August Zirner

Biography

August Zirner is an American-Austrian actor with more than 60 film productions to his credit and is considered one of Germany's most popular actors. Born in Urbana, Illinois, he studied drama at Vienna's Max Reinhardt Seminar starting in 1976 and first acted at the Volkstheater in Vienna, later joining companies in Hanover, Wiesbaden and Munich. His film breakthrough came with The Promise in 1994. His screen and television credits include Voyager (1991), Talk of the Town (1995), Winterkind (1997) and The Pharmacist (1997). He appeared in The Counterfeiters (2007), directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky, which took the 2008 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and received a 2006 Grimme-Preis for Rage. In 2009 he performed on transverse flute with the Spardosen-Trio, and in 2011 he acted in Blind Date at the Schauspielhaus Graz.

70years old

Turns 71 on January 7in 86 days

Born January 7, 1956Urbana
Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19

Movie Career

Films: 9
Career span: 18 years2001 to 2019

Genres

Drama67%, 6 films
Comedy22%, 2 films
Crime22%, 2 films
Action11%, 1 film
Adventure11%, 1 film

First and latest

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Early training
Zirner studied drama at Vienna's Max Reinhardt Seminar in 1976, then made his acting debut at the Volkstheater in Vienna.
Big break
Zirner's breakthrough into film came with The Promise, which was released in 1994 and marked the point at which he moved into movies.
Beyond film
In May 2011, Zirner appeared at the Schauspielhaus Graz in Blind Date, a play adapted from a film by Theo van Gogh.

August Zirner movies on Netflix

Blame Game2019IMDb rating 6.4as Dr. Grünhagen
Euphoria2018IMDb rating 5.7as Frank
Harlan: In the Shadow of Jew Suess2008IMDb rating 6.8as Narrator (voice)
The Counterfeiters2007IMDb rating 7.5as Dr. Klinger
A Sound of Thunder2005IMDb rating 4.3as Clay Derris
Tara Road2005IMDb rating 6.0as Greg
Amen.2002IMDb rating 7.2as von Weizsäcker
Mostly Martha2001IMDb rating 7.2as Martha´s Therapist
The Slurb2001IMDb rating 5.7as Oliver Oberstein Jr.

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Counterfeiters2007 Crime, Drama, Historyas Dr. Klinger
IMDb rating 7.549K votes
Mostly Martha2001 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Martha´s Therapist
IMDb rating 7.28.9K votes
A Sound of Thunder2005as Clay Derris
IMDb rating 4.322K votes
Euphoria2018as Frank
IMDb rating 5.75.1K votes
Tara Road2005as Greg
IMDb rating 6.02.1K votes
The Slurb2001as Oliver Oberstein Jr.
IMDb rating 5.71.4K votes
Amen.2002as von Weizsäcker
IMDb rating 7.216K votes
Blame Game2019as Dr. Grünhagen
IMDb rating 6.4844 votes

Worked with

August Zirner shares two films with Heike Makatsch, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Heike Makatsch

Armin Rohde

Ben Kingsley

Charlotte Rampling

Charles Dance

Andie MacDowellStefan RuzowitzkyDirector, 1 film

Peter HyamsDirector, 1 film

Costa-GavrasDirector, 1 film

Films together

Heike Makatsch2 films together, 2005
Heike Makatsch's page
- A Sound of Thunder2005IMDb rating 4.3Zirner as Clay DerrisMakatsch as Alicia Wallenbeck
- Tara Road2005IMDb rating 6.0Zirner as GregMakatsch as Bernadette
Armin Rohde2 films together, 2001 to 2005
Armin Rohde's page
- A Sound of Thunder2005IMDb rating 4.3Zirner as Clay DerrisRohde as John Wallenbeck
- The Slurb2001IMDb rating 5.7Zirner as Oliver Oberstein Jr.Rohde as Mr. Mon
Ben Kingsley1 film together, 2005
Ben Kingsley's page
- A Sound of Thunder2005IMDb rating 4.3Zirner as Clay DerrisKingsley as Charles Hatton
Charlotte Rampling1 film together, 2018
Charlotte Rampling's page
- Euphoria2018IMDb rating 5.7Zirner as FrankRampling as Marina
Charles Dance1 film together, 2018
Charles Dance's page
- Euphoria2018IMDb rating 5.7Zirner as FrankDance as Mr. Daren
Andie MacDowell1 film together, 2005
Andie MacDowell's page
- Tara Road2005IMDb rating 6.0Zirner as GregMacDowell as Marilyn
Stefan RuzowitzkyDirector, 1 film, 2007
All films by Stefan Ruzowitzky
- The Counterfeiters2007IMDb rating 7.5Zirner as Dr. Klinger
Peter HyamsDirector, 1 film, 2005
All films by Peter Hyams
- A Sound of Thunder2005IMDb rating 4.3Zirner as Clay Derris
Costa-GavrasDirector, 1 film, 2002
All films by Costa-Gavras
- Amen.2002IMDb rating 7.2Zirner as von Weizsäcker

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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