Max Hubacher
Actor
Born in 1993 in Bern, Switzerland, Max Hubacher had a taste of theatre already at the age of seven, with his first performances in a children’s theatre awakening his passion for the stage. At the age of 13 Max appeared in the Schauspielhaus Zürich, playing the role of Paul in “Liebestraum” by Robert Walser (director: Thomas Koerfer). Since 2007 Hubacher has been a member of the “14+ Youth Theatre Club” affiliated with the Schlachthaus Theater in Bern. The club is frequently invited to youth theatre festivals with its productions. Max Hubacher’s first appearance before the camera was in 2009, starring in one of the leading roles as Michi, a cancer patient, in the motion picture “Stationspiraten” (director: Michael Schaerer). “Stationspiraten” has been honoured with numerous awards: for example, at the Max Ophuels Prize Film Festival 2011; at the International Filmfest Emden 2011; and at the 6th Zurich Film Festival. The film was also nominated for the Swiss Film Prize «Quartz 2011» as Best Fiction Film. His next leading role was not long in coming: Max Hubacher was cast for the title role of the motion picture “The Foster Boy” (Der Verdingbub, director: Markus Imboden), in which he performed opposite Katja Riemann and Stefan Kurt and receives the Swiss Film Prize «Quartz 2012» as Best Actor. Since 2014 studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy in Leipzig. In 2018 he wins again the Swiss Film Prize, Best Actor, with "Mario" by Marcel Gisler.
Filmography
(a selection)
Actor
- 2025
- The Deal by Jean-Stéphane Bron
- 2024
- Jakobs Ross by Katalin Gödrös
- 2022
- Ingo Thiel - Wo ist meine Schwester by Markus Imboden
- 2021
- Monte Verità by Stefan Jäger
- 2020
- Frieden by Michael Schaerer
- 2018
- Mario by Marcel Gisler
- 2018
- Der Läufer by Hannes Baumgartner
- 2017
- Lasst die Alten sterben by Juri Steinhart
- 2015
- Nichts passiert by Micha Lewinsky
- 2015
- Driften by Karim Patwa
- 2015
- Der Gehörnte by Tillo Spreng
- 2014
- Nocturne by David F. Geiser
- 2011
- Der Verdingbub by Markus Imboden
- 2010
- Stationspiraten by Michael Schaerer
Awards
(a selection)
- 2012
- Luzern, Swiss Film Award Quartz 2012, Swiss Film Award «Quartz», Best Actor (Winner) in Der Verdingbub
- 2012
- Festival Internacional de Cinema Setúbal, Silver Dolphin for Best Actor (Winner) in Der Verdingbub
- 2019
- Braunschweig, Internationales Filmfest Braunschweig, Braunschweiger Filmpreis für den besten Newcomer-Schauspieler (Winner) in Der Läufer
- 2018
- Zürich, Swiss Film Award 2018, Swiss Film Award, Best Actor (Winner) in Mario
- 2019
- Genève, Swiss Film Award 2019, Swiss Film Award, Best Actor (Nomination) in Der Läufer