Moses Leo

ZAV Berlin
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Moses Leo

ZAV Berlin
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Moses Leo is a German-South-African actor, performer and vocalist, based in Berlin. He studied acting at the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf in Potsdam. 

He was involved in several motion picture productions, and in 2010 participated at the Berlinale Film Festival with the Ensemble film Barriere, directed by Andreas Kleinert. In the same year he was a selected fellow at the Berlinale Talent Campus. 

He had engagements at some of Germany's most important theatres, such as Theaterhaus Jena, Staatstheater Darmstadt, as well as the renowned Ballhaus Naunynstrasse and Maxim Gorki Theatre in Berlin, among others. 

Leo has been performing in several influential human rights theatre projects such as the Asylmonologe and Asyldialoge by the documentary theatre company wort und herzschlag.

In 2019 he was awarded the Price of the International Theaterinstitut as part of the ensemble of Mittelreich, a history-making theatre production, which premiered at the prestigious Münchner Kammerspiele.

In the last years, he has been working with several influential contemporary artists, such as Robin Rhode, for whom he performed as “Doppelgänger” in his opera performance Erwartung, presented at Performa15 in New York City. 

As well as with Grada Kilomba, starring as Narcissus and Oedipus in her large scale video installation trilogy A World of Illusions, which has been shown internationally and was recently included into the permanent collection of Tate Modern, in London.

Besides his occupation as an actor, performer and voice-over artist, he is doing music - writing and performing his own vocals, developing his particular take on Deutschrap.


ZAV-Künstlervermittlung Berlin
Thomas Melzer
+49 228 502 088024
thomas.melzer@arbeitsagentur.de
open agency on Filmmakers
29-43 years
German
Place of residence Berlin (DE)
Year of birth1984 (39 years)
Housing optionsLisbon (PT), New York (US), Johannesburg (ZA), Munich (DE), Hamburg (DE), Stuttgart (DE), Vienna (AT), Cologne (DE), Dresden (DE), Leipzig (DE), Zürich (CH), Berlin (DE), Hanover (DE), Frankfurt (DE)
AssociationsBundesverband Schauspiel e.V. (BFFS)
ProfessionActor, Dubbing actor, Orator
Driver's licensesAM - Trike, quad, microcars up to 45 km/h, B - Car, L - Small tractor
Eye colorgreen brown
Hair colordark brown
Height (cm)197
Weight (in kg)87
LanguagesGerman(native-language)EnglishPortugueseFrench
DialectsAmerican-StandardBerlin GermanThuringian (thüringisch)(native dialect)
InstrumentsPercussion
SportAlpine skiingAthleticsBasketballFencing (sports)SnowboardVolleyball
DanceHip hopStandardAfro DanceLatin American dancesPopStreet Dance
PitchTenor
SingingChansonHip HopPopRapRockJazz
Training
Primary professional training
Other professional training
2011
Workshop mit Lena Lessing "How to Create a Unique Character"
2005 – 2010
Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen 'Konrad Wolf' in Potsdam Babelsberg
2010
Berlinale Talent Campus
2008
Synchronworkshop mit Anna Barbara Kurek, Dietmar Wunder und Rainer Brandt
2007
Synchronworkshop mit Carola Grahl
Awards
2019
Preis des Internationalen Theaterinstituts für MITTELREICH
Film
2012
FLUSHERS (Cinema film)
The Seller
Daryush Shokof Kino
2011
DER NEUE EICHINGER (Cinema film)
Darius Monroe
Theresa Henning Kino
2010
BARRIERE (Cinema film)
Ben
Andreas Kleinert Kino
2009
LOVEMACHINE 3000 (Short film)
der Vertreter
Michael Geithner Kurzfilm, HFF
2008
TOHU WA BOHU (Short film)
Moritz Bleibtreu
Michael Geithner Kurzfilm, HFF
2008
AB JETZT (Short film)
Kermit Frogger
Thomas Knapp Kurzfilm, HFF
Television
2022
TATORT, Das Opfer
Tourist
Stefan Schaller rbb/degeto Karimah El-Giamal
2019
ILLUSIONS Vol III, Antigone
Polyneices
Grada Kilomba Bildmuseet Umeå, Sweden & Maxim Gorki Theater
2018
ILLUSIONS Vol II, Oedipus
Oedipus
Grada Kilomba 10. Berlin Biennale
2016
ILLUSIONS Vol. I, Narcissus and Echo
Narcissus
Grada Kilomba 32. Bienal de São Paulo
Theater
2023
DER STEPPENWOLF
Harry Haller (LR)
Wiktor Baginski Theater Freiburg
2023
ANTI WAR WOMEN
Hope Bridges // Mary Church Terrell (LR)
Jessica Glause Münchner Kammerspiele
2022
KARNEVAL
Roboto Blänks
Joana Tischkau Theater Oberhausen
2021
1000 SERPENTINEN ANGST
Bruder
Anta Helena Recke Maxim Gorki Theater
2019
DIE MITTELMEER MONOLOGE
Yassin
Michael Ruf Heimathafen Neukölln
2017 – 2018
MITTELREICH
Semi
Anta Helena Recke Münchner Kammerspiele
2016
PLANTATION MEMORIES
Leading role
Grada Kilomba Maxim Gorki Theater
2015 – 2016
SOMMER NACHT TRAUM
Demetrius
Michael Meyer & Christine Stehno Theater Strahl
2013 – 2016
KRIEG. STELL DIR VOR ER WÄRE HIER.
Er
Anna Vera Kelle Theater Strahl
2015
DAS TIERREICH
Vanessa, Marko und Klaus
Laura Linnenbaum Staatstheater Darmstadt
2015
DIE ASYL-DIALOGE/MONOLOGE
Wazir/Ali
Michael Ruf Heimathafen Neukölln
2015
ERWARTUNG
The Man
Robin Rhode Performa 15, New York City
2014
DER KAUFMANN VON VENEDIG
Salerio/Solanio
Christian Weise Staatstheater Darmstadt
2014
PARADIES. SPIEL MIR DAS LIED VOM ANFANG
Radderich
Maria Ursprung Staatstheater Darmstadt
2013 – 2014
DAS FEST
Batokai
Wolfgang Gropper Theater Erlangen
2013 – 2014
HARRY & SALLY
Jack
Knud Riepen & Constanze Behrends Prime Time Theater
2011 – 2012
FAUST
Gott, Wagner und Siebel
Moritz Schönecker Theaterhaus Jena
2011
AUS EINEM TOTENHAUS
Wache
Patrice Chéreau Staatsoper unter den Linden
2009 – 2011
HEIMAT, BITTERSÜSSE HEIMET
Other roles
Lara Sophie Milagro & Vanessa Rottenburg auf Tour (u.a. Ballhaus Naunynstrasse)
2010
THE MOST UNSATISFIED TOWN
Julius
Amy Evans ICI Berlin
2010
ALTE LIEBE
Jungmännerchor
Britta Pudelko & Stephan Müller Dock 11
2009 – 2010
I WANNA DIE FOR YOU
Puck
Anja Kozik Fabrik Potsdam
2009
GRACELAND
Elvis
Carlos Manuel Hans Otto Theater
2008
DER STURM
Trinculo
Robert Gallinowski Hans Otto Theater
2007
CHATROOM
William
Carlos Manuel Hans Otto Theater
2006
PREPARADISE SORRY NOW
Other roles
Moritz Schönecker Junges Schauspielhaus Zürich
Audio
2022
EIN AMERIKANISCHER TRAUM - von Barack Obama
Audiobook
Frank Bruder
2022
THE PROMISE - Das Versprechen von Damon Galgut
Audiobook
Kati Schäfer
2021
THE UPPER WORLD - Ein Hauch Zukunft von Femi Fadugba
Audiobook
Roman Neumann
2016
Ode, Odessa, Odyssee. Der Mythos der Stadt am Schwarzen Meer
Voice-Over
Friederike Wigger
2016
Von Masyaf ins Berghain
Voice-Over
Friederike Wigger
2016
Inspiration versus Imitation
Voice-Over
Friederike Wigger
2016
Ingredients of democracy
Voice-Over
Friederike Wigger
2015
Syria.FM
Voice-Over
Julia Tieke
2014
Residenzpflicht - only when i die!
Voice-Over
Lydia Ziemke & Friederike Wigger
Internet
2020
KNEEDEEP
Moses Leo
Robin Rhode YouTube
2019
SPÄTZÜNDER
Moses Leo
Moses Leo & Oskar Redfern YouTube
2011 – 2012
9 (NEUN)
Baba Wagner, Burn Out, Roberto Black
Geisbaba YouTube
2010 – 2011
POPUP's
Baba Wagner
Geisbaba YouTube