The recipient of the Best Actor Bavarian Film Award for his work in ACTING OUT, Gedeon Burkhard is one of Germany’s most widely recognized and highly regarded actors. Burkhard won a Romy Award for Best Actor for his work on the hugely popular TV series “Detective Rex,” which was sold to over 140 countries. He also starred in the successful series “Alarm For Cobra 11,” which has aired in over 120 countries.
Burkhard’s additional film credits include THE LAST TRAIN (directed by Joseph Vilsmaier), MELODIES OF SPRING (directed by Martin Walz), GOLDENT IMES (directed by Peter Thorwart), MAKING UP (directed by Katja V. Garnier) and WELCOME TO GERMANY (directed by Thomas Brasch).
Born in Munich in 1969, Burkhard is fluent in English and German, having attended boarding school in England and high school in America. He starred in his first movie, AUNT MARIA, at the age of ten. His second lead role followed one year later in the American/German mini-series “Blood and Honor.” Burkhard worked on various projects during school vacations until he dropped out of high school after completing the eleventh grade. He shifted his focus exclusively to performance, attending music school for two years and taking speech and acting classes on the side.
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