German male actors today are very popular not only in their homeland, but also far beyond its borders. In addition, in recent years there are many new bright stars that show themselves in art house and popular Hollywood paintings.
Til Schweiger
Among the German male actors, it is necessary to mention the actor and film director Til Schweiger. He was born in Freiburg in 1963. He made his debut on the big screen in 1991 in the film "Risky Racing".
The most striking role in his career is considered shooting in the cult criminal tragicomedy of Thomas Jan "Knockin 'on Heaven" in 1997. For her, he received the prize of the Moscow International Film Festival.
This is one of the brightest German male actors of recent years. He was remembered by many for his role in the comedy sports melodrama Anno Zaul “Where is Fred?”, Sergeant Hugo Stieglitz in the blockbuster Quentin Tarantino's “Inglourious Basterds”, Henry in the comedy action Maji “Means War”.
Among German male actors, he stands out by the fact that he mastered the director's profession. He has about 10 tapes. For example, the melodrama Barefoot on the Pavement, the comedy Seducer, and the tragicomedy Honey in the Head.
Jürgen Vogel
German male actors, the photos of which are given in this article, have always attracted directors not only in Germany, but also in many foreign countries. One of them is Jürgen Vogel. He is a native of Hamburg.
He was educated at a theater school in Munich, but could not finish his studies, having decided to master the acting profession on his own.
Glory came to Vogel in 1992 after his role in the film "Little Sharks". In it, he played a novice actor, who, by chance, got to see at a theater school, but managed to convince the jury of his talent.
For his role in the film "Take everything from life," he received Germany's highest national film award. In 2006, he was awarded a silver bear figurine for his outstanding contribution to art.
Moritz Bleibtroy
A native of Munich, Moritz Bleibtroy is a bright representative of German men in cinema. His parents were creative people, so on the screen he was able to debut as a child. Today he remains one of the most recognizable faces of German cinema.
Bleibtroy began his career with participation in television projects, after 1998 he concentrated exclusively on big movies.
His most striking works are in Oliver Hirschbigel’s dramatic thriller The Experiment, Fatih Akin’s melodramatic comedy The Aztec Sun, and Dennis Hansel’s thriller The Fourth Power.
In the last of these paintings, he played the main role of the German journalist Paul Jansen, who comes to Moscow to work in a glossy magazine. In the new edition, he gets acquainted with the scandalous journalist Katya, who is forbidden to publish material about a journalist recently killed by unknown persons. To help her, Jansen publishes a small obituary in the section that leads to the magazine.
Soon after, Katya finds herself in the epicenter of a subway explosion, and Paul in prison on charges of terrorism. From the conclusion he manages to escape and find materials previously unknown to the public from his father, also a journalist, on the basis of which he writes the resonant article "Bloody Autumn".
In 2006, Moritz Bleibtroy received awards for his leading role in Oscar Rehler's drama Elementary Particles, an adaptation of Michelle Welbeck’s novel of the same name .
August Dil
Many moviegoers are concerned about the question: what are German men like? The answer to it can be obtained if you carefully get acquainted with the films of directors and actors of this European country.
The image of the average German male actor, the photo of which is in this article, can be imagined according to August Diel. Today it is one of the most popular actors in Germany, which is successfully removed not only in Europe, but also in Hollywood. He can be seen in Philip Noyce’s crime action movie “Salt” with Angelina Jolie or Quentin Tarantino’s blockbuster “Inglourious Basterds”.
You can evaluate your talent according to one of the main roles in the drama Stefan Ruzovicki "Counterfeiters", which tells about the operation "Bernhard", when the Germans secretly made banknotes of foreign states, especially Great Britain and the USA, during the Second World War.
Daniel Bruhl
The mentality of German men can be successfully studied by the roles of the most successful actors in this country. An example of punctuality and restraint is actor Daniel Bruhl. It is noteworthy that he works mainly in Germany. He made his television debut in 1992 in the series Friends for Life. And in 1995, he starred in the cult German soap opera "Forbidden Love", in which he played a street kid named Benji. It is worth noting that despite its frivolous genre, the film touched on important social issues of that time.
Popularity came to Brühl in 2003, when he played one of the main roles in Wolfgang Becker’s tragicomedy Goodbye, Lenin. He presented the image of a young man who, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, is caring for his mother. She spent 8 months in a coma, because of this she does not know about the unification of Germany. In order not to bother her, the son decides to create around a reality in which the GDR still continues to exist. For this work he was awarded the prize of the European Film Academy.
Among the German male actors, a list with photos of which are in this article, Bruhl is one of the leading places. The next success was the role of Paul Krantz in the melodrama of Achim von Borris, “Why thoughts of love?”, Which tells about a real club of suicides who promised each other to die as soon as they ceased to feel love. For this picture, he received an award from the European Film Academy as the best actor. For many years, German men were valued on the screen. In the photo you can see for yourself.
In 2006, Bruhl played the anarchist Salvador Puig Antique, executed by the Spanish dictator Franco, in the biographical drama Manuel Huerg "Salvador". For this image, he received the Barcelona Award for Best Actor, was nominated for the largest Spanish film festivals, as German male actors are also valued in this country.
Ronald Zerfeld
Ronald Zerfeld is another outstanding artist of modern German cinema. Initially, this native of Berlin starred in television films, but in recent years has become actively involved in projects on the big screen.
Speaking about the German male actors, the list of which is given in this article, it is necessary to mention this bright dramatic talent. In 2009, he flashed in the comedy drama Sven Taddiken "12 meters without a head." The events in the film take place in 1400, the main characters are desperate pirates who capture merchant ships. The severe captain is seriously injured during another outing, and decides to abandon this craft forever. But here on board a weapon of incredible power is found that can help them establish dominance over the whole sea.
In 2012, Christian Petzold’s drama Barbara was released, in which Zerfeld played a major role. The plot tells about a young woman who is preparing to emigrate from the GDR. In this she is helped by Jörg, who is played by Zerfeld, who lives in West Berlin. At the same time, the German secret police constantly monitors the girl.
In 2012, he flashed in the Toque drama by Konstantin Hebbeln "At Sea!" The plot also unfolds in the GDR. At the center of the story are friends who try to get sailors on the merchant fleet, but all their attempts fail. As a result, the German secret police promise to give them such an opportunity in exchange for what they will report to their foreman, accusing him of trying to escape to Germany.
Alexander Feling
Of course, Alexander Feling must be attributed to handsome German men who regularly appear on the big screen. This is another native of Berlin. Charming blue-eyed blonde, who eventually moved from German film studios to Hollywood.
He has a professional acting education, he worked in the theater for many years, and he always treated the movie roles with great attention, very selectively.
In 2007, he played in the Robert Talheim drama "And So the Tourists Came." He immediately got the main role of a young man who is doing alternative service abroad. He expects that he will soon be in Amsterdam, but instead he will be transferred to Auschwitz. In a Polish town with the name in which he is obliged to help a local resident who organizes excursions to the former German concentration camp.
A film with such a sensitive topic was appreciated at several film festivals at once, and even received a special prize at the Berlin Forum.
In 2010, Feling played the famous German poet in the film "Goethe!" The film shows a young budding writer at the very beginning of his career. Viewers learn that in his youth, the future great poet studied as a lawyer, while neglecting his studies, which caused his father’s anger. As a result, he sent him to a small town for an insignificant position at a local court. Here Goethe for the first time truly falls in love.
Another picture of Feling, which is worth noting, is the drama of Jan Zabail “Once the river was a man”. The picture tells about a young hero who travels around Africa. By chance, he finds himself in a reserved wilderness, where a man’s foot has not set foot for a long time.
Matthias Schweighefer
What German men say can be found in films featuring Matthias Schweighefer. He received his acting education at the Ernst Bush School, but did not graduate. An important role in his career was played by the acquaintance of Matthias parents with the famous British director Peter Greenaway.
In 2005, fame came to him after the main role in the biographical drama by Martin Weinhart "Schiller". The picture described the young years of a German poet - studying at a military academy, the first literary success with the play "The Robbers". It is worth knowing that Schiller at that time was not a wealthy man. He literally was in poverty, and the young actress Katarina Bauman helped him escape from starvation.
In 2008, viewers recognized him as the red baron - the famous pilot of the First World War, Manfred von Richthofen. Schweighefer played the main role in the biographical film of Nikolai Müllerschen, which was called "The Red Baron".
Events in the film unfold from 1914 to 1918. Spectators in reality see how young and self-confident Richthofen turns into a real man, seasoned by war.
In 2011, he flashed in the title role in a comedy melodrama, having already acted as a director and scriptwriter. It was called "What kind of guy is this?" Matthias played a novice teacher who is unlucky in his personal life. To understand himself, he embarks on a difficult journey filled with disappointments that modern life can bring, and he finds solace only in his friend Nele. Moreover, the girl is not at all quiet and calm, but the very personification of chaos.
Tom Schilling
Among German male actors, Tom Schilling stands apart. His career began early, at only 12 years old. At first he was on the stage. In 1996, she first starred in a television project - in one of the German TV shows.
He got his first role in a full-length film in 2000 in the Hans-Christian Schmid drama "Crazy" about a young teenager who suffers from a disability, changes school one after another to pass the math exam. In one of the boarding schools for the first time in his life he meets friends.
In 2004, he was noted in Dennis Hansel’s military drama "Death Academy" about the pupils of the National Political Academy, which trained the elite for the Third Reich during the Second World War.
Also, many remember him in the drama of Urs Odermatt's "My Struggle", in which he played the role of the young Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
Max Rimelt
Another German actor became popular thanks to Dennis Hansel’s military drama Death Academy. This is Max Rimelt. He played Friedrich Weimer, the protagonist of the picture. A boy who grew up in a poor family, who got a chance when he was noticed by a teacher at an elite academy. However, the father is categorically against his son serving the Nazis. A serious conflict is brewing in the family. For this role, he received a prize as the best actor at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
Over time, Hansel became one of Rimelt's favorite directors. In 2008, he plays in his dramatic thriller Experiment 2: The Wave. And in 2010, in the fantasy drama horror film "Taste of the Night." This is a picture about a vampire girl. In the center of the story is the thief Lina from a dysfunctional family who finds herself in a world of bloody nightly entertainment. Rimelt plays Police Commissioner Tom Serner, who goes on their trail and pursues throughout the film.
The last work of Max Rimelt was the main role of the charismatic guy Andy in the thriller Keith Shortland's "Berlin Syndrome". Its premiere took place at the prestigious Sundance Festival, and in Russia it is expected in the near future.