Saro Emirze
- Actor
Saro Emirze was born in 1977 in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany, to Armenian parents. Between 1999 and 2003, he studied acting at the "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Academy of Music and Theatre in Leipzig, in the former East Germany, and from 2001 to 2003, at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden (Studio). In 2002, while still a student, he appeared on stage at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden in a leading role in K.D. Schmidt's production of Disco.
In 2003, Saro Emirze became a permanent member of the ensemble of the Theater Junge Generation in Dresden, where he performed in numerous plays. In 2008, he moved to Zittau, where he was permanently engaged at the Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater. Later, he joined the ensemble of the Plauen-Zwickau Theatre, where he performed from 2009 to 2012. Among other roles, he starred under the direction of Matthias Thieme in Dantons Tod (Danton's Death by Georg Büchner) and played Meckie Messer in Axel Stöcker's production of Brecht's Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht).
In the summer of 2012, Saro Emirze moved to Berlin. Since 2014, he has worked regularly with the theatre company Shakespeare und Partner and the New Globe Theatre. His credits include the main role in Hamlet as well as parts in Die Räuber (The Robbers by Friedrich Schiller) and King Lear. In 2017, his performance of multiple roles as well as his turn as a charismatic pop singer impressed audiences in the play India, directed by Kai Schrickel. He went on to play the double role of Molière and Scapin in Die Streiche des Scapin (Scapin the Schemer by Molière).
In addition to his extensive theatre work, Saro Emirze regularly appears in film and television productions. He has played various roles in the popular crime series SOKO and appeared in the ZDF public broadcast series Wilsberg. He was also part of the internationally acclaimed series Bad Banks and is widely known for his continuous role in the successful German crime series Tatort Schwarzwald.
Saro Emirze also played a part in Barry Levinson's international production Harry Haft, which was released in 2020.
In 2024, Saro Emirze appeared as Hans Scharf in the Apple TV+ series Masters of the Air, which had its premiere on the streaming platform in the same year.
In 2003, Saro Emirze became a permanent member of the ensemble of the Theater Junge Generation in Dresden, where he performed in numerous plays. In 2008, he moved to Zittau, where he was permanently engaged at the Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater. Later, he joined the ensemble of the Plauen-Zwickau Theatre, where he performed from 2009 to 2012. Among other roles, he starred under the direction of Matthias Thieme in Dantons Tod (Danton's Death by Georg Büchner) and played Meckie Messer in Axel Stöcker's production of Brecht's Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht).
In the summer of 2012, Saro Emirze moved to Berlin. Since 2014, he has worked regularly with the theatre company Shakespeare und Partner and the New Globe Theatre. His credits include the main role in Hamlet as well as parts in Die Räuber (The Robbers by Friedrich Schiller) and King Lear. In 2017, his performance of multiple roles as well as his turn as a charismatic pop singer impressed audiences in the play India, directed by Kai Schrickel. He went on to play the double role of Molière and Scapin in Die Streiche des Scapin (Scapin the Schemer by Molière).
In addition to his extensive theatre work, Saro Emirze regularly appears in film and television productions. He has played various roles in the popular crime series SOKO and appeared in the ZDF public broadcast series Wilsberg. He was also part of the internationally acclaimed series Bad Banks and is widely known for his continuous role in the successful German crime series Tatort Schwarzwald.
Saro Emirze also played a part in Barry Levinson's international production Harry Haft, which was released in 2020.
In 2024, Saro Emirze appeared as Hans Scharf in the Apple TV+ series Masters of the Air, which had its premiere on the streaming platform in the same year.
