Thomas Schubert

Thomas Schubert (born 15 August 1993) is an Austrian actor. He attained prominence through his acting in the Austrian feature film Breathing.

Life and career The son of a dental technician and a teacher, Schubert was born in Vienna, Austria, where he grew up with two siblings. He spent a year in Australia with his family. He attended gymnasium in the Vienna district of Donaustadt, but dropped out in his final year to pursue a career in acting.

Schubert came to acting by chance when, as a 17-year-old student, he accompanied a friend to the open casting for Karl Markovics's 2011 feature film Breathing (German: 'Atmen'), which had been advertised at various schools. In his amateur acting debut, Schubert plays the role of a young prisoner who, while on day release, takes a job at a Viennese funeral home. Markovics had insisted on hiring an amateur actor for the leading role, which determined the casting of all the other actors. "I was looking for a non-professional actor because I didn't want a 22-year-old drama school graduate playing an 18-year-old; I really wanted an 18-year-old who is still a child in some moments," said Markovics. According to Schubert, the greatest challenge in assuming this role was maintaining concentration during long rehearsals. the film was critically acclaimed, screened at more than 60 film festivals, and was selected as Austria's candidate for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film in 2012. Schubert also received praise, receiving the Best Actor Award at the Sarajevo Film Festival and the Austrian Film Award for his acting debut. The Austrian daily newspaper Kurier praised his talent for his sensitive and reserved performance as the introverted juvenile convict Roman Kogler.

Schubert described the success of Breathing as a "major turning point in his life", In May 2024, Schubert became a member of the European Film Academy.

Filmography

2011: Breathing 2012: Fast Forward – Tommi Hotarek (TV series) 2014: The Dark Valley 2015: 2015: 2016: Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden 2016: (TV series) 2016: Fog in August 2016: Das Sacher 2017: Wild Mouse 2017: SOKO Donau 2018: Wintermärchen 2018: SOKO Kitzbühel – M 23 2019: 2019: – 2020: 2020: 2021: 2021: 2021: 2022: 2022: (TV series) 2022: (TV series) 2023: (TV movie) 2023: Afire 2023: 2023: 2024: Andrea Gets a Divorce 2026: The Girl with the Leica

Awards

2011: Sarajevo Film Festival Actor Award for Breathing (2011) 2012: Austrian Film Award in the category Best Actor for Breathing (2011) 2025: 2025 Austrian Film Award in the category Best Supporting Actor for Andrea Gets a Divorce (2024)