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I started acting in the youth department of the Staatstheater Saarbrücken and then spent two seasons at the Schauspielhaus Cologne. I completed my acting training first in Saarbrücken and then in London. I graduated from the “New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts” in May 2020.
Currently, I have taken on a role in the feature film “Immenhof – Das große Versprechen”, which was released on May 26, 2022. Previously, I was seen in the crime TV show “Der Pakt”, on “Wissen macht Ah!” and in the TV series “Unter Tannen”, among others. I regularly perform in the improv theater “sponTat” in Trier. Since 2016, I am a teacher for improv theater and I have been teaching acting for young people since 2017.
In the summer of 2017, I participated in the “World Championships of Performing Arts” in Los Angeles and I represented Germany in acting. In all six categories I was awarded silver (the highest rating of the jury) as well as the Industry Award. In Los Angeles I also received a scholarship to the “New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts”.
My first book “Nichts ist alltäglich – Kurzgeschichten aus Saarbrücken” was published in 2016 and I received the Saarland Author Award in the category “Fiction” for it. My second book “Ich lese was, was du nicht liest.” was published in January 2020.
I premiered my solo play “Weit weg von zu Hause, der Liebe so nah.” (Far from home close to love) in the fall of 2022. Before that, the book of the same name was published by Edition Wort Verlag in spring 2022.
Oh, and I love raccoons and coffee, and my second dream job is demon hunter. And I would love to shoot with Elisabeth Moss or Viola Davis. I think you should know that.
Far From Home Close To Love
International award-winning actor Benjamin Kelm brings his personal story of his time in New York to the stage. In this poetic narrative, he relates his impressions and experiences.
Join him on a fast-paced roller coaster ride through “the city that never sleeps,” with all the ups and downs, joy and excitement, and laughs and screams!
Ben lived his dream, but it took a lot out of him. In addition to his apartment being broken into, two older men on the street violating his personal space, and the generally overwhelming quality of life in NYC, he also had to deal with the loneliness that came with being so far from home.
He was about to lose himself. But if it was the city that brought him to this point, it was also New York that let him find himself again.
Accompany Ben on his emotional journey as well as vicariously experiencing the uniqueness of New York.
Benjamin Kelm participated in the “World Championships of Performing Arts” in Los Angeles and represented Germany in acting. In all six categories, he was awarded the highest rating of the jury as well as the Industry Award.
