Albrecht Abraham Schuch (born 21 August 1985) is a German actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including four German Film Awards, a Bavarian Film Award, and a German Television Award. He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in All Quiet on the Western Front (2022).
Early life Schuch was born in 1985 in Jena, East Germany. He is the younger brother of actress Karoline Schuch. He studied acting at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig from 2006 to 2010.
Career Schuch made his film debut in Robert Thalheim's Westwind. In 2012, he played his first film starring role as Alexander von Humboldt in Detlev Buck's Measuring the World based on Daniel Kehlmann's novel of the same name.
He is the only male actor to win the German Film Award in two categories as lead and supporting actor at the same award ceremony. In 2020, he won both awards for the films System Crasher and Berlin Alexanderplatz. Two years later, he won again as Best Actor for the Film Dear Thomas. In 2023 he won the German Film Award as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in All Quiet on the Western Front.
Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 2011 Westwind Ronny 2012 Measuring the World Alexander von Humboldt Credited as Albrecht Abraham Schuch2016PaulaOtto Modersohn2018AtlasJan Haller 2019 System CrasherMichael Heller German Film Award for Best Actor2020Berlin AlexanderplatzReinhold German Film Award for Best Supporting Actor2021Fabian: Going to the DogsStephan LabudeDear ThomasThomas Brasch German Film Award for Best ActorBavarian Film Award for Best Actor Schachnovelle Philip Stölzl 2022All Quiet on the Western FrontStanislaus Katczinsky Nominated for BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor German Film Award for Best Supporting ActorDark Satellites2024Peacock MatthiasAustrian Film Award for Best Actor
+ TV Year Title Role Notes 2009 Bei uns und um die Ecke TV movie 2010 Polizeiruf 110 Jacob Episode: Schatten 2010 The Old Fox Adrian Humbold Episode: Ende der Schonzeit 2010 Harry 2012 NeoParadise Himself Episodes: Money Boy schlägt Klaas nieder/Der Pickup Artist/The Voice 2013 Tatort Pater Rufus Episode: Allmächtig 2014 Florian Hofmann TV movie 2016 NSU German History X Uwe Mundlos TV mini-series 2018 Peter Meyer TV filmGerman Screen Actors Award for Best Supporting Actor 2018 Bad Banks Adam Pohl TV series (2 seasons)German Television Award for Best Supporting Actor
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