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Josef Mohamed

Josef Mohamed

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About me

 Josef Mohamed was born in the Tyrol and completed his acting training (MA) at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz (Austria). He lives as a freelance actor in Zurich and the Tyrol.
 Josef worked in front of the camera for the feature film "Why not you" by Evi Romen (2020), Germany's most beloved crime series "Tatort" (2018), different austrian TV-Series and more feature and short films. 2023 Josef shoots the feature films "Maysoon" (cinema) by Nancy Biniadaki and "Steirerlist" (TV) by Wolfgang Murnberger.
 In his theater career, he has made guest appearances at e.g.: the Municipal Theater in Basel, the Schauspielhaus in Vienna and Graz, Municipal Theater and Orchestra Biel Solothurn, Vereinigte Bühnen Bozen (Municipal Theater of Bolzano), Municipal Theater Fürth, Kampnagel Hamburg, Kosmos Theater Vienna, Swiss theaters Winkelwiese and Effingerstrasse and repeatedly at Junges Schauspielhaus Zurich (Young Swiss National Theater). 
 In his collaboration with the artist Than Hussein Clark, he has been featured in play developments at Liste Art Fair Basel (2015), Studio Hrdinů in Prague (2015), List Visual Arts Center at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston (2016), and Parcours at Art Basel (2017).

Information

Year of birth
1989 (36 years)
Place of birth
Tirol
Height (cm)
184
Weight (in kg)
75
Eye color
brown
Hair color
dark brown
Hair length
Medium
Place of residence
Obsteig (AT), Zürich (CH)
Housing options
Cairo (EG), Zürich (CH), Berlin (DE), Innsbruck (AT), Tanta (EG)
Nationality
Austrian
Languages
German(native)EnglishArabicFrenchSpanish
Dialects
AustrianSwiss-GermanTyrolean(native dialect)South TyroleanStandard GermanViennese
Accents
ArabicEnglishFrenchAustrian
Sport
Alpine skiingFencing (stage)Mountain bikeMountain hikingSwimmingSword fightingBadmintonBalletCross-country skiingInline skatingStage combatYoga
Dance
Contact improvisationChoreographyClassic danceModern danceImprovisation danceStandard
Main profession
Actor
Specializations
Speaker, Theater
Singing
ChansonOpera singingPopSongWienerlied
Pitch
Baritone
Driver's licenses
AM - Moped up to 45 km/h, B - Car

Credits

Primary professional training

2010 – 2014
Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz

Other professional training

2013
Studentenaustausch an der Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock

Awards

2020
Hochwald (Cinema film)

Film

2025
Die andere Seite (Cinema film) In development
Der Vermummte (SUP) Mariko Minoguchi Producer: Rundfilm / Trickfilm Casting Director: Eva Roth Written by: Mariko Minoguchi
2023
Maysoon (Cinema film) In development
Tamer (SUP) Nancy Biniadaki Producer: Watchmen Productions Casting Director: Uwe Bünker
2023
we. the weapon (Short film) In development
Gilbert (LR) Mohamad Moe Sabbah Producer: Bastian Klügel
2020
Hochwald (WHY NOT YOU) (Cinema film)
Nadim (SUP) Evi Romen Producer: Amour Fou Film Distribution: Spielfilm - Amour Fou Film Casting Director: Eva Roth

Television

2025
Soko Donau - Cui Bono
Sophie Allet-Coche Producer: Satel Film Distribution: ORF / ZDF Casting Director: Nicole Schmied
2024
Tatort - Messer (Feature film)
Bekim (SUP) Gerald Liegl Producer: FILM27 Station: ORF / ARD Casting Director: Marion Rossmann
2023
Steirerlist - Landkrimi Steiermark (Feature film)
Paul Trenner (SUP) Wolfgang Murnberger Producer: Allegro Film Station: ORF / ARD Casting Director: Nicole Schmied
2021
Soko Linz - Battle of Bytes (TV series)
T-Rex (ELR) Martin Kinkel Station: Gebhardt Productions for ZDF/ORF Casting Director: Nicole Schmied
2020
Soko Kitzbühel - Start Up
Jimmy Geyer (EFR) Claudia Jüptner-Jonstorff Producer: Gebhardt Productions Station: ORF / ZDF Casting Director: Nicole Schmied
2019
Soko Donau - Der Geist in der Maschine
Tarik Mahler (EFR) Holger Gimpel Producer: Satel Film Station: ORF / ZDF Casting Director: Nicole Schmied
2018
Tatort - Ich töte niemand (Feature film)
Ahmad Elmahi (ELR) Max Färberböck Producer: Hager Moss Film Station: BR / ARD / ORF Casting Director: Stefany Pohlmann

Theater

2025
Zwei Herren von Real Madrid (Drama)
Leading Role Manuel Bürgin Theater: Theater St. Gallen / Theater Marie / Kurtheater Baden / Bühne Aarau Written by: Leo Meier
2025
Stilles Geld
Leading Role Alexander Stutz & Sabine Harbke Theater: Theater Winkelwiese / Zürich
2024
DAÍMŌN feat. Detective Vampyres from Saturn (Drama)
Leading Role Christoph Rath Producer: Bernetta Theaterproduktionen Theater: Fabriktheater Zürich
2023
In Dubio (Drama)
Leading Role Maria Ursprung Theater: Theater Winkelwiese Zürich / Theater Marie
2022
Death at 5 pm
Cyril (LR) Than Hussein Clark Theater: London Performance Studios
2021
Fettes Schwein (Drama)
Tom (LR) Peter Lorenz Theater: Tiroler Volksschauspiele
2019 – 2020
Im Herzen der Gewalt (Drama)
Leading Role Thomas Schweigen Theater: Schauspielhaus Wien
2020
Unsere kleine Stadt (Drama)
Simon Stimson (SUP) Anne-Louise Sarks Theater: Theater Basel
2017 – 2019
Meet Me
Leading Role Enrico Beeler Theater: Schauspielhaus Zürich
2018
Casa 18
Leading Role Enrico Beeler Theater: Schauspielhaus Zürich
2016 – 2018
KING A
Supporting Role Theo Fransz Theater: Schauspielhaus Zürich
2017
Geächtet
Supporting Role Barish Karademir Theater: Stadttheater Fürth
2017
Antimortina
Leading Role Alexander Kratzer Theater: Vereinigte Bühnen Bozen
2016
This it it. Dawn at Bar Bazoukha
Leading Role Villa Design Group/ Than Hussein Clark Theater: MIT Boston/ List Visual Arts Center
2015
Highheel Highnoon / Stückentwicklung
Leading Role Alisa Tretau Theater: Kampnagel Hamburg
2014
Tahrir / Ad de Bont
Leading Role Katharina Rupp Theater: Theater Orchester Biel Solothurn
2012
Staatsfeind Kohlhaas
Leading Role Stefan Behrendt Theater: Schauspielhaus Graz

Audio

2021
Nachts ist es leise in Teheran
Leading Role Lia Schmieder
2020 – 2021
In Alphabetical Gardens
Supporting Role Than Hussein Clark
2019
Bevor wir verschwinden
Leading Role