Albrecht Schuch

German actor
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Albrecht Abraham Schuch 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).

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.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.

Date of Birth21st August 1985
Age39 Years
Zodiac SignLeo
CountryGermany
Birth PlaceJena
NationalityGermany
CitizenshipGermany
LanguageGerman
ReferenceIMDB
SiblingsKaroline Schuch
Occupationactor, television actor
Career Start2009 (15 years ago)
Awards
  • German Film Award