Tom Wlaschiha

Tom Wlaschiha
Tom Wlaschiha in 2013
Born Thomas Wlaschiha
(1973-06-20) 20 June 1973
Dohna, Bezirk Dresden, East Germany
Nationality German
Occupation Actor
Years active 1995–present
Website tom-wlaschiha.de

Thomas Wlaschiha (born June 20, 1973) is a German actor and voice actor.[1] Internationally, he is known for his roles as Jaqen H'ghar in the second, fifth and sixth seasons[2] of the TV series Game of Thrones, as well as Sebastian Berger in the TV series Crossing Lines.

Life and career

Wlaschiha was born in Dohna, Bezirk Dresden, East Germany. When he was 17 years old, shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, he traveled to Agawam, Massachusetts as an exchange student. He remained there for a year, acting in theater and studying English.[3] He also speaks French, Italian and Russian.

Since 1998, he has played mostly supporting roles in numerous German and international TV and film productions. His first leading role was that of Stephan in the 2000 gay milieu study No One Sleeps.[4] In August 2011, he was cast as the convict and assassin Jaqen H'ghar in the second season of the HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones,[5] and has reprised his role in the show's fifth and sixth seasons, starting in 2015. For his performance in Game of Thrones he was nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series by the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2016. Since 2013, he has been starring in the crime series Crossing Lines as Kommissar Sebastian Berger, a German police officer.

On stage, Wlaschiha has performed with the Theater Junge Generation in Dresden from 1996 until 2000, with the Schauspielhaus Zürich in 2002 and with the Schauspiel Frankfurt in 2003. As a voice actor, Wlaschiha is heard in film dubs, audiobooks and commercials. For some of his international work (e.g. Game of Thrones), Wlaschiha dubs himself in German.[1]

Credits

Film

  • 2000: No One Sleeps – Stefan Hein
  • 2001: Enemy at the Gates – Soldier
  • 2004: Pura Vida Ibiza – Felix
  • 2004: Bergkristall – Schafhirt Philipp
  • 2005: Icon – Mercedes Driver
  • 2005: Munich – News Crew at Fürstenfeldbruck
  • 2006: 16 Blocks – Bus Passenger
  • 2006: The Cloud – Hannes
  • 2008: Brideshead Revisited – Kurt
  • 2008: Krabat – Hanzo
  • 2008: Valkyrie – Communications Officer
  • 2011: Stilles Tal (2011) – Olli Reschke
  • 2011: Anonymous – Captain of the Guard (uncredited)
  • 2011: Resistance – Albrecht
  • 2012: Frisch gepresst – Chris
  • 2012: Mann kann, Frau erst recht – Moritz Blank
  • 2013: Ohne Gnade! – Baboo
  • 2013: Rush – Harald Ertl
  • 2014: Mr. Turner – Prince Albert
  • 2017: Berlin Falling

Television

Theatre

YearPlayRoleVenue
1993SavedFredSchauspiel Leipzig
Year UnknownVolporeVoltoreSchauspiel Leipzig
1999Drei SchwesternTusenbachtjg, Dresden
1999BluthochzeitThe Bridegroomtjg, Dresden
2000Faust ist totDonnyTiF, Dresden
2001Tartuffe (Molière)ValèreMecklenburg State Theatre, Schwerin
2001Engel der TankstelleMarshallVolksbühne, Berlin
2003Heinrich IVMortimerSchauspielhaus Zürich
2003KlinikMarkusSchauspielhaus Zürich
2005Maria Magdalena (Hebbel)SecretarySchauspiel Frankfurt
2006231 East 47th StreetAndy WarholSophiensæle, Berlin
2007Das ist mein Bett (Franckh)PhillipWechselbad, Dresden
2007Der Freigeist (Schmitt)Denis DiderotWechselbad, Dresden
2008Frühling (Léhar)EwaldVolksbühne, Berlin
2009SalomeMarabothStaatstheater Stuttgart

References

  1. 1 2 "Game of Thrones – Das Lied von Eis und Feuer" (in German). Deutsche Synchronkartei. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ Robinson, Joanna (March 8, 2015). "A Season 2 Game of Thrones Favorite Will Make a Surprise Return This Year". Vanity Fair. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ Zander, Peter (22 August 2012). "Tom Wlaschiha und die großen Rollen" [Tom Wlaschiha And the Great Roles] (in German). Berliner Morgenpost. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Tom Wlaschiha – Arbeitstier mit Reisedefizit". Monsters and Critics. September 2008. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  5. ↑ Hibberd, James (3 August 2011). "'Game of Thrones' casts assassin Jaqen". EW.com. Retrieved 3 August 2011.

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