Who is All Quiet On The Western Front’s leading man Felix Kammerer?

Felix Kammerer has had viewers and critics alike raving over his poignant performance in Netflix‘s latest World War One epic All Quiet on the Western Front, which has been deemed worthy of an Oscar.

The movie follows the life of German soldier Paul Bäumer (Felix Kammerer), who, after enlisting in the Army with his friends, finds himself confronting the harrowing realities of war, shattering their hopes of becoming heroes.

The anti-war film is the third screen adaptation of the 1929 novel by Erich Maria Remarque, but is the first to be filmed with German dialogue, and is a harrowing account of the realities of WW1 based on the author’s own experiences in the German army.

Since its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, the drama – which also stars Marvel’s Daniel Brühl – has earned critical acclaim, and is Germany‘s submission for Best International Feature Film for the 2023 Academy Awards.

The ‘gut-wrenching’ epic has been dubbed ‘the greatest war movie ever made’ in rave reviews from critics and viewers, with newcomer Felix, 27, finding incredible success with his first ever leading on-screen role.

There has been plenty of Oscar buzz around him, but who is Felix, the young actor who has blown viewers away with his emotional leading performance in the highly acclaimed war epic All Quiet on the Western Front?

Impressive: Felix Kammerer has had viewers and critics alike raving over his poignant performance in Netflix’s latest World War One epic All Quiet on the Western Front, which has been deemed worthy of an Oscar 

Before his astonishing rise to fame, Felix, 27, grew up in Wien, Austria, and was born to two esteemed opera singers, Hans Peter Kammerer and Angelika Kirchschlager, on September 19, 1995.

His mother Angelika, 56, is a mezzo-soprano and has performed in a string of operas across Europe, North America and the Far East and is internationally recognised as one of the most foremost interpreters of Mozart.

She has performed at Covent Garden’s Royal Opera House in Pelléas et Mélisande, Sophie’s Choice and Hänsel und Gretel and Octavian, while she has also graced the stage at Wiener Staatsoper opera house in Vienna in Dorabella Cosi fan tutte and Clairon Capriccio.

Acclaim: The movie follows the life of German soldier Paul Bäumer (Felix Kammerer), who, after enlisting in the Army with his friends, finds himself confronting the harrowing realities of war, shattering their hopes of becoming heroes

In 2007, Angelika was awarded the title of Kammersängerin for her outstanding contributions to the Vienna State Opera and just two years later, she became an honorary member of London’s Royal Academy of Music, according to her biography.

The recitalist – whose father is Walter Kirchschlager, born in 1949 – has also shown off her vocal talents and won numerous awards, including a Grammy, for her recordings with the Sony Masterworks label.

And Angelika shows no signs of slowing down in her incredible career as she is returning to Opernhaus Zürich to perform songs by Schubert, Schumann and Brahms, after her success as Mrs. Lovett in Stephan Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd.

Meanwhile, Felix’s father Hans, 57, is best known for his roles in 2007’s Jules Massenet: Manon, 2006’s Moses und Aron (2006), and 1987’s Der Tod des Empedokles oder: Wenn dann der Erde Grün von neuem Euch erglänzt.

Amazing: The ‘gut-wrenching’ epic has been dubbed ‘the greatest war movie ever made’ in rave reviews from critics and viewers, with newcomer Felix, 27, finding incredible success with his first ever leading on-screen role

The baritone still shows off his talents on stage and is set to star in Werther at Wiener Staatsoper opera house in Vienna in November, followed by an appearance in Die Fledermaus in January.

As a child, Felix travelled all around the world due to his mother’s globetrotting career and visited places including South America, Japan, America and Europe. 

Speaking to Austrian website news.at, he said of his childhood: ‘It was a huge gift… You come into contact with many people, learn a lot, see a lot of the world and become well educated.’

Following in his parents’ theatrical footsteps, Felix decided to train at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin between 2015 and 2019, before finding employment as a permanent member of the ensemble at the Burgtheater in Vienna, where he still works.

Background: There has been plenty of Oscar buzz around him, but who is Felix (pictured on set), the young actor who has blown viewers away with his emotional leading performance in the highly acclaimed war epic All Quiet on the Western Front?

The talented star quickly made a name for himself in theatre and became a member of the Maresa Hörbiger’s Young Ensemble Hörbiger between 2013 and 2015, while he also worked at the Berliner Arbeiter-Theater (BAT) and the Deutsches Theater Berlin during his studies.

After graduating in 2019, he played at the Salzburg…