Jeff Burrell
Jeff Burrell is an American-born actor and voice-over artist based in Germany. He has worked under Roman Polanski and Lars von Trier.
Jeff Burrell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1968 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991 – present |
| Website | www |
Early years edit
Burrell was born in Staten Island, New York, in 1968. He studied acting at the High School of Performing Arts in New York City. He then got a BA in German Studies at Oberlin College in 1990. After that he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study acting at the Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch in Berlin, Germany. He got a degree in 1994, with which he was the first American to do so.[1]
Career edit
Burrell began his professional career at the Neues Theater [de] in Halle (Saale). He was in the acting ensemble until 2000, when he moved to Berlin.
Among other movies, Burrell acted in Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer (2010),[2] and Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac (2013).[3] He was in the spy thriller Jack Strong by Władysław Pasikowski,[4] and was a narrator in the documentary Warsaw Uprising by Jan Komasa.[5]
He acted in Oles Sanin's film The Guide, which was Ukraine's 2014 nomination to the Academy Awards.[6] His acting partner was the singer Jamala, who would later go on to win the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.
Burrell won a "Best Actor Award" for his performance in the film Robin: Watch for Wishes at the Festival South Film Expo 2018.[7]
In the fall of 2018 Burrell performed the role of Fred Madison in Yuval Sharon's production of Lost Highway at the Oper Frankfurt.[8]
Filmography edit
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Film edit
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Ein Mann namens Pis | Rosa von Praunheim | |
| 2005 | Peace of Mind | Detsky Graffam | Short, CobraVision Award 2006 |
| 2006 | Blindflug | Ben von Grafenstein | FA Ludwigsburg |
| 2007 | Must Love Death | Andreas Schaap | HFF Konrad Wolf |
| 2008 | Rheingold | Andreas Pieper | HFF Konrad Wolf |
| 2008 | Basement | Robert Franke | |
| 2008 | Pandorum | Christian Alvart | Constantin Film |
| 2009 | American Night | Julian Rosefeldt | Art Film |
| 2009 | The Ghost Writer | Roman Polanski | |
| 2010 | Remembrance | Anna Justice | |
| 2010 | Resturlaub | Gregor Schnitzler | Deutsche Columbia Pictures |
| 2011 | The Smurfs | Dubbing, German version | |
| 2011 | Muster | Clemens von Wedemeyer | Art Film for the Documenta 13 |
| 2012 | Delver Glass | Matthias Greving | Short |
| 2012 | The Guide | Oles Sanin | |
| 2012 | My Friend Vijay | Sam Garbarski | |
| 2012 | Nymphomaniac Vol 1. | Lars von Trier | |
| 2013 | Jack Strong | Władysław Pasikowski | |
| 2013 | Phoenix | Christian Petzold | |
| 2015 | Point Break | Ericson Core | |
| 2015 | A Cure for Wellness | Gore Verbinski | |
| 2015 | The Confessions | Roberto Andò | |
| 2016 | Race | Stephen Hopkins | |
| 2016 | A Hologram for the King | Tom Tykwer | |
| 2016 | Bye Bye Germany | Sam Garbarski | |
| 2018 | Robin: Watch for Wishes | Kevin and Toby Schmutzler | Best Actor Award / FSFX Festival 2018 |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Last U-Boat | Frank Beyer | TV Film, ZDF |
| 1996 | Tatort | Hans Werner | Episode 329: Bei Auftritt Mord |
| 2001 | Joe and Max | Steve James | TV Film, Starz TV USA |
| 2004 | Spy Swap | Steven Bennett | BBC History Channel |
| 2004 | Die letzten Tage | Oliver Frohnauer | FA Ludwigsburg, ARD |
| 2005 | Auf ewig und einen Tag | Markus Imboden | TV Miniseries, ZDF |
| 2005 | Dresden | Roland Suso Richter | TV Film, ZDF |
| 2005 | Unser Charly | Christoph Klünker | Episode 11: Charly und die Leoparden, ZDF |
| 2006 | Ron Hammer | Jan Weitz | Campaign, Art Directors Award (Germany & Europe) |
| 2006 | Laible & Frisch | Michael Rösel | Series Pilot, SAT.1 |
| 2007 | Das 100 Millionen Dollar Date | Josh Broecker | TV Film, SAT.1 |
| 2007 | Tatort | Ralph Bohn | Episode 691: Tod einer Heuschrecke, ARD |
| 2009 | Die Geschichte der Ozeane | Stefan Schneider | Docufiction, ZDF |
| 2010 | The Children of Blankenese | Raymond Ley | Docudrama, ARD |
| 2014 | The Witness House | Matti Geschonneck | ZDF |
| 2015 | Starfighter | Miguel Alexandre | RTL |
| 2015 | Der Lack ist ab | Kai Wiesinger | Web series |
| 2016 | Tödliche Geheimnisse | Sherry Hormann | ZDF |
| 2016 | Berlin Station | John David Coles | Netflix |
| 2018 | Börü | Cem Özüduru | Star TV, Turkey |
| 2018 | Illegals | Leszek David | Canal+, Poland |
| 2018 | Der Staatsanwalt | Ayşe Polat | Episode: Abrechnung im Blut |
References edit
- ^ Böttcher, Marcus. "Ich bin der Ami aus dem "Zeugenhaus"". Berliner Kurier. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "Der Drehort ist perfekt". WESER-KURIER (in German). 13 August 2012. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- ^ Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
- ^ "Jack Strong". www.jackstrongfilm.com.
- ^ "The Film | Warsaw Uprising, the film". warsawrising-thefilm.com.
- ^ "Oscars: Ukraine Nominates Oles Sanin's 'The Guide' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. 9 September 2014.
- ^ "Selection and Awards". Festival South. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- ^ Swed, Mark (19 September 2018). "Review: David Lynch's 'Lost Highway' gets an otherworldly operatic treatment by Yuval Sharon". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-03-01.