt. His latest character is Adolf Hitler in Urs Odermatts Mein Kampf (2009)[3].
At the age of 12, he was discovered by stage director Thomas Heise in school. In 2006, he got a scholarship for the Lee Strasberg Academy in New York. He studied there for half a year. He originally wanted to become a painter and study art after school.
[edit] References
- ^ IMDb (2009). Tom Schilling profile. Retrieved 4 March 2009
- ^ Metacritic (2006). Before the Fall review. Retrieved 4 March 2009
- ^ The Movie-Fanatic (2009). German hotshot Tom Schilling plays Adolf Hitler!. Retrieved 4 March 2009
