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Thomas Kretschmann is a German actor, film actor, and voice actor who began his professional work in 1988. Born on September 8, 1962, in Dessau, he is a citizen of Germany and speaks both German and English. In addition to his acting career, he has participated in competitive swimming.
Kretschmann is a member of the Deutsche Filmakademie and has received a nomination for the Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor. He has three children and is identified as male.
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Dessau, German Democratic Republic [now Germany]
Thomas Kretschmann (born September 8, 1962) is a German actor best known for playing Leutnant Hans Von Witzland in the 1993 film Stalingrad, Hauptmann Wilm Hosenfeld in The Pianist, Hermann Fegelein in Der Untergang, and Captain Englehorn in the 2005 remake of King Kong. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thomas Kretschmann, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on…
Known for
- Samo Lives2026
- Fall for Me — Nick2025
- Putin2025
- American Star — Thomas2024
- Upgraded — Arnold Grant2024
- Infinity Pool — Thresh2023
- Deliver Us — Father Saul2023
- The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny — Self2023
- Gran Turismo — Patrice Capa2023
- Last Sentinel — Hendrichs2023
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1962-09-08 ) 8 September 1962 (age 63) , Dessau , Bezirk Halle , East Germany
- Occupations
- Actor, screenwriter, producer
- Years active
- 1985–present
- Partner
- Brittany Rice (2011–present)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Dessau
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- competitive swimming
- Image
- Thomas Kretschmann in March 2012.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- date of birth
- 1962-09-08
- Commons category
- Thomas Kretschmann
- ethnic group
- Germans
- name in native language
- Thomas Kretschmann
- nominated for
- Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor
- member of
- Deutsche Filmakademie
- start of work period
- 1988-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Thomas Kretschmann ( pronounced [ˈtoːmas ˈkʁɛtʃman]; born 8 September 1962) is a German actor who has appeared in many European and American films. His notable roles include Lieutenant Hans von Witzland in Stalingrad (1993), Hauptmann Wilm Hosenfeld in The Pianist (2002), Hermann Fegelein in Downfall (2004), Captain Englehorn in King Kong (2005), Major Otto Remer in Valkyrie (2008), the voice of Professor Z in Cars 2 (2011), and the journalist Jürgen Hinzpeter in A Taxi Driver (2017). He also portrayed Baron Wolfgang von Strucker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).
Kretschmann has twice been nominated for the Deutscher Fernsehpreis for Best Actor. He is also a European Film Award and Nika Award nominee.
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