Benjamin Schnau
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Benjamin Schnau (born 23 January 1987) is a German-born actor and television host, living in Los Angeles. He is best known for his role as George Westinghouse's secretary starring in the movie The Current War[1] and as lead role General Jupp Klein in the historical piece Nazi Megastructures for National Geographic.
Early life and career
Benjamin Schnau was born in Magdeburg, East Germany.[2] His family moved to West Germany in 1992. After working as an actor in Germany for a couple of years he moved to London in 2013.[3] He lives in Los Angeles.[4] He is best known for his role as George Westinghouse's secretary starring in the movie The Current War which will be released in the US on October 25th 2019.[5] Schnau played the lead role General Jupp Klein in the historical piece Nazi Megastructures for National Geographic.[3] He won eight awards as part of the award-winning short film Kommando 1944.[6][not in citation given] Schnau synchronized the German voice of character Chas in American Animals portrayed by Blake Jenner.[7] He portrayed character Peter Hofman in Nazi Overlord.[8][9] Beginning of 2019 Benjamin will be starring as Leo Barnes in the upcoming movie The Purge: Survival.[10]
He plays the critical role 'Darren' in the upcoming movie "Divos" which celebrated its world premiere at the TLC Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, May 2019.[11]
He was guest on the KTLA Channel in Los Angeles in 2019 being interviewed about his upcoming projects.[12]
In May 2019 Benjamin won the award for 'Best Supporting Actor' at the Top Shorts film festival for the movie 'The Little Picture' which also won 'Best Picture'.[13]
Besides his upcoming release Benjamin already accomplished a milestone in his career by receiving the award for 'Best Actor' at the Oniros International Film Festival in Italy for his performance as Leon in the film 'Against All Odds'.[14]
He is going to star in the upcoming TV- series 'Next Level' and is also part of the 2020 Academy-award qualified film Kommando 1944 which he won several awards with for instance the New York Film and Actors Award. He plays the critical role 'Lehmann', a brutal general who is controlling and manipulating a German camp locking up Asian American soldiers back in 1944. [15]
Besides acting he is also a host and presenter of events and shows. Schnau hosted the international pageant show Miss Mermaid in 2015, 2016 and 2017.[16][17]
Selected filmography
- 2017 Nazi Megastructures: Hitler's Italian fortress (Netflix Series)
- 2017 Drive: Rideshare
- 2018 American Animals (German voice)
- 2018 Kommando 1944
- 2018 Nazi Overlord
- 2018 I Got the Hook-Up (sequel)
- 2018 Divos!
- 2019 The Purge: Survival
- 2019 Flawed - The musical (TV show)
- 2020 Next Level (TV Show)
- 2020 FollowMe II
Awards
| Year | Title | Festival | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The little Picture | Top Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Won |
| 2019 | Against All Odds | Oniros Film Festival | Best Actor | Won |
References
- ↑ "Benjamin Schnau - Movies & TV Shows feat. Benjamin Schnau on Netflix - FlixList". www.flixlist.com.au. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ↑ Kaufholz, Bernd (21 February 2019). "Der realistische Träumer aus Colbitz". Volksstimme.de. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Mein harter Weg nach Hollywood". stern.de. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ↑ "Benjamin Schnau". manilaupmagazine.com. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ "Actor`s page Benjamin Schnau, watch free movies: American Animals, The Current War [Coming Soon]! - Tornado Movies". www1.tornadomovies.co. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ↑ "New York Film Awards". New York Film Awards. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ↑ "American Animals". Retrieved 21 December 2018 – via www.metacritic.com.
- ↑ McNeely, Kelli Marchman (5 August 2018). "Tom Sizemore Goes To War In 'Nazi Overlord' This November". horrorfuel.com. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ↑ "Benjamin Schnau". www.filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ Joachim, Joerg (19 January 2019). "Frueh Aufstehen in Hollywood". jjschreibt.de. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ↑ "LA VIP Industry Screening With The Filmmakers And Cast Of "DIVOS"". www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/benjamin-schnau-attends-a-los-angeles-vip-industry-news-photo/1146414401. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ↑ "Spoken Dreams: Benjamin Schnau, Actor/Singer". www.ktla.com/2019/04/01/spoken-dreams-benjamin-schnau-actor-singer/. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ↑ "TopShorts Film Festival: Winners". www.topshorts.net. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ↑ Clouse, Michael (25 September 2019). "Benjamin Schnau Wins Two International Acting Awards". www.afterbuzztv.com/. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ↑ Solorzano, Ed (30 September 2019). "A Closer Look into the Multi Award-Winning Actor Benjamin Schnau". www.vulkanmagazine.com/. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ↑ "Nixen-Weltpremiere im Sheraton Somabay". www.frankfurt-live.com. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ↑ Wey, Michael (7 October 2015). "Nixen-Weltpremiere im Sheraton Somabay: Erster globaler Miss Mermaid Wettbewerb vereint alle 5 Kontinente in Ägypten". www.golfregional.de. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
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