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My Take
Damian Hardung has quietly become the German actor I most expect to break internationally. The range already on his resume impresses me: the wry intelligence of How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast), the brooding romantic lead of Maxton Hall, and the moral weight of Stella. A Life. Born in Cologne in 1998, he belongs to a streaming-native generation, yet he picks projects like someone with old-fashioned theatrical instincts. What I value most is that he refuses to coast on a heartthrob image when heavier material is available. If German cinema wants a global ambassador for his generation, I would nominate him without hesitation.
Overview
Damian Hardung (/ˈdeɪ.mi.ən ˈhɑːr.dʊŋ/; born 7 September 1998) is a German actor known for his starring roles as Daniel Riffert in the German Netflix series How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) and James Beaufort in the Amazon Prime Video romantic drama Maxton Hall — The World Between Us.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Damian Hardung
- Name (Japanese)
- ダミアン・ハルドン
- Reading
- だみあん・はるどん
- Born
- September 7, 1998 (age 27)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Tiger
- Origin
- Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Club der roten Bänder | — | |
| Notable work | The Most Beautiful Girl in the World | — | |
| Notable work | How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) | — | |
| Notable work | Yesterday We Were Still Children | — | |
| Notable work | Stella. A Life. | — | |
| Notable work | Maxton Hall — The World Between Us | — |
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://die-agenten.de/profile/damian-hardung/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/damianhardung/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damian%20Hardung
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.