Benjamin Trinks was born in
Berlin. At the age of eight, he was admitted to the child ensemble at the
Friedrichstadt-Palast in Berlin, where he had his first experiences on stage in various
revues. After appearing in
music clips for
Michael Schanze's variety shows, he came to the attention of TV executives. In 2004 he appeared in his first major television role in the
ZDF series
Sabine. Shortly after, roles followed in TV shows like
ZACK (
Sat.1) and
Krimi.de (
KI.KA). Early in 2007, Trinks played Warrenville in the
radio play a pact, a kiss and softy knee. At the same time he was filming the boarding school series
Schloss Einstein as Nick, before appearing in the second series of Disney's
Kurze Pause in April. The third series was shot during the summer of the same year. In addition, Trinks took part in an on-camera master class with
Nancy Bishop, a US casting director. He also had a part in the Berlin edition of
Tatort and the television series
Die Stein. On 29 November 2007, Trinks was the interview guest of Italian theatre star and singer
Mafy on the Italian radio station
radiosound 95. Both appeared in the
sitcom Kurze Pause in their respective countries. Previously they had cooperated by presenting the
live feed from the London premier of
High School Musical 2. Trinks was cast in the film
The Reader, also starring
Ralph Fiennes and
Kate Winslet. He also appeared in the
short film "Teacher". == Filmography ==