István Hirtling
István Hirtling started his studies in 1976 at the Budapest Child Theatre Acting Studio. His teacher was Judit Nyilassy, the director of the theatre. In 1979 he was accepted to the University of Theatre and Film Budapest, where he got his diploma in 1984 in the class of Imre Kerényi, Péter Huszti, and Ida Versényi.
Already as a student he played in several theatres in Budapest, such as Játékszín, Radnóti Theatre, Vidám Stage, Arizona Theatre, Open-Air Stage Margitsziget, Merlin Theatre and Pince Theatre.
He started playing at the National Theatre in 1982, where he was a member until 1990. Then he went to Madách Theatre for one year, afterwards he became a freelance actor but continued playing there. Since 1992 he is a member of Art Theatre and the Thalia Company, and is a founder of Kelemen László Actor Circle. He was a member of Szolnok Theatre, played in Bartók Theatre Dunaújváros, Játékszín and Petőfi Theatre Veszprém. He was a member of New Theatre Budapest between 1998 and 2012 and played at Vörösmarty Színház between 2012-2019. Since 2019 he is a member of Vígszínház.
Awards
- Rajz János-Award (1985)
- Jászai Mari-Prize (1989)
- Story Five Star-Prize (2007) – Value Prize
- Virtuous Artist (2012)
- Prize of Summer Theatre Survey Városmajor (2013)
- Ivánka Csaba-Prize (2013)
- Aranyalma-Prize (2016)