Giovanni Rupp

Giovanni Rupp, born in 1988 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, completed his acting studies at the Schauspielstudio Frese in Hamburg in 2010 and complemented his training with vocal coaching. During his studies, he performed in various theater productions in Hamburg and worked with directors such as Nina Pichler and Dominik Günther. In 2009, he also appeared in Fatih Akin’s feature film Soul Kitchen.

From 2010 to 2012, he was a permanent member of the ensemble at the Junges Theater Bonn and also performed as a guest at the Deutsches Theater Munich. He subsequently joined the ensemble of the Landestheater Tübingen from 2012 to 2015, where his roles included Tschick in Wolfgang Herrndorf’s Tschick and Siegfried in Nibelungen. His solo performance Ronny von Welt (world premiere) by Thilo Reffert was nominated for the Mülheim Children’s Theater Prize in 2016 and became part of the repertoire at Theater Baden-Baden.

In 2015, Giovanni Rupp began working as a freelance actor, appearing at the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe (Hamlet) and the Schauspielbühnen Stuttgart. He also contributed to TV and radio productions, including work for Arte and SWR.

From 2016 to 2018, he was a member of the Theater Baden-Baden ensemble, performing in productions such as Nathan the Wise(Dervish), Tartuffe (Damis), The Marriage of Figaro (Basile), and Next to Normal (Henry).

Since the 2018/19 season, Giovanni Rupp has been a permanent ensemble member at Theater Trier. He has taken on numerous roles there and was nominated for the Theatermaske Trier in 2019 and 2022. In 2022, he was honored with this prestigious cultural award of the region.