Stefan Lampadius

Stefan Lampadius 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 (TV series)|Stromberg (TV series)|Stromberg], which was based on the series The Office, and through which he became known to a wider audience in Germany. This was followed by further roles in television productions, feature films, music videos and commercials. Lampadius made his International film debut in the anthology movie Hives, in which he played the engineer Ralf. The movie had its international premiere at the 60th San Sebastián International Film Festival. Lampadius also appeared in the feature film West by Christian Schwochow and the Netflix series We Are the Wave, 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 was nominated for the German Short Film Award, among others. The experimental music video Dynamo, celebrated its international festival premiere at the Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival in 2021. In 2024, Lampadius was a member of the festival jury for the Bamberg Short Film Festival.

Selected filmography

Film / Television

2005: '
2007: Blind Flight '
2007: Alles was zählt
2008: '
2009: The Two Lives of Daniel Shore '
2010: Zeche is nich – Sieben Blicke auf das Ruhrgebiet
2011: Alive and Ticking '
2011: '
2012: Stromberg,
2012: Idiotentest
2012: The Spectator ',
2012: Hives '
2012: Keep Up the Good Work '
2013: Trimbelten
2013: Wilsberg – Die Entführung
2013: '
2013: 00 Schneider – Im Wendekreis der Eidechse
2013: West '
2014: Stromberg – Der Film
2014: The last cop ',
2014: Danni Lowinski,
2015: Ein starkes Team
2015: 3 Türken & ein Baby
2016: Bittersweet '
2017: Rocket Perelman '
2017: Club der roten Bänder – Die Liste,
2018: Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei – Kein Entkommen
2019: We Are the Wave,
2020: SOKO Wismar – Der Tod fährt Pedelec
2022: King of Stonks
2023: The Three Detectives ' – Curse of the Witch
2024: '
2024: Mord mit Aussicht

Director / Screenwriter / Miscellaneous

1998: And Also The Trees – Live 89–98,
2017: Painters at work ,
2019: Namosh – Dynamo,

Awards and nominations (selection)

2011: Team-Work-Award for Thomas, Thomas at the Stuttgarter Filmwinter Festival for expanded media
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
2018: Nomination for Painters at work in the category Best Short Film at the 21st Motovun Film Festival