
Julian Greis was born in Hattingen in 1983. After finishing his schooling, he trained at the State University of Music and Performing Arts in Stuttgart from 2003-2006. During this time, he began performing in guest roles at the Esslingen State Theatre and the Düsseldorf Schauspielhaus. In 2006, his performance in ‘Merlin or the Waste Land’ was recognised with both the solo and the ensemble prize awarded by the Schauspielschultreffen. After graduating he began working at the Schauspielhaus in Graz under the direction of Anna Badora, where he collaborated with the likes of Viktor Bodó, Tom Kühnel and Christina Rast. He came to Thalia under the artistic directorship of Joachim Lux and worked with directors including Antú Romero Nunes, Kornél Mundruczó, Christopher Rüping and Jette Steckel. In December 2012 he was awarded the Boy Gobert Prize for newcomers to the Hamburg stage, and in October 2014 he was awarded the Rolf Mares prize for ‘Best Actor’ for his performance in ‘Moby Dick’ (directed by Antú Romero Nunes).
Julian Greis has been a permanent member of the ensemble since 2009. He is also an accomplished voice artist working on audio books and radio plays. He won the BEO German Children’s Audio Book Award for Best Performer two years running, in both 2017 and 2018.
Brüste und Eier
Hamlet
Herzzentrum XII
La Belle et la Bête
Moby Dick
Network
Panic Heart
Pippi Longstocking
Shockheaded Peter
The Books of Jacob
The Fading Light
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
Advent, Advent, Zentrale brennt
Angels in America
Atlas of Angst
Atropa.
Being on Fire
Caligula
Celebration story
Fuck your ego!
Ghost Knight
Gospel of Judas
Große Freiheit Nr. 7
Hedda Gabler
In the Solitude of Cotton Fields
Insectarium
Iran Conference
Lange Nacht der Weltreligionen
Lange Nacht der Weltreligionen: Religionen und Stadt
Lesung: Elfriede Jelinek /"Die Schutzbefohlenen/"
Liliom
Merlin or \'The Waste Land\'
Mother Courage and Her Children
Nirvana Baby
Nüchtern am Weltnichtrauchertag
Puss in Boots
Thalia Canteen
The Absurd Darkness
The broken jug
The Crucible
The Hour When We Knew Nothing Of Each Other
The Importance of B eing Earnest
The Seagull
The Stranger
The three sisters
Tonight: Fraktus
Woyzeck
Wut / Rage