Kostja Ullmann
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Kostja Ullmann, born in 1984 in Hamburg
, is a German
actor, best known for his leading role in the award-winning coming of age drama "Sommersturm" (Summer Storm) which gained a lot of praise throughout Europe.
Ullmann entered the stage at the age of eleven and performed at Hamburg's Ernst-Deutsch-Theater and Winterhuder Fährhaus. In 1998, he made his TV debut in a minor part in the crime series "Alphateam".
In the following years, Ullmann starred in several minor roles in TV series such as "Stahlnetz", "Großstadtrevier", and "SOKO Leipzig" as well as in TV movies such as the drama "Albtraum einer Ehe" (2001) alongside August Zirner. From 1999 to 2000, he was a cast member of the comedy series "Zwei Männer am Herd" with Wolfgang Fierek and Florian Fitz.
In 2004, Kostja Ullmann made his movie debut in a leading role in Marco Kreuzpaintner's award-winning film "Sommersturm" ("Summer Storm"). His performance in the romantic TV drama "Heimliche Liebe" about the relationship of a schoolboy and an older woman won Ullmann the "Günther-Strack-Fernsehpreis" as "Best actor" in 2006.
In his second movie, "Verfolgt" (2006), Ullmann stars in a similar role. Directed by Angelina Maccarone, he plays a young delinquent who engages in an "amour fou" with his probation officer who is more than 30 years older than he is. The film won a "Golden Leopard" at the 2006 Locarno International Film Festival
. He acted as Hermann Lake in German-Japan collaborated movie Baruto no Gakuen
(Ode an die Freude) in 2006.
Ullmann plays the lead role, Luca Behrendt, in the 2008 movie "Die Zeit, die man Leben nennt".
He is in relationship with German actress Janin Reinhardt
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Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, is a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
actor, best known for his leading role in the award-winning coming of age drama "Sommersturm" (Summer Storm) which gained a lot of praise throughout Europe.
Ullmann entered the stage at the age of eleven and performed at Hamburg's Ernst-Deutsch-Theater and Winterhuder Fährhaus. In 1998, he made his TV debut in a minor part in the crime series "Alphateam".
In the following years, Ullmann starred in several minor roles in TV series such as "Stahlnetz", "Großstadtrevier", and "SOKO Leipzig" as well as in TV movies such as the drama "Albtraum einer Ehe" (2001) alongside August Zirner. From 1999 to 2000, he was a cast member of the comedy series "Zwei Männer am Herd" with Wolfgang Fierek and Florian Fitz.
In 2004, Kostja Ullmann made his movie debut in a leading role in Marco Kreuzpaintner's award-winning film "Sommersturm" ("Summer Storm"). His performance in the romantic TV drama "Heimliche Liebe" about the relationship of a schoolboy and an older woman won Ullmann the "Günther-Strack-Fernsehpreis" as "Best actor" in 2006.
In his second movie, "Verfolgt" (2006), Ullmann stars in a similar role. Directed by Angelina Maccarone, he plays a young delinquent who engages in an "amour fou" with his probation officer who is more than 30 years older than he is. The film won a "Golden Leopard" at the 2006 Locarno International Film Festival
Locarno International Film Festival
The Film Festival Locarno is an international film festival held annually in the city of Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. After Cannes and Venice and together with Karlovy Vary, Locarno is the Film Festival with the longest history...
. He acted as Hermann Lake in German-Japan collaborated movie Baruto no Gakuen
Baruto no Gakuen
is a Japanese film released in 2006 and based on the true story of the Bandō Prisoner of War camp in World War I. It depicts the friendship of the German POWs with the director of the camp and local residents at the stage of Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture in Japan....
(Ode an die Freude) in 2006.
Ullmann plays the lead role, Luca Behrendt, in the 2008 movie "Die Zeit, die man Leben nennt".
He is in relationship with German actress Janin Reinhardt
Janin Reinhardt
Janin Reinhardt is a German television presenter and actress.-Biography:Reinhardt participated in a casting by the German music channel VIVA. She was chosen from 3000 participants and became the host of Interaktiv...
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