# Robert Maaser
**Robert Maaser** (born 1990 in Strausberg, Germany) is a German actor and former wheel gymnastics (acrobatic sport performed in a large rolling wheel) champion who holds more world championship titles in the sport than any other competitor, with 14 world champion titles, 2 world cup wins, and more than 50 national titles.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4130813) He turned to acting after his gymnastics career, trained in Berlin and Cologne, and built a screen career that runs from a stunt and supporting role in *Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation* (2015) to the lead role of Heinrich in the Netflix film *Blood & Gold* (2023) and parts in the [John Wick](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-wick) spin-off *Ballerina* (2025) and the series *The Black Dagger Brotherhood* (2025– ).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4130813) • [2](https://agenturhobrig.de/robertmaaser)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Wheel gymnastics record | 14 world champion titles, 2 world cup wins, more than 50 national titles; youngest ever world champion at age 14[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4130813) |
| International screen debut | *Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation* (2015), as Officer Assassin[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4130813) |
| Breakout lead | Heinrich in *Blood & Gold* (2023, Netflix, directed by Peter Thorwarth); Jupiter Award nomination 2024[2](https://agenturhobrig.de/robertmaaser) • [3](https://en.etalenta.eu/members/profile/robert-maaser) |
| Recent roles | Dex in *Ballerina* (2025); Wrath in *The Black Dagger Brotherhood* (2025– )[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4130813) |
| Stunt work | 17 stunt credits on IMDb, including *Charlie's Angels* (2019), *Gunpowder Milkshake* (2021), and *The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes* (2023)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4130813) |
## Wheel gymnastics career
His record also includes 2 world cup wins and more than 50 national titles, and he holds the distinction of being the youngest ever world champion in the sport, winning at age 14.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4130813)
His agency's record lists the achievement as "13x Weltmeister Rhönradturnen" for 2005 to 2011 plus the 2013 Cyr wheel (single large metal hoop, a wheel gymnastics discipline) world championship, which together account for the fourteen titles.[3](https://en.etalenta.eu/members/profile/robert-maaser)
## Training and move into acting
Between 2011 and 2018 he undertook a series of acting programs and coachings: studies at the Arturo Schauspielschule in Cologne in 2011, a one-year Meisner intensive at Actors Space Berlin in 2013–2014, camera acting training with Athanasios Karanikolas, and workshops in the Lucid Body method, Alexander Technique, American accent, and improvisation.[3](https://en.etalenta.eu/members/profile/robert-maaser) While studying, he worked as a professional stuntman.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4130813)
His physical background shaped the roles he was offered. His profile lists an athletic build, a height of 185 cm, and skills in acrobatics, and his early screen appearances were largely physical parts: an assassin in *Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation*, a kidnapper in *[Berlin Station](https://www.edgepedia.org/berlin-station-tv-series)*, and stunt work on series such as *Sense8* and *You Are Wanted*.[3](https://en.etalenta.eu/members/profile/robert-maaser) • [4](https://actors.bbfc-cloud.de/de/actors/robert-maaser)
## Screen career
**German television.** Maaser's early television work included single episodes of *Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten* (2014), *Notruf Hafenkante* (2017), and *SOKO Köln* (2019), and a recurring role as the extreme athlete Tim Hayer in the RTL soap *Alles was zählt*, which ran to 101 episodes in 2017.[4](https://actors.bbfc-cloud.de/de/actors/robert-maaser) From 2021 he appeared in Netflix and streaming productions, playing Volgar in *[Tribes of Europa](https://www.edgepedia.org/tribes-of-europa)*, Odvulf in the second season of *Barbarians*, and Borsig in the Sky miniseries *Munich Games*.[4](https://actors.bbfc-cloud.de/de/actors/robert-maaser) • [5](https://www.filmportal.de/person/robert-maaser_1a7c4f9f30cf4e4c92335f84b3b517fe)
**International features.** Alongside *Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation*, his film credits include *Uncharted* (2022) as a guard at an auction, *The Machine* (2023) as Alexei, and [Sam Mendes](https://www.edgepedia.org/sam-mendes)'s *1917* (2019) as a German pilot.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4130813) • [6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/robert_maaser) His stunt credits span *Charlie's Angels* (2019), *[Gunpowder Milkshake](https://www.edgepedia.org/gunpowder-milkshake)* (2021), *Tom Clancy's Without Remorse* (2021), and *[The Hunger Games](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-hunger-games-film-series): The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes* (2023), with a stunt utility credit on the upcoming *The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4130813)
**Blood & Gold and later leads.** In 2023 Maaser played Heinrich, a lead role in Peter Thorwarth's Netflix film *Blood & Gold*, a role that brought him a 2024 Jupiter Award nomination in Germany.[2](https://agenturhobrig.de/robertmaaser) • [3](https://en.etalenta.eu/members/profile/robert-maaser) He then played Dex in *From the World of John Wick: Ballerina* (2025), appearing alongside [Keanu Reeves](https://www.edgepedia.org/keanu-reeves) and [Ana de Armas](https://www.edgepedia.org/ana-de-armas), and took the lead role of Wrath in the [Passionflix](https://www.edgepedia.org/passionflix) adaptation *The Black Dagger Brotherhood* (2025– ), directed by Tosca Musk.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4130813) • [2](https://agenturhobrig.de/robertmaaser) Upcoming projects listed by his agency include *Day Drinker* (directed by Marc Webb, Lionsgate), Ryoo Seung-Wan's *Humint*, and Netflix's *Extraction: Tygo*.[2](https://agenturhobrig.de/robertmaaser)
## Awards
Maaser's acting awards include a Golden Palm Award (Türkiye) in 2023 for Best Actor as Wayne in *Her Şeye Rağmen* (*Regardless*), a Berlin Indie Festival award in 2021 for a short film, and the 2024 Jupiter Award nomination for *Blood & Gold*.[3](https://en.etalenta.eu/members/profile/robert-maaser)
## References
1. [Robert Maaser, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4130813)
2. [Robert Maaser, Agentur Hobrig](https://agenturhobrig.de/robertmaaser)
3. [Robert Maaser, e-Talenta profile](https://en.etalenta.eu/members/profile/robert-maaser)
4. [Robert Maaser, Berlin Brandenburg Film Commission](https://actors.bbfc-cloud.de/de/actors/robert-maaser)
5. [Robert Maaser, filmportal.de](https://www.filmportal.de/person/robert-maaser_1a7c4f9f30cf4e4c92335f84b3b517fe)
6. [Robert Maaser, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/robert_maaser)
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