Christian Baumbach

Christian Baumbach was born in Eisenach in 1984 and completed his acting studies at the Rostock University of Music and Theatre. During his studies, he performed at the Volkstheater Rostock and won an ensemble award with his class at the Theatertreffen deutschsprachiger Schauspielschulen (Theatre Meeting of German-Speaking Acting Schools) for his role as Berlioz in «Der Meister und Margarita» (director: Jens Poth). From the 2011/2012 to 2019/2020 season, he was a permanent member of the ensemble at the Schauspielhaus Zürich, where he worked with directors such as Karin Henkel, Ruedi Häusermann, Barbara Frey, Sebastian Nübling, Stefan Bachmann, Werner Düggelin, Sophia Bodamer, Daniela Löffner, Alize Zandwijk, Timofej Kuljabin, Clara Dobbertin and Stefan Müller.

With «Beute. Frauen. Krieg» by Karin Henkel, he was invited to the Berliner Theatertreffen and the Schweizer Theatertreffen in 2018. Guest performances have taken him to various German-speaking stages, including the Thalia Theater Hamburg, Schauspielhaus Hamburg and Deutsches Theater Berlin. Christian Baumbach enjoys stories. He likes to tell them on stage and at home to his daughter. Since the 2021/2022 season, Christian Baumbach has been a permanent member of the ensemble at the Luzerner Theater.