Biography

Dominik Eisenschmidt was born on March 6th in Duesseldorf, Germany. He decided to become an actor at the age of 8, inspired by Tom Hanks's performance in Forrest Gump. Dominik started acting when he was 10 in different school theatre productions. At the age of 17 he became a member of a youth ensemble at a local theatre, where he performed in numerous improv shows and plays. At this time he also started to get smaller parts in German tv shows, until he was casted as one of eight main cast members of the German sketch comedy show "Geile Zeit" in 2007. The show was canceled after one season and in 2009 Dominik made his way into the US, pursuing a bachelor's degree in acting at Bennington College in Vermont.
- IMDb mini biography by: Carol Hunter