Benjamin Merz

Benjamin Merz

Main agency
Eike Albert Wilkens
+49 421 491 9572
wilkens@agenturnielsen.de
open agency on Castupload

Information

Year of birth
1986 (36 years)
Height (cm)
181
Weight (in kg)
70
Eye color
green brown
Hair color
Brown
Hair length
Medium
Stature
athletic / training
Place of residence
Basel
Housing options
Munich, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Vienna, New York, Basel, Cologne, Bern, Zürich, Berlin, Innsbruck, Los Angeles
Nationality
German, Swiss
Languages
German(native-language)English
Dialects
Basel GermanBern GermanKölschNordenSaxonZürich German
Instruments
Bass guitarUkulele
Sport
BoulderingClimbDartsFree ClimbingInline skatingMotorsport (Motorcycle)Pistol shootingRifle shootingSoccerSwordplay
Profession
Actor, Speaker
Singing
Heavy metalPopRock
Driver's licenses
Motorcycle class, Car class

Credits

Primary professional training

2007
Schauspiel Schule Zürich

Other Education & Training

Schauspielschule Zürich

Awards

Youth Jury Award - "Weekend Tide" - Amarcort Film Festival
Audience Award - "Auf Herz und Niere" - Shorts Offenburg
Best Film - "Acht Blumen" - Social Media Film Festival Las Vegas
Best Swiss Film - "Acht Blumen" - Lucerne International Film Festival

Film

Nightracer (Short film)
Louis (LR) Noa Röthlisberger Producer: Red Mountain, Röthlisberger & Pueta [ch]
Sunday Poem (Webfilm) (Short film)
Jonas (SR) Aaron Markus Graf Producer: Navgraphy, Navjot Singh [ch]
Cocoon (Short film)
Miro (LR) Damien Hauser Producer: SAE Institute (Zürich) [ch]
1st Task (Short film)
Steven (LR) Jero Fähndrich Producer: Jero Fähndrich Produktion [ch]
Frontmann (Short film)
Tom (LR) Garry Savenkov Producer: Hochschule Offenburg [de]
Drifted (Feature film)
Aggro Typ Hans Peter Riegel Producer: Riverside AG Productions [ch]
Weekend-Tide (Short film)
Prit (LR) Julio Ramirez Producer: Metaproductions AG [ch]
Auf Herz und Niere (Short film)
Tim (LR) Garry Savenkov Producer: Hochschule Offenburg [de]
Aloys (Cinema film)
Polizist Tobias Nölle Producer: Hugofilm Productions GmbH [ch]
Senjor! (Short film)
Dennis (LR) Ilir Hasanaj Producer: ZHdK Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (vorm. HGKZ Hochschule für Gest. und Kunst)
Acht Blumen (Short film)
Benjamin (LR) Timo von Gunten Producer: BMC Pictures [ch]
Abseits (Short film)
Christian (LR) Hannes Stoll Producer: Die Medienakademie [de]
One Summer Stand (Short film)
Lucas (LR) Hanna Linn Producer: h_da Hochschule Darmstadt [de]
Welthund (Cinema film)
Thommi Bürgin (SR) Ueli Ackermann Producer: WH Films [ch]

Television

Stöfftitown (TV movie)
Ruedi (SR) Christoph Schaub Producer: Langfilm. Bernard Lang AG [ch] Station: SRF [ch]
Ziellos (TV movie)
Reto Leupi (SR) Nick Hilber Producer: HesseGreutert Film AG [ch] Station: SRF [ch]

Theater

Belgrader Trilogie
Jovan Dalibor Bajunovic Theater: Bernhard Theater
Kleinbasler Charivari
HR Colette Studer Theater: Volkshaus Basel / Basel Tattoo Productions
Dr Butzdeufel
HR Hans Jörg Hersberger Theater: Häbse Theater
Kleinbasler Charivari
HR Colette Studer Theater: Volkshaus Basel / Basel Tattoo Productions
Rumpelstilzchen
HR Urs Bosshardt Theater: Fauteuil
Guet Nacht am Säggsi
HR Martin Schurr Theater: Fauteuil
Kleinbasler Charivari
HR Dani Wehrmüller Theater: Volkshaus Basel / Basel Tattoo Productions
Frau Holle
HR Urs Bosshardt Theater: Fauteuil
Pfyfferli
HR Martin Schurr / Rolf Lansky Theater: Fauteuil
Das tapfere Schneiderlein
HR Urs Bosshardt Theater: Fauteuil
Ctrl Alt Delete
NR Hansjörg Betschart Theater: EFAS
Nachtblind
HR Helene Brügmann Theater: EFAS
200 Cigarettes
HR Rolf Sarkis Theater: EFAS
Die Möwe
HR Rolf Sarkis Theater: EFAS

Other

Winterhart (Teaser (film concept))
Bono (LR) Julien M. Wagner Producer: The Hub Media [ch]
Closure (Educational production)
Rick (LR) Esra Tas Producer: SAE Institute (Zürich) [ch]
Nina Meier Bradlin - She's the one (Music video)
Guy (LR) Brigitte Fässler Producer: Fässler & Horst [ch]

Commercial

Chevrolet - Climber (Commercial)
Kletterer (LR) Rafael Bolliger Producer: MoFilm, Claudia Bachmann
Schweizer Armee - Weicheier und Äxtrawürscht (Image movie)
Kiffer (SR) Jürg Ebe Producer: Zentrum elektronische Medien (ZEM) [ch]