Damian Hardung
Damian Harding | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 11, 1996[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2010- |
Damian Hardung (born 7 September 1998) is a German actor.
Early life[edit]
Born on September 7, 1998,[2] Hardung is from the city of Cologne.[3] A keen footballer, he was part of the youth academy at SC Fortuna Köln.[4] At the age of 14, he went to New York on a scholarship for gifted students.[5] He later studied medicine.[6]
Career[edit]
Hardung made his acting debut at the age of 12 with a couple of short movies such as Der Magische Umhang and Die Konige de Starbe. Further screen appearances followed in Transpapa, Unter Frauen, and Die Holzbaronini. [2] He had his first leading role portraying Thomas in 2013's Clara and the Secret of the Bears.[7]
Between 2015 and 2017 he played Jonas Neumann in all three series of the VOX television series Club der roten Bänder.[8]
In 2018, he had a lead role in The Most Beautiful Girl in the World, a modern-day German comedy adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac.[9] He also appeared in the alien-invasion series Spides.[10]
In 2019, he played Ado in the RAI television show The Name of the Rose alongside Rupert Everett and John Turturro. [11] That year, he also appeared in the German Netflix series How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) as Daniel Riffert.[12] He reprised the role in the 2022 spin-off series Buba.[13]
In 2023 he played Winnie Wolf in the television series Our Wonderful Years.[14] That year, he was cast in a lead role in a television adaptation of the Mona Kasten bestselling novel Save Me.[3] That series was broadcast in 2024 on Amazon Prime Video entitled Maxton Hall — The World Between Us.[15]
Personal life[edit]
His brother Leon also studied medicine and the pair were among those vaccinating the German public during the COVID-19 pandemic.[16] He has campaigned with Greenpeace against climate change, visiting Antartica in 2022.[17]
References[edit]
- ^ Morrison, Sean (13 May 2024). "Amazon's Maxton Hall Cast & Character Guide". Screen Rant. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ a b Sharma, Aayush (5 July 2021). "Netflix 'How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) Season 3 Full Cast List: Meet stars of comedy-drama". Meaww. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ a b Müller, Annika (June 14, 2023). "Celebrities are happy about the series camp festival in Cologne". ksta.de. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Maurus, Kim (9 January 2023). ""You actually want to be happy, but you know that's not possible."". Faz.net. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Erdmann, Nicola (September 6, 2018). ""In school you only fake self-confidence"". Welt.de. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ ""Aren't you the guy who sells drugs?"". ksta.de. April 16, 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Blum, Gillian (May 11, 2024). "Who Is Damian Hardung? 4 Things to Know About Maxton Hall Actor". thedirect. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Gewonnen! "Club der roten Bänder" räumt einen Emmy Award ab". promiflash.de. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Endlich eine Heldin mit Abgründen". Deutschlandfunkkulter.de. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Morrow, Jerome (June 8, 2020). "Spides receives UK Premiere on Syfy". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (October 16, 2017). "John Turturro to Play Monk William of Baskerville in Name of The Rose TV Adaptation". Variety. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
- ^ Scott, Sheena (24 July 2020). "'How To Sell Drugs Online (Fast)': A Sharp German Series On Netflix". Forbes. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Souza Carlos, Diego (10 May 2024). "Damian, de Maxton Hall, já conquistou o coração do público: Sabia que o ator já fez uma série da Netflix?". Adorocinema.com. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Series star Damian Hardung: "My role has a scent" – news". Breaking Latest. March 5, 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Robinson, Abby (9 May 2024). "Maxton Hall cast: Who stars in the Prime Video teen drama?". Radio Times. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Schmalenberg, Detlef (February 1, 2022). "Netflix actor and his brothers vaccinate in Deutz". ksta.de. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ ""How To Safe the World Online (Fast)" – how a young actor wants to become a penguin and world saver". Stern.de. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2024.