Thomas Smolej


Thomas Smolej is an Austrian actor and director.

Early life and education

Thomas Smolej grew up in Carinthia, completing high school in 2001 at BORG Klagenfurt with a concentration on music, and completed an acting degree at the Viennese Examination Board. He studied voice with Ronald Pries at the Klagenfurt Conservatory.
Since 2002 Smolej has lived in Vienna. After moving there he took acting lessons with Erhard Pauer and Isabel Weicken, as well as voice with Christian Koch und Jack Poppell and speech training with Biggi Weidinger.

Career

Since then he has worked as a freelance actor in stage productions, doing voiceovers for radio and TV, and as an acting coach and lecturer for speech technique at the department of the University of Vienna.
Since 2005 Smolej has been a member of the permanent ensemble of, has worked as a director, and has been on the Jury of the Examination Board for Equal Representation in the Stage Profession since 2012.

Acting work (selection)

  • Romeo und Julia
  • Wir sind noch einmal davongekommen
  • Das Gespenst von Canterville
  • Just So
  • Aladdin
  • Gustav Klimt
  • Cabaret Simpl: Welttag der Nudelsuppe, Zwischen allen Stühlen, Kein schöner Land, Ein großes Gwirks, Ich bin viele, Niederösterreichischer Theatersommer, 100 Jahre Simpl

    Directing work (selection)

  • Don Carlos 06
  • Trotz aller Therapie
  • Offene Zweierbeziehung
  • "Für immer in Jeans" - Peter Kraus Revue
  • "Kurzschluss" Susanna Hirschler
  • "Leben für die Bühne" Dagmar Koller
  • Gretchen 89ff.
  • "Alles gelogen!" Elke Winkens

    Voiceover work (selection)

ZOOM – Children's exhibition, Österreichischer Rundfunk, Servus TV, McDonald's, Nissan, Sony, ÖAMTC, Dulcolax, Alpla, 3, T-Mobile, IKEA, Kurier, Schwarzkopf, Schartner Bombe, NÖ-Card, Vereinigte Bühnen Wien.