Simon Frühwirth
Biography
Simon Frühwirth is an Austrian actor. At 17 dropped out of school and began working as an assistant director at the Theater der Jugend in Vienna. In 2019 he made his debut in Gregor Schmidinger 's psychological drama "Nevrland" and was awarded the Best Young Actor at the Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival in Saarbrücken and the acting prize at the Diagonale 2019. He also featured in "Hamburger Tatort Tschill Out" (2020) and "Im Land der starken Frauen" (2022).
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Drama Series - 1970, 16 episodes • as Nietzsche
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.
Drama Series - 2019, 16 episodes • as Bauer
Max Liebermann, a student of Sigmund Freud, helps Detective Rheinhardt in the investigation of a series of disturbing murders around the grand cafes and opera houses of 1900s Vienna.
Drama Series - 2014, 16 episodes • as Ben König
Murder by the Lake is a German-Austrian TV crime series that has been produced since 2014 by Rowboat Film- und Fernsehproduktion and Graf Filmproduktion in cooperation with the German television broadcaster ZDF and the Austrian television broadcaster ORF. The series is filmed and set in the adjacent towns of Bregenz, Austria, and Lindau, Germany, which are both located on the southeastern shore of Lake Constance.
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Alex Ransmayer
„Alone against the mob? Solo against the jobcentre? Classic suicide mission.” That much Mr Berger knows, working at the jobcentre phone support line. But fortunately, Marie is not alone, after she loses her job aged 58. She has gathered a highly specialized troop of long-term unemployed people, and together they can achieve anything.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Jakob
17-year-old Jakob wants nothing more than to feel alive. Uncontrollable anxiety attacks prevent him from doing so and force him to escape into virtual worlds. One night, he meets 26-year-old Kristjan in a cam chat. Their encounter marks the beginning of a transpersonal journey to the wounds of their souls.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Joe
After a failed career as a musician, Helen returns to provincial life. Here she encounters ghosts of her youth in the shape of former band members, her great love – and a son she never had.