Joel Basman
Known for Acting · 68 credits
- Born
- 1990-01-23 (age 36)
- Place of birth
- Zürich, Switzerland
- Also known as
- Йоель Басман
Biography
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 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.
Known For
TV Shows (19)
Homeland
2011
as Anders
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Manu / Mike Nickel / Werner Weißenbach / Nurali Balsiger / Tim König
Abendschau
2000
as Self
The Old Fox
1977
as Leo Münster
SOKO Wismar
2004
as Mike
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
1996
as Nils Bauer
Polizeiruf 110
1971
as Dennis Kuscinsky
Aeschbacher
2001
as Self
German Film Award
1951
as Self
G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten
2005
as Self
Generation War
2013
as Bartel
Schawinski
2011
as Self
Rosa Roth
1994
as Matthis Block
Clash of Futures (1918-1939)
2018
as Rudolf Höß
Kafka
2024
as Franz Kafka
Der Überfall
2022
as Daniel Kowalski
The Shadowers
2022
as Charles Lacroix
KaDeWe
2021
as Harry Jandorf
Ich und die Anderen
2021
Movies (49)
The King's Man
2021
as Gavrilo Princip
Papillon
2017
as Maturette
The Colony
2021
as Paling
Hanna
2011
as Razor
The Monuments Men
2014
as German Soldier at Ghent
Head Burst
2019
as Tim
Breakout
2007
as Silenzio
Paula
2016
as Rainer Maria Rilke
Wacked..!
2010
as Mani
A Hidden Life
2019
as Military Trainee
Puppylove
2013
as Paul
Kursk
2018
as Leo
Sennentuntschi: Curse of the Alps
2010
as Albert
Land of Mine
2015
as Helmut Morbach
Picco
2011
as Tommy
Chess Story
2021
as Barkeeper Willem
Thousand Oceans
2008
as Eric
Ziellos
2014
as Pascal Saner
The Working Man
2019
as Patrick "Sigi" Signer
Don't Be A Stranger
Keep Rollin'
2014
as Valentin
Summer Outside
2012
as Theo
Luftbusiness
2008
as Liocha
Bye Bye Germany
2017
as Lubliner
Adventures of a Mathematician
2021
as Edward Teller
The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch
2018
as Motti
The Swiss Miss Massacre
2012
as Johnny
Stella. A Life.
2024
as Peter
Late Shift
2022
as Sébastien Leclercq
Jimmie
2008
as Jimmie Berger
Nussknacker und Mausekönig
2015
as Mausekönig
Lubo
2023
as Bruno Reiter
Amnesia
2015
as Rudolfo
We Are Young. We Are Strong.
2014
as Robbie
Chris the Swiss
2018
as Chris (voice)
Dear Thomas
2021
as Klaus Brasch
Once Upon a Time in Indian Country
2017
as Kondor
Löwenzahn - Das Kinoabenteuer
2011
as Ronny
As We Were Dreaming
2015
as Mark
Happy New Year
2008
as Oskar
Songs of Love and Hate
2011
as Fabio
Cannabis - Probieren geht über Regieren
2006
as Remo
Mein Schüler, seine Mutter & ich
2008
as Franz Hilbig
Dawn
2015
as Elisha
Rosannas Tochter
2010
as Ruben
Caged Birds
2021
as Walter Stürm
Mikado
2008
as Julian
The Girl with the Leica
as Bertolt Brecht
Monte Verità
2021
as Hermann Hesse
About 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 Jimm… With 68 credits spanning from 1951 to 2024, Joel Basman has appeared in 49 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Joel Basman Movies
- The King's Man (2021) — as Gavrilo Princip
- Papillon (2017) — as Maturette
- The Colony (2021) — as Paling
- Hanna (2011) — as Razor
- The Monuments Men (2014) — as German Soldier at Ghent
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