Matthias Freihof

Matthias Freihof

actor

Matthias Freihof was born on Nov 25, 1961 in German Democratic Republic. Matthias Freihof's big-screen debut came with Coming Out directed by Heiner Carow in 1989, strarring Philipp Klarmann. Matthias Freihof is known for Valkyrie directed by Bryan Singer, Tom Cruise stars as Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg and Kenneth Branagh as Major-General Henning von Tresckow. The most recent award Matthias Freihof achieved is Eberswalde Film Festival. The upcoming new tvshow Matthias Freihof plays is Todo lo Que Necesitas - Season 2 which will be released on May 07, 2021.

Matthias Freihof is one of the most variable actors and singers in the Berlin Art Scene. His regular stage appearances as entertainer, performing American musical songs, French "chansons", Greek and even Lebanese love songs as well as new and old German songs are attracting quite large groups of fans of different age. His dynamism on stage and his outstanding and flexible voice get him always good critics in the newspapers. Matthias Freihof's biggest success however was the main role in the former GDR-film 'Coming Out' in 1989. He and the film won prizes in several festivals as best actor and best film as well as "The Silver Bear" in the Berlin Film Festival 1990. This gave him an enormous popularity among the East-German population and a great attention in the German speaking countries at all. Already during his early years, he was educated in singing, flute and guitar playing. In 1983 he started his studies as an actor, singer and dancer at the Ernst-Busch-Actors-School in Berlin. Already during this period Matthias Freihof appeared in some of the most famous Berlin theaters as Berliner Ensemble and Maxim Gorki Theatre e.g. under the directorship of Thomas Langhoff. Matthias Freihof then started his official career in a provincial theater, but soon was performing in Berlin in political cabaret programs or in big entertainment shows as singer, dancer, musical clown etc.. He performed in many TV films but always comes back to live stage performing as an actor, and more and more as a singer as with his own 2 hours show 'Leidenschaften' (passions), 'Präsent 20'. His own demand of quality of a program and his efforts to be perfect make him one of the most interesting and variable actors and singers of highest standard in Germany.

  • Birthday

    Nov 25, 1961
  • Place of Birth

    Plauen, German Democratic Republic
  • Also known

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Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

Eberswalde Film Festival
1990
Best Young Actor (Bester Nachwuchsdarsteller)
Winner - Jury Prize

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