Stefan Lampadius

Stefan Lampadius (born November 17, 1976) is a German actor and filmmaker.

Biography Stefan Lampadius grew up in Emden. After graduating from high school and completing vocational training in Stuttgart, he studied Audiovisual media at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne from 2003. Lampadius also took part in acting workshops at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg and the Academy of Media Arts Cologne from 2003 to 2007.

After graduating from the Academy of Media Arts Cologne in 2010, Lampadius began working primarily as a film and television actor. One of his first acting experiences was in the TV series Stromberg, which was based on the series The Office, and through which he became known to a wider audience in Germany. The movie had its international premiere at the 60th San Sebastián International Film Festival (Spain). Lampadius also appeared in the feature film West (2013) by Christian Schwochow and the Netflix series We Are the Wave (2019), which is loosely based on the 1981 novel The Wave.

Since the end of the 1990s, Lampadius has worked in various roles in film productions and also realized his own short films. Early works include the video recordings of a Dortmund concert for the English post-punk band And Also the Trees, which appeared on their video album Live 89–98. His short film Painters at work (2017) was nominated for the German Short Film Award, among others. 2017: Nomination for Painters at work in the category Best Feature Film at 27th Bamberg Short Film Festival 2017: Nomination for Painters at work for the Jury-Award in the category German Competition at the 33rd Hamburg International Short Film Festival 2017: Audience award for Painters at work at the Short Film Festival Cologne (KFFK) 2018: Nomination for Painters at work in the category Best Short Film at the 21st Motovun Film Festival