Francis Fulton-Smith
Francis Fulton-Smith (born 25 April 1966) is a British-German television actor.
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Occupation | actor |
Years active | 1985— |
Website | http://www.fulton-smith.de |
Life
Fulton-Smith was born in Munich, West Germany, the son of a German mother and an English father. After graduating school he trained as an actor at the Otto-Falckenberg-Schule in Munich . Since 1991 he has performed in theater and has appeared in more than 150 films, mostly as a leading man. In 2013 he played the former Bavarian Prime Minister Franz-Josef Strauß in Public Enemies. In 2014 he won the “BAMBI” and the “German Acting Award” for this part. In 2016 he played Hermann Goering in “The Good Goering.”
He has two daughters (born 2009, 2012) living in Munich. In 2011 he founded a production company called Little Door Films and produced film “Murder in Athens” for the German broadcaster ARD. After winning the Special Jury Distinction Award and the Audience Award at EIFF in Canada, his short film “Someone” was qualified for an Academy Award.
Acting career
Television, Movies
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Theatre
- 1988–1990: Münchner Kammerspiele
- 1990–1993: Württembergische Landesbühne Esslingen
- 1993–1995: Staatstheater Braunschweig
- 1995/1996: Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg
- 2012/2013: Jedermann in the Berliner Dom[1][2]
- 2023: Club der toten Dichter in the Stiftsruine Bad Hersfeld, also with the assistance of Tom Schulman.[3]
References
- Berliner Jedermann Festspiele Besetzung 2013
- TrendJam Magazin: Berliner Jedermann Festspiele 2012 mit Francis Fulton-Smith, Barbara Wussow, Ursula Karusseit und Herbert Köfer, 8. Oktober 2012
- https://www.hna.de/lokales/rotenburg-bebra/bad-hersfeld-ort56532/das-dichtende-klassenzimmer-umjubelte-premiere-des-club-der-toten-dichter-bei-den-bad-hersfelder-festspielen-90839275.html