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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
- 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).- 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).
- 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), How I Live Now (2013) and Ninja Assassin (2009).- 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).
- 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).
- Actress
Pina Kühr was born on 21 May 1987 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Die Läusemutter (2020) and Kohlrabenschwarz (2023).- Actress
- Soundtrack
Wera Frydtberg was born on 11 August 1926 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. She was an actress, known for Sechs Stunden Angst (1964), Die feuerrote Baronesse (1959) and Die grosse Chance (1957). She was married to Otto Urbach. She died on 16 June 2008 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.- Kai Albrecht was born on 22 February 1980 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is an actor, known for The Fox (2015), Frau Jordan stellt gleich (2019) and Lucie - geheult wird nicht (2020).
- Tamina Kallert was born on 24 June 1974 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. She is married to Nik Niethammer. They have two children.
- 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), Wie erziehe ich meine Eltern? (2010) and Alles Klara (2012).
- 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 Was ihr wollt (2008).- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Director
Bettina Böhler was born on 24 June 1960 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. She is an editor and director, known for Schlingensief: A Voice That Shook the Silence (2020), Undine (2020) and Barbara (2012).- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Wolf Gremm was born on 26 February 1942 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Kamikaze 89 (1982), Tod oder Freiheit (1977) and Die Brüder (1977). He was married to Regina Ziegler. He died on 14 July 2015 in Berlin, Germany.- 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.- Producer
- Production Manager
- Location Management
Till Rausch is a renowned international film producer, production manager, and location manager, with his creative roots firmly planted in the vibrant cinematic landscape of Berlin. Born and raised in Germany, Till has emerged as a pivotal figure in the global film industry, earning a stellar reputation for his multifaceted contributions to the world of cinema.- Director
- Actress
- Writer
Helene Hegemann was born on 19 February 1992 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. She is a director and actress, known for Axolotl Overkill (2017), Torpedo (2008) and Strafe - nach Ferdinand von Schirach (2022).- 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).- Costume Designer
Ute Lindenberg was born on August 25, 1963 in Freiburg i. Breisgau, Germany. She is a costume designer, known for Aida (2010), Tannhäuser at Deutsche Oper am Rhein (2013), Don Quichotte at Theater an der Wien (2003), Das schlaue Füchslein at Oper Köln (2008). She has been a lead costume designer for several years working at the Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf, Schauspiel Frankfurt, Nationaltheater Mannheim, Stadttheater Saarbrücken, Theater an der Josefstadt, Staatsschauspiel Dresden, Salzburger Festspielen and the Stadttheater Klagenfurt.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Gerhard Friedrich was born on 19 August 1929 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. He was an actor, known for The White Rose (1982), Lady Windermeres Fächer (1978) and König Johann (1971). He was married to Monja Schemmerling-Friedrich. He died on 28 March 2020 in Groß-Zimmern, Hesse, Germany.- Actress
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
Sabine Sauer was born on 22 February 1955 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. She is an actress, known for Neues aus Büttenwarder (1997), Police Call 110 (1971) and Dahoam is Dahoam (2007).- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Wieland Speck was born in 1951 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Westler (1985), The Sound of Fast Relief (1983) and Escape to Life: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story (2000).- Actor
- Composer
- Writer
Corneille was born on 24 March 1977 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is an actor and composer, known for Corneille: Parce qu'on vient de loin (2004), Corneille: Ensemble (2003) and Corneille: Seul au monde (2004).- Gabriela Lindl was born on 30 April 1985 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Die Diplomatin (2016) and The Old Fox (1977).
- Andreas Warmbrunn was born on 15 March 1999 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is an actor, known for Die schwarzen Brüder (2013), Tom Sawyer (2011) and A House of Animals (2010).
- 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.- Music Department
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Being blind since birth, Joana Zimmer learned to face prejudices in her own way: with a lot of humor, ready wit and perseverance. She heads straight for all of her goals with consequence, concentration and a lot of ambition.
Born in Freiburg, Germany, raised bilingually in the USA and returned to Berlin years ago Joana Zimmer gave her undivided attention to music from a child. The voice training during her time in the famous Berlin Choir was the formative influence for her musical way. At the age of 15 she already performed in many en vogue jazz clubs in the German capital and continued building the impressing facets of her voice. She got herself performances in clubs and noble hotels all on her own, modeled and saved the fees for her first demo. The record deal with Universal Music Domestic gave her the big chance, to work with famous producers and songwriters: Burt Bacharach, Andreas Carlsson (i.a. Celine Dion, Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys), Gary Barlow, Dietmar Kawohl and Nik Kershaw have been fascinated by Joanas talent and personality right away contributed songs to 'My Innermost'. She went into the studio with the Swedish producers Pontus Soederqvist and Nick Nice (LaCarr Studios) for most of the songs and convinced during the recordings with the unique power of her voice, her passion and absolute professionalism.- Producer
- Director
- Actor
Michael Mack was born on 21 December 1978 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is a producer and director, known for Takeover (2020), Europa-Park TV (2014) and Europa-Park: Project V. Flying Theater (2017). He has been married to Miriam Mack since June 2010. They have two children.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Magdalena Höfner was born on 20 July 1988 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Petra (2020), Morden im Norden (2012) and Stralsund (2009).- Actor
- Soundtrack
Ferris Bueller was born on 29 September 1971 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. He is an actor, known for Headfirst (2014), Scooter: The Age of Love (1997) and Scooter: Break It Up (1996).- Isabelle Carlson was born on 17 July 1945 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. She is an actress, known for Verbotene Liebe (1995), Ein Volksfeind (1965) and Nebelmörder (1964).
- Christian Klar was born on 20 May 1952 in Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany.
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Justin Koch was born in 1979 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Justin is a producer and director, known for Der Badeanzug (2011), Passage (2020) and The Red Baron (2008).- Christian Schramm was born on 8 March 1968 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. He is an actor, known for Nachts im Park (2002), Unter uns (1994) and Die Wache (1994).
- Production Manager
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Laura Machutta was born in 1985 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Laura is a production manager and producer, known for The Reckoning (2021), Anderswo (2014) and Wendehammer (2022).- Wolfgang Schäuble was born on 18 September 1942 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. He was married to Ingeborg Schäuble. He died on 26 December 2023 in Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- Actress
- Writer
Angelika Schrobsdorff was born on 24 December 1927 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. She was an actress and writer, known for Der Ruf (1949), Die Herren (1965) and Verspiegelte Zeit - Erinnerungen von Angelika Schrobsdorff (1998). She was married to Claude Lanzmann and Edward S. Psurny. She died on 31 July 2016 in Berlin, Germany.- Peter Weis was born on 12 March 1956 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. He is an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Die Hermannsschlacht (1996) and Police Call 110 (1971).
- Hanns Ludin was born on 10 June 1905 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. He was married to Erla von Jordan. He died on 9 December 1947 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia.
- 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.- Anuk Ens was born in 1965 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. She is an actress, known for Der Richter und das Mädchen (1995), Das iTeam - Die Jungs an der Maus (2008) and Verschollen (2004).
- Susanne-Marie Wrage was born on 12 September 1965 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. She is an actress, known for Das Verlangen (2002), Peer Gynt (2006) and Frieda's Fall.
- Perikles Simon was born on 11 January 1973 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- Producer
- Director
- Actor
Henri Regnier was born on 21 November 1917 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. He was a producer and director, known for Si j'avais quatre dromadaires (1966), Spaß beiseite - Herbert kommt! (1979) and Das jüngste Gerücht (1965). He was married to Antonia Hilke. He died on 28 May 1988 in Hamburg, West Germany.- Writer
- Producer
Thomas Spitzer was born on 29 September 1988 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. He is a writer and producer, known for heute-show (2009), LOL: Last One Laughing Germany (2021) and Hazel Brugger: Tropical (2020). He has been married to Hazel Brugger since 2020. They have one child.- Talent Agent
- Actor
- Executive
Joa van Overstraaten was born on 15 December 1949 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. He is a talent agent and actor.- Additional Crew
Hedy Epstein was born on 15 August 1924 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. She is known for Getting Away with Murder(s) (2021), Rachel: An American Conscience (2005) and Women of a Certain Age - 2004 (2021). She was married to Arnold Epstein. She died on 26 May 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.