Jonas Dassler Explained

Jonas Dassler (born March 22, 1996) is a German stage and film actor.^[1]

Life

Dassler was born on March 22, 1996, in Remscheid, Germany.^[1] Beginning in the eighth grade he participated in the theatre club at the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt high school. After graduating in 2014, he started studying acting at the Academy of Dramatic Arts "Ernst Busch" Berlin.^[2]

During the 2016 season he performed the lead role in Georg Büchner's Danton's Death at the Schaubühne in Berlin.^[3] Since the 2017/18 season he has been a permanent cast member at the Maxim Gorki Theatre and appeared in several productions.^[4]

Reviewing his film performance in LOMO–The Language of Many Others, Variety wrote that Dassler "show[ed] strong heartthrob potential".^[5] In June 2018, it was announced that Dassler would star in Fatih Akin's Der goldene Handschuh (The Golden Glove) portraying the lead character, serial killer Fritz Honka.^[6] His work earned him a German Film Awards nomination for Best Actor.^[7]

Theater engagements

• 2016: Dantons Tod by Georg Büchner, Direction: Peter Kleinert (Schaubühne Berlin, Berlin)
• 2017: Nach uns das All – Das innere Team kennt keine Pause by Sibylle Berg, Direction: Sebastian Nübling (Maxim Gorki Theatre, Berlin)
• 2017: Alles Schwindel by Mischa Spoliansky, Marcellus Schiffer, Direction: Christian Weise (Maxim Gorki Theatre, Berlin)^[8]
• 2018: A Walk on the Dark Side by Yael Ronen, Direction: Yael Ronen (Maxim-Gorki-Theater, Berlin)
• 2018: Die Gerechten by Albert Camus, Direction: Sebastian Baumgarten (Maxim Gorki Theatre, Berlin)

Filmography

• 2015: Uns geht es gut
• 2017: LOMO – The Language of Many Others
• 2018: The Silent Revolution
• 2018: Never Look Away "Werk ohne Autor"
• 2018: Die Protokollantin (TV-miniseries)
• 2019: The Golden Glove
• 2021: My Son
• 2022: Skin Deep (Aus meiner Haut)
• 2024: A Sacrifice (film)
• 2024: Bonhoeffer:Pastor. Spy. Assassin. (film)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jonas Dassler . IMDb . 21 March 2022.
2. News: de . Der deutsche Film hat wieder ein Gesicht. 26 July 2019 . 12 July 2018 . WELT. Elmar . Krekeler .
3. Web site: Jonas Dassler. . 26 July 2019 . de .
4. Web site: de. Jonas Dassler . 26 July 2019 . Gorki Theatre .
5. News: 25 July 2019 . Variety . Film Review: ‘LOMO – The Language of Many Others’ . 3 July 2017 . Jessica. Kiang.
6. News: Fatih Akin shoots Thriller: 22-year-old shootingstar Jonas Dassler plays murderer Fritz Honka . Focus Online . 29 June 2018.
7. News: Hollywood Reporter . 25 July 2019 . Andreas Dresen's 'Gundermann' Leads German Film Awards With 10 Nominations . 20 March 2019 . Scott . Roxborough .
8. Web site: 26 July 2019 . A Star Is Born: Jonas Dassler In Spoliansky’s "Alles Schwindel" At Gorki Theater . Operetta Research Center . Kevin . Clarke. 17 December 2017 .