Dimitrij Schaad

Dimitrij Schaad was born in Kazakhstan in 1985. From 2005 to 2009 he studied at the Bavarian Theatre Academy August Everding and the Theatre Academy of St. Petersburg. After appearances in Munich and Essen, he was an ensemble member at the Bochum Theatre from 2010-13. He has collaborated with directors such as Roger Vontobel, Sebastian Nübling, Jan Klata and Jan Neumann. In 2011 he was awarded the »Bochum Theater Prize« and was honoured at the »NRW Theatretreffen« festival as best young actor. From 2013-2019 Dimitrij Schaad was a member of the Gorki Theatre's ensemble. In 2014, critics voted him Young Actor of the Year in Theater heute's annual survey. In 2016, he won the Student Oscar for the film Invention of Trust, which was directed by his brother Alex Schaad. At the Gorki, he performs in, among others, GET DEUTSCH OR DIE TRYIN' by Necati Öziri, directed by Sebastian Nübling, which was invited to the Heidelberg Stückemarkt in 2018. He can also be seen on stage in PLANET B, directed by Yael Ronen. Together with Yael Ronen, he wrote the play OPERATION MINDFUCK - BASED ON A TRUE STORY, BUT NOT REALLY in 2022. In 2024, he was named Actor of the Year by Theater heute for his role in The Silence by Falk Richter.


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