Achim Schelhas

Achim Schelhas

About me

The biggest challenge for me, as an actor is to create believable characters. 
To achieve that I'm always trying to establish trust.
Trust in myself, my physical and mental abilities as well as trust in the piece/play itself , my role in particular, my director and my colleges.
My work has been influenced by working together with directors and actors such as Peter Zadek, Ulrich Matthes, Angela Winkler, Christine Ostermayer and Vadim Glowna.
I've been speaking fluent English with an American accent since I was little. I was taught speaking English by family friends from the US.
As an actor in a foreign country I've been getting roles with foreign origins/backgrounds.
Languages and accents have become a frequently occuring theme in my work today.

Information

Acting age
37-49 years
Place of birth
Prien a. Chiemsee
Height (cm)
180
Weight (in kg)
90
Eye color
blue
Hair color
brown
Place of residence
Prien am Chiemsee (DE)
Housing options
Hamburg (DE), Stuttgart (DE), Vienna (AT), Cologne (DE), Zürich (CH), Oslo (NO), Berlin (DE), Salzburg (AT), Munich (DE)
Nationality
German
Languages
German(native-language)EnglishNorwegianFrench
Dialects
AllgäuerischAmerican-StandardAustrianBairisch(native dialect)Berlin GermanBühnendeutschEnglish-StandardMünchnerischSwabian
Instruments
GuitarCello
Sport
AcrobaticsFishingFly fishingHandballHorse ridingMountain bikeRunningSailingSkateboardSlackliningSnowboardingSoccerSurfingSwimmingTennisVolleyball
Dance
Courtly dancesStandard
Main profession
Actor
Singing
BluesChansonChoirFolkOpera singingRock & RollSong
Pitch
Baritone
Driver's licenses
A - Motorcycle, B - Car

Credits

Primary professional training

2000 – 2004
Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch

Other professional training

Actors intense workshop by Kirk Baltz
Gesangsausbildung Pit Wuttke

Awards

Undine Award

Film

Liksom City (Short film)
Charlie Beau (SR) Tobias Klemeyer Smith Producer: Kine Storflor Grøtt Distribution: Norwegische Filmhochschule Written by: Tobias Klemeyer Smith, Camilla Pavlikova Sandland

Television

Gulltransporten (TV movie)
Stoltmann's rechte Hand (SR) Hallvard Braein Producer: Jørgen Storm Rosenberg, Kjetil Omberg Station: Viaplay Written by: Thomas Moldestad, Jørgen Storm Rosenberg
True Klein (Mini series)
Tourist/ Taschendieb (EL) Ida Sagmo Tvedte Producer: NRK Station: NRK Written by: Ahmed Mammov
Neste Sommer (Series)
Matas (EL) Liv Karin Dahlstrøm,Petter Holmsen Producer: Feelgood Scene Film og TV AS Station: Discovery+ Casting Director: Mathilde Dokka Sveen Written by: Christian Valeur, Kristin Skogheim,Brigitte R. Wegener
Pørni (TV series)
Otto (SR) Charlotte Blom Producer: Monster AS Station: Viaplay Casting Director: ElliBekks Casting Written by: Henriette Stenstrup
Gutta på Skauen (Series)
Werner (EL) Liv Karin Dahlstrøm, Ida Sagmo Tvedte Producer: Per Berge Engebretsen Station: NRK Casting Director: Hanna Kavli Lund Written by: Bjørn Olav Johannesen, Erlend Loe, Per Schreiner

Commercial

WWF
Nachbar (MR) Espen Torkildsen Producer: Funkel AS
Bane Nor (Commercial)
Hero (MR) Niels Windfeldt Producer: Aparent Casting Director: Ellibekks Casting
Vertikal Helse (Commercial)
Storytel (Commercial)