Kai Wiesinger
German actor
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::summary German actor ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Kai Wiesinger |
| image | Kai Wiesinger.jpg |
| landscape | yes |
| alt | Kai Wiesinger grinning at camera with hands under chin |
| caption | Wiesinger in 2012 |
| birth_name | |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Hanover, West Germany |
| death_date | |
| occupation | Actor |
| years_active | 1992–present |
| website | |
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| name = Kai Wiesinger | image = Kai Wiesinger.jpg | landscape = yes | alt = Kai Wiesinger grinning at camera with hands under chin | caption = Wiesinger in 2012 | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Hanover, West Germany | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = | other_names = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1992–present | known_for = | notable_works = | website =
Kai Wiesinger (born 16 April 1966) is a German actor.
Life and work
Wiesinger began taking private acting lessons as a teenager. After his civil service, he became an acting student in Munich. He has been active on German television and in films since 1992.
Selected filmography
Film
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Little Sharks | Johannes | |
| 1994 | Der bewegte Mann | Ripper | |
| Backbeat | Klaus Voormann | ||
| 1995 | Talk of the Town | René Krauss | |
| Pakten | Fritz Becker | ||
| 1997 | 14 Days to Life | Konrad von Seidlitz | |
| Comedian Harmonists | Erwin Bootz | ||
| 1999 | After the Truth | Peter Rohm | |
| 2001 | Emil and the Detectives | Knut Tischbein | |
| 2002 | Poppitz | Ben | |
| 2016 | Gut zu Vögeln | Tillmann | |
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Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Jurgen | 1 episode |
| Auf Achse | Toni Teuffel | 7 episodes | |
| 1998 | Terror in the Mall | Chris Maratos | TV film |
| 2001 | Murder on the Orient Express | Philip von Strauss | TV film |
| 2002 | Dracula | Dr. Seward | 2 episodes |
| 2005–21 | Tatort | Various characters | 3 episodes |
| 2006 | Dresden | Simon Goldberg | TV film |
| Stolberg | Christoph Katzmann | 1 episode | |
| 2007 | Die Anwälte | Sebastian Britten | 8 episodes |
| 2009 | Ein starkes Team | Harald Berg | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Until Nothing Remains | Dr. Gerd Ruppert | TV film |
| 2011 | Ein Fall für zwei | Stefan Freiberg | 1 episode |
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Awards and recognition
- Bavarian Film Awards, Best Actor in Little Sharks (1992)
- nominated for German Film Award, Best Actor in 14 Days to Life (1997)
- Bavarian Film Awards, Best Actor in 14 Days to Life and Hunger – Sehnsucht nach Liebe (1997)
- Bavarian Film Awards, Special Prize as ensemble member for Comedian Harmonists (1997)
- Bavarian TV Award, Best Actor in Television Film category, Der Rücktritt (2014)
References
References
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