Swen Temmel

Swen Temmel was born in Austria’s second biggest city called Graz. He moved to America with his mother and father in 1997 and in 2018 he became a citizen of the United States. He knew very little English or anything about the culture. Starting school at Santa Monica Elementary and graduating from Malibu High. Being completely immersed in in the language and culture he quickly caught on.Swen completed a 2-year conservatory program at the renowned Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Wanting to expand his acting knowledge he also took classes at the Groundlings Theatre in Hollywood. Later he finished a semester at the world famous Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London where he studied Shakespeare. Alumni including Anthony Hopkins, Roger Moore, Kenneth Branagh, Peter O’Toole, Victoria Principal and Orlando Bloom.His passion is film and TV but he continuously acts on stage as well. Having done multiple shows all around town. The one that stands out most is “The Sunshine Boys” which was performed at the Malibu Playhouse (Performing Arts Theatre) were he shared the Stage with the legendary Dick Van Dyke.In film Swen has worked across some of the biggest actors in the business.He worked with Sylvester Stallone and Matthew Modine in the action flick “Backtrace” were Swen’s character helped in robbing a bank when everything goes wrong. Swen then worked with Bruce Willis and Michael Chiklis in “10 Minutes Gone” were he plays a drugged out thief who’s ends up on the wrong side of the gun.Changing things up Swen then worked on the YA movie “After” with Peter Gallagher, Selma Blair and Jennifer Biels were he plays a rebel and instigator of everything bad that happens.Next year the film “Axis Sally” will be released were Swen plays a young and eager lawyer across from Mr. Al Pacino. This true story takes place during and after ww2 when the radio personality Axis Sally is put on trial for treason.Swen also played in the films “Concrete Cowboy” starring Idris Elba, “Anti-life” with Bruce Willis, and “Force of Nature” with Kate Bosworth and Emile Hirsch.Next year Swen is set to be part of “Den of Thieves 2” with Gerrard Butler and many more.His life goals are to be the next Wolverine and to win an Oscar… or two