Actor and model
Uff / Nico’s acting career began in her childhood. From 2005 to 2013, she took acting classes with director and acting coach Magdalena Hadenburg at the Kreismusikschule Gifhorn. In addition to improv training, they also developed and wrote theater plays together. During her bachelor’s degree at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media, she was active in Gunter Reus’ theater program for two years. This course resulted in two theater engagements at the Theater in der List: Scandal in Chioggia (2014) and Fabian (2015). After successfully completing her studies and moving to Berlin, Uff emigrated to Australia. There she began her drag career, which allowed her to live out her passion for performances and the stage. In front of the camera, she was mainly active as a drag model, but also appeared as an actress in the Australian student film Moonshine (2018), among others. During the beginning of the COVID pandemic, the drag queen lived in Germany, where she made appearances in drag in the Berlin Tatort (2021) and the LGBTQ series Wir sind Jetzt (2020). Uff then moved back to Australia and starred in an advertising campaign for the beauty brand Unlabelled (2021), modeled for Crown Casino and catwalk jobs at the PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival.In the same year, she had an engagement in the Christmas cabaret show Tinsel (Melbourne). In 2022, she moved back to Berlin, since then the versatile artist has been exploring various creative fields. A short film, shot on 16mm film, with photographer Julia Gaes was created for her project Wigs & Gloves. Uff was also engaged to moderate the exhibition opening of this work as part of the Triennial of Photography Hamburg. This was followed by performances and moderations at various events, e.g. as part of the CSD Berlin 2023 or the Special Olympics World Games 2023 and at Olivia Jones’ burlesque bar Bunny Burlesque.
In front of the camera, the experienced Berlin drag queen has not only shone as an actress, but also as a model, advertising face, reality TV contastant and singing competition participant. 2024 she’ll star in the ZDF movie Hoffnung and the short movies Signal Path and sombody is there.
Photo: Alexander Malecki
CV
Personal Info
Name: Nico Garms
Artist Name: Uff
Location: Berlin, Germany
Attributes
Height: 173 cm
Build: Slim
Eyes: Brown
Hair Color: Dark-blonde
Film
2024 (post production) Im Rausch (TV film), supporting role: Luzi, director: Mark Schlichter
2024 (post production) Signal Path (student film), supporting role: Maria, director: Eglė Rasaulė
2024 (post production) Somebody is there (student film), supporting role: Bird, director: Olivia Estephania
2022 Wigs& Gloves (short film), leading role, director: Julia Gaes, 16 mm art film
2021 Tatort – the third skin (event film), cameo: Drag Queen, director: Norbert Ter Hal
2018 Moonshine (short film), role: Party Guest, directed by Jake Neville, Australia
Television
2021 Fritzie – Der Himmel muss warten (series), role: Fashion Victim, director: Josh Broecke, broadcaster: ZDF
2020 Wir sind jetzt (series), role: Drag Queen, director: Christian Klandt, broadcaster: TV Now
2020 Fame Maker (singing TV show), singer and finalist, producer: Stefan Raab, broadcaster: ProSieben
Theater
2015 Fabian, roles: Caligula, Man in Bar, Child (NR), Director: Gunter Reus, Theater: Theater in der List
2011 – 2015 If only she would do what I want, roles: Therapist, Child, Husband (HR), Director: Magdalena Hadenburg Theater: Various, 3 performances
2014 Scandal in Chioggia, role: Beppo (NR), director: Gunter Reus. Theater: Theater in der List
2012 Götterleere [sic], role: Ra, Zeus, Poseidon (HR), director: Magdalena Hadenburg, theater: Kreismusikschule Gifhorn
2010 Mords-lust on Shakespeare, Oberon (HR), Director: Magdalena Hadenburg, Theater: Kreismusikschule Gifhorn
Education
2013 – 2015 University of Music, Drama and Media, Hanover, theater course with Gunter Reus, part of the Bachelor’s degree in Media Management
2005 – 2013 Kreismusikschule Gifhorn, weekly acting lessons, acting coach: Magdalena Hadenburg
Variety (Highlights)
Since 2023 Olivia Jones’ Bunny Burlesque, role: moderator, host, performer, location: Bunny Burlesque, Hamburg
2023 Drag Fest Berlin, role: dancer, producer: Club Kids UK, location: Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin
2023 Boylesque Drag Festival Berlin, role: burlesque performer, producer: Sheila Wolf, location: Wintergarten, Berlin
2023 Special Olympics Berlin, Inclusion Day of Diversity with the CSD Berlin e.V., Role: Presenter, DJ and event planner, Location: Neptunbrunnen, Berlin
2022 Wigs& Gloves (exhibition), role: moderator exhibition opening, performer, location: Hamburg, Triennial of Photography Hamburg
2021 Tinsel – Drag Theater Show, Role: Drag performer, Producer: Timothy Christopher Ryan, Location: The Mission to Seafarers, Melbourne, Australia
2019 Lip-Sync Performances in the USA, Locations: Micky’s WeHo, Los Angeles; Rosemont, New York; Badlands, Las Vegas
2018 – 2022 Presenter and drag performer of monthly events, location: Sircuit, Melbourne, Australia
Model
2024 Europe-wide campaign for the EU elections, Fridays for Future
2021 Advertising campaign for Unlabelled, Australia
2021 Runway model for Aron Katona, PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival, Australia2020 NYX commercial (part of the show Fame Maker), Germany
Music
DJane since 2021, e.g. Fusion Festival, Lusatia Festival, Berlinale, Pink Pauli Festival, CSD Berlin, CSD Hamburg
2020 Release of the song “Tropy Wife”, label: Raab Records
Moderation / Radio
2024 Schwuppenexpress Party – official Kim Petras aftershow party, moderation and interviews for social media
2023 Berlin CSD e.V., moderation of the volunteer event, SchwuZ
2013 – 2016 Ernst.FM, moderation and editing, Hanover
2012 Radio Okerwelle, internship, moderation and editing, Braunschweig
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