Jules* Elting

ZAV Berlin
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Jules* Elting

ZAV Berlin
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JULES* ELTING is a trans nonbinary actor based in Berlin + São Paulo. Their pronouns are in English (they/them), German (keine Pronomen/Jules*), Portugues (elu/delu).
Born in Hamburg Jules* studied contemporary dance at Martha-Graham School, NYC & acting at the theater and music university "Felox-Medelssohn-Bartholdy" in Leipzig, Germany. After a classical theatre career in German Stadttheater they worked for 10 years in Brazil as company member of "Teatro Oficina", São Paulo, one of Brazil's biggest and most famous theatres.
Since 2015 they are known for international cinema productions, such as "The Ornithologist" by João Pedro Rodrigues, which won the Silver Leopard in Locarno. 2019 they were chosen as one of three German actors for TALENT at Berlinale. "King Car" by Renata Pinheiro, in which they play Mercedes, one of the leads premiered in competition at IFFR / International Film Festival Rotterdam 2021 and won Best Film at the Brazilian Oscars, Filmfestival Gramado, where Jules* was also nominated for Best Acting. They hosted the 35th Teddy Award at Berlinale Film Festival in summer 2021. "Vampires in Space" with Jules* in the main cast premiered in at the Biennale in Venice April 2022 and is shown until November, before travelling the world. The German "Prout at Work" nominated Jules* 2022 as number 5 on the top50 list of LGBTQIA+ personalities and activists in Media, Arts & Culture. 

>> Jules* plays both trans roles and cis women characters, rarely also cis men.

ZAV-Künstlervermittlung Berlin
Sonja Sommer
+49 228 502 088025
sonja.sommer@arbeitsagentur.de
open agency on Filmmakers
34-44 years
German
Place of residence Berlin (DE)
Place of birthFrankfurt am Main
Housing optionsSão Paulo (BR), Munich (DE), Hamburg (DE), Vienna (AT), Leipzig (DE), Berlin (DE), Frankfurt (DE)
Associations#ActOut, Bundesverband Schauspiel e.V. (BFFS)
ProfessionActor, Model, Speaker
Driver's licensesB - Car
Eye colorblue
Hair colorBlond
Height (cm)175
Weight (in kg)57
LanguagesGerman(native-language)Portuguese(native-language)EnglishFrenchLatinSpanish
DialectsAustrianBairischBavarian SwabianHessian(native dialect)Saxon
AccentsAmerican
InstrumentsFluteviolinBerimbauPianoRecorderViolin
SportAlpine skiingFencing (stage)Horse ridingTable tennisTennisYoga
DanceBalletAfro DanceClassic danceModern DancePole DanceSambaStandardtap-dance
PitchMezzo-soprano, Soprano
SingingChansonClassicSong
Special skillsCatwalk
Training
Other professional training
1999 – 2003
Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig, "Felix-Mendelssohn-Bartholdy", Abschluss: Diplom
1998 – 1999
Martha Graham Scholl of Contemporary Dance, NYC
Awards
2024
Brazilian Critics Award (nominated)
2023
Venice Film Festival
2023
Schweizer Theatertreffen (ROARING) (nominated)
2022
Prout at Work 2022 (Listenplatz #5)
2022
Prémio Platino del Cine Iberoamericano (nominated)
2021
Brazilian Short-list for Oscar 2022 ("King Car") (nominated)
2021
Best Film at Gramado Film Festival "King Car"
2021
Best Acting at Gramado Film Festival (nominated)
2019
Berlinale Talents
2017
Rio International Film Festival
2016
Silver Leopard at Locarno Film Festival
Film
2023
Waiting (Short film)
Frau Keller (she/her)
João Carvalho
2023
Melk
Aurora (they/them)
Stefanie Kolk Lemming Films (Netherlands)
2022
Leaky Teeth picture
Leaky Teeth
June
Dafna Maimon Finnisches Filminstitut
2022
Vampires in Space picture
Vampires in Space
Alex (he/him)
Pedro Neves Marques Foi Bonito A Festa / Bienal Venice
2021
Carro Rei / King Car picture
Carro Rei / King Car
Mercedes (LR)
Renata Pinheiro Aroma Filmes (br)
2020
Suspicious Mind (Short film)
Anne
Yoav Rolev DFFB Filmschool
2020
Wil Má picture
Wil Má
Wanda (LR)
Gustavo Vinagre Carneiro Verde Films (br)
2019
The Big Other picture
The Big Other
Grazie Oscura (SR)
Jan Schomburg X Filme (de), Warner Bros. Pictures (de), Madeleine (it)
2019
Seed picture
Seed
Ana (LR)
Cristóbal Araneda Filmhochschule (de)
2018
Stillstehen / Stay Still picture
Stillstehen / Stay Still
Antonia (SR)
Elisa Mishto Cala Film (de), PMI (it) Nina Haun
2018
Giraffe picture
Giraffe
Claudia (SR)
Anna Sofie Hartmann Komplizen Film (de), (dk) Ulrike Müller
2016
Something Like That / Alguma Coisa Assim picture
Something Like That / Alguma Coisa Assim
Ida (SR)
Esmir Filho, Mariana Bastos Saliva Films (br), ZAK Films (de)
2016
Der Ornithologe / The Ornithologist picture
Der Ornithologe / The Ornithologist
Diana (SR)
João Pedro Rodrigues Back Maria (pt), House on Fire (fr), Ithaca Films (br)
2015
Além do Homem picture
Além do Homem
Marlene (SR)
Willy Biondani Bossa Nova Films (br) (fr)
2014
Saudade picture
Saudade
(self)
Paulo Caldas 99produções (Brazil) Arte TV
2014
Angelus Novus picture
Angelus Novus
Anjo / Angel (LR)
Rafael Schlichting
2013
Fish Head
Marcela (LR)
Renato Sircilli, Elton Almeida USP filmschool (br)
2012
Alice and ...
Alice (LR)
Rafael Lessa Independent (br)
2011
As A Whistle
Lena (LR)
Phillip Lee Duncan Fleischfilm (USA), (de)
Television
2023
Tatort Berlin
Offizier Arne Stegmann (SR)
Mark Monheim ARD Karimah El-Giamal
2023
BRÜT (Series)
Pep (LR)
Marian Freistühler, Olivier Bassemir TamTam Films ARD / NDR Deborah Congia
2023
SOKO Donau
Alexa Poll (LE)
Katharina Heigl ORF Nicole Schmied
2023
PUSH
Dr. Matthias (SR)
Mia Meyer ZDF neo (de) Ana Davila
2020
Abgenabelt picture
Abgenabelt
Ina (sie/ihr)
Florian Schwarz Amazone Prime, Serie, Pepe Berlin (de)
2014
Teaser (Spielfilmkonzept)
Ofélia
Gabi Brites, Carlinha Mireilles Bossa Nova Films (br)
1997
Tatort - Gefährliche Zeugin
Bianca
Klaus Gietinger ARD/HR (de)
Theater
2022 – 2023
ROARING picture
ROARING
Monologue (trans non-binary historic character)
Antje Schupp Zürich, Bern, Basel Martin Bieri
2021
HEIMAT - a queer tropikal cabaret picture
HEIMAT - a queer tropikal cabaret
Sänger_in (show)
Jules* Elting Cabarét Cecília SP (br)
2020
Mini Play Drag Show picture
Mini Play Drag Show
Bubblescum (performance)
Jules* Elting House of Deutlich @Tristeza Berlin (de)
2018
Airport Monologues
Shanghai Baby
Agnes Oberauer Thalia Theater Hamburg
2018
500 meters: Kafka, the Great Wall or Images from the Unreal World and Daily Heroism picture
500 meters: Kafka, the Great Wall or Images from the Unreal World and Daily Heroism
Das Unbekannte
Tian Gebing Paper Tiger Theatre Studio Beijing / Thalia Theate
2018
ESPONJA picture
ESPONJA
Performance with Pole Dance
Jules* Elting Volksbühne
2015 – 2017
Der brave Soldat Johnny
Sänger_in (LR)
MDR Symphonie Orchester Kurz-Weill-Fest, Dessau
2005 – 2015
Teatro Oficina (Brazil) picture
Teatro Oficina (Brazil)
Marlene Dietrich, Gertrude, Cacilda u.A. (LR)
Zé Celso
2007
Die Räuber picture
Die Räuber
Zé Celso Nationaltheater Mannheim
2005
Der Krieg im Sertão (Os Sertões) picture
Der Krieg im Sertão (Os Sertões)
Zé Celso Volksbühne
2003 – 2005
Stadttheater Hildesheim picture
Stadttheater Hildesheim
das Fest, Schneewittchen (Jelinek), u.A. (LR)
Godehard Giese, Marc Prätsch, u.A.
2001 – 2003
Staatstheater Weimar
Ophelia, Goneril, Elektra, u.A. (LR)
Katja Paryla, Alexander Lang, Thomas Thieme, u.A.
1996 – 1998
Schauspiel Frankfurt
Kätchen
Alexander Brill The Black Rider (T.Waits/W.Borroughs/R.Wilson)
Internet
2017
Sauvage (Music Clip)
Witch
Nickolas Mockridge
Commercial
2018
Das Ehepaar - Hannoversche
Ehefrau (HR) (LR)
Brian Lee Hughes / Sir Barry Ackroyd (DOP)
2017
ALDI - Osterkampagne 2018
Mutter (HR) (LR)
Kai Schonrath
2005
Smirnoff
Girl (HR) (LR)
Lance Acord