Great German Actors

1. Christoph Waltz

Christoph Waltz is an Austrian-German actor. He is known for his work with American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, receiving acclaim for portraying SS-Standartenführer Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds (2009) and bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz in Django Unchained (2012). For each performance, he won...

2. Henning Baum

Actor | Der letzte Bulle

Henning Baum was born on September 20, 1972 in Essen, Germany. He is an actor and producer, known for Der letzte Bulle (2010), Mit Herz und Handschellen (2002) and Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018).

3. Miroslav Nemec

Actor | Tatort

Miroslav Nemec was born on June 26, 1954 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]. He is an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Der Salzbaron (1994) and Katrin ist die Beste (1997).

4. Axel Prahl

Actor | Tatort

His stepfather was a chief petty officer in the Navy. He spent his childhood and youth in Neustadt, Holstein. After secondary school, he attended secondary school, switched to vocational school and then to technical high school, where he completed his technical high school diploma. He then studied ...

5. Jan Josef Liefers

Actor | Tatort

Jan Josef Liefers was born on August 8, 1964 in Dresden, East Germany [now Saxony, Federal Republic of Germany]. He is an actor and director, known for Tatort (1970), The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) and The Tower (2012). He has been married to Anna Loos since August 5, 2004. They have two ...

6. Lambert Hamel

Actor | Der Idiot

Lambert Hamel was born on June 7, 1940 in Ludwigshafen, Germany. He is an actor, known for Der Idiot (1968), Vater wider Willen (1995) and Rette mich, wer kann (1986).

7. Victoria Trauttmansdorff

Actress | Der goldene Handschuh

Victoria Trauttmansdorff was born on September 8, 1960 in Vienna, Austria. She is an actress, known for The Golden Glove (2019), Gegenüber (2007) and Hannah Arendt (2012). She is married to Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger. They have two children.

8. Mario Adorf

Actor | Die Blechtrommel

Mario Adorf, a tell-tale name indeed. Mario calls to mind the actor's Italian roots (his father was a Calabrian surgeon) whereas Adorf reveals his German origins (his mother was a radiologist from the German region Eifel). As for the full name Mario Adorf it echoes to perfection the international ...

9. Dominique Horwitz

Actor | Stalingrad

Dominique Horwitz was born on April 23, 1957 in Paris, France. He is an actor and director, known for Stalingrad (1993), Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) and Trickser (1997). He has been married to Anna Wittig since 2007. He was previously married to Patricia Horwitz.

10. Joachim Król

Actor | Der bewegte Mann

Joachim Król was born on June 17, 1957 in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Maybe... Maybe Not (1994), Tatort (1970) and Run Lola Run (1998).

11. Udo Wachtveitl

Actor | Tatort

Udo Wachtveitl was born on October 21, 1958 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Tatort (1970), Die fünfte Jahreszeit (1982) and Im Schleudergang (2013).

12. Axel Milberg

Actor | Tatort

Axel Milberg was born on August 1, 1956 in Kiel, Germany. He is an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Doktor Martin (2007) and Hannah Arendt (2012). He has been married to Judith Betzler since January 2004. They have one child.

13. Moritz Bleibtreu

Actor | Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Moritz Bleibtreu is a German actor born on August 13, 1971 in Munich growing up in Hamburg. He first appears in children's television series Neues aus Uhlenbusch (1977) at the age of six. His breakthrough was the role called "Abdul" in the movie Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997). He also became ...

14. Andrea Sawatzki

Actress | Tatort

She grew up in Vaihingen as the daughter of a nurse and a journalist. Her father suffered from Alzheimer's and cancer and died when she was 13 years old. Mother and daughter took turns caring for her. After graduating from school with a high school diploma, she studied at the New Munich Drama ...

15. Ulrich Noethen

Actor | Der Untergang

Ulrich Noethen was born on November 18, 1959 in Munich, Germany. He is an actor, known for Downfall (2004), Das Sams (2001) and Das fliegende Klassenzimmer (2003). He was previously married to Friederike Wagner.

16. Günther Maria Halmer

Actor | Sophie's Choice

Günther Maria Halmer was born on January 5, 1943 in Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany. He is an actor, known for Sophie's Choice (1982), Gandhi (1982) and Anwalt Abel (1988). He has been married to Claudia Halmer since 1976. They have two children.

17. Ann-Kathrin Kramer

Actress | Im Meer der Lügen

Ann-Kathrin Kramer was born on April 4, 1966 in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress and writer, known for Sea of Lies (2008), Callboys - Jede Lust hat ihren Preis (1999) and Heaven & A Thing Called Love (2005). She has been married to Harald Krassnitzer since July...

18. Nina Kunzendorf

Actress | Phoenix

Nina Kunzendorf was born on November 10, 1971 in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. She is an actress, known for Phoenix (2014), Tatort (1970) and Unspoken (2010).

19. Volker Lechtenbrink

Actor | M.E.T.R.O. - Ein Team auf Leben und Tod

Volker Lechtenbrink was born on August 18, 1944 in Cranz, East Prussia, Germany [now Zelenogradsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor and director, known for M.E.T.R.O. - Ein Team auf Leben und Tod (2006), Der Hausgeist (1991) and The Bridge (1959). He was married to Gül Ural-Aytekin, ...

20. Lisa Martinek

Actress | Härtetest

Lisa Martinek studied acting at the Hamburg University for Music and Theatre from 1993 to 1997. During that time she also performed at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg and acted in several TV and film productions. From 1997 to 2001 she was a member of the Schauspielhaus Leipzig, engagements with ...

21. Charlotte Schwab

Actress | Alarm für Cobra 11 - Einsatz für Team 2

Charlotte Schwab was born on December 17, 1952 in Basel, Switzerland. She is an actress and publicist, known for Alarm für Cobra 11 - Einsatz für Team 2 (2003), Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996) and Kreuzfahrt ins Glück (2007). She is married to Sven-Eric Bechtolf....

22. Peter Prager

Actor | Nord bei Nordwest

Peter Prager was born on March 18, 1952 in Leipzig, German Democratic Republic. He is an actor, known for Nord bei Nordwest (2014), Die Stadt und die Macht (2016) and Klemperer - Ein Leben in Deutschland (1999). He is married to Suse. He was previously married to Cornelia and ???.

23. Daniel Brühl

Actor | Rush

Daniel Brühl was born in Barcelona, Spain. His father was German TV director Hanno Brühl (1937-2010), who was born in São Paulo, Brazil. His Spanish mother was a teacher. He also has a brother and a sister, Oliver and Miriam. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Cologne, Germany, where he ...

24. Sylvester Groth

Actor | Inglourious Basterds

Sylvester Groth was born in Jerichow, German Democratic Republic on March 31st, 1958. He is an actor with an extensive television and theater career, well known for portraying Goebbels in Inglourious Basterds (2009), Clausen in Dark (2019) and starring in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015), Stalingrad ...

25. Christian Berkel

Actor | The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Christian Berkel was born on October 28, 1957 in West Berlin, West Germany. He is an actor, known for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015), Valkyrie (2008) and Downfall (2004). He has been married to Andrea Sawatzki since December 17, 2011. They have two children.

26. Natalia Wörner

Actress | The Pillars of the Earth

Born in Stuttgart, Germany, Natalia Wörner studied acting at the Lee Strasberg's Actors' Studio in New York and began her stage career in Hamburg upon her return to Germany, She made her film debut in 1992, appearing in the feature film LENI as a young Jewish woman escaping Germany during the ...

27. Alexandra Maria Lara

Actress | Der Untergang

Born on 12 November 1978 in Bucharest, Romania, Alexandra Maria Lara fled to Germany with her parents when she was four and half years old. After graduating at the French High School, she studied acting at the Theaterwerkstatt Charlottenburg from 1997 and 2000, but had already played leading ...

28. Matthias Brandt

Actor | Polizeiruf 110

Matthias Brandt was born on October 7, 1961 in West Berlin, West Germany. He is an actor and production manager, known for Police Call 110 (1971), Die Frau am Ende der Straße (2006) and Die zweite Frau (2008).

29. Armin Rohde

Actor | Lola rennt

After school, he completed his training at the Folkwang School in Essen from 1980 to 1984 and clown training with Pierre Byland. Rohde then worked at various theaters in Bielefeld and Bochum and played in the ensemble of the Schauspielhaus Bochum from 1987 to 1995. His brother Uwe Rohde, who was ...

30. Martina Gedeck

Actress | Das Leben der Anderen

Martina Gedeck was born in Munich. After spending a year in the US, she studied drama at the Berlin University of the Arts. Martina's film career began while she was still at drama school. Her filmography covers practically all genres of film.

Gedeck has won a total of 23 major cinema and TV awards....

31. Burghart Klaußner

Actor | Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei

Burghart Klaußner was born on September 13, 1949 in Berlin, Germany. He is an actor and producer, known for The Edukators (2004), The White Ribbon (2009) and The People Vs. Fritz Bauer (2015). He is married to Jenny. They have two children.

32. Edgar Selge

Actor | Polizeiruf 110

Edgar Selge was born on March 27, 1948 in Brilon, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Police Call 110 (1971), The Experiment (2001) and The Poll Diaries (2010). He has been married to Franziska Walser since 1985. They have two children.

33. Ulrich Mühe

Actor | Das Leben der Anderen

Ulrich Mühe was born on June 20, 1953 in Grimma, East Germany. He was an actor and director, known for The Lives of Others (2006), Funny Games (1997) and Der letzte Zeuge (1998). He was married to Susanne Lothar, Jenny Gröllmann and Annegret Hahn. He died on July 22, 2007 in Walbeck, Saxony-Anhalt,...

34. Ulrich Tukur

Actor | Das Leben der Anderen

He spent his childhood and youth in Hesse, Westphalia and Lower Saxony. As a teenager he lived in the Wedemark region of Lower Saxony near Hanover. He spent his school years there, completing his high school diploma as an exchange student for the American Field Service AFS in Boston (USA). In 1977 ...

35. Sebastian Koch

Actor | Das Leben der Anderen

Sebastian Koch is one of the most internationally sought-after German actors of his generation. After stage engagements in Berlin, Bochum and Darmstadt, the Karlsruhe native was twice awarded the "Grimme Prize" in 2002 for the title role in Peter Keglevic's "Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung...

36. Thomas Thieme

Actor | Das Leben der Anderen

Thomas Thieme was born on October 29, 1948 in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany. He is an actor, known for The Lives of Others (2006), Downfall (2004) and The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008).

37. Herbert Knaup

Actor | Lola rennt

Herbert Knaup was born on March 23, 1956 in Sonthofen, Germany. He is an actor, known for Run Lola Run (1998), The Invincibles (1994) and The Little Ghost (2013). He has been married to Christiane Knaup since 2006.

38. Nadeshda Brennicke

Actress | Banklady

Nadeshda Brennicke was born on April 21, 1973 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. She is an actress, known for Banklady (2013), Case 39 (2009) and Tattoo (2002).

39. Michael Degen

Actor | Hannah Arendt

Managed to survive the Nazi terror regime together with his mother. While his father was deported to a concentration camp and died shortly after World War II, they were hidden by friends in Berlin.

Published his critically acclaimed autobiography "Nicht alle waren Mörder - Eine Kindheit in Berlin" (...

40. Bernhard Schir

Actor | Vorstadtweiber

Bernhard Schir was born on January 24, 1963 in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria. He is an actor, known for Vorstadtweiber (2015), Tatort (1970) and OP ruft Dr. Bruckner - Die besten Ärzte Deutschlands (1996).

41. Jürgen Tarrach

Actor | Die Musterknaben

Jürgen Tarrach was born on December 17, 1960 in Geilenkirchen, Germany. He is an actor, known for Die Musterknaben (1997), The Reader (2008) and Casino Royale (2006).

42. Jan-Gregor Kremp

Actor | The Musketeer

Jan-Gregor Kremp was born on September 30, 1962 in Monheim, Germany. He is an actor, known for The Musketeer (2001), Tatort (1970) and Fugitives (2011). He is married to Johanna Gastdorf. They have one child.

43. Josefine Preuß

Actress | Türkisch für Anfänger

Josefine Preuß was born on January 13, 1986 in Zehdenick, Brandenburg, Germany. She is an actress, known for Türkisch für Anfänger (2012), Türkisch für Anfänger (2006) and Sapphire Blue (2014).

44. Hinnerk Schönemann

Actor | Das Leben der Anderen

Hinnerk Schönemann was born on November 30, 1974 in Rostock, German Democratic Republic. He is an actor and director, known for The Lives of Others (2006), War Horse (2011) and Nord bei Nordwest (2014). He was previously married to Anne Sarah Hartung.

45. Thomas Sarbacher

Actor | Die Welle

Thomas Sarbacher was born on January 25, 1961 in Hamburg, West Germany. He is an actor, known for The Wave (2008), Unsolved (2002) and Über die Grenze (2017). He is married to Ariela Sarbacher. They have two children.

46. Manfred Zapatka

Actor | Das Himmler Projekt

Manfred Zapatka was born on October 2, 1942 in Bremen, Germany. He is an actor, known for Das Himmler Projekt (2000), KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst (2007) and Todesspiel (1997). He has been married to Margarete ? since 1978. They have two children. He was previously married to Regine Vergeen.

47. Roeland Wiesnekker

Actor | Blackout - Die Erinnerung ist tödlich

Roeland Wiesnekker was born on November 25, 1967 in Zürich, Switzerland. He is an actor, known for Blackout - Die Erinnerung ist tödlich (2006), Strähl (2004) and Der Fürsorger (2009).

48. Hannes Jaenicke

Actor | Sardsch

The actor is one of the most successful German actors. Hannes Jaenicke became popular in the role of the tough guy. He spent part of his childhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In Regensburg he attended the Albertus-Magnus-Gymnasium and the Albrecht-Altdorfer-Gymnasium. Here he completed his high ...

49. Ulrike Kriener

Actress | Kommissarin Lucas

Ulrike Kriener was born on December 24, 1954 in Bottrop, Germany. She is an actress, known for Kommissarin Lucas (2003), Einfach mal was Schönes (2022) and Midlife Crisis (2009). She has been married to Georg Weber since 1992. They have two children.

50. Hannelore Hoger

Actress | Bella Block

Hannelore Hoger was born on August 20, 1942 in Hamburg, Germany. She is an actress and director, known for Bella Block (1993), Die zweite Heimat: Chronik einer Jugend (1992) and Die Bertinis (1988).

51. Devid Striesow

Actor | Im Westen nichts Neues

Devid Striesow was born on October 1, 1973 in Bergen auf Rügen, East Germany [now Germany]. He is an actor, known for All Quiet on the Western Front (2022), The Counterfeiters (2007) and Before the Fall (2004). He has been married to Francine since 2008. They have two children.

52. Samuel Finzi

Actor | Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

Samuel Itzhak Finzi was born on January 20, 1966 in Plovdiv. He graduated acting in National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in the class of Professor Dimitrina Gyurova (1992). He specializes in "Lee Strasberg Theater Institute", New York (1994). He debuted in the role of Leopold ...

53. Rudolf Kowalski

Actor | Bruder Esel

Rudolf Kowalski was born on September 8, 1948 in Gladbeck, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Bruder Esel (1996), Bella Block (1993) and Die Konferenz (2004). He has been married to Eva Scheurer since 1989. They have one child.

54. Claudia Michelsen

Actress | Der Turm

Claudia Michelsen was born on February 4, 1969 in Dresden, German Democratic Republic. She is an actress, known for The Tower (2012), Mack the Knife - Brecht's Threepenny Film (2018) and 12 heißt: Ich liebe dich (2007).

55. Helmut Zierl

Actor | Wie gut, daß es Maria gibt

Helmut Zierl was born on October 6, 1954 in Meldorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He is an actor, known for Wie gut, daß es Maria gibt (1990), Nesthocker - Familie zu verschenken (1999) and The Country Doctor (1987). He was previously married to Dolly Dollar.

56. Silke Bodenbender

Actress | Eine folgenschwere Affäre

Silke Bodenbender was born on January 31, 1974 in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Eine folgenschwere Affäre (2007), Das jüngste Gericht (2008) and Vater Mutter Mörder (2011).

57. Suzanne von Borsody

Actress | Lola rennt

Suzanne von Borsody was born on September 23, 1957 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. She is an actress and director, known for Run Lola Run (1998), Beate S. (1979) and Das eine Glück und das andere (1980). She has been married to Jens Schniedenharn since April 2014.

58. Sabine Postel

Actress | Tatort

As a student, she gained media experience by appearing on WDR radio together with Marius Müller-Westernhagen. She attended high school and graduated from high school. She then trained at the Bochum Drama School from 1971 to 1974. This was followed by five semesters of studying German and fine arts....

59. Katharina Wackernagel

Actress | Der Baader Meinhof Komplex

Katharina Wackernagel was born on October 15, 1978 in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. She is an actress and producer, known for The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008), Mein Mörder kommt zurück (2007) and Contergan (2007).

60. Jeanette Hain

Actress | The Reader

Jeanette Hain was born in Munich. While studying directing at the School of Television and Film in Munich, the by chance meeting with director Sherry Hormann made her childhood dream come true by resulting in her first leading part in "Die Cellistin - Liebe und Verhängnis". Since then she has been ...

61. Johanna Wokalek

Actress | Der Baader Meinhof Komplex

Johanna Wokalek was born on March 3, 1975 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. She is an actress, known for The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008), Pope Joan (2009) and Barefoot (2005). She is married to Thomas Hengelbrock. They have one child.

62. Nadja Uhl

Actress | Der Baader Meinhof Komplex

Nadja Uhl was born on May 23, 1972 in Stralsund, German Democratic Republic. She is an actress, known for The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008), Operation Sugar (2012) and Divided We Stand (2022).

63. Heino Ferch

Actor | Der Untergang

During his school years he was enthusiastic about artistry and gymnastics. His athletic skills helped him land a role in the musical "Can Can" in 1978, which also sparked his interest in acting. After finishing school, Heino Ferch devoted himself to his acting training at the Salzburg Mozarteum. In...

64. Hannah Herzsprung

Actress | The Reader

Hannah Herzsprung was born on September 7, 1981 in Hamburg, West Germany. She is an actress, known for The Reader (2008), Who Am I (2014) and Four Minutes (2006).

65. Florian David Fitz

Actor | Jesus liebt mich

Florian David Fitz was born on November 20, 1974 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Jesus Loves Me (2012), The Most Beautiful Day (2016) and 100 Things (2018).

66. Diana Amft

Actress | Im weißen Rössl - Wehe Du singst!

Diana Amft was born on November 7, 1975 in Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Im weißen Rössl - Wehe Du singst! (2013), Doctor's Diary (2008) and Josephine Klick - Allein unter Cops (2014). She has been married to Arne Regul since 2011. They ...

67. Felicitas Woll

Actress | Berlin, Berlin

Felicitas Woll was born on January 20, 1980 in Harbshausen, Hessen, Germany. She is an actress, known for Berlin, Berlin (2002), Dresden (2006) and Die Ungehorsame (2015).

68. Florian Lukas

Actor | Good Bye Lenin!

Florian Lukas was born on March 16, 1973 in East Berlin, East Germany. He is an actor and producer, known for Good Bye Lenin! (2003), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and The Weissensee Saga (2010).

69. Leonard Lansink

Actor | Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Leonard Lansink was born on January 7, 1956 in Hamm, Germany. He is an actor, known for Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997), Nur für eine Nacht (1997) and Wilsberg (1995). He has been married to Maren Muntenbeck since October 15, 2011.

70. Hans Werner Meyer

Actor | Der Baader Meinhof Komplex

Hans Werner Meyer was born on April 14, 1964 in Hamburg, Germany. He is an actor, known for The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008), Die Cleveren (1998) and Adieu Paris (2013). He is married to Jacqueline Macaulay. They have three children.

71. Jürgen Tonkel

Actor | Der Untergang

Jürgen Tonkel was born on August 23, 1962 in Höhenrain, Wolfratshausen, Bavaria, Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Downfall (2004), Leave Without Running (2009) and Die Chefin (2012). He is married to Eva Tonkel. He was previously married to Daniela Tolkien.

72. Rolf Hoppe

Actor | Sardsch

Rolf Hoppe was born on December 6, 1930 in Ellrich, Thuringia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Sardsch (1997), La piovra (1984) and Mephisto (1981). He was married to Friederike. He died on November 14, 2018 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.

73. Armin Mueller-Stahl

Actor | Eastern Promises

Armin Mueller-Stahl is a German actor with a relatively long film career. He was once nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for his role as an abusive father in the biographical drama "Shine" (1996).

In 1930, Mueller-Stahl was born in Tilsit, East Prussia. The town developed ...

74. Sophie Rois

Actress | Enemy at the Gates

Sophie Rois was born on 1 June 1961 in Ottensheim, Austria and studied acting at the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna from 1982 to 1985. In the following years, she played at several theaters in Berlin, since 1992 she has been ensemble member at the city's Freie Volksbühne. Appearing also on ...

75. Ulrich Matthes

Actor | Der Untergang

Ulrich Matthes was born on May 9, 1959 in West Berlin, West Germany. He is an actor, known for Downfall (2004), A Hidden Life (2019) and Feuerreiter (1998).

76. Sebastian Blomberg

Actor | Der Baader Meinhof Komplex

Sebastian Blomberg was born on May 24, 1972 in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. He is an actor, known for The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008), Age of Cannibals (2014) and What to Do in Case of Fire (2001).

77. Karoline Eichhorn

Actress | Dark

Born 9 November 1965 in Stuttgart, Germany, she attended well-renowned Folkwang theater school in Essen from 1986 to 1989. She made her début at famous Schaubühne theater, Berlin in 1989, then moved to Schauspielhaus Bochum until 1992, then came back to the Schaubühne until 1995. Since then, she ...

78. Sandra Borgmann

Actress | Der Baader Meinhof Komplex

Sandra Borgmann was born on April 25, 1974 in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany. She is an actress, known for The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008), In July (2000) and Der König von Palma (2022).

79. Christian Kohlund

Actor | Anna Maria - Eine Frau geht ihren Weg

Christian Kohlund was born on August 17, 1950 in Basel, Switzerland. He is an actor and director, known for Anna Maria - Eine Frau geht ihren Weg (1994), L'homme de Suez (1983) and La nouvelle malle des Indes (1981). He has been married to Elke Best since 1982. They have two children. He was ...

80. Volker Brandt

Actor | Immer im Einsatz - Die Notärztin

Volker Brandt was born on August 2, 1935 in Leipzig, Germany. He is an actor, known for Immer im Einsatz - Die Notärztin (1994), Glückliche Reise (1992) and The Country Doctor (1987).

81. Christoph Maria Herbst

Actor | Stromberg

The German actor became one of the most popular actors on comedic television alongside Anke Engelke in the comedy series "Ladykracher". Christoph Maria Herbst was initially seen at the Bremerhaven City Theater from 1992 to 1996, until he switched to television in 1998 with participation in series ...

82. Bastian Pastewka

Actor | Pastewka

Bastian Pastewka was born on April 4, 1972 in Bochum, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Pastewka (2005), Der Wixxer (2004) and Morgen hör ich auf (2016). He has been married to Heidrun Buchmaier since 2004.

83. Franka Potente

Actress | Lola rennt

Franka Potente was born on 22 July 1974 in the German city of Münster, to Hildegard, a medical assistant, and Dieter Potente, a teacher, and raised in the nearby town of Dülmen. After her graduation in 1994, she went to the Otto-Falckenberg-Schule, a drama school in Munich, but soon broke off to ...

84. August Zirner

Actor | A Sound of Thunder

Born in the USA. His father, a Jewish immigrant, was head of the Opera Department of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Illinois. The Zirners lived on Burlison Drive in Urbana, Illinois. Back in Europe Zirner studied at the "Max-Reinhardt-Seminar". Lives with his spouse, actress ...

85. Dieter Mann

Actor | Der Untergang

Dieter Mann was born on June 20, 1941 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Downfall (2004), Vergiss dein Ende (2011) and Karl May (1992). He died on February 3, 2022 in Berlin, Germany.

86. Gustav-Peter Wöhler

Actor | Soul Kitchen

Gustav-Peter Wöhler was born on July 31, 1956 in Bielefeld, Germany. He is an actor, known for Soul Kitchen (2009), Alles außer Mord! (1994) and Tod eines Mädchens (2015). He has been married to Albert Wiederspiel since 2008.

87. Ken Duken

Actor | Max Manus

Ken Duken was born on the 17th of April 1979 as a son of an actress and a doctor in Heidelberg / Germany. He started to learn acting from his stage actress mother Christina Loeb. Later he took courses by James Reynolds and Bruce McDonald but he never attended drama school.

Before starting his career...

88. Inka Friedrich

Actress | Sommer vorm Balkon

Inka Friedrich was born on November 1, 1965 in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. She is an actress and cinematographer, known for Sommer vorm Balkon (2005), Zeit der Helden (2013) and Stopped on Track (2011).

89. Nicholas Ofczarek

Actor | Der Pass

Nicholas Ofczarek was born on May 30, 1971 in Vienna, Austria. He is an actor and writer, known for Pagan Peak (2018), Wir Staatskünstler (2011) and Tatort (1970). He is married to Tamara Metelka. They have one child.

90. Stefan Kurt

Actor | Der Schattenmann

Stefan Kurt was born on October 22, 1959 in Berne, Switzerland. He is an actor and producer, known for Der Schattenmann (1996), Dreileben (2011) and The Foster Boy (2011).

91. Dagmar Manzel

Actress | Schtonk

Dagmar Manzel was born on September 1, 1958 in East Berlin, East Germany. She is an actress, known for Schtonk (1992), Frei nach Plan (2007) and Cracks in the Shell (2011).

92. Michael Brandner

Actor | Der Untergang

Michael Brandner was born on January 22, 1951 in Augsburg, Bavaria, West Germany. He is an actor, known for Downfall (2004), The Monuments Men (2014) and Der Tod ist kein Beinbruch (2002). He has been married to Karin since 1997. They have one child.

93. Peter Simonischek

Actor | Toni Erdmann

Peter Simonischek was born on August 6, 1946 in Graz, Austria. He was an actor, known for Toni Erdmann (2016), The Interpreter (2018) and Sapphire Blue (2014). He was married to Brigitte Karner and Charlotte Schwab. He died on May 29, 2023 in Vienna, Austria.

94. Josef Bierbichler

Actor | Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte

Josef Bierbichler was born on April 26, 1948 in Ambach, Bavaria, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for The White Ribbon (2009), Two Men in Suits (2018) and Winterreise (2006).

95. Bjarne Mädel

Actor | Der Tatortreiniger

Bjarne Mädel was born on March 12, 1968 in Hamburg, Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Der Tatortreiniger (2011), 25 km/h (2018) and Sörensen hat Angst (2020).

96. Julia Jentsch

Actress | Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage

After school, Jentsch turned to acting. She attended the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. Jentsch then began her acting career in the theater. In 2001 she joined the ensemble of the Munich Kammerspiele, where she masterfully interpreted Desdemona in Shakespeare's "Othello", Sophocles...

97. Martin Feifel

Actor | Was tun, wenn's brennt?

Martin Feifel was born on June 16, 1964 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. He is an actor, known for What to Do in Case of Fire (2001), Feuerreiter (1998) and Wunderlich's World (2016).

98. Lisa Wagner

Actress | Tatort

Lisa Wagner was born on April 22, 1979 in Kaiserslautern, Germany. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Letzte Ausfahrt Gera - Acht Stunden mit Beate Zschäpe (2016) and Vorstadtrocker (2015).

Lisa Wagner is a film and theatre actress and writer from Germany. She started her acting career ...

99. Jörg Hartmann

Actor | Weissensee

Jörg Hartmann was born on June 8, 1970 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for The Weissensee Saga (2010), Tatort (1970) and Bella Block (1993). He was previously married to Simone.