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Am Grazer Schloßberg,  Graz/Österreich
Image by Nathan DeFiesta

Swen Temmel

Actor & Producer

Birthday

25th August

Height

6'2 ft

Eye Color

Blue

Hair Color

Brown

Passports

Austria & USA

About me

Swen Temmel, born in Graz, Austria’s second-largest city, moved to the U.S. with his parents in 1997 when he was just 6 years old, becoming a U.S. citizen in 2018. He began his journey at Santa Monica Elementary, graduated from Malibu High, and quickly learned English and adapted to American culture.

Swen completed a 2-year program at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, took classes at the Groundlings Theatre in Hollywood, and studied Shakespeare at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, whose alumni include Anthony Hopkins and Orlando Bloom.

Passionate about film and TV, Swen also performs on stage. Notably, he starred in The Sunshine Boys at the Malibu Playhouse with Dick Van Dyke.

In film, Swen has worked with top actors like Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Al Pacino, Idris Elba, Michael Chiklis, Matthew Modine, Bruce Willis, Antonio Banderas, John Travolta, John Malkovich, Robert DeNiro, Josh Duhamel, and Mel Gibson. His roles include a bank robber in Backtrace, a thief in 10 Minutes Gone, a rebel in After, and a lawyer in American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally. He also appeared in Concrete Cowboy with Idris Elba, Breach with Bruce Willis, and Force of Nature with Kate Bosworth and Emile Hirsch.

Swen is proud of his work in The Covenant directed by Guy Ritchie starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Den of Thieves 2 with Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson.

In addition to his acting career, Swen Temmel is an Emmy Award-winning producer. He earned accolades at the Daytime Emmy Awards, including:

  • 2020 Winner – Outstanding Digital Drama Series for The Bay

  • 2021 Nominee – Outstanding Limited Drama Series for The Bay

  • 2019 Nominee – Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series for The Bay

Swen has also been recognized with a 2022 Nominee at the Septimius Awards for Best American Actor for American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally.

With goals to play the lead of a Marvel film, win an Oscar, and continue working with top talent in the film industry, Swen Temmel continues to make a name for himself in the entertainment world.

Education

2012

2013

2020

Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute

  • 2-Year Conservatory Program

  • Focus: Acting, Scene Study, Voice, and Movement

Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA)

  • Shakespeare Program

  • Emphasis on classical training and performance

Groundlings

  • Improv Training

  • Development of comedic timing and character work

  • Instagram
@swentemmel

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