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1. Martin Klempnow

Actor | Die Bergretter

Martin Klempnow was born on October 28, 1973 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Die Bergretter (2009), Verbotene Liebe (1995) and Switch: Reloaded (2007).

2. Michaela Schaffrath

Actress | Tatort

She was a nurse when she started a career as a porn actress in 1999, when she was 29 years old, after posing naked in the German nude magazine Coupé. Under the stage name Gina Wild, she was also internationally known, and she twice won a Venus Award, an important European pornography award, the ...

3. Patricia Blanco

Self | Ich bin ein Star - Holt mich hier raus!

4. Prince Damien

Actor | Das Signal

Prince Damien is known for The Signal (2024), Die RTL Sommerspiele (2021) and Ninja Warrior Germany (2016).

5. Anke Engelke

Actress | Fröhliche Weihnachten

Anke Engelke was born in Montreal, Canada in December 1965. She is a comedian, actor and writer, known for Die Wochenshow (1996), Das schönste Mädchen der Welt (2018) and Ladykracher (2002). She has garnered numerous awards, including the Grimme Award for the improv show Blind Date 2 - Taxi nach ...

6. Jochen Busse

Actor | Das Amt

After graduating from high school, Busse took private lessons in acting in Munich. In 1960 he was discovered at Friedrich Hollaender's student cabaret "Die Knallfrösche" for a cabaret revue in Berlin. In the following years, Busse primarily gained acting and cabaret experience at the Frankfurt ...

7. 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 ...

8. Tom Schilling

Actor | Oh Boy

Tom Schilling was born on February 10, 1982 in Berlin, Germany. He is an actor and producer, known for A Coffee in Berlin (2012), Before the Fall (2004) and Who Am I (2014).

9. 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.

10. Khalid Maadour

Director | Le chant du péché

Khalid Maadour is known for Le chant du péché (2020), Plus belle la vie (2004) and OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006).

11. 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.

12. Oliver Korittke

Actor | Die Musterknaben

Oliver Korittke was born on April 6, 1968 in West Berlin, West Germany. He is an actor and producer, known for Die Musterknaben (1997), Miracle at St. Anna (2008) and Heldenfrühling (1991). He was previously married to Monica Nancy Wick.

13. Roland Jankowsky

Actor | Nikola

Roland Jankowsky was born on February 2, 1968 in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Nikola (1997), Wilsberg (1995) and Die Wache (1994).

14. Rita Russek

Actress | Tatort

Rita Russek was born on June 27, 1952 in Eschwege, Germany. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Wilsberg (1995) and Alfred (1995).

15. Horst Lichter

Self | Bares für Rares

Horst Lichter was born on January 15, 1962 in Nettersheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Bares für Rares (2013), Horst Lichter - Keine Zeit für Arschlöcher (2022) and Das Traumschiff (1981). He has been married to Nada Sosinka since August 28, ...

16. Meike Droste

Actress | Mord mit Aussicht

Meike Droste was born on February 5, 1980 in Bobingen, Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. She is an actress, known for Mord mit Aussicht (2008), Tatort (1970) and Pascals Reise ins Glück - Operation Germanenkind.

17. Jeffrey Tambor

Actor | Transparent

Jeffrey Tambor starred in Amazon Studios hit series TRANSPARENT, playing family patriarch "Mort Pfefferman," who over the course of the show becomes the unforgettable "Maura." Tambor's groundbreaking performance earned him two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a SAG Award and a Critics' Choice ...

18. Hilary Swank

Actress | Million Dollar Baby

Hilary was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Judith Kay (Clough), a secretary, and Stephen Michael Swank, who served in the National Guard and was also a traveling salesman. Her maternal grandmother, Frances Martha Dominguez, was of Mexican descent, and her other roots include German, English, and ...

19. Maxim Mehmet

Actor | Der Rote Baron

Growing up as a teacher's son in the center of Germany, Maxim Mehmet spent most of his life in Berlin. He visited the film university Konrad Wolf in Potsdam-Babelsberg, where he got his degree after a four years acting program. His first appearance in a feature movie he made in Leander Haußmann's "...

20. Janine Kunze

Actress | Hausmeister Krause - Ordnung muss sein

Janine Kunze was born on March 20, 1974 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Hausmeister Krause - Ordnung muss sein (1999), Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997) and Barefoot (2005). She has been married to Dirk Budach since 2002. They have three children.

21. Anna Loos

Actress | Weissensee

Anna Loos was born on November 18, 1970 in Brandenburg an der Havel, German Democratic Republic. She is an actress, known for The Weissensee Saga (2010), Anatomy (2000) and Die Lehrerin (2011). She has been married to Jan Josef Liefers since August 5, 2004. They have two children.

22. Lara Trautmann

Actress | Cyberpunk 2077

Lara Trautmann is known for Cyberpunk 2077 (2020), Enderal: The Shards of Order (2016) and Far Cry 6 (2021).

23. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Director | Das Leben der Anderen

As the son of a Lufthansa manager, Henckel von Donnersmarck spent his childhood and school years in New York, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main and Brussels, where he passed his international high school diploma in 1991. He then spent two years studying in Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) with the following ...

24. Kai Schumann

Actor | Klimawechsel

Kai Schumann was born on July 28, 1976 in Dresden, German Democratic Republic. He is an actor, known for Midlife Crisis (2009), Tatort (1970) and The Einstein of Sex (1999).

25. Timo Dierkes

Actor | Transporter 3

Timo Dierkes was born on June 10, 1967 in Ibbenbüren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Transporter 3 (2008), The Experiment (2001) and Labyrinth of Lies (2014).

26. Heide Rezepa-Zabel

Self | Wer weiß denn sowas?

Heide Rezepa-Zabel was born on September 16, 1965 in Lünen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is married to Günther Zabel. They have three children.

27. Caroline Maria Frier

Actress | Alles was zählt

Caroline Maria Frier was born on January 16, 1983 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Alles was zählt (2006), The People Vs. Fritz Bauer (2015) and Das Traumschiff (1981). She has been married to Marc since May 2021. They have one child. She was ...

28. Tristan Seith

Actor | Im Knast

Tristan Seith was born on December 3, 1979 in Koblenz, Germany. He is an actor, known for Im Knast (2015), Crooks Ltd. (2015) and Helen Dorn (2014). He is married to Nesrin Samdereli.

29. Simon Unge

Actor | Among Us: 3D Film

Simon Unge is known for Among Us: 3D Film (2020), YouTube Armageddon (2014) and The Unge Quest (2015).

30. Wilson Gonzalez

Actor | King of Stonks

Wilson Gonzales Ochsenknecht was born on 18th March 1990 in Germany, as the oldest child of the German actor Uwe Ochsenknecht and the German actress Natascha Ochsenknecht. He has a younger brother named Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht and a little sister. Like his brother he started acting very early and ...

31. Walter Freiwald

Actor | Gute Arbeit Originals

Walter Freiwald was born on April 21, 1954 in Wittmund, Lower Saxony, Germany. He was an actor, known for Gute Arbeit Originals (2016), Der Preis ist heiß (1989) and Ich bin ein Star - Lasst mich wieder rein! (2015). He was married to Annette Freiwald. He died on November 16, 2019 in Germany.

32. Prince Damien

Actor | Das Signal

Prince Damien is known for The Signal (2024), Die RTL Sommerspiele (2021) and Ninja Warrior Germany (2016).

33. Martin Klempnow

Actor | Die Bergretter

Martin Klempnow was born on October 28, 1973 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Die Bergretter (2009), Verbotene Liebe (1995) and Switch: Reloaded (2007).

34. Micaela Schäfer

Actress | Er ist wieder da

Micaela Schäfer was born on November 1, 1983 in Leipzig, German Democratic Republic [nox Saxony, Germany]. She is an actress, known for Look Who's Back (2015), Casting of Death (2015) and Holy Shit! (2022).

35. Florentin Will

Actor | Susi

Florentin Will is known for Susi (2020), Die unwahrscheinlichen Ereignisse im Leben von ... (2014) and Lynn ist nicht allein (2020).

36. Katjana Gerz

Actress | JGA: Jasmin. Gina. Anna.

Katjana Gerz is known for JGA: Jasmin. Gina. Anna. (2022), Stadt, Land, Lust (2024) and Queens of Comedy (2021).