Werner Wölbern

Stage and screen actor Werner Wölbern initially studied theatre studies before training as an actor at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen from 1984 to 1988. He held engagements at theatres in Heilbronn, Esslingen, Cologne, and Düsseldorf before joining the Thalia Theater in Hamburg in 1995. From 1999 to 2004, he was a permanent ensemble member at the Burgtheater in Vienna. He was nominated for the Nestroy Theatre Prize in 2000 and 2002. At the Burgtheater, he worked with directors such as Luc Bondy and Dimiter Gotscheff, and frequently with Martin Kušej—for instance, on the production of Karl Schönherr’s “Der Weibsteufel”, for which he, Birgit Minichmayr, and Nicholas Ofczarek received the 3Sat Prize. In 2005, he returned to the Thalia Theater Hamburg as an ensemble member. Starting in 2002, Wölbern taught role and scene study at the University of Music and Theatre Hamburg. Since 2007, he has been a professor of role and scene study at the University of Music and Performing Arts Frankfurt am Main. Since then, Wölbern has worked as a freelancer, appearing at venues such as the Schauspielhaus Hamburg, the Thalia Theater, the Deutsches Theater Berlin, the Schauspielhaus Bochum, the Residenztheater Munich, and the Schauspiel Hannover. He has also contributed as a narrator and actor to various radio plays, audiobooks, and radio features, and frequently appears in television and film productions. He has a long-standing professional relationship with director Roger Vontobel.
At the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Werner Wölbern appears as Chief Judge Tschu-Tschu in Alexander Zemlinsky’s „Der Kreidekreis“.