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Samirah Breuer

Samirah Breuer is a German-American actor known as Olivia Kropf in Berlin ER and Nola in the ARD thriller Schattenseite.

Biography

Berlin ER introduced Samirah Breuer to an international audience as young emergency responder Olivia, before Schattenseite put her at the centre of a digital-age school mystery.

Born in Bergisch Gladbach in 2002, Breuer moved from German ensemble series into major roles in Berlin ER and Schattenseite, with an active 2026 slate.

Known for

Berlin ER

She plays Olivia Kropf in the Apple and ZDF medical drama, which has been renewed for a second season.[2][3]

Schattenseite

She plays lead character Nola in the six-part ARD youth thriller about an anonymous site exposing students' secrets.[8][9]

Die Discounter

She played Kimi in the workplace comedy's young ensemble.[3]

Career highlights

  1. Early Ensembles

    Ensemble work built her early screen range

    Breuer's television credits include Tatort, Almania, Die Discounter, The Gryphon and Silver and the Book of Dreams across crime, comedy and fantasy.[1][3]

  2. Berlin Er Olivia

    Berlin ER paired her with a hardened veteran

    As Olivia Kropf, Breuer plays a young emergency responder learning to work alongside Olaf, whose long experience has made him cynical.[3][6][7]

  3. Berlin Er Renewal

    The medical drama became an active international hook

    After its award-winning first season, Apple renewed Berlin ER for eight more episodes and named Breuer among its ensemble cast.[2]

  4. Schattenseite Lead

    Schattenseite moved her to the centre

    Breuer leads the youth thriller as Nola, whose new school is terrorised by an anonymous site threatening to reveal students' private data.[8][9]

Good to know

Two recent casts received ensemble honours

The Berlin ER cast received the 2025 German Acting Award ensemble prize, while the Schattenseite cast received a Hessian Film and Cinema Award ensemble prize.[1][9]