Simon Mazouri

Simon Mazouri has been a member of the ensemble at Theater & Orchester Heidelberg since the 2022/23 season.

He is of German-Iranian origin, was born in Bad Mergentheim in 1992, and studied acting at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart from 2013 to 2017. Even whilst still a student, he performed at the Wilhelma Theatre and the Staatstheater Stuttgart. During the 2016/17 season, he completed the acting studio at the Staatstheater Darmstadt and appeared, amongst other roles, in »The Oresteia«, as Frieder in »Auerhaus« and in the title role of »Peter Pan«.

From 2017 to 2020, Simon Mazouri was a permanent member of the ensemble at Theater Baden-Baden. There, he appeared in »Lehman Brothers« and in the title roles of »Don Karlos« and »Hamlet«, amongst others. Since 2020, he has worked as a freelancer, continuing to appear as a guest at Theater Baden-Baden and taking on the title role in »Volpone« at the Bad Hersfelder Festspiele in 2022. During this time, he also created his two solo evenings, »Hamlet Variations« and »Xylo Rag Time«. As a classically trained percussionist, he is actively exploring a fusion of music and drama. He also works regularly as a voice-over artist for SWR and Arte.

At Theater & Orchester Heidelberg, his roles included Franz Huchel in »The Tobacconist«, Maik in »Tschick«, in »Where You Come From« and »When the Widow Wants Someone To Talk to Her, She Puts the Watering Can on the Grave with the Spout Facing Forward« based on Saša Stanišić, and most recently in »Frankenstein« at the Heidelberger Schlossfestspiele.