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.[1]
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Born | (1966-01-20) 20 January 1966 (age 58)
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Occupation | Actor |
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Years active | 1989-present |
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Spouse | Dimitra Petrou (m. ?) |
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Partner | Sorrel Athina Jardine (?-present) |
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Children | Ezra Finzi |
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Father | Itzhak Fintzi |
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Born in Plovdiv, he is the son of actor Itzhak Fintzi.[2] He is of Bulgarian-Jewish descent.[3] 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. [4][5] 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.[6] Samuel Finzi has performed in many film and television productions such as Kokowääh, In Between Days [de], Même Dieu est venu nous voir ("Even God Came to See Us"), and Vaterspiele ("Father Games").
In 2013 he starred alongside his son, Ezra Finzi, in the movie Aschenbrödel und der gestiefelte Kater.[7]
In 2014, he played six leading roles at the Deutsches Theater,[8] the Maxim Gorki Theater, and the Volksbühne, in Berlin, and at the Schauspielhaus in Leipzig.
He has also received several awards for his acting, including the Berlin Theatre Prize in 2011 alongside many others.[9]
- 1989: Moi, la Comtesse (Director: Petar Popzlatev)
- 1989: Parcheta lyubov (Director: Ivan Tscherkelov)
- 1989: Razvodat predi i Razvodat sega (Director: Georgi Jacky Stoev)
- 1989: Razvodi, razvodi... (Director: Kosta Bikov)
- 1990: Das Lager (Director: Georgi Djulgerov)
- 1990: Nemirnata ptitza lyubov (Director: Rangel Vulchanov)
- 1994: Die verbotene Frucht (Director: Krasimir Krumov)
- 1998: Die Unschuld der Krähen (Director: Horst Johann Sczerba)
- 1998: Sofia – Sick of it all (Director: Nils Willbrandt)
- 1998: Und alles wegen Mama (Director: Hermine Huntgeburth)
- 2000: The Farewell (Director: Jan Schütte)
- 2000: Deutschlandspiel (Director: Hans-Christoph Blumenberg)
- 2000: Now or Never: Time Is Money [de] (Director: Lars Büchel)
- 2000: Stunde der Wahrheit (Director: Matthias Tiefenbacher)
- 2000: Perfect Sight [de] (Director: Sören Voigt [de])
- 2001: Auf Herz und Nieren (Director: Thomas Jahn)
- 2001: The Devil’s Tail (Director: Dimitar Petkov)
- 2001: Même Dieu est venu nous voir (Director: Peter Popzlatev)
- 2001: Posseteni ot gospoda (Director: Peter Popzlatev)
- 2001: Santa ein Weihnachtsmärchen (Director: Jophi Ries)
- 2001: Studers erster Fall (TV film) (Director: Sabine Boss)
- 2002: Am Ende der Hochzeitsnacht (TV film) (Director: Olaf Kreinsen)
- 2002: Blueberry Hill (Director: Aleksandr Morfov)
- 2002: Gebürtig (Director: Lukas Stepanik und Robert Schindel)
- 2002: Rapsodiya v byalo (Director: Tedi Moskov)
- 2003: Schimanski: Asyl (TV series) (Director: Edward Berger)
- 2003: Das Wunder von Bern (Director: Sönke Wortmann)
- 2003: Hamlet X (Director: Herbert Fritsch)
- 2003: In schlechter Gesellschaft (Director: Michael Karen)
- 2004: Delphinsommer (Director: Jobst Oetzmann)
- 2005: Aller Tage Abend (Director: Andreas Schimmelbusch)
- 2005: Just an Ordinary Jew [de] (Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel)
- 2005: Measures to Better the World [de] (Director: Jakob Hüfner and Jörn Hintzer)
- 2006–2012: Tatort (TV series)
- 2006: Kunstfehler (TV film) (Director: Marcus O. Rosenmüller)
- 2007: Der Totenwächter (Director: Ilian Simeonov)
- 2007: Geburtstag (Director: Lawrence Tooley)
- 2007: Family Rules [de] (Director: Marc Meyer)
- 2008: In Between Days [de] (Director: Lola Randl)
- 2008: Helden aus der Nachbarschaft (Director: Jovan Arsenic)
- 2008: KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst: Letzte Chance (Director: Andreas Prochaska)
- 2009: Das Vaterspiel (Director: Michael Glawogger)
- 2009: Die Liebe und Viktor (Director: Patrick Banush)
- 2009: Ein Sommer mit Paul (TV film) (Director: Claudia Garde)
- 2009: Lackschaden (Director: Michael Schneider)
- 2009: Pink [de] (Director: Rudolf Thome)
- 2009: Sieben Tage (TV film) (Director: Petra K. Wagner)
- 2009–2012: Flemming (TV series)
- 2010: Aghet – Ein Völkermord (Director: Eric Friedler [de])
- 2010: Die Akte Golgatha (TV film, Director: Zoltan Spirandelli)
- 2010: Headshots (Director: Lawrence Tooley)
- 2010: Holy Light (Director: Georgi Tenev)
- 2010: Mondwärts (Director: Aron Lehmann)
- 2011: Men in the City 2 [de] (Director: Simon Verhoeven)
- 2011: Kokowääh (Director: Til Schweiger)
- 2011: Short for Vernesa B. (Director: Jons Vukorep)
- 2012: Alexander Granach – Da geht ein Mensch (Director: Angelika Wittlich)
- 2012: The Rhino and the Dragonfly [de] (Director: Lola Randl)
- 2012: Ludwig II (Director: Peter Sehr)
- 2012: Rückkehr von den Sternen (Director: Franz Müller)
- 2012: The Color of the Chameleon (Director: Emil Hristow)
- 2013: Aschenbrödel und der gestiefelte Kater (Director: Thorsten Künstler)
- 2013: George [de] (Director: Joachim A. Lang)
- 2013: Kokowääh 2 (Director: Til Schweiger)
- 2013: Oktober/November (Director: Götz Spielmann)
- 2013: Generation War (Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter) (Director: Philipp Kadelbach)
- 2014: The Invention of Love [lb] (Director: Lola Randl)
- 2014: The Bridges of Sarajevo (Director: Kamen Kalev)
- 2014: Worst Case Scenario (Director: Franz Müller)
- 2015: Punk Berlin 1982 [de] (Director: Oskar Roehler)
- 2016: Fritz Lang [de] (Director: Gordian Maugg)
- 2016: Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge (Director: Marie Noëlle)
- 2017: The Captain (Der Hauptmann) (Director: Robert Schwentke)
- 2018: Meine teuflisch gute Freundin (Director: Marco Petry)
- 2018: Klassentreffen 1.0 (Director: Til Schweiger)
- 2018: Herrliche Zeiten (Director: Oskar Roehler)
- 2020: Die Hochzeit (Director: Til Schweiger)
- 2023: Seneca – On the Creation of Earthquakes (Director: Robert Schwentke)
- 2024: The Black Sea (Director: Crystal Moselle)
- 1993: Critics’ Prize for Best New Actor in Nordrhein-Westfalen for The Seagul
- 1994: 13th Theater Festival NRW: Prize for Best New Actor for The Seagul
- 1995: Critics’ Prize: Best Actor of the Year in Nordrhein-Westfalen for The Cherry Orchard and Swan Songs
- 1996: Advancement Award for Dramatic Arts of the city of Düsseldorf for Ein Monat in Dachau (A Month in Dachau)
- 2001: Golden Chest, Best Male Performer, International Television Festival Plovdiv, Bulgaria for Devil’s Tail
- 2009: Best Actor at the Mess Theater Festival Sarayevo for Ivanov
- 2010: Best Actor at the MOT Theater Festival Skopje for Diary of a Madman
- 2011: Best Actor at the Skena Up Theater Festival Pristina for Diary of a Madman
- 2011: German Comedy Prize in the Category Film Comedy for Kokowääh
- 2011: Theater Prize Berlin 2011, Prussian Maritime Trading Foundation, for his entire work in the theater
Parini, Elsa (April 8, 2017). "Ицко Финци стана баща на 83 години" [Itsko Finci became a father at the age of 83]. Lifeonline.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved October 20, 2023. Ицко Финци има и син – известния актьор Самуел Финци, роден от брака с първата му съпруга – пианистката Гина Табакова.