Joel Basman

Joel Basman

Acting

Joel Basman (born 23 January 1990) is a Swiss actor.

Basman was born in Zurich, Switzerland, to a Swiss Christian mother and an Israeli-Jewish father, both of whom were tailors in the Swiss fashion industry. He grew up in the neighborhood of Aussersihl and was raised bilingual, speaking Swiss-German and Hebrew. He has one older sister who resides in Israel.

In 2004 he started his career and played a bold teenager named Zizou for the weekly soap opera Lüthi und Blanc.

In 2007 director Tobias Ineichen gave the main part to Joel for his film Jimmie. There he played an autistic boy. In…

Filmography

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Kafka ★ 7.6 Kafka 2024 Stella. A Life. ★ 5.9 Stella. A Life. 2024 Lubo ★ 7.1 Lubo 2023 Late Shift ★ 6.3 Late Shift 2022 The Shadowers ★ 7.1 The Shadowers 2022 Der Überfall ★ 4.5 Der Überfall 2022 KaDeWe ★ 5.1 KaDeWe 2021 The King's Man ★ 6.7 The King's Man 2021 Caged Birds ★ 5.4 Caged Birds 2021 Dear Thomas ★ 6.1 Dear Thomas 2021 Chess Story ★ 6.9 Chess Story 2021 The Colony ★ 5.7 The Colony 2021 Monte Verità ★ 5.0 Monte Verità 2021 Ich und die Anderen ★ 3.8 Ich und die Anderen 2021 Adventures of a Mathematician ★ 6.1 Adventures of a Mathematician 2021 Head Burst ★ 6.6 Head Burst 2019 A Hidden Life ★ 7.2 A Hidden Life 2019 The Working Man ★ 8.0 The Working Man 2019 Kursk ★ 6.6 Kursk 2018 Chris the Swiss ★ 6.5 Chris the Swiss 2018 Clash of Futures (1918-1939) ★ 7.5 Clash of Futures (1918-1939) 2018 The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch ★ 6.0 The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch 2018 Once Upon a Time in Indian Country ★ 7.0 Once Upon a Time in Indian Country 2017 Papillon ★ 7.3 Papillon 2017 Bye Bye Germany ★ 6.6 Bye Bye Germany 2017 Paula ★ 6.3 Paula 2016 Nussknacker und Mausekönig Nussknacker und Mausekönig 2015 Land of Mine ★ 7.8 Land of Mine 2015 Amnesia ★ 5.4 Amnesia 2015 Dawn ★ 8.5 Dawn 2015 As We Were Dreaming ★ 6.0 As We Were Dreaming 2015 We Are Young. We Are Strong. ★ 6.8 We Are Young. We Are Strong. 2014 Keep Rollin' ★ 5.8 Keep Rollin' 2014 Ziellos ★ 6.9 Ziellos 2014 The Monuments Men ★ 6.1 The Monuments Men 2014 Puppylove ★ 5.6 Puppylove 2013 Generation War ★ 8.1 Generation War 2013 Summer Outside ★ 5.3 Summer Outside 2012 The Swiss Miss Massacre ★ 4.1 The Swiss Miss Massacre 2012 Homeland ★ 7.6 Homeland 2011 Schawinski Schawinski 2011 Löwenzahn - Das Kinoabenteuer ★ 4.3 Löwenzahn - Das Kinoabenteuer 2011 Hanna ★ 6.6 Hanna 2011 Picco ★ 6.1 Picco 2011 Songs of Love and Hate ★ 3.3 Songs of Love and Hate 2011 Rosannas Tochter ★ 4.8 Rosannas Tochter 2010 Sennentuntschi: Curse of the Alps ★ 6.4 Sennentuntschi: Curse of the Alps 2010 Wacked..! Wacked..! 2010 Happy New Year ★ 5.5 Happy New Year 2008 Mikado ★ 5.0 Mikado 2008 Mein Schüler, seine Mutter & ich ★ 4.5 Mein Schüler, seine Mutter & ich 2008 Thousand Oceans ★ 7.0 Thousand Oceans 2008 Luftbusiness Luftbusiness 2008 Jimmie ★ 8.5 Jimmie 2008 Breakout ★ 5.2 Breakout 2007 Cannabis - Probieren geht über Regieren ★ 4.9 Cannabis - Probieren geht über Regieren 2006 G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten ★ 4.0 G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten 2005 SOKO Wismar ★ 6.4 SOKO Wismar 2004 Aeschbacher Aeschbacher 2001 Abendschau ★ 4.3 Abendschau 2000 Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police ★ 6.6 Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police 1996 Rosa Roth ★ 4.8 Rosa Roth 1994 The Old Fox ★ 6.3 The Old Fox 1977 Polizeiruf 110 ★ 6.2 Polizeiruf 110 1971 Scene of the Crime ★ 6.2 Scene of the Crime 1970 German Film Award ★ 6.0 German Film Award 1951 The Girl with the Leica The Girl with the Leica Don't Be A Stranger Don't Be A Stranger