François Goeske
- Actor
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Goeske's parents nurtured his musical talent already in his childhood.
During that time, he also discovered his passion for the stage. At the
age of nine he was accepted into the children's choir of the Bavarian
State Opera in Munich. With them he was on stage performing as a
soloist in "La Boheme" and "Pique Dame", among other performances. He
appeared as a leading actor in the Uli Bree's musical "Teddy - A
Musical Dream".
He had his first part in a theatrical film as 'Kreuzkamm Junior' in
"The Flying Classroom" in 2003. Shortly afterwards he gave his singing
voice to Mowgli in the German version of "Jungle Book 2". Aside from
other dubbing assignments, Goeske could be seen in various TV shows. In
2004, production commenced on the complex shoot of Golden Globe winning
director Joseph Vilsmaier's "Bergkristall", which successfully hit the
theaters in the winter of 2004/2005. In that film, Goeske played the
lead role of Konrad. For his achievement he received the Junior Media
award 'White Elephant' at 2005's Filmfest Munich and a nomination for
the International Undine Award (together, among others, with Alexandra
Maria Lara, Tom Schilling, Mavie Hörbiger, Kostja Ullmann and Robert
Stadlober).
In the summer of 2005, Goeske played the lead in the German-French
theatrical feature "French for Beginners" (with co-stars like Christian
Tramitz, among others), which was distributed in 2006 by Concorde Film
in Germany, and, with more than 250,000 admissions, made it into the
top 25 of that year's German-language productions. For this film,
Goeske was again nominated for an International Undine Award in the
fall of 2006.
In 2007, Goeske played 'Jim Hawkins' in the elaborate new TV version of
the adventure classic "Treasure Island". At his side were, among
others, notable performers like Tobias Moretti and Jürgen Vogel. Right
after that he shot a re-make of the anti-war classic "The Bridge" with
Franka Potente.
In the summer of 2008, Goeske was engaged as the protagonist of the
film adaptation of "Summertime Blues"; the English young adult novel by
Julian Clarke of the same name.
In the fall of 2008, Goeske earned his third nomination for the
International Undine Award, this time for his performance in "Treasure
Island".
In 2010, Goeske played alongside Liv Lisa Fries in the stirring youth
drama "She deserved it" by author and director Thomas Stiller. For his
depiction he was awarded the Wild and Young Awards as best actor in
2012.
In 2011 he took the leading part in "Lost Place", a 3-D mystery
thriller directed by Thorsten Klein, which hit German theaters in
autumn 2013 (NFP/Warner Bros.). Also in post-production is the film
version of the novel "Besser als nix" (directed by Ute Wieland; written
by Nina Pourlak), in which he also can be seen as the protagonist. The
German theatrical release is planned for 2014.
Since 2011, Goeske has been a member of the German Film Academy.
Note: The actual spelling of the last name is 'Göske'. Since Goeske's
participation in international productions was increasing, the agency
decided in 2006 to change the official spelling to Goeske.
During that time, he also discovered his passion for the stage. At the
age of nine he was accepted into the children's choir of the Bavarian
State Opera in Munich. With them he was on stage performing as a
soloist in "La Boheme" and "Pique Dame", among other performances. He
appeared as a leading actor in the Uli Bree's musical "Teddy - A
Musical Dream".
He had his first part in a theatrical film as 'Kreuzkamm Junior' in
"The Flying Classroom" in 2003. Shortly afterwards he gave his singing
voice to Mowgli in the German version of "Jungle Book 2". Aside from
other dubbing assignments, Goeske could be seen in various TV shows. In
2004, production commenced on the complex shoot of Golden Globe winning
director Joseph Vilsmaier's "Bergkristall", which successfully hit the
theaters in the winter of 2004/2005. In that film, Goeske played the
lead role of Konrad. For his achievement he received the Junior Media
award 'White Elephant' at 2005's Filmfest Munich and a nomination for
the International Undine Award (together, among others, with Alexandra
Maria Lara, Tom Schilling, Mavie Hörbiger, Kostja Ullmann and Robert
Stadlober).
In the summer of 2005, Goeske played the lead in the German-French
theatrical feature "French for Beginners" (with co-stars like Christian
Tramitz, among others), which was distributed in 2006 by Concorde Film
in Germany, and, with more than 250,000 admissions, made it into the
top 25 of that year's German-language productions. For this film,
Goeske was again nominated for an International Undine Award in the
fall of 2006.
In 2007, Goeske played 'Jim Hawkins' in the elaborate new TV version of
the adventure classic "Treasure Island". At his side were, among
others, notable performers like Tobias Moretti and Jürgen Vogel. Right
after that he shot a re-make of the anti-war classic "The Bridge" with
Franka Potente.
In the summer of 2008, Goeske was engaged as the protagonist of the
film adaptation of "Summertime Blues"; the English young adult novel by
Julian Clarke of the same name.
In the fall of 2008, Goeske earned his third nomination for the
International Undine Award, this time for his performance in "Treasure
Island".
In 2010, Goeske played alongside Liv Lisa Fries in the stirring youth
drama "She deserved it" by author and director Thomas Stiller. For his
depiction he was awarded the Wild and Young Awards as best actor in
2012.
In 2011 he took the leading part in "Lost Place", a 3-D mystery
thriller directed by Thorsten Klein, which hit German theaters in
autumn 2013 (NFP/Warner Bros.). Also in post-production is the film
version of the novel "Besser als nix" (directed by Ute Wieland; written
by Nina Pourlak), in which he also can be seen as the protagonist. The
German theatrical release is planned for 2014.
Since 2011, Goeske has been a member of the German Film Academy.
Note: The actual spelling of the last name is 'Göske'. Since Goeske's
participation in international productions was increasing, the agency
decided in 2006 to change the official spelling to Goeske.