- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 23, 1990
- Place of Birth
- Zürich, Switzerland
Joel Basman
Joel Basman (born 23 January 1990) is a Swiss actor. Basman was born in Zurich, Switzerland, to a Swiss Christian mother and an Israeli-Jewish father, 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. 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 T…
Filmography
tvKafka
2024 · Franz Kafka
movieStella. A Life.
2024 · Peter
movieLubo
2023 · Bruno Reiter
movieLate Shift
2022 · Sébastien Leclercq
tvThe Shadowers
2022 · Charles Lacroix
tvDer Überfall
2022 · Daniel Kowalski
tvKaDeWe
2021 · Harry Jandorf
movieThe King's Man
2021 · Gavrilo Princip
movieCaged Birds
2021 · Walter Stürm
movieDear Thomas
2021 · Klaus Brasch
movieChess Story
2021 · Barkeeper Willem
movieThe Colony
2021 · Paling
movieMonte Verità
2021 · Hermann Hesse
tvIch und die Anderen
2021
movieAdventures of a Mathematician
2021 · Edward Teller
movieHead Burst
2019 · Tim
movieA Hidden Life
2019 · Military Trainee
movieThe Working Man
2019 · Patrick "Sigi" Signer
movieKursk
2018 · Leo
movieChris the Swiss
2018 · Chris (voice)
tvClash of Futures (1918-1939)
2018 · Rudolf Höß
movieThe Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch
2018 · Motti
movieOnce Upon a Time in Indian Country
2017 · Kondor
moviePapillon
2017 · Maturette
movieBye Bye Germany
2017 · Lubliner
moviePaula
2016 · Rainer Maria Rilke
movieNussknacker und Mausekönig
2015 · Mausekönig
movieLand of Mine
2015 · Helmut Morbach
movieAmnesia
2015 · Rudolfo
movieDawn
2015 · Elisha
movieAs We Were Dreaming
2015 · Mark
movieWe Are Young. We Are Strong.
2014 · Robbie
movieKeep Rollin'
2014 · Valentin
movieZiellos
2014 · Pascal Saner
movieThe Monuments Men
2014 · German Soldier at Ghent
moviePuppylove
2013 · Paul
tvGeneration War
2013 · Bartel
movieSummer Outside
2012 · Theo
movieThe Swiss Miss Massacre
2012 · Johnny
tvHomeland
2011 · Anders
Schawinski
tvSchawinski
2011 · Self
movieLöwenzahn - Das Kinoabenteuer
2011 · Ronny
movieHanna
2011 · Razor
moviePicco
2011 · Tommy
movieSongs of Love and Hate
2011 · Fabio
movieRosannas Tochter
2010 · Ruben
movieSennentuntschi: Curse of the Alps
2010 · Albert
Wacked..!
movieWacked..!
2010 · Mani
movieHappy New Year
2008 · Oskar
movieMikado
2008 · Julian
movieMein Schüler, seine Mutter & ich
2008 · Franz Hilbig
movieThousand Oceans
2008 · Eric
movieLuftbusiness
2008 · Liocha
movieJimmie
2008 · Jimmie Berger
movieBreakout
2007 · Silenzio
movieCannabis - Probieren geht über Regieren
2006 · Remo
G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten
tvG&G – Gesichter und Geschichten
2005 · Self
tvSOKO Wismar
2004 · Mike
Aeschbacher
tvAeschbacher
2001 · Self
tvAbendschau
2000 · Self
tvAlarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
1996 · Nils Bauer
tvRosa Roth
1994 · Matthis Block
tvThe Old Fox
1977 · Leo Münster
tvPolizeiruf 110
1971 · Dennis Kuscinsky
tvScene of the Crime
1970 · Manu, Mike Nickel, Werner Weißenbach, Nurali Balsiger, Tim König
German Film Award
tvGerman Film Award
1951 · Self
The Girl with the Leica
movieThe Girl with the Leica
— · Bertolt Brecht
Don't Be A Stranger
movieDon't Be A Stranger
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