Hans Obma
Hans Obma | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Occupations | actor, director and writer |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Hans Obma is an American actor, director and writer known for his appearances in television programmes including The Vampire Diaries (2013) and Better Call Saul (2015).
Biography
Hans Obma was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin.[1] His grandmother was originally from Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, and moved to the United States after World War II.[2] He graduated from University of Wisconsin–Madison.[3] Obma is known as an actor, director and writer.[4] Obma appeared in The Vampire Diaries and Better Call Saul.[5] He also portrayed roles in Grace and Frankie, WandaVision and May December.[6] In April 2026, it was announced that he would be joining the cast of the Welsh soap opera Pobol y Cwm.[2] This was after learning the Welsh language during the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] He studied the language in a course at Cardiff University.[8]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Turning Point, Graf Zeppelin | Ensign Braun | |
| 2008 | Into the Red | December | Short film |
| 2009 | Writer's Block | Fabricio | Short film |
| 2010 | General Hospital | Horvat (uncredited) | TV series |
| 2010 | The Debuttered | Bossman (voice) | Short film |
| 2011 | The Ally | German #1 (voice) | Short film |
| 2012 | 2 Jacks | Peter | |
| 2012 | Criminal Minds | Nathan Eades | TV series |
| 2012 | Youthful Daze | Doctor Willis | TV series |
| 2013 | Switched at Birth | Art Appraiser | TV series |
| 2013 | The Superman | Raskolnikov | Short film |
| 2013 | The Vampire Diaries | Gregor | TV series |
| 2013 | Aftermath | Shemayev | Short film |
| 2014 | The Arroyo | Carl | Film |
| 2014 | Our Hopeful Journey | The Wanderer | Short film |
| 2014 | Triangular | Kevin | Short film |
| 2015 | Hotwire | Stan | Short film |
| 2016 | Phone it in | The Stranger | Short film |
| 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence | Sokolov (uncredited) | Film |
| 2016 | Liability | Jeff Book | Short film |
| 2017 | Rekindled | Lawyer 3 | Short film |
| 2017 | Turn: Washington's Spies | Admiral de Grasse | |
| 2017 | Get Shorty | Farkas | |
| 2017 | NCIS: New Orleans | Hans Mattis | |
| 2017 | Family | Sergei | Short film |
| 2018 | The Resident | Dobroslav Charmain | |
| 2018 | Muddy Waters | Professor | Short film |
| 2018–2020 | Better Call Saul | Adrian | TV series |
| 2020 | The Summer Day | Man | Short film |
| 2021 | WandaVision | Hydra Scientist | |
| 2021 | Grace and Frankie | Hummer Von Vluckinshloker | |
| 2021 | Narcos: Mexico | The Cadillac Man | |
| 2022 | A Question of Service | Joseph Gard | |
| 2022 | A Doll's House | Nils Krogstad | |
| 2023 | The Rookie | Hamza Young | |
| 2023 | May December | Roberto | |
| 2023 | All Rise | Ivan Kirilenko | |
| 2023 | Obliterated | Lucas | |
| 2024 | For All Mankind | Jan Hubner | |
| 2025 | S.W.A.T. | Ronin Markov | |
| 2025 | Monster | Vice Commandant |
References
- ^ Thomas, Rob (2018-09-27). "Need an actor who can speak German or French? Better call UW grad Hans Obma". The Cap Times. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
- ^ a b Buckland, Charlie (2026-04-26). "Better Call Saul actor Hans Obma joins Pobl y Cwm after learning Welsh". BBC News. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
- ^ Thomas, Rob (2023-05-12). "UW-Madison grad Hans Obma takes movie to Cannes Film Festival". The Cap Times. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
- ^ Rheingans, Kara (2023-08-23). "Three Questions for Hans Obma '02". School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
- ^ Jones, Indigo; Hickey, Alex (2026-04-24). "US Hollywood actor who learnt Welsh during Covid joins soap". North Wales Live. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
- ^ Heiman, Nicole (2024). "The Most Successful Actor You've Never Heard Of | On Wisconsin". uwalumni.com. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
- ^ Price, Stephen (2026-04-24). "Hollywood actor joins Welsh language soap opera". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
- ^ "'Breuddwyd' actor Hollywood i serennu'n Gymraeg ar ôl dysgu'r iaith". newyddion.s4c.cymru (in Welsh). 2026-04-27. Retrieved 2026-04-28.