{{Short description|Austrian actor (born 1993)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Thomas Schubert | image = Österreichischer Filmpreis 2025 - Thomas Schubert BHO-3206 (3x4 cropped).jpg | caption = Schubert at the {{ill|2025 Austrian Film Awards|de|Österreichischer Filmpreis 2025}} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|08|15|df=y}} | birth_place = Vienna, Austria | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2011–present }}
'''Thomas Schubert''' (born 15 August 1993)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Person {{!}} Wer streamt es? |url=https://www.werstreamt.es/person/details/134748/thomas-schubert/ |access-date=18 September 2025 |website=Werstreamt.es |language=de}}</ref> is an Austrian actor. He attained prominence through his acting in the Austrian feature film ''Breathing'' (2011).
== Life and career == The son of a dental technician and a teacher, Schubert was born in Vienna, Austria, where he grew up with two siblings. He spent a year in Australia with his family. He attended gymnasium in the Vienna district of Donaustadt, but dropped out in his final year to pursue a career in acting.<ref name="Seibel3">Seibel, Alexandra (25 September 2011). ''Kann mir gut vorstellen, wie so jemand drauf ist''. ''Kurier''. p. 36.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schaur-Wünsch |first=von Köksal Baltaci und Teresa |date=24 January 2013 |title=Filmpreis: Noch ein Sieg für Ulrich Seidl |url=https://www.diepresse.com/1336721/filmpreis-noch-ein-sieg-fuer-ulrich-seidl |access-date=18 September 2025 |website=Die Presse |language=de}}</ref>
Schubert came to acting by chance when, as a 17-year-old student, he accompanied a friend to the open casting for Karl Markovics's 2011 feature film ''Breathing'' (German: 'Atmen'), which had been advertised at various schools.<ref name="atmen-der-film.at">[http://www.atmen-der-film.at/synopsis/interview-mit-karl-markovics/ Interview mit Karl Markovics]. ''www.atmen-der-film.at.''(retrieved 23 December 2011).</ref> In his amateur acting debut, Schubert plays the role of a young prisoner who, while on day release, takes a job at a Viennese funeral home. Markovics had insisted on hiring an amateur actor for the leading role, which determined the casting of all the other actors. "I was looking for a non-professional actor because I didn't want a 22-year-old drama school graduate playing an 18-year-old; I really wanted an 18-year-old who is still a child in some moments," said Markovics.<ref name="atmen-der-film.at"/> [[File:Atmen Premiere Wien 2011 i Karin Lischka, Thomas Schubert.jpg|thumb|Schubert with fellow actress {{Interlanguage link|Karin Lischka|de|Karin Lischka}} at the Vienna premier of ''Breathing'' (2011)]] Schubert was selected from approximately 300 candidates during three casting sessions.<ref name="atmen-der-film.at"/> Director Karl Markovics placed great importance on his leading actor remaining authentic, so he only gave Schubert basic breathing and facial expression training.<ref name="Hottowy2">Hottowy, Sabine: [http://diepresse.com/home/kultur/film/704715/Thomas-Schubert_Die-Nacktszene-laesst-mich-kalt ''Thomas Schubert: "Die Nacktszene lässt mich kalt"''] bei 29 October 2011 (retrieved 23 December 2011).</ref> According to Schubert, the greatest challenge in assuming this role was maintaining concentration during long rehearsals.<ref name="Seibel3"/>
''Breathing'' premiered at the 64th Cannes Film Festival in 2011 in parallel to the Directors' Fortnight, where the film was awarded the Europa Award. Described as a "taciturn, documentary-like social drama",<ref name="Munzinger">Wach, Alexandra: ''Atmen''. In: ''film-dienst'' 25/2011 (retrieved via Munzinger Online).</ref> the film was critically acclaimed, screened at more than 60 film festivals, and was selected as Austria's candidate for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film in 2012. Schubert also received praise, receiving the Best Actor Award at the Sarajevo Film Festival and the Austrian Film Award for his acting debut. The Austrian daily newspaper ''Kurier'' praised his talent for his sensitive and reserved performance as the introverted juvenile convict Roman Kogler.<ref name="Seibel3"/> According to a review by German magazine ''Filmdienst'', the inner drama plays out on the face of the "superb amateur actor".<ref name="Munzinger"/> Additionally, Munich-based newspaper ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'' praised Schubert's facial expressions in the film.<ref>Gottler, Fritz: ''Arbeitgeber Tod''. In: ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'', 8 December 2011, S. 12.</ref>
Schubert described the success of ''Breathing'' as a "major turning point in his life",<ref name="Seibel3"/> crediting his feature film debut for scoring him an appearance on the Austrian TV series ''Fast Forward'' in October 2011.<ref name="Hottowy2"/> He had further roles in the ORF miniseries {{Interlanguage link|Pregau – No way back|lt=''Pregau''|de|Pregau – Kein Weg zurück}}, the TV film ''Das Sacher'', and the crime-drama series ''SOKO Donau''. Schubert soon reached a larger audience with a role on the Netflix original series ''King of Stonks'', which was released mid-2022; in the series, he played the main character Felix Armand. For his portrayal of Leon in Christian Petzold's ''Afire'' (2023), he was nominated for Best Actor at the 36th European Film Awards.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=7 November 2023 |date=7 November 2023 |title=Österreicher Schubert für Europäischen Filmpreis nominiert |url=https://k.at/news/oesterreicher-schubert-fuer-europaeischen-filmpreis-nominiert/402659858 |website=k.at}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> In May 2024, Schubert became a member of the European Film Academy.<ref>''[https://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/european-film-academy-new-members-list/ Academy new members 2024: check the full list.]'' In: europeanfilmacademy.org, 6 May 2024.</ref>
== Filmography == {{Div col|colwidth=2}} * 2011: ''Breathing'' * 2012: ''Fast Forward'' – Tommi Hotarek (TV series) * 2014: ''The Dark Valley'' * 2015: {{Interlanguage link|At the End of Summer (Austrian TV film)|lt=''At the End of Summer''|de|Am Ende des Sommers (2015)}} * 2015: {{Interlanguage link|Chucks (Austrian film)|lt=''Chucks''|de|Chucks (Film)}} * 2016: ''Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden'' * 2016: {{Interlanguage link|Pregau – No Way Back|lt=''Pregau – Kein Weg zurück''|de|Pregau – Kein Weg zurück}} (TV series) * 2016: ''Fog in August'' * 2016: ''Das Sacher'' * 2017: ''Wild Mouse'' * 2017: ''SOKO Donau'' * 2018: ''Wintermärchen'' * 2018: ''SOKO Kitzbühel'' – M 23 * 2019: {{Interlanguage link|Your Life Belongs to Me|lt=''Dein Leben gehört mir''|de|Dein Leben gehört mir (2019)}} * 2019: {{Interlanguage link|City Comedy (TV series)|lt=''Stadtkomödie''|de|Stadtkomödie}} – {{Interlanguage link|The Case of Gerti B.|lt=''Der Fall der Gerti B.''|de|Der Fall der Gerti B.}} * 2020: {{Interlanguage link|The Dead from Lake Constance – Curse from the Depths|lt=''Die Toten vom Bodensee – Fluch aus der Tiefe''|de|Die Toten vom Bodensee – Fluch aus der Tiefe}} * 2020: {{Interlanguage link|Crime Scene: Trapped|lt=''Tatort: Gefangen''|de|Tatort: Gefangen}} * 2021: {{Interlanguage link|Windless (film)|lt=''Windstill''|de|Windstill}} * 2021: {{Interlanguage link|Risks and Side Effects|lt=''Risiken und Nebenwirkungen''|de|Risiken und Nebenwirkungen}} * 2021: {{Interlanguage link|Police Call 110: Until Midnight|lt=''Polizeiruf 110: Bis Mitternacht''|de|Polizeiruf 110: Bis Mitternacht}} * 2022: {{Interlanguage link|Axiom (film)|lt=''Axiom''|de|Axiom (Film)}} * 2022: {{Interlanguage link|Your Honor (German TV series)|lt=''Euer Ehren''|de|Euer Ehren (Fernsehserie)}} (TV series) * 2022: {{Interlanguage link|King of Stonks|lt=''King of Stonks''|de|King of Stonks}} (TV series) * 2023: {{Interlanguage link|In the Shadow of Fear – Thou Shalt Not Lie|lt=''Im Schatten der Angst – Du sollst nicht lügen''|de|Im Schatten der Angst – Du sollst nicht lügen}} (TV movie) * 2023: ''Afire'' * 2023: {{Interlanguage link|Police Call 110: Ronny|lt=''Polizeiruf 110: Ronny''|de|Polizeiruf 110: Ronny}} * 2023: {{Interlanguage link|A Whole Life (film)|lt=''Ein ganzes Leben''|de|Ein ganzes Leben (Film)}} * 2024: ''Andrea Gets a Divorce'' {{Div col end}}
== Awards == thumb|Schubert with the Actor Award at the 2012 Austrian Film Awards * 2011: Sarajevo Film Festival Actor Award for ''Breathing'' (2011) * 2012: Austrian Film Award in the category Best Actor for ''Breathing'' (2011) * 2025: 2025 Austrian Film Award in the category Best Supporting Actor for ''Andrea Gets a Divorce'' (2024)<ref>{{cite web|access-date=12 June 2025 |author=Magdalena Miedl |date=12 June 2025 |title=Österreichischer Filmpreis: "Village Next To Paradise" triumphiert |url=https://topos.orf.at/oefilmpreis25-verleihung100 |website=ORF.at}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
== References == <references />
== External links == * {{IMDb name|4752229}} * [https://www.filmportal.de/person/thomas-schubert_25a7861cbeb44972b9c4fb13fe84ee40 Thomas Schubert] at Filmportal.de * [https://die-agenten.de/profile/thomas-schubert/ Thomas Schubert] at the film agency Die Agenten * [http://diepresse.com/home/kultur/film/704715/Thomas-Schubert_Die-Nacktszene-laesst-mich-kalt ''Thomas Schubert: „Die Nacktszene lässt mich kalt"''] – interview with Sabine Hottowy at diepresse.com, 29 October 2011
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