Sebastian Koch

Biography

Sebastian Koch is a German film and television actor who studied at Munich's Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts from 1982 to 1985. He has played many roles onstage, in Darmstadt, Berlin and Bochum, and made his first television appearance in 1980 in Derrick. He played Andreas Baader in Death Game and won an Adolf Grimme Award in 2002. He was nominated for an Emmy for Sea Wolf and became known internationally as the playwright Georg Dreyman in The Lives of Others (2006), which won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and as a Nazi officer in Black Book (2006). Later work includes Unknown (2011), Bridge of Spies (2015) as Wolfgang Vogel, The Danish Girl (2015), the series Homeland as Otto Düring, and Never Look Away (2018), which brought him a Bambi award.

64years old

Turns 65 on May 31in 228 days

Born May 31, 1962Karlsruhe
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20

Movie Career

Films: 18
Career span: 25 years1993 to 2018

Genres

Drama72%, 13 films
Thriller56%, 10 films
Biography28%, 5 films
Crime22%, 4 films
Action17%, 3 films

First and latest

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Behind the camera
Koch dramaturgically adapted and conceived The Kreutzer Sonata, based on Leo Tolstoy, as a stage play that features piano and violin.
Behind the camera
In 2012, Koch produced an audiobook titled Koch is reading Heuss, which features speeches and letters by Theodor Heuss, working alongside Cherbuliez Productions.

Sebastian Koch movies on Netflix

Bel Canto2018IMDb rating 5.5as Messner
Never Look Away2018IMDb rating 7.7as Professor Carl Seeband
In Her Name2016IMDb rating 7.1as Dieter Krombach
Take Down2016IMDb rating 5.5as Bobby Hartmann
Bridge of Spies2015IMDb rating 7.6as Wolfgang Vogel
The Danish Girl2015IMDb rating 7.1as Warnekros
A Good Day to Die Hard2013IMDb rating 5.2as Komarov
Suspension of Disbelief2012IMDb rating 4.2as Martin Ehrlichmann
The Weekend2012IMDb rating 5.8as Jens Kessler
Albatross2011IMDb rating 6.3as Jonathan
Unknown2011IMDb rating 6.8as Professor Bressler
Black Book2006IMDb rating 7.7as Ludwig Müntze
The Lives of Others2006IMDb rating 8.4as Georg Dreyman
Operation Valkyrie2004IMDb rating 6.7as Oberst Claus Graf Schenk v. Stauffenberg
Amen.2002IMDb rating 7.2as Höss
Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker2001IMDb rating 7.3as Richard Oetker
Blutige Spur1995IMDb rating 4.7as Daniel
Ein unmöglicher Lehrer1993IMDb rating 6.4as Robby

Best known for

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

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The Lives of Others2006 Drama, Mystery, Thrilleras Georg Dreyman
IMDb rating 8.4447K votes
A Good Day to Die Hard2013 Action, Thrilleras Komarov
IMDb rating 5.2224K votes
Bridge of Spies2015as Wolfgang Vogel
IMDb rating 7.6347K votes
The Danish Girl2015as Warnekros
IMDb rating 7.1208K votes
Black Book2006as Ludwig Müntze
IMDb rating 7.784K votes
Unknown2011as Professor Bressler
IMDb rating 6.8278K votes
Never Look Away2018as Professor Carl Seeband
IMDb rating 7.729K votes
In Her Name2016as Dieter Krombach
IMDb rating 7.14.0K votes

Most often with

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck directed two of these films. Ulrich Tukur appears in three 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.

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Ulrich Tukur

Hanns Zischler

Matthias Schoenaerts

Rainer Bock

Tobias Moretti

Günther Maria HalmerFlorian Henckel von DonnersmarckDirector, 2 films

Films together

Ulrich Tukur3 films together, 2002 to 2006
Ulrich Tukur's page
- The Lives of Others2006IMDb rating 8.4Koch as Georg DreymanTukur as Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz
- Operation Valkyrie2004IMDb rating 6.7Koch as Oberst Claus Graf Schenk v. StauffenbergTukur as Henning v. Tresckow
- Amen.2002IMDb rating 7.2Koch as HössTukur as Kurt Gerstein
Hanns Zischler2 films together, 2001 to 2002
Hanns Zischler's page
- Amen.2002IMDb rating 7.2Koch as HössZischler as Grawitz
- Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker2001IMDb rating 7.3Koch as Richard OetkerZischler as Oetker's Attorney
Matthias Schoenaerts2 films together, 2006 to 2015
Matthias Schoenaerts's page
- The Danish Girl2015IMDb rating 7.1Koch as WarnekrosSchoenaerts as Hans
- Black Book2006IMDb rating 7.7Koch as Ludwig MüntzeSchoenaerts as Joop
Rainer Bock2 films together, 2004 to 2011
Rainer Bock's page
- Unknown2011IMDb rating 6.8Koch as Professor BresslerBock as Herr Strauss
- Operation Valkyrie2004IMDb rating 6.7Koch as Oberst Claus Graf Schenk v. StauffenbergBock as General der Infanterie Friedrich Olbricht
Tobias Moretti2 films together, 2001 to 2012
Tobias Moretti's page
- The Weekend2012IMDb rating 5.8Koch as Jens KesslerMoretti as Ulrich Lansky
- Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker2001IMDb rating 7.3Koch as Richard OetkerMoretti as Georg Kufbach
Günther Maria Halmer2 films together, 2001 to 2002
Günther Maria Halmer's page
- Amen.2002IMDb rating 7.2Koch as HössHalmer as Pastor Dibelius
- Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker2001IMDb rating 7.3Koch as Richard OetkerHalmer as Heinz Stegmayr
Florian Henckel von DonnersmarckDirector, 2 films, 2006 to 2018
All films by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
- Never Look Away2018IMDb rating 7.7Koch as Professor Carl Seeband
- The Lives of Others2006IMDb rating 8.4Koch as Georg Dreyman
Also two films together5 more actors
- Hans-Uwe BauerNever Look Away (2018) and The Lives of Others (2006)
- Hinnerk SchönemannNever Look Away (2018) and The Lives of Others (2006)
- Bastian TrostNever Look Away (2018) and The Lives of Others (2006)
- Ulrich MüheThe Lives of Others (2006) and Amen. (2002)
- Erich HallhuberAmen. (2002) and Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker (2001)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.