Theo Trebs
Birth date6 September 1994 (age 31)
Birth placeBerlin, Germany
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present

Theo Trebs (born 6 September 1994) is a German actor, known for his feature film roles as Ferdinand in the World War I period film The White Ribbon (2009), and as Felix in the soccer drama film Lessons of a Dream (2011).

Biography

Trebs lives in a family with five children. His mother, Dorothea Trebs, is a talent agent,[1] and his siblings Enno, Lilli, Nele, and Pepe[2] are also young German actors. Trebs previously played supporting roles in Lilly the Witch – The Dragon and the Magic Book (2008); Krupp – A German Family (2008), as Alfried Krupp (aged 10–13 years); and as Ferdinand in Michael Haneke's award-winning historical drama The White Ribbon (2009). In 2010 he appeared in Rammbock and in the television crime series Inspektor Barbarotti – Mensch ohne Hund. In 2011 he appeared as Felix Hartung in the soccer-themed dramatic film, Lessons of a Dream,[3] which earned him a Young Artist Award nomination as "Best Leading Young Actor in an International Feature Film".[4]

In his spare time, he is active in sports, especially as sailor in a youth class (29er).[5]

Filmography

Film and television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Die kleine Benimmschule 2FlorianVideo
2008SaraBoy#3Short
2009Krupp: A Family Between War and PeaceAlfred Krupp age 10–13ZDF TV mini-series
2009Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic BookAndreas
2009The White RibbonFerdinand
2010Prinz und BottelBoyZDF TV mini-series
2010Inspektor Barbarotti – Mensch ohne HundKristoffer GrundtTV film
2010RammbockHarper
2011Lessons of a Dream[3]Felix Hartung
2011Stuttgart Homicide: SorgenkinderNoah BrockTV series episode
2012Tatort: Der Wald steht schwarz und schweigetBabyTV series episode
2012Tatort: Fette HundeConstantin BrandtTV series episode
2017Summer of '44: The Lost GenerationKnuffkeTV film
2025Fall for MeTomNetflix film[6]
2026Fatherland

Awards

YearAwardCategoryWork(s)ResultRef.
2011New Faces AwardBest newcomerRammbock,[7] Lessons of a Dream[8][9]
2012Young Artist AwardBest Young Actor in an International Feature FilmLessons of a Dream[4]

References

  1. ^ Agentur Kokon Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Theo Trebs at IMDb
  3. ^ Der ganz große Traum (Lessons of a Dream) at IMDb
  4. ^ "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  5. ^ Jugend – Vom Wind verlassen: Das Jüngstenfestival in Tegel – Wassersport – Berliner Morgenpost – Berlin
  6. ^ Niemeier, Timo (June 4, 2024). "W&B Television produziert Erotik-Thriller für Netflix" [W&B Television produces erotic thriller for Netflix] (in German). DWDL
  7. ^ Rammbock at IMDb
  8. ^ Der ganz große Traum at IMDb
  9. ^ New Faces Award für Miriam Stein und Theo Trebs Archived 2012-09-14 at archive.today