Moritz Bleibtreu
Biography
Moritz Bleibtreu is a German actor, voice actor, and director. Born in 1971 and raised in Hamburg's St. Georg district, he grew up in a family of actors and was on screen as a child before attending acting school in New York and working at Hamburg's Thalia Theater and Schauspielhaus. He came to prominence with the gangster film Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997) and went on to star in Run Lola Run (1998), The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008), and Soul Kitchen (2009), later taking supporting parts in international co-productions. He won best leading actor at the German Film Awards for im Juli and The Experiment, and in 2006 he took the Silver Bear for Best Actor for Elementary Particles. He voiced roles in Disney's Brother Bear (2004) and Brother Bear 2 (2006). He made his directing debut with Cortex, which had its premiere at Filmfest Hamburg in October 2020, and he took the lead role in it.
55years old
Turns 56 on August 13in 275 days
- Born Munich
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as Moritz Johann Bleibtreu
Movie Career
- Films
- 23
- Career span
- 27 years1997 to 2024
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Languages
Bleibtreu learned French while working as an au pair in Paris for almost two years, then spent a year in Italy before moving to New York to attend acting school.
Early training
Bleibtreu auditioned for the Actors Studio in New York but did not get in; he stayed on as a factotum so he could watch the actors rehearse.
First role
After four years studying abroad, Bleibtreu started out at Hamburg's Thalia Theater and Schauspielhaus before taking small television roles, beginning in 1993 with Schulz & Schulz.
Behind the camera
Bleibtreu directed his first film, the psychological thriller Cortex, in 2019, and also played its lead role of security officer Hagen.
Moritz Bleibtreu movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Fatih Akin directed four of these films, Christian Zübert two and Paul Schrader two. Lucas Gregorowicz appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Lucas Gregorowicz's page
Wotan Wilke Möhring's page
Ludger Pistor's page
Willem Dafoe's page
Udo Kier's page
Daniel Brühl's page
All films by Fatih Akin
All films by Paul Schrader
Also two films together20 more actors
- Pierfrancesco FavinoThe Confessions (2016) and World War Z (2013)
- Peter CapaldiThe Fifth Estate (2013) and World War Z (2013)
- Marie-Josée CrozeThe Confessions (2016) and Munich (2005)
- Alexandra Maria LaraOnly God Can Judge Me (2017) and The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
- Tom SchillingWoman in Gold (2015) and The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
- Ayelet ZurerAdam Resurrected (2008) and Munich (2005)
- Heino FerchThe Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) and Run Lola Run (1998)
- Joachim KrólAdam Resurrected (2008) and Run Lola Run (1998)
- Christiane PaulIn July (2000) and Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
- Adam BousdoukosThe Cut (2014) and Soul Kitchen (2009)
- Volker BruchFemale Agents (2008) and The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
- Kailas MahadevanLommbock (2017) and Only God Can Judge Me (2017)
- Alexandra NeldelLommbock (2017) and Lammbock (2001)
- Cem AkinSoul Kitchen (2009) and In July (2000)
- Jan Josef LiefersThe Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) and Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
- Monica BleibtreuSoul Kitchen (2009) and Run Lola Run (1998)
- Antoine Monot Jr.Lommbock (2017) and Lammbock (2001)
- Birol ÜnelSoul Kitchen (2009) and In July (2000)
- Simon LichtBonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. (2024) and The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
- Elmar WepperLommbock (2017) and Lammbock (2001)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Moritz Bleibtreu's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$803 million
12 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 23 films: 12 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 10 figure not found.
- 12Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 10Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$532M66.2% of the total
- 2$131M16.3% of the total
- 3$62M7.7% of the total
- 4$27M3.4% of the total
- 5$18M2.3% of the total
- 6$12M1.5% of the total
- 7$8.6M1.1% of the total
- 8$7.7M1.0% of the total
$5.3 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors from 2001 to 2006, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Film Festival | |||
| 2006 | Silver Bear for Best Actor | Won | |
| 2001 | Berliner Bär | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| Romy | Won | ||
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