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Actor, producer, writer, and director Til Schweiger is Germany's best-known actor and also the country's most successful director. With more than 51 Million admissions no other German filmmaker drew more people to cinemas. He runs his own production company Barefoot Films based in Berlin, Germany.
Til Schweiger (born December 19, 1963) was raised along with his two brothers in his hometown Giessen. In his early years, Schweiger began studying German and Medicine. He decided to drop out of university to pursue his career as an actor and went to drama school from 1986-1989. After graduation, he played at several theaters as a stage actor to gain more experience.
In 1991, Schweiger landed his first lead role in Manta, Manta (1991) following his big breakthrough role on Maybe... Maybe Not (1994) with the support of Germany's renowned film producer and mentor Bernd Eichinger. In 1996, Til Schweiger founded his first film production company Mr. Brown Entertainment together with business partner and film producer Tom Zickler. Schweiger debuted as producer with Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997) winning several Festival Awards. The road movie remains a cult favorite with audiences worldwide. Within the same year, Schweiger was the first foreign actor to win the "Polish Oscar" at the International Warsaw Film festival for his performance in in Bandyta (1997). He has since built up acting credits in dozens of German movies including Der Eisbär (1998), where Schweiger made his debut as director.
Judas Kiss (1998) was Schweiger's first role in an international film. He then appeared in several internationally acclaimed movies including SLC Punk! (1998), The Replacement Killers (1998), Driven (2001), Intimate Affairs (2001), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003), King Arthur (2004), New Year's Eve (2011), and many more.
To this day, Schweiger has delivered a series of German-language hits and won numerous Awards as actor/writer/director/producer: Barefoot (2005) grossed about $7,7 million with 1,5 million admissions, Rabbit Without Ears (2007) was up to 2014 Schweiger's most successful film and earned some $74 million locally, followed by the sequel Rabbit Without Ears 2 (2009). In 2011, Schweiger wrote, produced and directed Kokowääh (2011), which grossed $43 million, starring alongside his youngest daughter Emma. A sequel hit theaters in 2013.
As an actor, he received widespread critical acclaim and further recognition for his portrayal as the legendary Hugo Stieglitz in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds (2009).
In December 2014, Til Schweiger released the family-friendly dramedy Head Full of Honey (2014) , which he co-wrote, directed, produced and starred in. It is his most successful film to date breaking the 6, 3 million admissions barrier of his 2007 hit Rabbit Without Ears (2007).
Schweiger, who started his career in German TV, plays the lead role on hit local crimes series Tatort (1970)(Hamburg) (Scene of the Crime). His debut generated the best ratings for the long-running procedural in 20 years.- Actor
- Producer
- Cinematographer
Tobias Santelmann is a Norwegian actor who was born in Freiburg, Germany. His family moved to Norway when he was one year old. He grew up in the far south of Norway (Lindesnes) and moved to Oslo when he was 16 years old.
Tobias Santelmann graduated from The Oslo National Academy of Dramatic Arts (KHiO) in 2006. Since graduating he has been employed at The Norwegian Theatre in Oslo (Det Norske Teatret). During his years at the theatre he has played many different roles, such as Yang Sun in "The Good Person of Szechwan" (Brecht), K in "The Castle" (Kafka), Torvald Helmer in "Nora" (Ibsen) and Nick in "The Woods" (Mamet).
In addition to his stage work, Tobias has in the past year starred in movies like Kon Tiki, Jag Etter Vind, Flukt and Jeg Er Din.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Franz Rogowski is an actor. He was born on 2nd February 1986 in Freiburg, Germany. The actor is known for Victoria (2015) and Love Steaks (2013). Victoria (2015) is one of the few feature films shot in a single continuous take and won amongst other things the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for Cinematography as well as the German Film Award in six categories. Since 2015 Franz Rogowski is member of the Kammerspiele Munich.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Johanna Wokalek was born on 3 March 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.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Nadeshda Brennicke was born on 21 April 1973 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. She is an actress, known for Banklady (2013), Case 39 (2009) and Tattoo (2002).- Fanny Bastien was born on 13 December 1961 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. She is an actress, known for Pinot simple flic (1984), The Last Border: Viimeisellä rajalla (1993) and Poussière d'ange (1987).
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Editor
Franz Lustig was born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. He is a cinematographer and editor, known for Perfect Days (2023), Anselm (2023) and Massive Attack: Voodoo in My Blood (2016).- Actress
- Producer
- Director
Katharina Wackernagel was born on 15 October 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).- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Johannes Boesiger was born the son of the Swiss actor and director Paul Bösiger. He was born in Freiburg i. Br. in Germany and at the age of 14 Boesiger became a professional actor for the city theatre of Nuremberg, where took on the main character in the play Be silent, boy! by Fitzgerald Kusz. The same year Boesiger worked as 2nd assistant director for his father. Following the early death of his father, Boesiger moved to Switzerland. At the age of twenty he started to work as a film critic for various newspapers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland including Der Tagesspiegel, Die Presse and Die Weltwoche and in 1984 became film editor at the renowned Neue Zürcher Zeitung. In 1989 Boesiger changed sides again, when he was hired by Swiss television to become in house producer, script developer and writer.
Having contributed to various television and theatrical productions as producer, writer or script editor, in 1992 he wrote and produced his award winning first feature film, Kinder der Landstrasse (Children of the Open Road). This was followed by further works as executive and line producer before he started in 2001 on a project to develop a cultural center in the city of Zürich. Boesiger is currently active again as producer and writer of various English language projects. In 2018 he was appointed as managing director for the production company Jovera Pictures AG/SA/Ltd' overseeing among others the production of Fly Little Bird' based on his own script and to be directed by him in 2023.
Besides his main career as a producer, Johannes Boesiger was active between 1989 and 1995 on the management board of the Locarno International Film Festival, co-founder of the Carl Mayer Scriptwriting award in Graz, Austria, and lately in 2007 together with Dieter Kosslick, was one of the initiators of the section "culinary cinema" at the Berlin International Film Festival.- Aaron Hilmer was born on 11 May 1999 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is an actor, known for All Quiet on the Western Front (2022), The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (2018) and Luden (2023).
- Actress
- Cinematographer
Inka Friedrich was born on 1 November 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).- Anton Dreger was born in 1996 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is an actor, known for Schneller als die Angst (2022), Tatort (1970) and Two Sides of the Abyss (2023).
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Writer
Kurt Hoffmann was born on 12 November 1910 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. He was a director and assistant director, known for Das Wirtshaus im Spessart (1958), The Haunted Castle (1960) and Aren't We Wonderful? (1958). He was married to Luise Schneider and Betti Grimm. He died on 25 June 2001 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.- Proficient in Greek and Latin and self-taught in classic literature, Sonja Sutter was a captivating actress who achieved dramatic depths on both stage and screen during a career which commenced in 1951. A banker's daughter, she had completed a rudimentary education in her home town (Freiburg) where she also made her theatrical debut. She was 'discovered' for the screen by Luis Trenker during an audition for a Heimatfilm and passed along to the director Slatan Dudow who gave her a pivotal role in his post-war drama Frauenschicksale (1952). Affiliated with both East and West German cinema, Sutter then appeared in several prestige pictures, including Das Schweigen im Walde (1955) and Die Barrings (1955). Not until five years later did she get another opportunity to demonstrate her talent as the titular star of Lissy (1957), directed by Konrad Wolf. This anti-fascist drama, chronicling the lives of a working class family in 1930's Berlin under the Nazis, became one of Wolf's most famous films and was also the high point of Sutter's film career. Perhaps too closely identified with a particular type of character, she received fewer film offers from the West in the 60's. The creation of the Berlin Wall effectively ended her association with DEFA. Returning to the stage, Sutter became an ensemble member of the iconic Vienna Burgtheater in 1959. Her tenure with the company lasted four decades, with as many as seventy leading roles to her repertoire. She also regularly performed at the Salzburg Festival, her roles ranging from Strindberg's "Queen Christina" and Schiller's "Intrigue and Love" (Kabale und Liebe) to Gute Werke in Hugo von Hofmannsthal's medieval play "Everyman". Towards the end of her career, she concentrated increasingly on TV work, often guesting as genteel ladies in popular crime shows like Tatort (1970), Derrick (1974) and The Old Fox (1977).
- Actor
- Make-Up Department
- Director
Manuel Cortez was born on 24 May 1979 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Dating Lanzelot (2011), Fire! (2009) and The Famous Five and the Valley of Dinosaurs (2018).- Felix Eitner was born on 27 February 1967 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. He is an actor, known for Cherry Blossoms (2008), Alles Klara (2012) and Margarete Steiff (2005).
- Andrea Jonasson was born on 29 June 1942 in Freiburg/Breisgau, Germany. She is an actress, known for Trauer muß Elektra tragen (1970), Antigone (1965) and Baumeister Solness (1966). She was previously married to Giorgio Strehler.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Alexander Khuon was born on 10 March 1979 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Der Dicke liebt (2016), If Not Us, Who? (2011) and Tatort (1970).- Actor
- Soundtrack
Max Giermann was born on 24 October 1975 in Freiburg/Breisgau, Germany. He is an actor, known for Switch: Reloaded (2007), Woman in Love (2011) and FunnyMovie (2008).- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Julian Pörksen was born in 1985 in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Julian is a director and writer, known for Dear Child (2023), Whatever Happens Next (2018) and Sometimes We Sit and Think, and Sometimes We Just Sit (2012).- Actress
- Additional Crew
Angelika Bender was born on 22 February 1948 in Freiburg/Breisgau, Germany. She is an actress, known for Inki (1974), Holiday in St. Tropez (1964) and Der lichte Grund (2016).- Robert Schupp was born in 1969 in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. He is an actor, known for Eichwald, MdB (2015), Ku'damm 56 (2016) and Tatort (1970).
- Director
- Writer
- Editor
Peter Nestler was born on 1 June 1937 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for Spain! (1973), Pachamama - Unsere Erde (1995) and Mülheim/Ruhr (1964).- Production Designer
- Art Department
- Art Director
Tim Pannen was born in 1971 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. Tim is a production designer and art director, known for Antichrist (2009), Munich: The Edge of War (2021) and Paula (2016). Tim was previously married to Vanessa Radman.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Jonas Grosch was born on 25 November 1981 in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for Last Exit Schinkenstrasse (2023), Legend of Wacken (2023) and Frau Jordan stellt gleich (2019).