Biography

Born and raised in Stuttgart, Germany, Tristan came to Australia in 2010 and completed his Performing Arts degree at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), Perth in 2015. Before making Performing Arts a predominant part of his life, he served in the German Air Force and worked in the Australian Mining Industry (Outback Bush Exploration). In the Air Force Tristan was trained in outdoor survival, fire arms and basic tactical combat. He is well experienced in floret and epee fencing having trained and competed in Germany for many years. He is a classically trained in voice and completed a diploma of sound design. This taught him a strong appreciation for the technical side of music and film production. At WAAPA Tristan was trained in voice, movement, acting, theatre making and physical theatre. Clowining based on techniques taught at l'École Internationale de Théâtre Jaques Lecoq and screen acting inspired his interest the most leading to further pursuit. Tristan continues to hone his skills through work with Nicholson Academy for Screen Acting, Perth Film Network, Perth Actors Centre and Filmbites. He is fluent in both German and English and has received accent training by James Hagen. Since completing his degree at WAAPA Tristan has been involved in numerous stage, music, short - and feature film productions. He is passionate about strengthening his craft and discovering new was to play with every new project he pursues.
- IMDb mini biography by: Tristan Balz