The Billion Dollar Code
Gewinner Deutscher Fernsehpreis - Beste Miniserie 2022
Thomas Douglas was born in 1972 in Lusaka, Zambia and grew up in Iran and Munich.
Due to his family background, he holds British, Swiss and German citizenship.
His father Hamish, a civil engineer, is Scottish, his mother Monika, a flutist, is from Munich in Bavaria.
The Douglas family left Iran in 1979 due to the revolution and came to Munich, where Thomas had to learn German overnight. He grew up bilingual. (English and German)
After finishing drama school at the University of Hamburg he was hired by the experimental Theatre am Neumarkt in Zurich and two years later he was invited to join the ensemble of the Theater Basel, one of the largest theaters in Europe. These 5 years were among his most formative working on protagonist characters in classical and modern plays with the finest directors in German Speaking Countries at this time.
His broad portfolio with over 80 theater - and more than 70 film productions in different, contrasting roles, characters and projects of all genres are a testimony to his desire not to be tied down, neither to a subject nor to a certain orientation.
The collaborations with the experimental group CapriConnection around Anna Sophie Mahler led him on international guest performance tours from France to Germany to China.
In 2010 he won the Zurich Film Prize with the film ‘Zu Zweit – Together’ by Barbara Kulcsar and his wife Anina La Roche. This also laid the foundation for his film career. In 2012 he played aside Klaus Maria Brandauer and Sebastian Koch in the thriller ‘Manipulation’ by Alex Martin.
Internationally he also became known to a wider audience with his performance as Ralph in the Netflix miniseries ‘The Billion Dollar Code’.
In 2022, Thomas took on a continuous part in the series "Save Me" produced by UFA Berlin for Amazon Prime as well as one of the lead roles for the international feature film production "Sew Torn" by Freddy Macdonald: Beck.
Thomas Douglas lives with his family in Berlin and Zurich.
Date of birth
1972
Place of birth
Lusaka | Sambia
Nationality
UK | CH | GER
First residence
Zurich | CH
Residences | immediate working areas
Berlin | Zurich | Munich
Bookable from
Munich | Zurich | Berlin
Housing opportunities
Berlin | Hamburg | Frankfurt a.M. | Munich | Vienna | Basel | New York | Los Angeles | London
Ethnic appearance
White Central European
Hair colour
sandy
Hair length
short
Eye colour
Amber
Body type
delicate
Height
184 cm
Weight
87 kg
Clothing size
52
Languages
English | Native speaker
German | Native speaker
French | Basic knowledge
Dialects
D | Bavarian | Native dialect),
GB | British | Standard | Native dialect
USA | American Standard | learned
CH | Zurich-German | learned
Singing
Bartitone
A capella - Basic knowledge
Voice type
Barritone
Instruments
Piano | Good
Accordion | Basic knowledge
Saxophone | Basic knowledge
Trumpet | Basic knowledge
Violin | Basic knowledge
Skills | sports
Golf | very good
Inlineskating | good
Iceskating | good
Skiing | Downhill | very good
Tabletennis | good
Tennis | good
Licences
A1 | motorcycle | eu
B | car | eu
Preferred place of work
Film | TV | Theatre | Audioplay | Speaker
Associations
Association of Professional speakers [ch]
Ges. zur Verwertung von Leistungsschutzrechten mbH [de]
Schweizerischer Bühnen Künstler Verband [ch]
SUISSIMAGE | Swiss society for authors' rights [ch]
Gewinner Deutscher Fernsehpreis - Beste Miniserie 2022
nominiert für den Deutschen Fernsehpreis in 5 Kategorien:
- bester Mehrteiler
- bester Schauspieler | Mišel Matičević
- bestes Drehbuch Fiktion | Oliver Ziegenbalg & Robert Thalheim
- beste Kamera | Henner Besuch
- bestes Kostüm und Setdesign | Ingken Benesch & Myrna Drews
Deutscher Filmpreis
Nominierung | Bester Spielfilm
Nominierung | Beste Kamera
Swiss Filmprize:
Nominated | best film
Nominated | best script
Nominated | best actress
Winner | Basler Media prize 2019
Winner | "Fernsehfilmpreis der Akademie der Darstellenden Künste"
Nominated | "3sat - Audience Award"
Nominated | "Max Ophüls Prize"
Nominated | "Basler Filmprize"
Official Selection | "Solothurner Filmtage"
Winner | Zurich Filmprize 2010
Winner | Audience Award | Galaoshots Kurzfilmfestival | Berlin
nomination for German Television Prize in 5 categories:
- best miniseries
- best actor | Mišel Matičević
- best screenplay fiction | Oliver Ziegenbalg & Robert Thalheim
- best Director of Photography | Henner Besuch
- best costume and set design | Ingken Benesch & Myrna Drews
German Filmprize
Nomination | Best Fictionfilm
Nomination | Best Camera
Beck | HR | R: Freddy Macdonald
p: Orisono | macdonaldentertainmentpartners | Barry Navidi
c: Sharon Howard-Field
Earl John Spencer | NR | R: Pablo Larrain
P: fabula | Komplizenfilm | Juan de Dios Larraín | Jonas Dornbach | Paul Webster | Janine Jackowski
C: Nina Haun Casting | Laura Buschhagen
Rolf Flick | Supporting | Dir: Micha Lewinsky | P: Langfilm | Casting: Ruth Hirschfeld
Klaus | Leading | Dir: Carlo Beer | P: ZHDK |
Casting: Ruth Hirschfeld
Dr. Mark | HR | R: Eduard Vijulie | P: Eduard Vijulie
Council Edlibach | Supporting | Dir: Stefan Haupt | P: Anne Walser | C-Films
Dominic | Leading | Dir: Freddy Macdonald |
P: Fred Macdonald Entertainment |
Executive P: Barry Navidi
Motorcycle thug | ensemble | Dir: Freddy Macdonald |
P: Fred Macdonald Entertainmemt | Fox Searchlight |
Executive P: Peter Spears
Leading | various festivals and museums |
Dir: Max Phillip Schmid |
P: Stella Händler (Freihändler)
Geoffrey | Leading | Dir: Freddy Macdonald |
P: Fred Macdonald Entertainmemt |
Executive P: Barry Navidi
Adam | HR | div. Festivals und Museen |
R: Max Phillip Schmid |
P: Stella Händler (Freihändler)
Federal police officer Koller | Supporting | Dir: Pascal Verdosci,
P: Alex Martin | European Starcinema
Father | Dayrole | Dir: Thomas Imbach | P: Okofilm
Andreas | Leading | Dir: Barbara Kulcsar | P: Planb Film | HC Vogel
Casting: Corinna Glaus
Border Patrol | Supporting | Dir: Markus Welter | P: Hesse Greuthert
Rainer | Supporting | Dir: Bastian Günther | P: Lichtblick Film |
Casting: Anja Dihrberg, Kathrin Bessert
Frank | Supporting | Dir: Jürg Ebe | P: Turnusfilm |
Casting: Corinna Glaus
Gerold | Leading | Dir: Ilknur Bahadir | P: Ambrosia Film
Sebastian | Supporting | Dir: Jan Sulzer | P: ZHDK
Nerd | Leading | Dir: Michael Venus | P: Zander und Venusfilms
Silvio | Leading | Dir: Daniel Leuthold, Marion Schramm | P: ZHDK
Fabian | Supporting | Dir: Samira Radsi | HFF Hamburg
Rouven | Leading | Dir: Oliver Dommenget | P: HFF Hamburg
DNR | P: UFA FICTION | Amazon Prime | C: Emrah Ertem
Der Vater | ENR | R: Marcus H. Rosenmüller | P: Neuesuper GmbH | Casting: Franzi Aigner
Guido Schwenkers | EHR | R: Matthias Tiefenbacher | P: Razorfilm | Casting: Anja Dihrberg
Joachim Weissner | EHR | R: Chris Heininger | P: Network Movie| Casting: Dominik Klingenberg
Ian Shaw | HR | R: Chanelle Eidenbenz | P: SRF
Casting: Corinna Glaus
Kommisar Thanner | NR | R: Max Färberböck | P: Hager Moss
Anton Geitler | EHR | R: Jörg Schneider | P: Bavaria Fiction | ZDF
Casting: Kerstin Karcher | Bavaria
Ralph | NR | R: Robert Thalheim, P: Kundschafterfilm | Netflix
Casting: Simone Bär
CIA Agent Andrew Meyers | Supporting | Dir: Mike Schärer |
P: Zodiac Pictures |
Casting: Corinna Glaus | Nora Leibundgut
Staatssekretär | Supporting | Dir: Barbara Kulcsar | P: SWR |
Casting: Birgit Geier
Rolf Manthei | Supporting | Dir: Katja Benrath | P: Amelie von Kienlin |
Amusement Park |
Casting: Stefany Pohlmann
RA Hartmut Lachner | Supporting | Dir: Franz Xaver Bogner | P: mecom Fiction |
Casting: Stephen Sikder | Dreamteam Casting
Klaus Jenfleder | EpiLeading | Dir: Nikolai Müllerschön |
P: NDF | Casting: Franzi Aigner
Andreas Sawatzky | EpiLeading | Dir: This Lüscher | P: Snakefilm |
Casting: Ruth Hirschfeld
Zollbeamter Meier | Supporting | Dir: Barbara Kulcsar | P: SRF |
Casting: Kathrin Bessert
Andreas Holler | EpiLeading | Dir: Raoul W. Heimrich | P: Saxonia Media |
Casting: Christiane Rölli
Jan Tanner | Supporting | Dir: Barbara Kulcsar | P: plan B Film |
Casting: Corinna Glaus
Dr. Weber | Supporting | Dir: Pierre Monnard | P: c-films,
Casting: Susanne Müller
Mr. Davis | Supporting | Dir: Martin Guggisberg, P: SRF |
Casting: Corinna Glaus
Dr. Valentin Hess | Supporting | Dir: Manuel Flurin Hendry |P: hugofilm |
Casting: Corinna Glaus
Sven Steinke | Leading | Dir: Robert Ralston | P: hugofilm |
Casting: Ruth Hirschfeld
Rainer Biller | Supporting | Dir: Patrick Winczewski | P: Maranfilm |
Casting: Birgit Geier
Hermann Göring | Supporting | Dir: Bernd Fischerauer |
P: Telluxfilm
Hermann Göring | Supporting | Dir: Bernd Fischerauer |
P: Telluxfilm
Hermann Göring | Supporting |Dir: Bernd Fischerauer | P: Telluxfilm
Hermann Göring | Supporting | Dir: Bernd Fischerauer | P: Telluxfilm
Tom | EpiLeading | Dir: Stefan Betz | P: BR |
Casting: Florian Neubauer
Rudolphe de Bellville | Supporting | Dir: Bernd Fischerauer | P: Telluxfilm
Dr. Wendelin | Supporting | Dir: Hajo Gies | P: Maranfilm
Dr. Bengart | Supporting | Dir: Jürgen Bretzinger | P: Maranfilm
Ben Harper | Supporting | Dir: Oliver Dommenget | P: Phoenixfilm |
Casting: Gitta Uhlig
Fred Küppers | Supporting | Dir: Bernhardt Stephan | P: Studio Hamburg
von Breitenbacher | EpiSupporting | Dir: Marco Serafini | P: Aspekt Telefilm
Amerikaner | Supporting | Dir: Karin Hercher | P: Aspekt Telefilm
Polizist Köhler | Supporting | Dir: Hermine Huntgeburth |
P: Objetiv Film GmbH
Hannes Wehner | Supporting | Dir: Markus Imboden |
P: Objektiv Film GmbH
Einzelhandelskaufmann | EpiSupporting | R: Brigitta Dressewsky |
P: Dom Filmproduktion
Till Cramer | EpiSupporting | Dir: Christoph Schrewe |
P: Letterbox Film
EpiSupporting | R: Richard Engel | P: NDF
Jan | Supporting | Dir: Bernd Schadewald | P: Manufactum |
Casting: Heta Mantscheff
Radiomoderator Rainer | Supporting | R: Martin Giess |
P: Studio Hamburg
Feuerwehrmann Uwe | Supporting | Dir: Uwe Friessner | P: Monaco Film
Bankangestellter | Supporting | Dir: Michael Mackenroth | P: Monaco Film
Barkeeper | Supporting | Dir: Matthias Glasner | P: Monaco Film
Gernot Herburg | EpiLeading | Dir: Aljoscha Westermann |
Paul | HR | Künstlerische Leitung | Till Wyler von Ballmoos
Regie, Skript | Anina La Roche | P: Pumpenhaus Münster
Emanuel | HR | R: Martin Schulze | Luzerner Theater
Der Amokläufer | HR | R: Katja Langenbach | Gastspiel Luzerner Theater
Autorin: Julia Donaldson
Konzept und Spieler: Thomas Douglas |
Mit MusikerInnen des Zürcher Kammerorchesters
Winfried Menninghaus | HR | R: Anna Sophie Mahler |
Barock Ensembel "Il Profondo", Basel | Luzerner Theater |
Ödipus | HR | R: Till Wyler von Ballmoos | The Navidsons |
Ensemble Lemniscat | Pumpenhaus Münster |
Der Narr | Ensemble | R: Heike M. Götze | Luzerner Theater
Stefan G. | HR | R: Anna Sophie Mahler | Deutsche Oper Berlin
Dr. Gibbs | HR | R: Anne Louise Sarks | Theater Basel
Ödipus | Leading | Dir: Till Wyler von Ballmoos | The Navidsons |
Ensemble Lemniscat | Gare du Nord Basel | Tojo Berne
Thomas Douglas | Leading | Dir: Ruedi Häusermann |
Lucerne Festival | Luzerner Theater 2019 | Guest Performance
Der Amokläufer | Leading | Dir: Katja Langenbach | Literaturefestival Ulm |
St. Gallen - Hauptpost
Thomas Douglas | Leading | Dir: Ruedi Häusermann |
Biennale Munich
Concept: Anina La Roche | Player: Thomas Douglas |
Zurich Chamberorchestra
Hans von Stoffeln | Supporting | Dir: Barbara David Brüesch |
City Theatre of Lucerne
Concept: Anina La Roche | Player: Thomas Douglas |
Zurich Chamberorchestra
Concept + Player: Thomas Douglas |
Zurich Chamberorchestra
Concept + Player: Thomas Douglas |
Zurich Chamberorchestra
Luis Carlos Prestes | Leading | Dir: Nicole Tobler |
Sogar Theatre Zurich
Concept: Anina La Roche | Player: Thomas Douglas |
Zurich Chamberorchestra
Frog | Leading | Dir: Barbara David Brüesch |
P: Citytheatre Chur | Schlossspiele Haldenstein | Citiytheatre Lindau
Concept + Player: Thomas Douglas |
Zurich Chamberorchestra
Concept + Player: Thomas Douglas |
Zurich Chamberorchestra
Justus | Leading | Dir: Barbara Weber |
Theatre Neumarkt | Zurcher Festival
Concept + Player: Thomas Douglas |
Zurich Chamberorchestra
Gabriel | LeadinDir | R: Nicole Tobler |
Theatre at the Winkelwiese Zurich | Citytheatre Chur
Geoffrey Day | Leading | Dir: Anna Viebrock |
HAU - Hebbel am Ufer | Berlin
Ian Mac Dougall | Leading | Dir: Barbara Weber |
Theater Neumarkt | Zurich
Robert | Supporting | Dir: Corinna von Rad |
Theatre Basel
Performance | Dir: Dominic Huber | Blendwerk |
Theatre at the Gessnerallee Zurich | Kaserne Basel
Project, Ens Leading | Dir: Florentine Klepper |
Theatre Basel
The fat Lord | Leading | Dir: Corinna von Rad | Schauspielhaus Zurich
Project | Ens Leading | Dir: Anna Sophie Mahler | CapriConnection |
Kaserne Basel | Gessnerallee Zurich | HAU Berlin
Gerd Bergfleth | Leading | Dir: Anna Sophie Mahler | CapriConnection,
Kaserne Basel | Gessnerallee Zürich | Strassbourg | HAU 1 Berlin
Valentine Xavier | Leading | Dir: Florentine Klepper |
Theatre Basel
Project | Ens Leading | Dir: Ruedi Häusermann |
Schauspielhaus Zurich
Andrej | Leading | Dir: Elias Perrig |
Theatre Basel
Bindschädler | Leading | Dir: Ueli Jäggi |
Luzerner Theater
Performance | Ens Leading | Dir: Michel Schröder | Krautproduction |
Gessnerallee Zürich
Porfirij | Leading | Dir: Barbara David Brüesch |
City Theatre of Lucerne
Hunter, Prince | Leading | Dir: Corinna von Rad |
Schauspiel Frankfurt
Mr. Tobler | Leading | Dir: Ueli Jäggi |
Citytheatre of Lucerne
Performance | Ens Leading | Dir: Michel Schröder | Krautproduction |
Gessnerallee Zurich
Rainer | Leading | Dir: Anna Sophie Mahler | CapriConnection |
Kaserne Basel | HAU Berlin | Südpol Lucerne
Zatustra | Leading | Dir: Michel Schröder | Krautproduction |
Gessneralle Zurich | Kaserne Basel | City Theatre Chur
Project | Ens Leading | Dir: Ruedi Häusermann |
Schauspiel Hannover | Opera Festival Munich | Staatsoper Stuttgart
Project | Ens Leading | Dir: Anna Sophie Mahler | CapriConnection |
Gare Du Nord, Basel | HAU Berlin
Rodrigo | Supporting | Dir: Christof Frick |
Theatre Freiburg
Karl Valentin | Leading | Dir: Ruedi Häusermann |
Theatre Basel
Police Inspector Brown | Supporting | Dir: Lars Ole Walburg |
Theatre Basel
Dr. Baugh | Supporting | Dir: Tom Schneider |
Theatre Basel
Charles, Silvius | Supporting | Dir: Barbara Frei |
Theatre Basel
Alex | Supporting | Dir: Matthias Günther |
Theatre Basel
Harald | Leading | R: Anna Sophie Mahler |
Theatre Basel
R. Walser | Leading | Dir: Ruedi Häusermann |
Theatre Basel
Lord Kent | Supporting | Dir: Sebastian Nübling |
Theatre Basel
Odysseus | Harald | Leading | Dir: Raphael Sanchez |
Theatre Basel | Young Theatre Basel
Bob Dylan | Leading | Dir: Anina La Roche |
Theatre Basel
Trigorin | Leading | Dir: Albrecht Hirche |
Theatre Basel
Khwaja Aziz Mondanabosh | Leading | Dir: Raphael Sanchez |
Theatre Basel
various | Ens Leading | Dir: Robert Lehninger |
Theater Basel
Biff Loman | Leading| Dir: Lars Ole Walburg |
Theatre Basel
Thomas | Ens Leading | Dir: Ruedi Häusermann |
Theatere Basel
The Jobless | Supporting | Dir: Albrecht Hirche |
Theatre Basel
The Creative | Leading | Dir: Robert Lehniger |
Theatre Basel
Der Polizist | NR | R: Stefan Bachmann |
Theater Basel
Tomas | Leading | Dir: Crescentia Dünsser | Otto Kukla |
Theater Neumarkt |
Gastspiele: Mühlheim an der Ruhr | Stückemarkt Heidelberg |
Cowboy | Supporting | Dir: Elias Perrig |
Theater Neumarkt | Guest Performance: Hamburg
Derek Jarman | Leading | Dir: Lina Antje Gühne | M: Michael Sauter |
Theatre Neumarkt
Corvino | Supporting | Dir: Simone Blattner |
Theatre Neumarkt
Frau Bollhagen | Leading | R: Otto Kukla |
Theatre Neumarkt | Guest Performance: Fadjr Festival in Teheran |
Expo 2000 | Theater Formen Braunschweig | Freiburg im Breisgau | Landsberg am Lech | München | Hamburg | Sarajevo
various | Ens Leading | Dir: Christian Pade |
Theatre Neumarkt
Man | Leading | Dir: Birigt und Bernd Kempker |
Theatre Neumarkt
various | Ens Leading | Dir: Christian Sedlmeier |
Theatre Neumarkt
Thomas Douglas | Ens Leading | Dir: Crescentia Dünsser + Otto Kukla |
Theatre Neumarkt
Romeo a.m. | Ens Leading | Dir: Marcel Keller |
Theatre Neumarkt
Lukas | Leading | Dir: Sandra Strunz |
Kampnagel Hamburg | Theater der Welt in Stuttgart
Korl | Ens Leading | Dir: Jutta Hoffmann |
HfMuT Hamburg
Saturnin | Ens Leading | Dir: Nora Somaini |
Kampnagel Theatre Hamburg
F. Werfel | Ens Leading | Dir: Monica Bleibtreu |
HfMuT Hamburg
Governer | Supporting | R: Corinna von Rad |
Kammerspiele Hamburg
Knarf | Leading | Dir: Anja Gronau |
Zeisehallen Hamburg
Mr. Smith | audioplay | D: Reto Ott | SRF 1
Literaturehouse Zurich | African Literature Festival | Presenter: Monika Schärer
Docor | audioplay | D: Reto Ott | SRF 1
Host | audioplay | D: Reto Ott | SRF 2
Reading: Thomas Douglas | Presenter: Caroline Sørensen |
Literaturehouse Zurich
Reading: Thomas Douglas | Presenter: Peter Schultze-Kraft |
Literaturehouse Zurich
Host: Thomas Douglas | R: Reto Ott | SRF 1
various broadcasts | SRF 1 + 2
Swiss National Museum
Lesung: Thomas Douglas | Moderation: Thomas Bodmer |
Literaturhaus Zürich
Lesung: Thomas Douglas | Moderation: Jennifer Khakshouri |
Literaturhaus Basel
Lesung: Thomas Douglas | Moderation: Thomas Grob |
Literaturhaus Zürich, Ono Bern
Mike Pompeo | Serie | R: Mark Ginzler | SWR | SRF
Diverse Sendungen | SRF 2
Mr. Zetkow | R: Johannes Mayr | SRF 2
Carella | R: Marc Ginzler | SRF 2
Gerichtsmediziner | R: Marc Ginzler | SRF 2
Lesung mit Nocholson Baker | Literaturhaus Basel
div | R: Julia Glaus | SRF 1
Lesung mit Teju Cole | Literaturhaus Basel
Lesung mit Aleksander Hemon | Literaturhaus Basel
Lesung: Thomas Douglas | Moderation: Therese Steffen |
Literaturhaus Basel
Sprecher: Thomas Douglas | R: Claude Pierre Salmony | SRF2
Lesung für 52 beste Bücher | Nikola Steiner | SRF2
Sprecher | SRF 2
Sprecher: Thomas Douglas | R: Franziska Hirsbrunner | SRF 2
Lesung mit Toshiki Okada | Literaturhaus Basel
div | R: Martin Bezzola | SRF 2
Bahnwärter Thiel | R: Susanne Heising | SRF 2
Lesung mit der Sinfonietta Basel
Mann B | R: Stephan Heilmann | SRF | SWR
David | R:Claude Pierre Salmony | DRS 2
Raoul | R:Claude Pierre Salmony | DRS 2
Thomas Douglas | R: Franziska Hirsbrunner | DRS 2
Nachbar | R: Simona Ryser | DRS 2
52 beste Bücher | R: Franziska Hirsbrunner | DRS 2
Stimme 2 | R: Johannes Mayr | DRS 2
Ansager engl. | R: Reto Ott | DRS1
Vater | R: Simona Ryser | DRS 2
Kandidat B | R: Simona Ryser | DRS 2