Tom Schilling

Tom Schilling is the sort of European actor I keep gravitating toward. Born in East Berlin, he came of age as the old order collapsed, and there is a restrained, interior quality to performers from that world that I find compelling. His range across stage, film, television, and even music suggests genuine curiosity rather than careerism, and a German Film Award confirms the craft. What interests me most is the subtlety I associate with his kind of acting: emotion suggested rather than declared. Performers who trust an audience to lean in, instead of shouting, earn my lasting attention.

Name (English)

Tom Schilling

Name (Japanese)

トム・シリング

Reading

とむ・しりんぐ

Born

February 10, 1982 (age 44)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dog

Origin

East Berlin, German Democratic Republic

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor / musician

Awards & achievements

• German Film Award
• 2013 Tie Man of the Year
• 2013 Bavarian TV Awards

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tomschilling_official/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%20Schilling
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26763

Tags

• stage actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-23

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.