Richard Sammel
Personal Data
Languages: German (mother tongue), English, French, Italian (fluent), Spanish (good)
Residence: Berlin, Paris
Place of birth: Germany
Nationality: German
Height: 1.79m (5' 10.4“)
Hair: dark blond
Eyes: blue
Dialects: Hessisch, Badisch
Pitch of the voice: tenor
Musical instruments: guitar, piano, violin, mandolin
Dance: ballroom, contemporary dance, contact dance
Sports: mountain climbing, diving, fencing, marathon, horse-riding, shooting sport, wrestling, sailing, skiing, yoga
Driving licence: car (B), motorcycle (A)
Awards
Saturn Award: nom. 'Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series' for THE STRAIN
Angela Award 2014
Syracuse International Film Festival, New York: won 'Best Actor' for APARTMENT IN ATHENS
Feature | Television
2022 | Rich Flu | Nostromo Pictures | feature film | Director: Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
2022 | All the Light we Cannot See | 21 Laps Entertainment | TV series | Director: Shawn Levy
2022 | A Day Like A Week | UPL Films, Spartans Entertainment | feature film | Director: Kader Ayd
2022 | Double Je | SIC Pictures (Fr) | feature film | Director: Antonin Chalon
2022 | Gate to Heaven | Gilles Mann Filmproduktion, Fish Eye Art Cultural Foundation, ArtBox Company, Glaam Media Invest | feature film | Director: Jivan Avetisyan
2022 | Margarete: Queen of the North | SF Studios, Filmkameratene, Truenorth Productions, Sirena Film | feature film | Director: Charlotte Sieling
2022 | Brennero | Cross Productions | RAI TV | TV series
2021 | The Rope (OT: La Corde, DE: Das Seil) | Arte France Cinema, Les Films de l’Instant, Verses Production | Arte | TV series | Director: Dominique Rocher
2021 | Neneh Superstar | Gaumont | feature film | Director: Ramzi Ben Sliman
2021 | Faking Hitler | UFA Fiction | TV Now | TV series | Director: Tobi Baumann, Wolfgang Groos
2021 | That Dirty Black Bag | Palomar, Bron | TIM Vision | TV series | Director: Mauro Aragoni, Brian O'Malley
2021 | Spencer | Komplizen Film, Shoebox Film, Fabula | DCM | feature film | Director: Pablo Larraín
2021 | Baden gegen Württemberg | Eikon Media | SWR, Camino Filmverleih | feature film | Director: Andreas Köller
2020 | Blackout | W&B Television | Joyn/Sat.1 | TV series | Director: Lancelot von Naso, Oliver Rihs
2020 | César Wagner 2 - Sang et Eaux (WT) | Incognita Films | France 2 | TV series | Director: Antoine Garceau
2020 | Margrete - Queen of the North | SF Studios Production | feature film | Director: Charlotte Sieling
2019 | The last Word | Pantaleon Films | Netflix | TV series | Director: Aron Lehmann, Pola Beck
2019 | Plötzlich diese Übersicht | Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf | short film | Director: Leonhard Hofmann | ensemble lead
2019 | The Head | Mediapro, Hulu, HBO Asien | TV series | Director: Jorge Dorado
2019 | Maradona - Sueño Bendito | Amazon Studios, BTF Media, Dhana Media, Raze | Amazon Prime | TV series | Director: Roger Gual
2019 | Peacemaker | MRP Matila Röhr Productions Oy | TV series | Director: Antti-Jussi Annila
2019 | Über die Grenze - "Racheengel" | Polyphon Pictures | SWR / Degeto | TV movie | Director: Michael Rowitz
2018 | Letzte Spur Berlin | Nova Film | ZDF | TV series | Director: Peter Ladkani | episode lead
2018 | Dengler - "Brennende Kälte" | Bavaria Fiction, Cuckoo Clock Entertainment | ZDF | TV series | Director: Rick Ostermann
2018 | Gate To Heaven | Masis Baghdasaryan, Kęstutis Drazdauskas, Merja Ritola | feature film | Director: Jivan Avetisyan
2018 | The Name of the Rose | 11 Marzo Film, Rai Fiction | TV series | Director: Giacomo Battiato | recurring
2017 | The Conductor | Shooting Star Filmcompany | feature film | Director: Maria Peters
2017 | Der Mordanschlag | Network Movie | TV movie | Director: Miguel Alexandre | 2 parts
2017-2014 | The Strain | Mirada | FX Network | TV series | Director: Guillermo del Toro, Charlotte Sieling, David Semel, Keith Gordon, Peter Weller, Miles Dale, Ken Girotto, Deran Serafian, T.J.Scott, Vincenzo Natali, Carlton Cuse | maincast
2016 | Le Confessione | Bibi Film, Barbary Film | Rai Cinema | feature film | Director: Roberto Ando | french-italian Coproduction
2014 | Three Days to Kill | EuropaCorp | feature film | Director: McG
2014 | Beauty and the Beast | Eskwad | feature film | Director: Christophe Gans
2009 | Inglourious Basterds | Lawrence Bender Productions | Universal Pictures | feature film | Director: Quentin Tarantino
2006 | Casino Royale | Eon Productions | Sony Pictures | feature film | Director: Martin Campbell
1997 | Life Is Beautiful | Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematographice | feature film | Director: Roberto Begnini
Stage
Audio
Richard Sammel has starred in numerous international films and television projects, for directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Guillermo Del Toro, Roberto Begnini, Claude Lelouche amongst many others. His outstanding role in Inglourious Basterds in 2009 brought Sammel international recognition. His other film credits include Les Misérables du XX Siècle for director Claude Lelouche, Life is Beautiful for director Roberto Begnini, Casino Royale for director Martin Campbell, Sammel stars in the hit series, The Strain, from Guillermo Del Toro, and in acclaimed French series Un Village Français. Richard Sammel studied acting and directing in France and worked with both Susan Strasberg and Francesca de Sapio in Rome. He lives in Paris and Berlin.
Contact
Spielkind GmbH
Kastanienalle 79
10435 Berlin
T: +49 (0) 30-25 93 88-0 F: +49 (0) 30-25 93 88-77
