Christoph Dostal Actor, Dubbing Actor, Coach
Christoph Dostal
Short Bio
Christoph Dostal lives and works as actor and on-camera acting coach in both Los Angeles and Vienna (Austria). Through his life on two continents Christoph continuously expands his network amongst the US and the European filmmaking community.
Christoph studied acting at the Vienna Conservatory, at the Ivana Chubbuck studio in Los Angeles, with on On-Camera Acting Coach MK Lewis and is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA.
In addition, he received a much sought-after scholarship from the Austrian government department of cultural affairs to study ballet, modern dance and choreography at the renowned London Contemporary Dance School.
At age 22, Christoph was cast for the leading role in Wolfgang Murnberger´s feature film FOR GOD AND COUNTRY. The film was the official Austrian entry for Best International Film at the Academy Awards and Christoph received a Best European Shooting Star nomination at the international Geneva based film festival The Stars of Tomorrow.
Steven Spielberg cast him for his Golden Globe winning TV series BAND OF BROTHERS, directed by Tom Hanks. During his London (UK) years, Christoph first worked as dancer in international dance companies to then focus more on his acting work, which includes the British prime-time TV movies SWORD OF HONOUR (starring Daniel Craig, Channel 4) and THE WAITING TIME (starring John Thaw, ITV). After receiving an invitation to play a series regular role in one of the longest running German TV series, FORBIDDEN LOVE, Christoph moved to Cologne (Germany) to be a part of that show for two years during which he appeared in more than 200 episodes.
Thereafter, Christoph produced THE BONE MAN and THE WAY DOGS DO, two one-man- shows, which he was performing in theaters across the US, Europe, Brazil, Mexico, Georgia, Armenia, South Korea and Vietnam.
Christoph received a Best Actor Nomination at the International Film Festival in Nice (France), starred in the feature film WiNWiN and appeared in many roles for German and Austrian TV- networks - e. g. in M - A CITY HUNTS A MURDERER by David Schalko.
In addition to his acting, Christoph Dostal for five years held the position of artistic director of the Stadttheater Wiener Neustadt - founded in 1794 and one of the oldest and grandest theaters of Austria - where aside from being in charge of the annual theater repertoire, he established a year-round curated film program and was responsible for a substantial rise in ticket sales.
For years Christoph has been passionately teaching On-Camera Acting and The Business of Acting in the International Film and TV Industry.
Overview
NationalityUnited States of America, Austria
LanguagesEnglish – American (mother tongue), German (mother tongue), English – British (fluent), French (basic), Indonesian (basic), Italian (basic), Portuguese (basic)
BornNiederösterreich, Austria, Lower Austria
Age range44 - 50
Height180 cm
Ethnic typesMiddle Europe/Caucasian, Southern European / Mediterranean (fair)
Place of residenceVienna - Vienna (Austria)
Possible accommodationBerlin - Berlin (Germany), Köln - North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany), Rom - Latium (Italy), London - England (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), New York (United States of America), Los Angeles (United States of America)
MembershipsAkademie des österreichischen Films (Austria)
VDFS - Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden (Austria)
VÖFS - Verband Österreichischer Filmschauspieler (Austria)
Contact
Skills/Talents
Languages English – American (mother tongue), German (mother tongue), English – British (fluent), French (basic), Indonesian (basic), Italian (basic), Portuguese (basic)
Dialects Lower Austria (native dialect), Bavaria (good), Carinthia (good), Viennese (good)
Accents American (native accent), Austrian German (native accent), British (very good), English (very good), German (very good), Bavarian (good), French (good), Indian (good), Italian (good), Low-German (good), Mid-Atlantic (good), Russian (good), Cockney (basic), Swiss (basic)
Dance Afro (good), Ballroom (good), Choreography (good), Dance improvisation (good), Dance theatre (good), Dance training (good), Disco (good), Free dance (good), Modern dance (good), Standard dance (good), Waltz (good), Ballet (basic), Jazz dance (basic)
Vocal pitch / Dubbing voice Baritone
Musical instruments African Drums (basic), Didgeridoo (basic)
Sports Billiards (good), Cycling (good), Mountain Biking (good), Mountaineering (good), Skiing (good), Swimming (good), Athletics (basic), Bowling (basic), Camel Riding (basic), Canoe (basic), Darts (basic), Fencing (basic), Fishing (basic), Golf (basic), Gym (basic), Handball (basic), Horseback Riding (basic), Jogging (basic), Kayak (basic), Martial Arts (basic), Motorbiking (basic), Pilates (basic), Rowing (basic), Scuba Diving (basic), Showjumping (basic), Soccer (basic), Stage fighting (basic), Table Tennis (basic), Tai Chi (basic), Tennis (basic), Yoga (basic)
Driving licences / Other permits Driver’s licence car, Driver’s licence motorbike
Other Skills Improvisation, Stilt Walking
Appearance
Age range 44 - 50
Height 180 cm
Build Athletic
Weight 70 kg
Colour of eyes Green/grey
Colour of hair Dark brown
Hair style straight short
Twin No
Look-alike young Pierce Brosnan, young Tom Cruise
Ethnic types Middle Europe/Caucasian, Southern European / Mediterranean (fair)
Tattoo None
Piercing None
Training
Ivana Chubbuck
Konservatorium Wien - Privatuniversität der Stadt
Sag-Aftra Foundation
Hollywood Acting Workshop, Los Angeles
Hey, I saw Your Commercial - Mike Pointer acting commercial studio
Brian Reise Acting Studio
Internationale Filmschule Köln
Actors Center London
Awards/Nominations
2018
Best Lead Actor (France)
- Nomination
for / Thumbers
1995
Best European Shooting Star (Switzerland)
- Nomination
for Berger / Ich gelobe
CV CV - Television & Streaming CV - Film CV - Theatre CV - Commercials CV - Audio
CV - Television & Streaming
2019
M-Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
Super Film
Network/Distributor: ORF, RTL und TVNOW
Mini series
Thriller
David Schalko
Directed by
Ongoing Supporting Actor
2016
Kunst Rettet Österreich
ORF
Comedy
Werner Boote
Directed by
News anchor Larry Ding
Supporting Actor
2015
Studio City
Warner Bros. TV
Television series
SANAA HAMRI
Directed by
Actor in Episode
2015
Married
FX Production
Network/Distributor: FOX-USA
Television series
Jamie Babbit
Directed by
Actor in Episode
2011
The American Dream
Four Henry Production
Network/Distributor: US-TV Pilot
Television series
Comedy
VARIOUS
Directed by
Lead
2005
Country Kids
Epo Film, Austria
Network/Distributor: ORF
Mini series
Family
Marijan Vajda
Directed by
Dr. Stephan Berger
Ongoing Role
2003
Alarm für Cobra 11
Network/Distributor: RTL
Television series
Action
Raoul Heimrich
Directed by
Star of Episode
2001
Sword of Honor
Talkback Productions
Network/Distributor: Channel 4 / BBC
Mini series
Action, Drama
Bill Anderson
Directed by
Guest Role
2000
Band of Brothers
HBO/ BBC/ Playtone
Mini series
Action, Biography, Drama
Tom Hanks & David Frankel
Directed by
Guest Role
2000 - 2001
"Verbotene Liebe"
Grundy Ufa TV
Network/Distributor: ARD
Television series
Drama
VARIOUS
Directed by
Lukas Roloff
Ongoing Role
1998
THE WAITING TIME
BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Limited
Network/Distributor: ITV
Mini series
Action, Drama
Stuart Orme
Directed by
Hans Becker
Ongoing Role
1998
Tatort
Network/Distributor: ORF/ARD
Television series
Crime
Peter Säman
Directed by
Actor in Episode
1997
Kommisar Rex
Network/Distributor: ORF/SAT1
Television series
Crime
Bodo Fürneisen
Directed by
Guest Role
1997
Medicopter
Network/Distributor: ORF/RTL
Television series
Action, Crime
Wolf Dickmann
Directed by
Star of Episode
1995
Geheim oder was...?
Network/Distributor: ZDF
Mini series
Family
Susanne Aernecke
Directed by
Ongoing Role
CV - Film
2024
La Duna
Rosenpictures
Feature film (cinema)
Drama
Stefanie Schroeder&Emerson Culurgioni
Directed by
Gast 112
Ensemble Leading Part
2023
Stopover
Science fiction
Lukas Galle
Directed by
Bill
Ensemble Leading Part
2023
Pictures of the Soul
healing.ARTs & timewaves films
Network/Distributor: www.bilderderseele-derfilm.com
Nick Szymczak und Alexander Flatau
Directed by
Häuptling Katan
Lead
2022
Geben und Nehmen
Drama
Cyrus Coll
Directed by
Thomas
Lead
2017
Thumbers
Thriller
Daniel Arora
Directed by
Lead
2017
Kaviar
Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion
Comedy
Elena Tikhonova
Directed by
Nachbar
Supporting Actor
2017
Second Person in You
Thriller
Marisa Ambichl
Directed by
Lead
2016
Win Win
A European Film Conspiracy
Feature film (cinema)
Daniel Hösl
Directed by
Lead
2016
HIT TV
Action, Satire
Saman Kesh
Directed by
Supporting Lead
2016
Wonderland
Short film
Patrick Haischberger
Directed by
Lead
2015
Alice
Short film
Fantasy
Veronica Rodriguez
Directed by
Supporting Actor
2015
Honey Jar
First Command Productions
Feature film (cinema)
Drama
Ken Del Conte
Directed by
Supporting Actor
2015
Match.Con
Comedy
Priyom Haider
Directed by
Supporting Actor
2014
White Crows
Short film
Benno Blanko
Directed by
Supporting Actor
2013
When We Knew
Short film
Patrick Wells
Directed by
Supporting Actor
2013
Samoa
Short film
Andrew Elliott
Directed by
Supporting Actor
2013
Endgames
Short film
Nicholas Dobkin
Directed by
Supporting Actor
2012
Somebody Call My Mama
CK Films
Network/Distributor: Festival Circuit
Short film
Comedy
Cyrus Kowsari
Directed by
Supporting Actor
2012
Lilith
Short film
Eric Chang
Directed by
Lead
2011
Aexis
Art Center College of Design, Los Angeles
Network/Distributor: Festival Circuit
Short film
Thriller
Eric Chang
Directed by
Lead
2011
Walking with the Enemy
Liberty Studios
Network/Distributor: postproduction
Feature film (cinema)
Drama
Mark Schmidt
Directed by
Speaker/narrator
2005
Ein Mann an der Bar
Short film
Film noir
Petra Ladinigg
Directed by
Lead
2005
Entfernungen
Short film
Drama
Alexander Stecher
Directed by
Supporting Actor
1998
In just 89 Seconds
Network/Distributor: Festival Circuit
Short film
Drama
Michael Hodges
Directed by
Lead
1995
Mitternachtssonne
Short film
Drama
Roland Zumbühl
Directed by
Supporting Actor
1995
Kino im Kopf
DOR FILM
Feature film (cinema)
Michael Glawogger
Directed by
Lead
1994
Ich gelobe
DOR-Film
Feature film (cinema)
Drama
WOLFGANG MURNBERGER
Directed by
Berger
Lead
CV - Theatre
2019 - 2020
Der Verschwender
Theatersommer Parndorf
Theatre
Drama
Christian Spatzek
Directed by
Julius von Flottwell
Lead
2011
Die Mitschuldigen - Goethe
Theater Forum Schwechat
Theatre
Comedy
Evelyn Fröhlich
Directed by
Alcest
Lead
2011
Lavander Love - Macha Theater, West Hollywood
Macha Theater
Theatre
Comedy
Odalys Nanin
Directed by
Rudolf Valentino
Lead
2010
Power of Love - Courtyard Theater London
Theatre
Drama
Ilmar Taska
Directed by
Lead
2007 - 2013
The Way Dogs Do - One Man Show
Christoph Dostal
Theatre: Tour: EU, USA, Mexico
Theatre
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Petra Dobetsberger/Christoph Dostal
Directed by
Lead
2006
Sieben Totsünden
Opera
Other
Renato Zanella
Directed by
Member of Ensemble
2004 - 2013
The Bone Man - One Man Show
Christoph Dostal
Theatre: Tour: EU, Vietnam, South Korea, Brazil, Georgia, Armenia,
Theatre
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Tim Kramer / Christoph Dostal
Directed by
Lead
1998
Intransit Dance Company
Theatre: Tournee: Groß Britannien
Dance theatre
Other
Tony Mira
Directed by
Member of Ensemble
1993 - 1995
Bob Curtis Dance Company
Choreography
Bob Curtis
Directed by
Member of Ensemble
CV - Commercials
2011 - 2012
Siemens - Corporate Videos
Image film
diverse
Directed by
Host/presenter
CV - Audio
1997
Seven Years in Tibet
Mandalay Entertainment
Dubbing
Drama
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Directed by
Speaker/narrator
