Leonard Kocan

Leonard Kocan
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Leonard Kocan


Contact
c/o filmmakers
fon +49 221 167910
service@filmmakers.de
Personal contact
mail@leonardkocan.com

Year of birth / Acting age
1982 / 29 - 45 Years
Place of residence
Zurich
Accommodation
Berlin / Potsdam | Zurich | London | Paris
Tax residence
Schweiz 
Nationality
Switzerland
grew up in
La Chaux-de-Fonds (CH)
Height
193 cm
Figure / Build
athletic / sporty
Hair colour
dark blond
Eye colour
blue and green
Pitch of voice
Baritone
Language(s)
German (Native language)  | English (fluent)  | French (Native language) 
Dialects/Accents
SUI - Zurich German 
Musical instruments
guitar mehr >
Sports
mountain hiking | stage fight | soccer | alpine skiing | snowboard | surfing basketball | tennis mehr >
Driving licence
A - Motorbike | B - Car


from to Production Role Director Casting Director Channel
2022 Die Beschatter Till Klöti Michael Steiner Glaus & Gut Casting SRF / RTS
2022 Peter K. Alleine gegen den Staat Police Officer Laurent Wyss Insert FIlm AG Aardvark Film Emporium
2021 Neumatt Banquier Rochat (Ep. 4&5) Sabine Boss / Pierre Monnard Glaus & Gut Casting SRF / RTS | NETFLIX
2021 The Zurich Affair - Wagner's One And Only Love Johann Bernhard Spyri (NR, ENG) Jens Neubert Nina Moser | Revolve Casting TBD
2019 Säugetiere Der Mann (HR) Nino Vicenzo Valpiani NVV TBD
2019 A Tangled Web Marc (HR, ENG) Emmanuel Obi Jr. Amazon Prime
2018 Etrange Laurent - (HR, FR) Sophia Schweizer Kurzfilm
2018 Lonely Hearts Club Lars (NR) David Figueroa Garcia Fidelio Films Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival
2018 Seitentriebe Voyeur Güzin Kar / Markus Welter Langfilm SRF / RTS
2018 Katrina's Dream Amici Leo (NR) Mirko & Dario Bischofberger Clacson Production Realeyz
2017 The Radicalization of Jeff Boyd Frank Stark (NR, ENG) Uwe Schwarwalder Juice Worldwide, Apple TV
2017 Wilder Bundeskriminalpolizei Analyst Pierre Monnard Panimage SRF / RTS
2015 Gooey Gooey (HR) Paulus Bruegmann Zurich Film Festival - 72' Short
2015 The Wellington Der Dealer (NR) Franco Zilli Double Key Pictures Los Angeles Independent Film Festival
from to Play Role Director Casting Director Theatre
2017 Bühne frei für Mick Levcik! Sprechchor René Pollesch Berliner Ensemble Gastauftritt
2016 Antigone Journalist / Pressechor Stefan Pucher Schauspielhaus Zurich
2016 Bühne frei für Mick Levcik! Sprechchor René Pollesch Schauspielhaus Zurich
2016 Transformation I Macbeth (Act 5, Scene 5) - monologue ENG Paulus Bruegmann Make Up Julie Ruetz, Schauspielhaus ZH
2016 Transformation II The Seventh Seal (on a break) - DE Paulus Bruegmann Make Up Julie Ruetz, Schauspielhaus ZH
2015 Love / No Love Sprechchor René Pollesch Schauspielhaus Zurich
2011 Encounters Charles - ENG Constance Fichet Wild Project Theater New York
2011 Rencontre Marc - FR Constance Fichet Center Stage New York
2010 Saint Joan Robert de Baudricourt - ENG Joe Osheroff Union Square Theatre New York
2010 Sorry wrong number George - ENG Anna Maria Cianciulli The Players Club Gramercy Park New York
from to Title Rolle Director Casting Director Comment
2022 McDonald's TVC Lead Casper-Jan Hogerzeil Central Casting TV National CH
2021 Die Mobiliar Main Cast Jones - Michael Woodward Aurélia Marine Casting talents Online & Social Media
2020 Mobility Carsharing - TVC Lead Lukas Maeder Atelier 229 TV National CH
2020 Swisscom TVC Swissom Spokesperson Tobias Fueter Laura Rindlisbacher TV National CH
2020 Coop - Little FOOBY - TVC Vater Ari Zehnder Claudia Mai Casting TV National CH
2019 2020 Stayin Alive - BikeXperts André Vital - DE & FR Laurent Ulrich Corinna Glaus Casting Web Series & Kino Trailer
2019 SBFI - Erklärungsfilm Expat - ENG Max Eschler, CRK Atelier 229 Web
2019 SBB - Right there - TVC Ehemann Michael Fueter Claudia Mai Casting TV National CH
2018 Schweizer Post Der Einkäufer Johannes Grebert Aurélia Marine Casting Web
2018 Dyson Cleaner - lead Ari Zehnder Ferrari & Kämpfen Web
2017 Mercedes - EQC EQ Owner - ENG Roman Peritz Central Casting Event / Keynote
2017 UPC - My Sports - TVC E Pilot Reto Salimbeni Manifesto Films TV National CH
2017 Basler Versicherung - TVC Der Junge Mann Marcus Lundin Markenfilm TV National CH
2017 Dappad London Fashion Clothing The Dappad Man - ENG Jay Amin The Barkas Copenhagen Web UK
2016 Numbrs App Der Banker Richy Hafner Polymorph Pictures Web Deutschland
2015 Samsung Büro Sportler SIlvio Gerber Filmgerberei Web
2015 StepStone - TVC Geschäftsmann Richy Hafner Polymorph Pictures TV National Austria
from to  
2009 2010 New York Film Academy - One-Year Acting Conservatory
2004 2007 ETH Zürich - Master of Science in Architecture
2000 2002 EPFL Lausanne - Undergraduate in Architecture

Leonard Kocan is a professionally trained Swiss French and German Actor and former Architect, working on a wide range of projects in Film and Theatre across Europe. He is a native speaker in French and German (both mother tongues) and fluent in English (Acting studies and Theatre engagements in New York).

He trained at the New York Film Academy Acting Conservatory program, graduating in 2010, where he was a recipient of the Jerry Sherlock first year Grant. Prior to that, he earned a Master's degree of Science in Architecture from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich and Lausanne in 2007, and completed his mandatory Military service in the Swiss Armed Forces in 2002.

He has appeared in plays at the Schauspielhaus Zurich, the Berliner Ensemble, the Center Stage New York, Wild Project Theatre and The Players Club Gramercy Park in Manhattan. His film credits include the Swiss crime TV series Wilder, Swiss TV Drama Neumatt (Netflix), the upcoming Richard Wagner Biopic "The Zurich Affair - Wagner's One and Only Love" , and ad campaigns for London based Scandinavian Styling Brand Dappad.