Roman Knizka

Roman Knižka (born 8 February 1970 in Bautzen) is a German film, television and theatre actor. Roman Knižka comes from an artist's family, his mother is a singer, his Slovak father worked as a choreographer at the Sorbian National Ensemble in Bautzen, where Knižka grew up. He lives today in Berlin.After his school years he completed an education as a theatre carpenter at the Dresden State Opera and then worked as a decorator at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden. Shortly before the fall of the Wall he fled to the Federal Republic of Germany in the summer of 1989 and completed his education at the Westfälische Schauspielschule in Bochum. In front of the camera, Knižka plays both in the serious subject, in thrillers and thrillers, as well as in comedies and children's films. He speaks a number of audio books and radio plays. As a speaker he works with the classical musicians of Opus45. He is patron of the Aline Reimer Foundation, an initiative that supports cancer-sick young people and young adults.