Samuel Finzi

Samuel Finzi (Bulgarian: Самуел Финци; born 20 January 1966) is a Bulgarian-German actor.

Since his start in the late 1980s, he has hundreds of film, television, and theatrical credits.

Between 1993 and 2011, he received ten acting awards.

Born in Plovdiv, he is the son of actor Itzhak Fintzi.

He is of Bulgarian-Jewish descent.

Finzi performed in his first theater and film roles while still a student.

In 2004, his wife at the time Dimitra Petrou was diagnosed with a brain tumor and shortly after passed away.

He has since found a partner, Sorrel Athina Jardine, and has had two children, including his son Ezra Fintzi.

Very early on, he came into contact with directors who have had a major influence on European theater and film.

He has worked in the theater with directors such as Benno Besson, Dimiter Gotscheff, Frank Castorf, Jürgen Gosch, and Robert Wilson.

In film, his collaborations with Michael Glawogger, Oliver Hirschbiegel, Peter Popzlatev, Sönke Wortmann, and Til Schweiger have extended his popularity to a wider audience.

He also played the title role in the crime series Flemming.

Samuel Finzi has performed in many film and television productions such as Kokowääh, In Between Days (2008 film), Même Dieu est venu nous voir ("Even God Came to See Us"), and Vaterspiele ("Father Games").

He has also received several awards for his acting, including the Berlin Theatre Prize in 2011 alongside many others.

In 2013 he started alongside his son, Ezra Finzi, in the movie Aschenbrödel und der gestiefelte Kater.

In 2014, he played six leading roles at the Deutsches Theater, the Maxim Gorki Theater, and the Volksbühne, in Berlin, and at the Schauspielhaus in Leipzig.