Joel Basman

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

Joel Basman
Joel Basman at the 65th Berlinale in February 2015
Born (1990-01-23) 23 January 1990
Zurich, Switzerland
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Early life

Basman was born in Zurich, Switzerland, to a Swiss Christian mother and an Israeli-Jewish father,[1] 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.[2]

Career

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. 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).[3] He also played Pascal in the Swiss TV-film Ziellos (Aimless).

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

In 2018, Basman played the lead role in The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch, picked up by Netflix.

Filmography
YearFilmNameDirector
2004–2006Lüthi und BlancZizou ImbodenSabine Boss and others
2004Mein Name ist EugenMichael Steiner
2005AusgrenzungenLiliane Steiner
2006BreakoutSilenzioMike Eschmann
Cannabis – Probieren geht über RegierenRemoNiklaus Hilber
2007MikadoSilvia Zeitlinger
Tausend OzeaneEricLuki Frieden
JimmieJimmieTobias Ineichen
LuftbusinessLiochaDominique de Rivaz
2008Happy New YearOskarChristoph Schaub
Tatort: LiebeswirrenWerner WeißenbachTobias Ineichen
Mein Schüler, seine Mutter & ichFranzAndreas Linke
2010PiccoTommyPhilip Koch
SennentuntschiAlbertMichael Steiner
Tatort: Der letzte PatientTim KönigFriedemann Fromm
Rosannas TochterRuben
2011Löwenzahn – Das KinoabenteuerRonnyPeter Timm
HannaRazorJoe Wright
2012Polizeiruf 110: Eine andere WeltDennis KuscinskyNicolai Rohde
2013Unsere Mütter, unsere VäterBartelPhilipp Kadelbach
Tatort: Freunde bis in den TodManuNicolai Rohde
Summer OutsideTheoFriederike Jehn
PuppylovePaulDelphine Lehericey
Keep Rollin'PaulStefan Hillebrand, Oliver Paulus
2014DawnElishaRomed Wyder
The Monuments MenGerman soldierGeorge Clooney
ZiellosPascalNiklaus Hilber
Wir Sind Jung. Wir Sind StarkRobbieBurhan Qurbani
2015Tatort: Borowski und der Himmel über KielMike NickelChristian Schwochow
Land of MineHelmut MorbachMartin Zandvliet
2017PapillonMaturetteAaron Guzikowski
2018KurskLeoThomas Vinterberg
Wolkenbruch's Wondrous Journey Into the Arms of a ShiksaMordechai WolkenbruchMichael Steiner
ZaubererMarcelSebastian Brauneis
2019A Hidden LifeMilitary traineeTerrence Malick
2020Adventures of a MathematicianEdward TellerThor Klein
2021The King's ManGavrilo PrincipMatthew Vaughn
2021 Tides Paling Tim Fehlbaum
TBAStormWalter StormIvan Madeo

Audio drama
  • 2013: Hattie Naylor: Ivan und die Hunde; Regie: Reto Ott (SRF)

Distinctions

References
  1. "Actors in the Swiss Oscar submission 'Wolkenbruch' share the loving dynamic of their mother-son characters". Los Angeles Times. 2 November 2019.
  2. "Joel Basman - Munzinger Biographie".
  3. "ZDF: Zeitgeschichte, zeitgemäß erzählt". Archived from the original on 2013-03-26. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
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