Joel Basman
Joel Basman

Joel Basman

Born: January 23, 1990 (36 years)
Zürich, Switzerland

Joel Basman (born 23 January 1990) is a Swiss actor. Basman was born in Zurich, Switzerland, to a Swiss Christian mother and an Israeli-Jewish father, both of whom were tailors in the Swiss fashion industry. He grew up in the neighborhood of Aussersihl and was raised bilingual, speaking Swiss-German and Hebrew. He has one older sister who resides in Israel. In 2004 he started his career and played a bold teenager named Zizou for the weekly soap opera Lüthi und Blanc. In 2007 director Tobias Ineichen gave the main part to Joel for his film Jimmie. There he played an autistic boy. In February 2008 he got the prize Shooting Star for his part as a Russian teenager on the film Luftibus, written by director Dominque de Rivaz. In September 2008 Joel received the Schweizer Fernsehpreis (Swiss TV-Prize) in the category film. In October 2008 he got the prize for the best main part from Cinema Tous Ecrans. At the Schauspielhaus Zürich Joel Basman acted 2003 for a youth-theatre project. In 2004 and 2005 he played with students, who were at their final project. He finished his studies at the"European Film Actor School" in October 2008. In 2012 Basman got a part as Bertel in the three-piece TV film Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter (Our mothers, our fathers). He also played Pascal in the Swiss TV-film Ziellos (Aimless). Joel Basman played as Sebastien Leclercq in a game called ‘Late Shift’ in 2016. In 2018, Basman played the lead role in Wolkenbruch's Wondrous Journey Into the Arms of a Shiksa, picked up by Netflix. Source: Article "Joel Basman" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movies as Actor (49)
Stella. A Life.

Stella. A Life.

as Peter

Jan 17, 2024

Lubo

Lubo

as Bruno Reiter

Nov 9, 2023

Late Shift

Late Shift

as Sébastien Leclercq

Dec 2, 2022

The King's Man

The King's Man

as Gavrilo Princip

Dec 22, 2021

Caged Birds

Caged Birds

as Walter Stürm

Nov 25, 2021

Dear Thomas

Dear Thomas

as Klaus Brasch

Nov 11, 2021

Chess Story

Chess Story

as Barkeeper Willem

Sep 23, 2021

The Colony

The Colony

as Paling

Aug 26, 2021

Monte Verità

Monte Verità

as Hermann Hesse

Aug 26, 2021

Adventures of a Mathematician

Adventures of a Mathematician

as Edward Teller

Jun 11, 2021

Head Burst

Head Burst

as Tim

Oct 17, 2019

A Hidden Life

A Hidden Life

as Military Trainee

Aug 27, 2019

The Working Man

The Working Man

as Patrick "Sigi" Signer

Jan 24, 2019

Kursk

Kursk

as Leo

Nov 7, 2018

Chris the Swiss

Chris the Swiss

as Chris (voice)

Oct 3, 2018

The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch

The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch

as Motti

Jul 5, 2018

Once Upon a Time in Indian Country

Once Upon a Time in Indian Country

as Kondor

Oct 19, 2017

Papillon

Papillon

as Maturette

Sep 7, 2017

Bye Bye Germany

Bye Bye Germany

as Lubliner

Apr 6, 2017

Paula

Paula

as Rainer Maria Rilke

Dec 15, 2016

Nussknacker und Mausekönig

Nussknacker und Mausekönig

as Mausekönig

Dec 25, 2015

Land of Mine

Land of Mine

as Helmut Morbach

Dec 3, 2015

Amnesia

Amnesia

as Rudolfo

Aug 19, 2015

Dawn

Dawn

as Elisha

Apr 29, 2015

As We Were Dreaming

As We Were Dreaming

as Mark

Feb 10, 2015

We Are Young. We Are Strong.

We Are Young. We Are Strong.

as Robbie

Oct 21, 2014

Keep Rollin'

Keep Rollin'

as Valentin

Jun 5, 2014

Ziellos

Ziellos

as Pascal Saner

Apr 6, 2014

The Monuments Men

The Monuments Men

as German Soldier at Ghent

Jan 24, 2014

Puppylove

Puppylove

as Paul

Jun 29, 2013

Summer Outside

Summer Outside

as Theo

Sep 27, 2012

The Swiss Miss Massacre

The Swiss Miss Massacre

as Johnny

Aug 22, 2012

Löwenzahn - Das Kinoabenteuer

Löwenzahn - Das Kinoabenteuer

as Ronny

May 12, 2011

Hanna

Hanna

as Razor

Apr 7, 2011

Picco

Picco

as Tommy

Feb 3, 2011

Songs of Love and Hate

Songs of Love and Hate

as Fabio

Jan 27, 2011

Rosannas Tochter

Rosannas Tochter

as Ruben

Nov 10, 2010

Sennentuntschi: Curse of the Alps

Sennentuntschi: Curse of the Alps

as Albert

Sep 23, 2010

Wacked..!

Wacked..!

as Mani

Aug 9, 2010

Happy New Year

Happy New Year

as Oskar

Nov 5, 2008

Mikado

Mikado

as Julian

Oct 11, 2008

Mein Schüler, seine Mutter & ich

Mein Schüler, seine Mutter & ich

as Franz Hilbig

Oct 9, 2008

Thousand Oceans

Thousand Oceans

as Eric

Oct 2, 2008

Luftbusiness

Luftbusiness

as Liocha

Aug 11, 2008

Jimmie

Jimmie

as Jimmie Berger

May 4, 2008

Breakout

Breakout

as Silenzio

Jan 18, 2007

Cannabis - Probieren geht über Regieren

Cannabis - Probieren geht über Regieren

as Remo

Sep 7, 2006

The Girl with the Leica

The Girl with the Leica

as Bertolt Brecht

Don't Be A Stranger

Don't Be A Stranger