TESS HERMANN
ACTRESS / VOICE ACTRESS
NEWS
Currently rehearsing for the Midsummer Night's Dream as Hermia. Premiere 27.May @ The Space Theatre, London.
Currently starring in The Great Gatsby as Myrtle Wilson, directed by Ricky McMurry.
Tess Hermann as the lead in Nick Paynes award-winning show "Constellations" as Marianne.
Shooting the shortfilm Memory Office, directed by Jing Liang. Coming soon!
The Mask is out now! Had an amazing time shooting with Kupjazz Films on this project.
Portraying the Duchess in The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster.
Theatre Arche, Vienna.
Part of the official music video of FKA TWIGS new single EUSEXUA
My first produced shortfilm with the Vulpecula Collective Questioning the window got selected for a few different Film Festivals! Let's see what else comes next. Stay tuned!
WATCH NOW !
Highlights of Constellations by Nick Payne.
WATCH NOW !
Highlights of The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster.
ABOUT ME
Tess Hermann is an Austrian actress based in Vienna and London.
In 2018 she completed her training in Vienna with the Stage Readiness Examination at the Josefstadt Theater Vienna.
She began her international career with a master's degree in International Theater Practice and Performance at Rose Bruford College in London which took her from the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Connecticut to the Arthaus Berlin and into the London theater and film scene.
In addition she completed her Screen Acting Masterclass at Actors Studio based at Pinewood Studios, UK.
She recently starred in The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster as the leading role. Her first self produced shortfilm with the Vulpecula Collective Questioning the window has been selected for multiple FilmFestivals (MADFA, INDIEX, TINFF, Blow-Up Arthouse, VIFA) and won Best Direction at the Experimental, Dance and Music Festival, in Toronto. As well as Best Shortfilm at the WILDsound Festival.
INFORMATION
Playing age 16-30
Height 5'4'' (162cm)
Weight 8st. 9lb. (55kg)
Hair Colour dark red
Hair Length mid length
Eyes green-blue
Voice mezzosopran F3-C6
Nationality Austria
Driving License B
Languages German
English (fluent)
BSL Level 1
French (basics)
Russian (basics)
SKILLS: singing, piano, guitar, flute, classical dance, Hip-Hop, climbing, swimming, boxing, running (marathon distance), diving, Droznin, Alexander Technique
EDUCATION
British Sign Langauge Level 1 approved by Signature
Britsh English Accent Training with Paula Jack
MFA International Theatre Practice and Performance, Rose Bruford College, London, UK
Masterclass Screen Acting, Pinewood Studios, London, UK
National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Connecticut, USA
National Musical Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Connecticut, USA
Arthaus - Centre for Devised Theatre and Performance, Berlin, Germany
"Paritätische Bühnenreifeprüfung" (Stage Readiness Examination), Josefstadt Theatre, Vienna, Austria (2018)
Filmacademy - Acting school for Theatre and Film, Vienna, Austria
FILM / TV
2026 short film
Title: A MISSED OUT OPPORTUNITY
Role: Elaine Lederer (Lead)
Director: Valentina Himmelbauer
Production: Vulpecula Collective
2025 short film
Title: THE MASK
Role: Woman (Lead)
Director: Patrick Matumona
Production: Kupjazz Films
2025 short film
Title: VIOLET
Role: AVA (Lead)
Director: Denilson Manico
Production: University of EL
2025 short film
Title: MEMORY OFFICE
Role: Rosie Thorne
Director: Jing Liang
Production: LFS
2024 short film
Title: FOLLOWERS
Role: Katie (Lead)
Director: Benjamin Kearney
Production: Foundit Films
2023 feature film
Title: NIGHTWING IN THE UNDERWORLD
Role: Elster
Director: Sam Reinders
Production: SR Productions
2022 short film
Title: QUESTIONING THE WINDOW
Role: Gamma (Lead)
Director: Myriam Angela
Production: Vulpecula Collective
2021 short film
Title: FINDING YOUR FEET
Role: Elise Dillon (Lead)
Director: Izzy Heath
Production: Guildford University
2021 short film
Title: ERGOSPHERE
Role: Viol
Director: Emily Stevens
Production: Achybits Production
THEATRE / MUSICALS
2026 play
Title: MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM
Role: Hermia
Director: Sarah Tresillian
Production: The Space Theatre
2026 play
Title: THE GREAT GATSBY
Role: Myrtle Wilson
Director: Ricky McMurry
Production: Openhouse Theatre (Theatre Spielraum)
2025 play
Title: CONSTELLATIONS by Nick Payne
Role: Marianne (Lead)
Director: Robert Neumayr
Production: Openhouse Theatre (Atelier Theatre)
2024 play
Title: THE DUCHESS OF MALFI
Role: The Duchess (Lead)
Director: Owen Lindsay
Production: Openhouse Theatre (Theatre Arche)
2024 play
Title: FOUR TOUCH, THREE TOUCH
Role: Nadia
Director: Myriam Angela
Production: Vulpecula Collective
2021 play
Virtual Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Title: MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM
Role: Titania / Lysander
Director: Eva O'Connor, Sarah Dowling
Production: Vault at Paradise Green
2019 play
Title: AWAKEN
Role: Henriette (Lead)
Director: Sofia Bagge, Elyssa Terry
Production: Rose Bruford Symposium
2018 play
Title: SICKNESS OF THE YOUTH
Role: Marie (Lead)
Director: Alexandra Timmel
Production: Theatre Centre Forum
2018 musical
Title: DOGFIGHT
Role: Peggy / Suzette
Director: Adrienne Ferguson, Ariana Pullano
Production: Vienna English Theatre
2017 play
Title: WHERE IS MISS FROY?
Role: Helen (Lead)
Director: Marie Noel
Production: Atelier Theatre
2017 play
Title: THREE SISTERS RELOADED
Role: Mascha (Lead) / Natascha
Director: Annette Holzmann
Production: FilmAcademy
2017 reading
Title: COINCIDENCES
Role: multiple roles
Director: Anne Frütl
Production: District Festival Vienna
2016 play
Title: CHARLYS AUNT
Role: Ella
Director: Christian Gebauer
2015 play
Title: SUITE SURRENDER
Role: Michelle
Director: Christian Gebauer
HEADSHOTS
THE GREAT GATSBY by Scott Fitzgerald
CONSTELLATIONS by Nick Payne
THE DUCHESS OF MALFI by John Webster
SHOWREELS
English Showreel
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German Showreel
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French Showreel
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Russian Showreel
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Motion and Performance Capture
SCENE SELECTION
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THE DAY AFTER
english
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FRAN AND JEN
english
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SELFISH LOVE
english
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YOU COULD NEVER LET ME DOWN
english
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REVENGE IS SWEET
english
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GWEN AND JOE
english
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MOTHERS CHOICE
german
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TEENAGE DREAMS
german
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L'AMOUR SOUS LES ÉTOILES
french
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THE WILD END
russian
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PERFORMANCE CAPTURE
Antigone by Jean Anouilh
english
VOICE REELS
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English
Commercial Voice Reel
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English
Audiobook
Voice Reel
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German
Commercial
Voice Reel
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German
Audiobook
Voice Reel
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Viennese Dialect
Audiobook
Voice Reel
