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Biography
Tom Schilling (born February 10, 1982, in East Berlin) is a German actor and musician. He had his breakthrough in 2000 playing the boarding school student Janosch Schwarze in the feature film Crazy. He became further known through the films Robert Zimmermann Is Wondering About Love, A Coffee in Berlin (Oh Boy), Never Look Away (Werk ohne Autor), and Fabian: Going to the Dogs (Fabian oder Der Gang vor die Hunde). He is also known under his musical alter ego, Die Andere Seite.
Awards & recognition
- Bavarian TV Awards · 2013
- Tie Man of the Year · 2013
- German Film Award
- European Film Award — Best Actor · 2013 · nominated
Filmography15 titles

Generation War
2013as Friedhelm Winter
2013as Friedhelm Winter

Murder Mindfully
2024as Björn Diemel
2024as Björn Diemel

Never Look Away
2018as Kurt Barnert
2018as Kurt Barnert

Woman in Gold
2015as Heinrich
2015as Heinrich

Suite Française
2014as Lieutenant Kurt Bonnet
2014as Lieutenant Kurt Bonnet

A Coffee in Berlin
2012as Niko Fischer
2012as Niko Fischer

The Baader Meinhof Complex
2008as Josef Bachmann
2008as Josef Bachmann

Fabian: Going to the Dogs
2021as Jakob Fabian
2021as Jakob Fabian

Polizeiruf 110
1971as Felix Diest
1971as Felix Diest

Scene of the Crime
1970as Laurent Lenz
1970as Laurent Lenz

Agnes and His Brothers
2004as Ralf Tschirner
2004as Ralf Tschirner

Black Sheep
2006as Julian, Breslin's Best Friend
2006as Julian, Breslin's Best Friend

German Genius
as Tom Schilling
as Tom Schilling

Joy Division
2006as Thomas
2006as Thomas

Punk Berlin 1982
2015as Robert Rother
2015as Robert Rother