Biography
Daniel Donskoy — actor, musician and presenter with roots in the USSR
Daniel Donskoy (born 27 January 1990, Moscow) is a German actor, musician and presenter. He trained at Arts Educational Schools in London (2011–2014). His roles include Sankt Maik (2018–2020), James Hewitt in The Crown (2020) and Flavus in Barbaren (2022). His talk show Freitagnacht Jews won the Deutscher Fernsehpreis (2021) and the Grimme-Preis (2022). In 2022 he released the anti-war song Net Vojne.
Russian Connection
Tracing the roots — Moscow (Russian SFSR)
Born in Moscow in January 1990 to a Jewish family (Ukrainian mother, Russian father), which emigrated to Berlin the same year as Jewish quota refugees. He moved to Tel Aviv with his mother in 2002 and returned to Berlin in 2008.
Family Tree
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Daniel Donskoy🇩🇪 Germany
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Self (born there)
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Origin
Moscow (Russian SFSR)🇷🇺 USSR
Historical context
Soviet Union (USSR) · 1922–1991
Moscow (Russian SFSR). At the time, this region was one of the fifteen republics of the Soviet Union.
Map: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA)
Key Achievements
A career defined by ambition
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Title role in Sankt Maik (2018–2020)
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James Hewitt in The Crown (2020)
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Flavus in Barbaren (2022)
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Host of Freitagnacht Jews — Deutscher Fernsehpreis (2021) and Grimme-Preis (2022)
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Released the anti-war song Net Vojne (2022)
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