Jules* Elting

ZAV Berlin
About me
View profile
News
News
Image for New Showreel and portraits online 2/26
© Pascal Schmidt 2/2026
New Showreel and portraits online 2/26
11. Feb
News
Image for Theater World Premiere
Theater World Premiere
11. Dec
News
Filming in NYC
Jules* is currently filming their first own feature film in Nyc - a hybrid do...
12. Aug
News
Tatort Berlin // 16.02. / 20:15 Uhr
Jules* stars as army pilot A. Stegmann in the next feature film of the famous...
28. Jan
News
Filming in NYC
Jules* is currently filming a feature film about Siri Hustvedt in New York Ci...
03. Oct

Jules* Elting

ZAV Berlin
About me
View profile
JULES* ELTING is a trans nonbinary actor based in Berlin. Their pronouns are (they/them) in English and (elu/delu) in Portuguese. Born in Hamburg, Jules* studied contemporary dance at the Martha Graham School in New York City and acting at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University of Music and Theatre in Leipzig. After a classical theatre career in German state theatres, they spent ten years working in Brazil. Jules* artistic work moves between stage, film, and television - mostly in an international context.

In cinema, Jules* has appeared in over twenty international feature films, awarded at festivals worldwide. Highlights include The Ornithologist (Silver Leopard, Locarno), King Car (IFFR Rotterdam), Melk (Venice International Film Festival), and Siri Hustvedt - Dance Around the Self (Berlinale). On German television, they were most recently seen in Tatort and the queer series Brüt. The Swiss evening-length solo performance Roaring, about a historical trans figure and performed in both German and English, was nominated for the Swiss Theatre Encounter.

Jules* was selected as a Berlinale Talent in 2019 and hosted the 35th Teddy Awards at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2021. They were a company member of Teatro Oficina in São Paulo for ten years. In summer 2025, Jules* directed and produced their first feature film - a cinema documentary about trans activists in the legacy of Marsha P. Johnson in New York City.

For their advocacy for trans inclusion and structural change in the film industry, Jules* ranked No. 5 on the 2022 Proud At Work list of Germany’s top media, arts, and culture professionals. In 2024, the Brazilian Film Critics Association nominated Jules* as Newcomer of the Year.

Jules* plays trans and cis roles and works professionally in German, Portuguese, and English.


ZAV-Künstlervermittlung Berlin
Sonja Sommer
+49 228 502 088025
sonja.sommer@arbeitsagentur.de
open agency on Filmmakers
Jules* Elting
Vita as Open in Filmmakers
36-46 years•Berlin (DE)
Gendercustom, Diverse
Acting age36-46 years
Place of birthHamburg
NationalityGerman
Main professionActor
Working permitsEuropean Union (EU-27)
Housing optionsSão Paulo (BR), München (DE), Hamburg (DE), Berlin (DE)
Associations#ActOut, Bundesverband Schauspiel e.V. (BFFS)
SpecializationsSinger, Speaker, Theater actor
Driver's licensesB - Car
Eye colorblue
Hair colordark blond(e)
Height (cm)175
DialectsHessian(native dialect)AustrianBavarian SwabianSaxonBairisch
AccentsAmerican
InstrumentsFluteViolinBerimbauPianoRecorder
SportFencing (stage)YogaAlpine skiingBadmintonDancesportFitnessPilatesRunningTable tennisTennisArtistic roller skatingBoxingBycicle racingCapoeiraHorse ridingRoller skatingShooting (rifle)
DanceBalletContemporary danceModern dance
Pole danceStandardTap danceAfro danceClassical danceForróSamba
PitchMezzo-soprano, Soprano
SingingChansonBalladChoirClassicMusical
Special skillsCatwalk
Training
Other professional training
1999 – 2003
Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig, "Felix-Mendelssohn-Bartholdy", Abschluss: Diplom
1998 – 1999
Martha Graham Scholl of Contemporary Dance, NYC
Awards
2024
Brazilian Critics Award (nominated)
2023
Venice Film Festival
2023
Schweizer Theatertreffen (ROARING) (nominated)
2022
Prout at Work 2022 (Listenplatz #5)
2022
Prémio Platino del Cine Iberoamericano (nominated)
2021
Brazilian Short-list for Oscar 2022 ("King Car") (nominated)
2021
Best Film at Gramado Film Festival "King Car"
2021
Best Acting at Gramado Film Festival (nominated)
2019
Berlinale Talents
2017
Rio International Film Festival
2016
Silver Leopard at Locarno Film Festival
Film
2026
Siri Hustvedt - Dance Around The Self picture
Siri Hustvedt - Dance Around The Self (Cinema film)
Young Siri, Klaus (diverse)
Sabine Lidl Medea Film Factory
2025
Áureos
Aurélia de Sousa (she/her) (LR)
Ricardo Leite Foi Bonita a Festa
2024
Er.blüht picture
Er.blüht (Short film)
M (LR)
Noa Asfour
2023
Waiting (Short film)
Frau Keller (she/her)
João Carvalho
2023
Melk picture
Melk
Aurora (they/them)
Stefanie Kolk Lemming Films (Netherlands)
2022
Der Toleranzwettebewerb picture
Der Toleranzwettebewerb (Short film)
Louis (er/ihm) (LR)
Daniel T. Halsall HFFS München
2022
Leaky Teeth picture
Leaky Teeth
June (they/them)
Dafna Maimon Finnisches Filminstitut
2022
Vampires in Space picture
Vampires in Space
Alex (he/him)
Pedro Neves Marques Foi Bonito A Festa / Bienal Venice
2021
Carro Rei / King Car picture
Carro Rei / King Car
Mercedes (she/her) (LR)
Renata Pinheiro Aroma Filmes (br)
2020
Wil Má picture
Wil Má
Wanda (LR)
Gustavo Vinagre Carneiro Verde Films (br)
2019
The Big Other picture
The Big Other
Grazie Oscura (they/them) (SUP)
Jan Schomburg X Filme (de), Warner Bros. Pictures (de), Madeleine (it)
2019
Seed picture
Seed
Ana (LR)
Cristóbal Araneda Filmhochschule (de)
2018
Stillstehen / Stay Still picture
Stillstehen / Stay Still
Antonia (SUP)
Elisa Mishto Cala Film (de), PMI (it) Nina Haun
2018
Giraffe picture
Giraffe
Claudia (SUP)
Anna Sofie Hartmann Komplizen Film (de), (dk) Ulrike Müller
2016
Something Like That / Alguma Coisa Assim picture
Something Like That / Alguma Coisa Assim
Ida (SUP)
Esmir Filho, Mariana Bastos Saliva Films (br), ZAK Films (de)
2016
Der Ornithologe / The Ornithologist picture
Der Ornithologe / The Ornithologist
Diana (SUP)
João Pedro Rodrigues Back Maria (pt), House on Fire (fr), Ithaca Films (br)
2015
Além do Homem picture
Além do Homem
Marlene (SUP)
Willy Biondani Bossa Nova Films (br) (fr)
2014
Saudade picture
Saudade
(self)
Paulo Caldas 99produções (Brazil) Arte TV
2014
Angelus Novus picture
Angelus Novus
Anjo / Angel (LR)
Rafael Schlichting
2013
Fish Head
Marcela (LR)
Renato Sircilli, Elton Almeida USP filmschool (br)
2012
Alice and ...
Alice (LR)
Rafael Lessa Independent (br)
2011
As A Whistle
Lena (LR)
Phillip Lee Duncan Fleischfilm (USA), (de)
Television
2025
BITTEN SOON picture
BITTEN SOON - teaser (Series) In development
Leading Role
Lauand Omar Crawford T.
2025
Tatort Berlin picture
Tatort Berlin
Offizier Arne Stegmann (er/ihm) (SUP)
Mark Monheim ARD Karimah El-Giamal
2024
BRÜT picture
BRÜT (Series)
Pep (they/them) (LR)
Marian Freistühler, Olivier Bassemir TamTam Films ARD / NDR Deborah Congia
2024
SOKO Donau picture
SOKO Donau
Alexa Poll (sie/ihr) (ELR)
Katharina Heigl ORF Nicole Schmied
2023
PUSH
Dr. Matthias (SUP)
Mia Meyer ZDF neo (de) Ana Davila
2020
Abgenabelt picture
Abgenabelt
Ina (sie/ihr)
Florian Schwarz Amazone Prime, Serie, Pepe Berlin (de)
2014
Teaser (Spielfilmkonzept)
Ofélia
Gabi Brites, Carlinha Mireilles Bossa Nova Films (br)
1997
Tatort - Gefährliche Zeugin
Bianca
Klaus Gietinger ARD/HR (de)
Theater
2025 – 2026
Muskeln aus Plastik picture
Muskeln aus Plastik (Drama)
Kay / Ilay
Jakob Weiss Theater Münster Kay Matter
2022 – 2023
ROARING picture
ROARING
Monologue (trans non-binary historic character)
Antje Schupp Zürich, Bern, Basel Martin Bieri
2021
HEIMAT - a queer tropikal cabaret picture
HEIMAT - a queer tropikal cabaret
Sänger_in (show)
Jules* Elting Cabarét Cecília SP (br)
2020
Mini Play Drag Show picture
Mini Play Drag Show
Bubblescum (performance)
Jules* Elting House of Deutlich @Tristeza Berlin (de)
2018
Airport Monologues
Shanghai Baby
Agnes Oberauer Thalia Theater Hamburg
2018
500 meters: Kafka, the Great Wall or Images from the Unreal World and Daily Heroism picture
500 meters: Kafka, the Great Wall or Images from the Unreal World and Daily Heroism
Das Unbekannte
Tian Gebing Paper Tiger Theatre Studio Beijing / Thalia Theate
2018
ESPONJA picture
ESPONJA
Performance with Pole Dance
Jules* Elting Volksbühne
2015 – 2017
Der brave Soldat Johnny
Sänger_in (LR)
MDR Symphonie Orchester Kurz-Weill-Fest, Dessau
2005 – 2015
Teatro Oficina (Brazil) picture
Teatro Oficina (Brazil)
Marlene Dietrich, Gertrude, Cacilda u.A. (LR)
Zé Celso
2007
Die Räuber picture
Die Räuber
Zé Celso Nationaltheater Mannheim
2005
Der Krieg im Sertão (Os Sertões) picture
Der Krieg im Sertão (Os Sertões)
Zé Celso Volksbühne
2003 – 2005
Stadttheater Hildesheim picture
Stadttheater Hildesheim
das Fest, Schneewittchen (Jelinek), u.A. (LR)
Godehard Giese, Marc Prätsch, u.A.
2001 – 2003
Staatstheater Weimar
Ophelia, Goneril, Elektra, u.A. (LR)
Katja Paryla, Alexander Lang, Thomas Thieme, u.A.
1996 – 1998
Schauspiel Frankfurt
Kätchen
Alexander Brill The Black Rider (T.Waits/W.Borroughs/R.Wilson)
Internet
2017
Sauvage (Music Clip)
Witch
Nickolas Mockridge
Commercial
2024
ING - Die Bank mit dem Löwen
Director (HR) (LR)
Andzej Gavriss Zauberberg Productions
2018
Das Ehepaar - Hannoversche
Ehefrau (HR) (LR)
Brian Lee Hughes / Sir Barry Ackroyd (DOP)
2017
ALDI - Osterkampagne 2018
Mutter (HR) (LR)
Kai Schonrath
2005
Smirnoff
Girl (HR) (LR)
Lance Acord