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the unconciusness of human behavior in an poetic yet realistic approach.
Country: Germany
Webpage: https://johannessuhm.com
Johannes Suhm, born in 1977, studied at the renowned Otto Falckenberg School in Munich. Besides his lively activities as a film and television actor, he can also be seen on the theatre stage. Current TV projects with the versatile actor are Jerks by Christian Ulmen and the ARD/ SWR mini series Spätzle Arrabiata by Peter Evers. Suhm also had a role in the international cinema production Hitman - Agent 47 (2015) by Aleksander Bach. At the beginning of his career, he was already cast in major films such as the highly acclaimed Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage (2005) by Marc Rothemund and Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008) by Uli Edel. He played his first leading role in 2006 in the television play Ein Ferienhaus auf Ibiza by Marco Serafini. In 2010 he shot the TV documentaries Die Konterrevolution & Die Machtergreifung with Bernd Fischerauer, in spring 2011 he was in front of the camera for the TV movie Friedrich - ein deutscher König. In 2019 he plays a leading role in the film adaptation of Benjamin the elephant. After his first engagement at the Hans Otto Theatre Potsdam he worked more and more as a theatre actor in the independent scene. He has been seen repeatedly at Gessnerallee Zurich, Ballhaus Ost and Ballhaus Naunystrasse in Berlin, Hoch X in Munich or Mousonturm in Frankfurt/ Main. His awards include the First Steps Award for his acting performance in Keine Gegenfrage and the nomination as Best Young Actor at the Sat.1 Talent Class 2004. Suhm is also the director of two documentary films, which he also produced himself. In 2011 "Einschlägige Personen - ein Film über Sucht" (50min.) was released by Psychiatrie Verlag Bonn, and in 2013 "New Offenburg" (82min.) had its world premiere at the Biberach Film Festival. After various festival invitations, the film had its cinema release in November, and was first shown on TV by BR in 2016. The film adaptation of the play The Man Who Ate the World by Nis Momme Stockmanns is his feature film debut.
