Austrian actor
Philipp Hochmair
Born (1973-10-16 ) October 16, 1973 (age 50) Vienna, Austria
Occupation Actor Awards Diagonale 2017
Romy 2019 and 2022
Grimme-Preis 2023 Website philipphochmair.com
Philipp Hochmair (German:
[ˈfɪǀɪp ˈhoːxmɑɪɐ] ); born 16 October 1973) is an Austrian theater, film and television actor.
Early life
Hochmair grew up in
Vienna (Austria) where he discovered his passion for literature, film and theater. He studied acting at the
Max Reinhardt Seminar in
Vienna in the master class of
Klaus Maria Brandauer and at the
Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique in
Paris .
[1]
[2]
Career
Theater
From 2003 to 2009 Hochmair was engaged at the Viennese
Burgtheater (admitted in the gallery of honor).
[3] When he left the Burgtheater in 2009, he worked at the
Thalia Theater in
Hamburg until 2016.
[4] Apart from this, he had engagements at the Schauspielhaus Hamburg,
Staatstheater Hannover ,
Volksbühne Berlin and at the
Zürich Schauspielhaus .
[5]
Movies and TV
He has played in Austrian and German movies, TV-films and television series, including
Die Manns – ein Jahrhundertroman (directed by
Heinrich Breloer :
30th International Emmy Awards ), The Shine of the Day (by
Tizza Covi and
Rainer Frimmel ),
[6] Die Auslöschung (director: Nicholas Leytner),
[7]
Tomcat (by
Händl Klaus )
[8] and
Animals (directed by Greg Zglinksi).
[9]
Candelaria - Ein kubanischer Sommer (2017) is one of his first international productions, directed by
Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza . Shot in Cuba in 2016.
[10]
In the series Vorstadtweiber (2015-2022), he embodies a corrupt and cynical homosexual politician, who loses his mind and becomes a murderer.
[11]
In the third season of
Charité (German-Netflix-Production, 2020), Hochmair stars as Professor Otto Prokop, an Austrian forensic pathologist who was internationally recognized for his influence on forensic medicine and research policy during
German Democratic Republic .
[12]
Blind ermittelt (since 2018) centers around Hochmair's character Alexander Haller, a blind ex-commissioner.
[13]
[14]
[15]
In the
Netflix -Series
Freud (2019), he plays an evil count, obsessed by dark powers.
[16]
Die Wannseekonferenz (2022, directed by
Matti Geschonneck ) is a multi-award winning
[17] German TV
docudrama :
[18]
[19] On January 20, 1942, leading representatives of the
Nazi Regime meet at
Wannsee in Berlin at the invitation of
Reinhard Heydrich (Philipp Hochmair). The meeting will go down in history as the
Wannsee Conference . The sole topic of discussion is the so-called "
Final Solution of the Jewish Question " by the National Socialists: the organization of the systematic mass murder of the Jews of Europe by the millions.
Philipp Hochmair & Die Elektrohand Gottes
Projects
Hochmair performs his solo projects
Werther! (by
Goethe ),
[20]
The Trial
[21] and
America (both by
Franz Kafka ).
[22]
Jedermann Reloaded
[23]
[24] is Hochmair's rock-interpretation of
Hugo von Hofmannsthal 's original play
Jedermann , which he performs together with his band Die Elektrohand Gottes on stage. With his band, he has also set ballads by
Friedrich Schiller to music in a rock style (Schiller Balladen Rave )
[25] and the Hagestolz by
Adalbert Stifter .
[26]
[27]
In November 2018, Hochmair and his band performed Jedermann Reloaded at the Viennese
St. Stephens Cathedral . All proceeds of this sold out charity went to a South African aids hospice.
[28]
In November 2023, it was announced that Hochmair would take on the role of Jedermann (
Hugo von Hofmannsthal :
Jedermann ) at the 2024
Salzburg Festival .
[29]
Theater (Selection)
Burgtheater Vienna
Deutsches Theater Berlin
Schauspielhaus Zürich
2003: The Son (Sonen) by
Jon Fosse – Son; directed by Elias Perrig
Staatstheater Hannover
Thalia Theater Hamburg
Hamburger Kammerspiele
Other
Selected filmography
Film
Television
Documentary
2020: Philipp Hochmair - Eine Reise mit Jedermann by
Bernadette Schugg , Philipp Hochmair
2021: Jedermann und ich by
Katharina Pethke
2021: Jedermann auf Reisen by Wolfgang Tonninger
2023: Jedermann und Ich - Ein Porträt in 3 Kapiteln by Philipp Hochmair and Katharina Pethke
Awards and nominations
In 2017, Hochmair won the
Diagonale Festival Award in
Graz for his performance in
Tomcat .
[31]
In 2019, he won the
Austrian Television Award ROMY for his role Alexander Haller, the blind ex-commissioner in Blind ermittelt .
[32]
In 2022, he won the
Austrian Television Award ROMY for his role Reinhard Heydrich in
The Conference .
[33]
In 2022, he was nominated in the category Best Actor for the
German Television Award for
The Conference
[34]
In 2023, he won the
Grimme-Preis for
The Conference .
[35]
Grimme-Preis 2023, Magnus Vattrodt, Philipp Hochmair
References
^ Merschmeier, Michael (June 2005).
"Der Körperterrorist. Der Schauspieler Philipp Hochmair zwischen den Extremen - ein Porträt" . Der Theaterverlag/Theater heute (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-28 .
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"Der Legastheniker am Theater – Höllenqualen bei Jelinek" . Cicero Online (in German). 2011. Retrieved 2022-02-25 .
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"Philipp Hochmair | Burgtheater" . www.burgtheater.at (in German). Retrieved 2022-06-01 .
^
"Philipp Hochmair (Actors)" . Thalia Theater Hamburg . Retrieved 2022-02-23 .
^ Dermutz, Klaus (2009). Next Generation: Mit einem Essay von Hans-Thies Lehmann (in German). Wien: Deuticke im Paul Zsolnay Verlag. pp. 134–169.
ISBN
978-3552061019 .
^ Rapold, Nicolas (2013-07-11).
"Two Performers at Different Stages" . The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-06-01 .
^
"ORF Kundendienst - Aktuelles" . 2013-06-09. Archived from [http:/kundendienst.orf.at/aktuelles/ausloeschung.html the original] on 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2022-10-06 .
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"Kater | Tomcat" . www.berlinale.de . Retrieved 2022-10-06 .
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Tiere / Animals - Zurich Film Festival (in German), retrieved 2022-10-06
^
" "Candelaria"-Dreh war alles andere als normal" . stern.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-06 .
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" "Hurra, der Schnitzler ist wieder da!" – Philipp Hochmair in seiner "verrückten" Rolle" . KLINGERS KULTURPAVILLON (in German). 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2022-10-06 .
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"Video: Extra: Philipp Hochmair - Charité - ARD | Das Erste" . www.daserste.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-06 .
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"Philipp Hochmair - Blind ermittelt - ARD | Das Erste" . www.daserste.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-06 .
^ dpa (2020-02-27).
"Blind ermittelt" . www.abendblatt.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-06 .
^
"Der Wien-Krimi - Blind ermittelt: Tod an der Donau" .
^ christoph.silber (2020-01-14).
"ORF-Netflix-Serie "Freud" feiert Weltpremiere bei der Berlinale" . kurier.at (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-06 .
^
Die Wannseekonferenz - IMDb , retrieved 2022-10-23
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"ZEIT ONLINE | Lesen Sie zeit.de mit Werbung oder im PUR-Abo. Sie haben die Wahl" . www.zeit.de . Retrieved 2022-10-06 .
^ SWR2; SWR2.
" "Die Wannseekonferenz" von Matti Geschonneck — NS-Massenmord als bürokratischer Akt" . swr.online (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-06 . {{
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^ Schiller, Maike (2009-09-21).
"Irrsinnig gut: "Werther" auf seinem rasenden Ego-Trip" . Hamburger Abendblatt: www.abendblatt.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-05-12 .
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"Hochmair präsentiert Kafkas "Der Prozess" als intimen Monolog" . Hamburger Abendblatt: www.abendblatt.de (in German). 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2022-05-12 .
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"Kafkas "Amerika": Ein bravouröses Solo" . Hamburger Abendblatt: www.abendblatt.de (in German). 2009-09-14. Retrieved 2022-05-12 .
^ Jandl, Paul (2013-08-09).
"Der Jedermann vom Thalia" . Hamburger Abendblatt: www.abendblatt.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-05-12 .
^
" "Jedermann reloaded" im Stephansdom: 68.500 Euro für Aids-Hospiz" . kurier.at (in German). 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2021-03-08 .
^ Stiekele, Annette (2022-02-06).
"Philipp Hochmair: "Schiller Balladen Rave" – wie durch den Fleischwolf gedreht" . Hamburger Abendblatt: www.abendblatt.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-27 .
^ Bazinger, Irene (2023-11-19).
"Er rollt das „r" wie eine kubanische Zigarre" . FAZ.NET (in German).
ISSN
0174-4909 . Retrieved 2023-11-20 .
^ Harter, Sonja (2023).
"Musikfreunde" (PDF) . Musikfreunde . Wiener Musikverein.
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""Jedermann reloaded" im Stephansdom: 68.500 Euro für Aids-Hospiz" . kurier.at (in German). 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2022-08-24 .
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"Jedermann 2024" . Salzburger Festspiele (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-20 .
^ Tafel, Sibylle (2024-05-09),
Der Wien-Krimi: Blind ermittelt - Totenreich (Crime), Martina Ebm, Michael Edlinger, Martin Feifel, ARD Degeto Film, Mona Film Produktion, Tivoli Film Produktion, retrieved 2024-03-31
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"Große Diagonale-Preise wurden verliehen" . steiermark.orf.at (in German). 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2021-02-27 .
^
"ROMY 2019 für Philipp Hochmair" . Degeto Film GmbH (in German). Retrieved 2021-02-27 .
^ Leyrer, Georg (2022-04-23).
"Das sind die Gewinner der ROMY 2022" . kurier.at (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-24 .
^ Fernsehpreis, Der Deutsche.
"Preisträger:innen 2022" . Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2022 (in German). Retrieved 2022-09-16 .
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"Die Wannseekonferenz" . www.grimme-preis.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-04-18 .
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