Michael Foerster

Michael Foerster was born in Mainz near Frankfurt in Germany. He is the second child of Wolfgang Foerster, a lawyer and Sylvia Foerster, a saleswoman. At the age of 22 he went to the acting school Athanor Academy of Performing Arts, Film and Television in Passau, Bavaria, for four years. After getting his diploma he made his first career step at the State Theater in Salzburg as Count Paris in Romeo and Juliet. With about 700 people in the audience every night for a whole season, the show was very successful. After that Michael moved to Munich and got a contract with the acting agency Mattes, one of the most prestigious agencies in Germany. In the following years, Michael worked as an actor on stage and for film and television. He got discovered on stage by director Astrid Jacob, who saw the versatility and the strong stage presence and hired him for many stage plays until today. He played many roles throughout the years, such as the Duke Orsino in "Twelfth Night, or What You Will" and