Louis Hofmann
| Louis Hofmann | |
|---|---|
| Born |
3 June 1997 Mönchengladbach |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Louis Hofmann (born 3 June 1997)[1] is a German actor. Is known for playing the role of Tom Sawyer in the German film of 2011 Tom Sawyer.
Life and career
Hofmann was born in Mönchengladbach, he lives with his parents and his older brother. First experience in front of the camera, he gained in Servicezeit, a radio program, of the WDR. There, he tested as Ausflieger in the transmitting section family leisure activities. After two and a half years in the service time, he had the desire to become an actor and is represented by Agentur Schwarz.
In 2009 Hofmann was involved in the filming of the series Danni Lowinski, played the son of Edgar Selge in Der verlorene Vater and of Heino Ferch in Tod in Istanbul.
In 2010 he played for roles in Wilsberg and Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei and the title character in Tom Sawyer. Together with Leon Seidel, who played the role of Huck Finn, he was also involved going on the soundtrack of the film as a singer of songs barefoot.
The filming of The Adventures of Huck Finn in the summer of 2011 was the third collaboration with the director Hermine Huntgeburth. The film adaptation of the classic Mark Twain launched on 20 December 2012 in the German cinemas. From 24 October 2013 Hofmann will appear in the comedy Der fast perfekte Mann
In 2012 Hofmann plays a starring role in an episode of the television series Stolberg.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Der verlorene Vater | David Salzbrenner | TV Movie |
| Tod in Istanbul | Sascha Kleinert | TV Movie | |
| Danni Lowinski | Fabian Lüdtke | Episode: Hundeleben | |
| 2011 | Tom Sawyer | Tom Sawyer | |
| 2012 | Wilsberg | Max Rensing | Episode: Aus Mangel an Beweisen |
| Die Abenteuer des Huck Finn | Tom Sawyer | ||
| 2013 | Stolberg | Dennis Kessler | Episode: Der verlorene Sohn |
| Der perfekte Mann | Aaron | ||
| Freistatt | Wolfgang | ||
| 2015 | Land of Mine | Sebastian Schumann | |
| 2016 | Center of my World | Phil | |
| 2016 | Alone in Berlin | Hans Quangel | |
| 2017 | Dark | TV series |
Radio
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-2009 | Die Ausflieger |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Gilde-Filmpreis Leipzig | Bester Kinderfilm | Tom Sawyer | Won |
| 2012 | Deutscher Filmpreis Nominierung | Bester Kinderfilm | Won | |
| New Faces Award | Sonderpreis | Won |