François Goeske

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French-German actor François Goeske at the Cannes Film Festival, 2019 (Photo by Sven Levain)

François Goeske[nb 1] (born 18 March 1989 in Saint-Doulchard, Cher, Sologne, France) is a French-German actor, voice talent and musician. He currently lives in Munich, Germany.

Biography[]

Goeske's parents nurtured his musical talent in his childhood. During that time he also discovered his passion for the stage. At the age of nine he was accepted into the children's choir of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. With them he was on stage performing as a soloist in La Boheme and Pique Dame, among other performances. He appeared as a leading actor in the Uli Brees musical .[1][2][3]

He had his first part in a theatrical film as "Kreuzkamm Junior" in The Flying Classroom in 2003.[1] Shortly afterwards he lent his singing voice to Mowgli in the German version of Jungle Book 2.[1][4] Aside from other dubbing assignments, Goeske could be seen in various TV shows. In 2004 production commenced on the shoot of Joseph Vilsmaier's Bergkristall, which hit the German film theaters in the winter of 2004/2005. In that film Goeske played the lead role of Konrad. For this achievement he received the Junior Media Award 'White Elephant' at 2005's Filmfest München[5] and a nomination for the International Undine Award (together, among others, with Alexandra Maria Lara, Tom Schilling, Mavie Hörbiger, Kostja Ullmann and Robert Stadlober).[6]

In the summer of 2005, Goeske played the lead in the German-French theatrical feature French for Beginners[7] (with co-stars like Christian Tramitz, among others), which was distributed in 2006 by in Germany. For this film, Goeske was again nominated for an International Undine Award in the fall of 2006.[8][9]

In 2007, Goeske played "Jim Hawkins" in the new TV version of the adventure classic Treasure Island. At his side were, among others, performers like Tobias Moretti, and Jürgen Vogel.[10] Right after that he shot a re-make of the anti-war classic The Bridge with Franka Potente.[11]

In the summer of 2008, Goeske was hired as the protagonist of the film adaptation of ; the English young adult novel by Julia Clarke of the same name.[12][13]

In the fall of 2008, Goeske earned his third nomination for the International Undine Award, this time for his performance in Treasure Island.[14]

In 2010, Goeske played alongside Liv Lisa Fries in the youth drama  [de] by author and director .[15] For his depiction he was awarded the Wild and Young Awards as best actor in 2012.[16][17][18]

In 2011 he took the leading part in , a 3-D mystery thriller directed by , which hit German theaters in 2013 (NFP/Warner Bros.).[19][20][21] In the film version of the novel (directed by ; written by ) he also can be seen as the protagonist.[22] The German theatrical release was in 2014.

A special TV event in 2014 was the music video "Traum" from Panda-Rapper Cro, which was simultaneously played in heavy rotation by MTV and local music broadcaster VIVA, in which Goeske was playing the two lead characters in a double role.

From 2015 to 2017, Goeske has been playing the title role in the successful ARD youth mystery series .

In 2018/2019, Goeske starred in the MDR Sputnik web series as a young man, who tries to overcome his breakup with his girlfriend with the help of a dating app. In 26 episodes, he meets a wide variety of women and in the end learns to find himself anew.

Since 2020, Goeske has been part of the main cast of the new ZDF crime series (Rookies).

Goeske has been a member of the German Film Academy (Deutsche Filmakademie) since 2011.[23]

Filmography (excerpt)[]

Films
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Kreuzkamm jr. German Film Award 2003
2004 (Bergkristall) Konrad White Elephant Award 2005 (Filmfest München), Int. Undine Award (nom. Best Young Actor)
2006 French for Beginners (Französisch für Anfänger) Henrik Int. Undine Award (nom. Best Young Actor)
2009 Alex Several nominations
2011 Pinocchio
2013 Daniel
2014 Better Than Nothing (Besser als nix) Tom Rasmus
2017 Johannes Several nominations
2019 Le corps sauvage Harald
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Ladyland Sven Rainer
2007 Michael
2007 (Die Schatzinsel) Jim Hawkins Int. Undine Award (nom. Best Young Actor)
2008 (Die Brücke) Albert Mutz Remake of the 1959 film
2009 (Faktor 8 – Der Tag ist gekommen) Frank
2009 Fynn
2010 Kommissarin Lucas Michael Schmidbauer Episode: Aus der Bahn
2011  [de] (Sie hat es verdient) Josh Wild and Young Awards (Best actor)
2011 Cologne P.D. (SOKO Köln) Nino Helmer Episode: Playback
2011 Stuttgart Homicide (SOKO Stuttgart) Johannes Dahm Episode: Club der Hexen
2012 Ein starkes Team Jannick Episode: Die Gottesanbeterin
2012 (Schlaflos in Schwabing) Florian
2013 SOKO 5113 (SOKO München) Julian Gruber Episode: Die Insel
2013 Marco Turtschan Episode: Morden, Waschen, Schleudern
2014 Tom Episode: Clowns
2014 Pascal Hagen Episode: Kokon
2014 David Droschner Episode: Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten
2015 (Armans Geheimnis) Arman Season 1
2015 Tatort Tom Schosser Episode: Erkläre Chimäre
2015 Maxim Wengerow
2016 Rainer Rückert Episode: Auslöschung
2017 (Armans Geheimnis) Arman Season 2
2017 Stuttgart Homicide (SOKO Stuttgart) Lennard Schöpf Episode: Spielfeld des Todes
2017 Leipzig Homicide (SOKO Leipzig) Jasper Griehm Episode: Der letzte Fall
2018 (Familie Dr. Kleist) Philipp Berger Episode: Aufbruch
2018 Findher – Swipe left to find the right match Tim Web series, season 1
2019 Luca Forlani Episode: Leichte Beute
2019 Professor T. Marcel Dinter Episode: Hikikomori
2019 Beck is back! Moritz Temme Season 2
2019 Das Traumschiff Ben Leighton Episode: Sambia
2019 Pierre Letaut Episode: Böses Spiel
2019 The Old Fox Marcel Kaiser Episode: Knock-out
2019 In aller Freundschaft Max Volkmann Episodes: Gnadenlos / Ein neuer Arm für Max
2019 Tim Bruckner Episode: Der Fischer vom Königssee
2019 Robin Hexler Episode: Die verlorene Tochter
2020 (Blutige Anfänger) Kilian Hirschfeld Season 1
2020 Manuel
2020 Luca Forlani Episodes: Blutrache / Zündstoff

Awards[]

  • 2005: Best leading actor | Rock Crystal | nom.
  • 2006: Best comedian | French for Beginners | nom.
  • 2008: Best leading actor | Treasure Island | nom.

Filmfest München »White Elephant Award«

  • 2005: Special acting award | »White Elephant«  | Rock Crystal

CMA Wild and Young Awards

  • 2008: Best actor national | silver | Treasure Island
  • 2008: Most popular male celebrity national | silver
  • 2009: Best actor national | silver | The Bridge
  • 2010: Best actor national | bronze | Summertime Blues
  • 2012: Best actor national | gold | She deserved it

  • 2010: Best actor national | bronze Best Feature | Summertime Blues | nom.

  • 2009: Best actor national | bronze Bernhard Wicki Award | Summertime Blues | nom.
  • 2009: Best actor national | bronze NDR Film Award | Summertime Blues | nom.
  • 2009: Best actor national | bronze EZetera Film Award | Summertime Blues | nom.

  • 2009: Youth Review Award »Young Lion« | Summertime Blues

Deutsche Film- und Medienbewertung

  • 2009: Rating »valuable« | Summertime Blues
  • 2004: Rating »high valuable« | Rock Crystal
  • 2002: Rating »valuable« | The Flying Classroom

Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels

  • 2008: Best Mini Series | Treasure Island | nom.

Giffoni Film Festival (Hollywood)

  • 2007: Best Film 15-17 | French for Beginners

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (Just Film)

  • 2007: Audience Award | French for Beginners

  • 2007: Audience Award | French for Beginners

WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival

  • 2007: Special Jury Remi | French for Beginners

German Film Award

  • 2003: Best Children‘s Film | The Flying Classroom

Golden Sparrow

  • 2003: Best Feature | The Flying Classroom

Notes[]

  1. ^ The actual spelling of the last name is 'Göske'. Since Goeske's participation in international productions was increasing, the agency decided in 2006 to change the official spelling to Goeske. Still, both spellings appear to date in press releases and on the web.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Ella sagt. "Sueddeutsche Zeitung: Portrait François Goeske". Sz-jugendseite.de. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  2. ^ "(publicist): Biographie François Goeske". film-pr.de. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  3. ^ "Biographie François Goeske". moviesection.de. 1989-03-18. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  4. ^ James Wray and Ulf Stabe. "monsterandcritics.de: Biographie François Goeske". Monstersandcritics.de. Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  5. ^ "Sonderpreis für Josefina Vilsmaier und François Göske". Kino-zeit.de. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  6. ^ "Frankfurter Rundschau: Biographie François Goeske". .fr-online.de. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  7. ^ "Interview mit François Göske". planet-interview.de. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  8. ^ IMdB: French for Beginners
  9. ^ IMdB: French for Beginners - Awards
  10. ^ monstersandcritics.de: François Goeske - Ein großes Abenteuer, ein großes Abenteuer
  11. ^ monstersandcritics.de: Franka Potente zeigt pädagogisches Geschick
  12. ^ Ed Meza (2008-07-25). "Germans page literature-based pics". Variety. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  13. ^ Ed Meza (2009-09-11). "Production ramps up in northern Germany". Variety. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  14. ^ IMdB: Treasure Island (2007) - Awards
  15. ^ Dorrell, Jessica (2011-04-13). "gordonandthewales.com: Review 'She deserved it'". Gordonandthewhale.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  16. ^ "Wild And Young Awards 2012 - Die Gewinner". Bravo.de. 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  17. ^ WAYA 2012: Nominierungen Bester Schauspieler
  18. ^ WAYA 2012: Preisträger Archived May 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ "Lost Place". kino.de. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  20. ^ "Lost Place". scary-movies.de. 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  21. ^ "Official Website 'Lost Place'". lostplace3d-derfilm.de. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  22. ^ "Neue Produktionen". nfp.de. 2013-04-20. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  23. ^ "Deutsche Filmakademie: Mitglieder". Deutsche-filmakademie.de. Archived from the original on 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-12-29.

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