Deborah Baum

Credits & Training.

Profile

Playing age

20 – 28

Nationality

German

Height

164 cm / 5'4"

Eyes

Green-Brown

Hair

Brunette

Languages

German (native), English

Union

Actors' Equity Association (AEA)

USP

Action / Martial Arts (1st Dan Karate)

Deborah Baum is a German actor, stunt performer, and producer known for her unique blend of fearless energy, raw vulnerability, and collaborative spirit. Shaped by years of martial arts discipline and international acting training across Europe and the USA, she is drawn to complex women who carry both light and shadow, creating characters that are impossible to forget.

She completed the full-time conservatory program at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and has trained internationally in a range of acting techniques. Her credits span leading stage roles, including work at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, independent films selected for several film festivals, and producing experience on independent film and stage productions.

Deborah Baum — headshot
Photo · David Muller Photography

“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.”

— Edgar Degas

Film & Short Film

  • 2025

    I Want To Hook Up With Dylan

    Short Film · USC Grad Film

    Official Selection, HollyShorts Film Festival

    Supporting

    dir. Nellie Luna

  • 2025

    Open House

    Short Film · UCLA Grad Film

    Supporting

    dir. Aram Winter

  • 2025

    The Billionaire's Mrs. Surrogate

    Vertical Short Series

    Supporting

    dir. Alice Chen Chen

  • 2025

    Cierva

    Short Film

    Official Selection, Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF)

    Supporting

    dir. Luis G. Santos

  • 2024

    Tattoo: You Wouldn't Believe Me

    Short Film

    Alana (Lead)

    dir. Noah C. Clarke

  • 2024

    Backstage

    Short Film · Loyola Marymount University (LMU)

    Anna (Lead)

    dir. Yingzhong Wang

Theater

  • 2025

    Face Divided

    Hudson Theatres & The Actors Company, Hollywood

    Hollywood Fringe Festival

    Debbie Irons (Lead)

    dir. Steven C. Fisher

    prod. Deborah Baum

  • 2025

    A Brick And A Hard Place

    Loft Ensemble, North Hollywood

    Rush Play Festival

    Ms Diamond (Lead)

    dir. Sebastian Munoz

  • 2025

    Rachel and Ruthie

    Hang On to the Dream Theatre, Hollywood

    Sarah (Supporting)

    dir. Christopher Ewing

    Emmy Award winner

  • 2024

    Measure for Measure

    Lester Martin Theatre, Manhattan

    Isabella (Lead)

    dir. Dave Demke

  • 2024

    Status Quo

    Lester Martin Theatre, Manhattan

    Antonia (Lead)

    dir. Dmitry Troyanovsky

  • 2023

    Sunday on the Rocks

    Mannie Greenfield Theatre, Manhattan

    Jen (Lead)

    dir. Christopher Halladay

Training

Trained between London, New York and Los Angeles.

Two years of full-time conservatory training in New York, on-camera work at UCLA, Shakespeare in London, and a full stunt curriculum in Seattle. Deborah studied and mastered the techniques that allow her to excel in every role.

  • 2022 – 2024
    American Academy of Dramatic Arts

    New York, USA

    Full-time Conservatory Program · Associate Degree

    Acting:
    Susan Pilar, Christopher Halladay, Chris Dolman
    Voice and Speech:
    Doug Chapman, Dave Demke, Thomas Rene, Ibsen Santos
    Shakespeare:
    Rachel Botchan
    On-Camera Acting:
    Jennifer Mann, Samrat Chakrabarti
    Movement:
    Blake Haberman, Angela Nahigian, Elena Levenson
    Stage Combat:
    Dan Renkin
    Alexander Technique:
    Eleanor Taylor, Sarah White-Ayon
    Musical Theatre Singing:
    Karina Stribley, Emily O'Leary
    Musical Theatre Dance:
    Robert Tunstall
  • 2025
    UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television

    Los Angeles, USA

    Acting:
    Kate Schott, Rogelio Douglas III, Avery Clyde
    Voice Over Workshop:
    Alicia Sedwick
    Casting Director Workshop:
    Ryan Maharaj
  • 2025
    The International Stunt School

    Seattle, USA

    Stunt training:
    Unarmed Combat, Armed Combat, Fire Burns, Wire Work, Air Ram, High Falls, Mini Tramp, Ratchet, Parkour, Rappelling, Foot Falls and Rolls, Stunt Driving
    Teachers:
    Jeff McKracken, Greg Poljacik, Daniel Ford-Beavis, Chuck Johnson, Wadi Jones, Sara Beko, Shane Alexander, Ariel Lee, Action Driving Collective, Flame On Stunts and Sweet Spot of the Flame
  • 2021
    Oxford School of Drama

    Oxford, UK

    Acting:
    Ryan Saunders
  • 2018
    Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

    London, UK

    Shakespeare:
    Darren Lawrence

Special Skills

  • Combat & Stunt

    Martial Arts (Karate — Black Belt) · Hand-to-Hand Combat · High Kicks · Stage Combat · Screen Combat · Fight Choreography · Sword Fighting · Knife Fighting · Stunt Training · Falls & Rolls · Rappelling

  • Dance & Movement

    Modern Dance · Jazz Dance · Physical Theatre · Yoga · Pilates

  • Sports & Outdoor

    Skiing · Skateboarding · Roller Skating / Inline Skating · Cycling · Horseback Riding (English) · Rock Climbing · Swimming (Lifeguard Training)

  • Licences

    Driving: Germany B (Car) · California C (Car), M (Motorcycle)

    Boating & Sailing: German Inland Waterways A (Motor), D (Sail)

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