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Damian Hardung was born in 1998 and is a multi-talented young German actor.

At the age of thirteen, he played his first leading role in the feature film CLARA

AND THE SECRET OF THE BEARS by Tobias Ineichen. He became known to

the broader public as ‘Jonas’ in the series THE RED RIBBON SOCIETY. The

series was extremely popular in Germany, especially amongst younger

audiences, and went on to receive awards domestically, and in Canada, Poland,

Latvia, and Denmark. Damian played the role of ‘Rick’ in the German box office

hit THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD, which was directed by Aron

Lehmann. He soon began to work internationally, including alongside Rupert

Everett & John Turturro, as the young novice ‘Adso da Melk’ in the eight-part

miniseries THE NAME OF THE ROSE which was based on Umberto Eco’s

bestseller novel, and which was directed by the Italian filmmaker Giacomo

Battiato. Damian is perhaps best known to international audiences for his

portrayal of ‘Dan Riffert’ in three seasons of the Netflix series HOW TO SELL

DRUGS ONLINE (FAST), which was directed by Arne Feldhusen & Lars Montag.

His other notable roles include such projects as Neele Leana Vollmar’s

AUERHAUS; WAR SAILOR; OUR WONDERFUL YEARS; as ‘James’ in SAVE

ME, SAVE YOU, SAVE US; and the upcoming film STELLA: A LIFE, directed by

Kilian Riedhof. Damian plays the leading role of ‘James Beaufort’ in the series

MAXTON HALL for Amazon, which has proven to be hugely successful across

the globe. He has completed shooting the second series of the show which will

be released in 2025.