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Samuel Finzi(I)

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Samuel Itzhak Finzi was born on January 20, 1966 in Plovdiv. He graduated acting in National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in the class of Professor Dimitrina Gyurova (1992). He specializes in "Lee Strasberg Theater Institute", New York (1994). He debuted in the role of Leopold ("Tutor" - B. Brecht, Y. Lenz) in the Theatre "Bulgarian Army" (1989). Since 1989 he lives and works in Germany. He plays in Toured Hebbel Theater - Berlin, Schauspielhaus - Dusseldorf, Schauspielhaus - Cologne, Thalia Theater - Hamburg (1989 - 2003), Folksbyune - Berlin (2003 - 2006), the Deutsches Theater (2006). His roles are: Cosimo and others ( "Hermafroditus" - performance by director Ivan Stanev); collage of images ( "Performance and Punishment" - by Ivan Stanev); Author, Kalfa ( "Leons and Lena", "Woyzeck" - G. Buchner); Treplyov and several characters, Bortzov ( "Seagull", "Swan songs", "The Big Time" - by Chekhov); Herria ( "Caligula" - A. Camus); Man ( "One month Dachau "- Sorokin); Firs, Charlotte (" The Cherry Orchard "- A. Chekhov); Cortes (" Personal corner "- Yang); Rosenstock (" Wide Side "- A. Schnitzler); collage of characters ( "Germany 3" - H. Muller); several characters ( "Powder Keg" - D. Dukovski), Ivanov ( "Ivanov" - Chekhov); Alburi and other characters ( "Battle of the Negro and dogs "- Koltes); Platonov (" Platonov "- Chekhov); Messenger, Xerxes (" The Persians "- Aeschylus); Volpone (" Volpone "- B. Johnson) and others. He has participated in Bulgarian and German cinema, and of the Pop podium. He is a winner of the German national awards. Samuel Finzi or Sancho, as it is known among his friends, is a true star of the German theater scene. She starred in dozens of feature films - from "The Camp", directed by Georgi Djulgerov and "Pieces of Love", directed by Ivan Tscherkelov to Oscar nominee Austrian film "Testament." Sancho is a pet of the German audience with memorable performances in plays by the most famous world playwrights, Finzi worked for years with Dimitar Gochev, recognized as one of Europe's best theater directors. Bulgarian actor Samuel Finzi was named best actor in Germany. He received high recognition of the 42 known critics and journalists who voted in a poll of the magazine "The theater today." Many of them have indicated Finzi a favorite of the German-speaking scene in 2015 for his role of Vladimir in "Waiting for Godot" by Beckett, staging by another Bulgarian - director Ivan Panteleev, and played in Berlin "Deutsches Theater". Samuel Finzi is married to Sorrel Athina Jardine. They have one child.
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Samuel Finzi and Nora Waldstätten in Oktober November (2013)

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Peter Mensah, Úrsula Corberó, Haruka Abe, Samara Weaving, Takehiro Hira, Iko Uwais, Andrew Koji, and Henry Golding in Snake Eyes (2021)
Snake Eyes
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  • Mr. Augustine
  • 2021
Max Hubacher in The Captain (2017)
The Captain
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  • Roger
  • 2017
Worst Case Scenario (2014)
Worst Case Scenario
5.3
  • Georg
  • 2014
Hamlet_X (2003)
Hamlet_X
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  • Lucianus
  • 2003

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  • Seneca - On the Creation of Earthquakes
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  • Wild Urge
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  • 8 1/4
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  • Das Haus der Träume (2022)
    Das Haus der Träume
  • Saubere Sache (2020)
    Saubere Sache
  • Der Rebell - Von Leimen nach Wimbledon (2021)
    Der Rebell - Von Leimen nach Wimbledon
  • Ein Hauch von Amerika (2021)
    Ein Hauch von Amerika
  • January (2021)
    January
  • Chess Story (2021)
    Chess Story
  • Peter Mensah, Úrsula Corberó, Haruka Abe, Samara Weaving, Takehiro Hira, Iko Uwais, Andrew Koji, and Henry Golding in Snake Eyes (2021)
    Snake Eyes
  • Side Effects & Risks (2021)
    Side Effects & Risks
  • Allmen (2016)
    Allmen
  • Klaus Maria Brandauer in Ferdinand von Schirach: Feinde - Das Geständnis (2021)
    Ferdinand von Schirach: Feinde - Das Geständnis
  • Hannes Hellmann in Der Mann für die Sünde (The Man for Your Sins) (2018)
    Der Mann für die Sünde (The Man for Your Sins)
  • Alice Dwyer, Birge Schade, Johann von Bülow, and Tim Kalkhof in Tod im Kiez (2018)
    Herr und Frau Bulle
  • 18% Grey (2020)
    18% Grey
  • Til Schweiger, Samuel Finzi, and Milan Peschel in The Wedding (2020)
    The Wedding
  • Once There Was a War (2019)
    Once There Was a War
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    • January 20, 1966
    • Plovdiv, Bulgaria
    • Sorrel Athina Jardine? - present (1 child)

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    Has a son, Ezra Finzi (b. 2007), with casting director Sorrel Athina Jardine.
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    [on learning German] The German language is well structured and clear. There are more difficult ones. I also did not think much about it but simply did it.

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