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Joel Basman
Actor

Joel Basman

23 Jan 1990Born
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Zürich, SwitzerlandBirthplace

Biography

Joel Basman (born 23 January 1990) is a Swiss actor.

Basman was born in Zurich, Switzerland, to a Swiss Christian mother and an Israeli-Jewish father, both of whom were tailors in the Swiss fashion industry. He grew up in the neighborhood of Aussersihl and was raised bilingual, speaking Swiss-German and Hebrew. He has one older sister who resides in Israel.

In 2004 he started his career and played a bold teenager named Zizou for the weekly soap opera Lüthi und Blanc.

In 2007 director Tobias Ineichen gave the main part to Joel for his film Jimmie. There he played an autistic boy.

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In February 2008 he got the prize Shooting Star for his part as a Russian teenager on the film Luftibus, written by director Dominque de Rivaz. In September 2008 Joel received the Schweizer Fernsehpreis (Swiss TV-Prize) in the category film. In October 2008 he got the prize for the best main part from Cinema Tous Ecrans.

At the Schauspielhaus Zürich Joel Basman acted 2003 for a youth-theatre project. In 2004 and 2005 he played with students, who were at their final project. He finished his studies at the"European Film Actor School" in October 2008.

In 2012 Basman got a part as Bertel in the three-piece TV film Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter (Our mothers, our fathers). He also played Pascal in the Swiss TV-film Ziellos (Aimless).

Joel Basman played as Sebastien Leclercq in a game called ‘Late Shift’ in 2016.

In 2018, Basman played the lead role in Wolkenbruch's Wondrous Journey Into the Arms of a Shiksa, picked up by Netflix.

Source: Article "Joel Basman" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

Filmography

  1. TBADon't Be A StrangerFilm
  2. 2026The Girl with the LeicaFilm: Bertolt Brecht
  3. 2024KafkaSeries: Franz Kafka (6 episodes)
  4. 2024Stella. A Life.Film: Peter
  5. 2023LuboFilm: Bruno Reiter
  6. 2022Late ShiftFilm: Sébastien Leclercq
  7. 2022The ShadowersSeries: Charles Lacroix (6 episodes)
  8. 2022Der ÜberfallSeries: Daniel Kowalski (6 episodes)
  9. 2021KaDeWeSeries: Harry Jandorf (6 episodes)
  10. 2021The King's ManFilm: Gavrilo Princip
  11. 2021Caged BirdsFilm: Walter Stürm
  12. 2021Dear ThomasFilm: Klaus Brasch
  13. 2021Chess StoryFilm: Barkeeper Willem
  14. 2021The ColonyFilm: Paling
  15. 2021Monte VeritàFilm: Hermann Hesse
  16. 2021Ich und die AnderenSeries (1 episode)
  17. 2021Adventures of a MathematicianFilm: Edward Teller
  18. 2019Head BurstFilm: Tim
  19. 2019A Hidden LifeFilm: Military Trainee
  20. 2019The Working ManFilm: Patrick "Sigi" Signer
  21. 2018KurskFilm: Leo
  22. 2018Chris the SwissFilm: Chris (voice)
  23. 2018Clash of Futures (1918-1939)Series: Rudolf Höß (8 episodes)
  24. 2018The Awakening of Motti WolkenbruchFilm: Motti
  25. 2017Once Upon a Time in Indian CountryFilm: Kondor
  26. 2017PapillonFilm: Maturette
  27. 2017Bye Bye GermanyFilm: Lubliner
  28. 2016PaulaFilm: Rainer Maria Rilke
  29. 2015Nussknacker und MausekönigFilm: Mausekönig
  30. 2015Land of MineFilm: Helmut Morbach
  31. 2015AmnesiaFilm: Rudolfo
  32. 2015DawnFilm: Elisha
  33. 2015As We Were DreamingFilm: Mark
  34. 2014We Are Young. We Are Strong.Film: Robbie
  35. 2014Keep Rollin'Film: Valentin
  36. 2014ZiellosFilm: Pascal Saner
  37. 2014The Monuments MenFilm: German Soldier at Ghent
  38. 2013PuppyloveFilm: Paul
  39. 2013Generation WarSeries: Bartel (2 episodes)
  40. 2012Summer OutsideFilm: Theo
  41. 2012The Swiss Miss MassacreFilm: Johnny
  42. 2011HomelandSeries: Anders (1 episode)
  43. 2011Löwenzahn - Das KinoabenteuerFilm: Ronny
  44. 2011HannaFilm: Razor
  45. 2011PiccoFilm: Tommy
  46. 2011Songs of Love and HateFilm: Fabio
  47. 2010Rosannas TochterFilm: Ruben
  48. 2010Sennentuntschi: Curse of the AlpsFilm: Albert
  49. 2010Wacked..!Film: Mani
  50. 2008Happy New YearFilm: Oskar
  51. 2008MikadoFilm: Julian
  52. 2008Mein Schüler, seine Mutter & ichFilm: Franz Hilbig
  53. 2008Thousand OceansFilm: Eric
  54. 2008LuftbusinessFilm: Liocha
  55. 2008JimmieFilm: Jimmie Berger
  56. 2007BreakoutFilm: Silenzio
  57. 2006Cannabis - Probieren geht über RegierenFilm: Remo
  58. 2004SOKO WismarSeries: Mike (1 episode)
  59. 1996Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway PoliceSeries: Nils Bauer (1 episode)
  60. 1994Rosa RothSeries: Matthis Block (1 episode)
  61. 1977The Old FoxSeries: Leo Münster (1 episode)
  62. 1971Polizeiruf 110Series: Dennis Kuscinsky (1 episode)
  63. 1970Scene of the CrimeSeries: Manu, Mike Nickel, Werner Weißenbach, Nurali Balsiger, Tim König (1 episode)

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