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Bastian Michael saw the light of a clear and sunny day at the 31. of January 1981. As a son of an architect and a business woman, he grew up in the heart of the Industrial Ruhr Area of western Germany.
In his early youth two passions where battling a hot blooded fight regarding future life options: Soccerpro or Actor. After the first steps at school theatre the decision was made and the path towards stage and film inevitable ever since. After successfully finishing his Abitur Qualifications at the Waldorf School of Essen, the German Army was calling for him to do his one year service time. He refused and changed it into a social working year abroad working with the children of the local Waldorf School of San Diego. In the waves of the Pacific Ocean Bastian discovered his passion for surfing and, just a mere 62 miles away from Hollywood, he savoured his first experiences in film acting.
Back in Europe and under the artistic direction of the actor and director Michael Witte he played the role of Lysander in “A Midsummernight’s Dream” by William Shakespeare in Mülheim. Soon after he left for Berlin to study at the Acting School of Berlin’s four year program. There he worked with many accomplished teachers and became a professional, highly skilled stage- and film actor. Parallel to his studies he was involved in several Theater and Filmproductions, including an appearance on the world famous stage of the Berliner Ensemble.
In November 2006 he finished his acting school successfully and started to work for TV and Theatre right away. He has been involved in several international productions, covering theatre - like his work with the Brazilian director Marcos de Souza - as well as film - like the video installation under the direction of the internationally known Belgian artist Ana Torfs. Besides his work as an Film and Theatre actor he also works as a speaker for Radio and Commercials and produces his own filmprojects.
After two years at the Theatre of Marburg, where he starred in several plays including his acclaimed interpretation of Thomas Buddenbrook, Bastian Michael decided to walk on as a freelancer in summer 2009. At the moment he is starring in "Affenhirn" at the theater of Ludwigshafen and the theater of Speyer.
| Verb | Quality |
|---|---|
| is … | Six feet tall green blue eyed brown and curly haired athletic (suits 46) |
| speaks … | German (mother tongue) English (fluent) Russian (School Knowledge) |
| sings … | Bass |
| plays … | Piano, Trumpet |
| can do … | Yoga, Fencing, Acrobatic, Horse back riding, Surfing, diving (Padi open water diver) Snowboarding, Skiing, Inlineskating, Soccer, Tennis, Squosh, Unicycling, Firespitting, Theater-Stunts, Mask game and, if necessary, more … |
| drives … | with German (b/3), Californian (Class C) and international drivers cicense |
| lives … | in Berlin |
| was trained at … | Berliner Schule für Schauspiel, (Berlin School for Acting) Graduation 2006 Clown Workshop with Eli Simon (University of California), 2006 "The Actor's Emploi and Acting Chain in the Fundamentals of Biomechanical Elements", Workshop with Nikolaus Wolcz (Columbia University), 2006 Filmseminar at the DFFB with Jeanette Wagner and Prof. Dieter Wardetzky, 2005 Specific Actingtechniques for Film and TV with Jeanette Wagner, 2005 Microphoneworkshop with Katharina Koschny/Fairlight Studio, 2005 |