Moritz Bleibtreu
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Moritz Bleibtreu is a German actor.
Bleibtreu was born in Munich, the son of actors Monica Bleibtreu
and Hans Brenner, and the great-grand-nephew of the actress Hedwig Bleibtreu.
Bleibtreu grew up in Hamburg. His first appearance on TV was in the late seventies on a children's television series called Neues aus Uhlenbusch, written by his mother Monica and Rainer Boldt. This was followed by a role in Boldt's Ich hatte einen Traum and alongside his mother in the miniseries Mit meinen heißen Tränen. After he left school when he was 16, he lived in Paris and New York City where he attended acting school. In 1992 he began his acting career at the Schauspielhaus
in Hamburg. He also had numerous small parts in television productions.
His roles include the Gray Ghost in the film Speed Racer
, Andreas Baader
in The Baader Meinhof Complex, Manni in Run Lola Run
, and Tarek Fahd in the psychological thriller Das Experiment
.
Bleibtreu was born in Munich, the son of actors Monica Bleibtreu
Monica Bleibtreu
Monica Bleibtreu was an Austrian actress and screenwriter, best-known in the German-speaking world for her German film, television and stage roles.-Life and career:...
and Hans Brenner, and the great-grand-nephew of the actress Hedwig Bleibtreu.
Bleibtreu grew up in Hamburg. His first appearance on TV was in the late seventies on a children's television series called Neues aus Uhlenbusch, written by his mother Monica and Rainer Boldt. This was followed by a role in Boldt's Ich hatte einen Traum and alongside his mother in the miniseries Mit meinen heißen Tränen. After he left school when he was 16, he lived in Paris and New York City where he attended acting school. In 1992 he began his acting career at the Schauspielhaus
Deutsches Schauspielhaus
The Deutsches Schauspielhaus is a theatre in the St. Georg quarter of the city of Hamburg, Germany. With a capacity for 1192 spectators, it places it as Germany's largest theatre...
in Hamburg. He also had numerous small parts in television productions.
His roles include the Gray Ghost in the film Speed Racer
Speed Racer (film)
Speed Racer is a 2008 American live action film adaptation of Tatsuo Yoshida's 1960s Japanese anime series of the same name, produced by Tatsunoko Productions. The film is written and directed by the Wachowskis...
, Andreas Baader
Andreas Baader
Andreas Bernd Baader was one of the first leaders of the German left-wing militant organization Red Army Faction, also commonly known as the Baader-Meinhof Gang.- Life :...
in The Baader Meinhof Complex, Manni in Run Lola Run
Run Lola Run
Run Lola Run is a 1998 German crime thriller film written and directed by Tom Tykwer and starring Franka Potente as Lola and Moritz Bleibtreu as Manni. The story follows a woman who needs to obtain 100,000 German marks in 20 minutes to save her boyfriend's life...
, and Tarek Fahd in the psychological thriller Das Experiment
Das Experiment
Das Experiment is a 2001 German film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, about a social experiment, based on Mario Giordano's novel Black Box, which resembles Philip Zimbardo's Stanford prison experiment of 1971.-Plot:...
.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 1995 | Stadtgespräch | Karl | |
| 1997 | Knockin' On Heaven's Door Knockin' on Heaven's Door (film) Knockin' on Heaven's Door is a 1997 German criminal comedy, by Thomas Jahn, starring Til Schweiger, Moritz Bleibtreu and Rutger Hauer. Its name derives from the Bob Dylan song which is also on the film's soundtrack.- Story :... |
Abdul | |
| 1998 | Run Lola Run Run Lola Run Run Lola Run is a 1998 German crime thriller film written and directed by Tom Tykwer and starring Franka Potente as Lola and Moritz Bleibtreu as Manni. The story follows a woman who needs to obtain 100,000 German marks in 20 minutes to save her boyfriend's life... |
Manni | |
| 1999 | Luna Papa Luna Papa Luna Papa is a 1999 movie by Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov with collaboration from Germany, Japan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Austria, Switzerland, France, and Russia.... |
Nasreddin | |
| 2001 | Im Juli Im Juli -Plot:At the beginning of his summer holiday, a somewhat naïve trainee teacher Daniel buys a ring from a stall run by Juli . The ring bears a Mayan sun symbol, which, according to Juli, has the power to lead him to the woman of his dreams, whom he will recognise by a similar sun symbol... |
Daniel Bannier | |
| 2001 | The Invisible Circus The Invisible Circus (film) The Invisible Circus is a 2001 drama film, directed by Adam Brooks, and starring Cameron Diaz, Jordana Brewster, Christopher Eccleston and Blythe Danner. It is based on Jennifer Egan's best-selling novel.-Storyline:... |
Eric | |
| Das Experiment Das Experiment Das Experiment is a 2001 German film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, about a social experiment, based on Mario Giordano's novel Black Box, which resembles Philip Zimbardo's Stanford prison experiment of 1971.-Plot:... |
Tarek Fahd / Number 77 | ||
| Lammbock Lammbock Lammbock is a 2001 German stoner film. The movie is based around two pizza delivery guys who decide to up their income by adding marijuana to the menu and get into trouble after attracting the attention of an undercover cop. There are numerous subplots, and the movie is essentially split up into... |
Kai | ||
| Taking Sides Taking Sides (film) Taking Sides is a 2001 German-French-Austrian-British co-production starring Harvey Keitel and Stellan Skarsgård set during the period of denazification investigations conducted in post-war Germany after the Second World War... |
Lt. David Wills | ||
| 2002 | Solino Solino Solino is a 2002 Italian-German movie directed by Fatih Akın and starring Moritz Bleibtreu, Barnaby Metschurat, Gigi Savoia and Antonella Attili.-Plot:The movie portrays the story of an Italian family emigrated in Germany in the 1970s... |
Giancarlo | |
| 2004 | Germanikus | Kaiser Titus | |
| C(r)ook | Valentin | ||
| Agnes and His Brothers Agnes and His Brothers -Cast:* Martin Weiß as Agnes Tschirner* Moritz Bleibtreu as Hans-Jörg Tschirner* Herbert Knaup as Werner Tschirner* Katja Riemann as Signe* Tom Schilling as Ralf* Suzan Anbeh as Desiree* Vadim Glowna as Günther* Margit Carstensen as Roxy... |
Hans-Jörg Tschirner | ||
| Fakiren Fra Bilbao (danish) | Fakiren | ||
| 2005 | The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam is an independently-released drama film about the life of the famous Persian intellectual Omar Khayyám. It was directed by Kayvan Mashayekh and stars Vanessa Redgrave and Moritz Bleibtreu... |
Malikshah | |
| About the Looking for and the Finding of Love | Mimi Nachtigal | ||
| Munich Munich (film) Munich is a 2005 historical fiction film about the Israeli government's secret retaliation attacks after the massacre of Israeli athletes by the Black September terrorist group during the 1972 Summer Olympics. The film stars Eric Bana and was produced and directed by Steven Spielberg... |
Andreas | ||
| 2006 | Atomised – The Elementary Particles | Bruno | |
| The Stone Council | Serguei Makov | ||
| 2007 | The Walker The Walker The Walker is a 2007 drama film that was written and directed by Paul Schrader. It is a British-American independent production and is the latest installment in Schrader's "night workers" series of films, starting with Taxi Driver in 1976, and then followed by American Gigolo in 1980 and Light... |
Emek Yoglu | |
| La Masseria Delle Allodole La Masseria Delle Allodole La masseria delle allodole is a 2007 Italian film directed by Taviani brothers about the Armenian Genocide. The film is also known as "The Lark Farm".-Plot:... |
Ferzan | ||
| Free Rainer – Dein Fernseher lügt | Rainer | ||
| 2008 | Chiko | Brownie | |
| Speed Racer Speed Racer (film) Speed Racer is a 2008 American live action film adaptation of Tatsuo Yoshida's 1960s Japanese anime series of the same name, produced by Tatsunoko Productions. The film is written and directed by the Wachowskis... |
Grey Ghost | ||
| Adam Resurrected Adam Resurrected Adam Resurrected is an American-German-Israeli film, directed by Paul Schrader and adapted from Yoram Kaniuk's novel of the same name published in Israel in 1968 .Jeff Goldblum stars as the titular character, alongside Willem Dafoe, Derek Jacobi and Ayelet Zurer... |
Joseph Gracci | ||
| The Baader Meinhof Complex | Andreas Baader Andreas Baader Andreas Bernd Baader was one of the first leaders of the German left-wing militant organization Red Army Faction, also commonly known as the Baader-Meinhof Gang.- Life :... |
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| Female Agents | SS Colonel Heindrich | ||
| 2009 | Soul Kitchen Soul Kitchen (film) Soul Kitchen is a 2009 German comedy film directed by Fatih Akın, with a screenplay by Akin and Adam Bousdoukos. Bousdoukos based the story on his own experiences as the owner of a Greek tavern named "Taverna", where Akin was a regular customer. Akin filmed the movie entirely in the Hamburg... |
Illias Kazantsakis | |
| 2010 | Jew Suss: Rise and Fall Jew Suss: Rise and Fall Jew Suss: Rise and Fall is a 2010 German drama film directed by Oskar Roehler, picturizing the creation process of the 1940 antisemitic Nazi propaganda movie Jud Süß. It was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.... |
Joseph Goebbels Joseph Goebbels Paul Joseph Goebbels was a German politician and Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. As one of Adolf Hitler's closest associates and most devout followers, he was known for his zealous oratory and anti-Semitism... |
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| Young Goethe in Love | |||
| Tangled | Flynn Rider | German voice | |
| 2011 | My Best Enemy | Viktor Israel Kaufmann |