Thomas Kretschmann

german movie and television receiver actor
Thomas Kretschmann ( pronounce [ ˈtoːmas ˈkʁɛtʃman ] ; born 8 September 1962 ) is a german actor. His luminary film roles include deputy Hans von Witzland in Stalingrad ( 1993 ), Hauptmann Wilm Hosenfeld in The Pianist ( 2002 ), Hermann Fegelein in Downfall ( 2004 ), Major Timothy Cain in Resident Evil: Apocalypse ( 2005 ), Captain Englehorn in King Kong ( 2005 ), Major Otto Remer in Valkyrie ( 2008 ), the articulation of Professor Z in Cars 2 ( 2011 ), Hauptmann Peter Kahn in Stalingrad ( 2013 ) and as the diarist Jürgen Hinzpeter in A Taxi Driver ( 2017 ). He besides appeared as Baron Wolfgang von Strucker in Captain America: The Winter Soldier ( 2014 ) and Avengers: Age of Ultron ( 2015 ) .

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At the historic period of 25, he began acting, starring in numerous european films and television receiver series, including Westler in 1985. then in 1991, Kretschmann was awarded the Max Ophüls Prize for best young actor for his function in Der Mitwisser. He went on to star in his first full-length feature, the 1993 film Stalingrad. He achieved external recognition for his function as sadomasochistic raper and murderer Alfredo Grossi in Dario Argento ‘s The Stendhal Syndrome. [ citation needed ]

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Although popular in his fatherland, Kretschmann did not achieve notice in Hollywood until his role as Hauptmann Wilm Hosenfeld in Roman Polanski ‘s 2002 film The Pianist. In the years since, Kretschmann has frequently portrayed military officers in films about the Third Reich. In the 2004 film Downfall, Kretschmann played Hermann Fegelein, a Waffen-SS General and brother-in-law to Eva Braun. In the 2008 thriller Valkyrie, Kretschmann played Major Otto Ernst Remer, a Wehrmacht military officer who had a key character in stopping the 20 July Plot. Prior to the frame of Tom Cruise, Kretschmann had been considered to play Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg. Kretschmann besides played Adolf Eichmann in a 2007 biographic movie. [ citation needed ] Kretschmann made his first appearance on american english television receiver in 2003 when he guest starred in 2 episodes of 24. He late besides appeared in Relic Hunter. In 2004, Kretschmann played Timothy Cain, a pitiless Umbrella Major, in Resident Evil: Apocalypse. In the same year, he appeared in the french movie Immortal with Linda Hardy. The film was luminary for its use of a digital backlot and interaction between Computer-generated characters and very actors. In 2005, Kretschmann won a character in Peter Jackson ‘s remake of King Kong, where he worked again with Adrien Brody, with whom he had costarred in The Pianist. [ citation needed ] The pursue year, Kretschmann began to win acclaim for his function in Butterfly: A Grimm Love Story ( Rohtenburg in Germany ). A psychological thriller, the movie co-star Keri Russell and was inspired by the Armin Meiwes cannibalism case. It was scheduled for a March 2006 dismissal in Germany, but its show is under injunction after Meiwes successfully sued to have it banned on grounds of misdemeanor of his personality rights. At the 2006 Festival de Cine de Sitges, Kretschmann shared the Best Actor prize for his performance in this film with his co-star Thomas Huber. Kretschmann besides shared Best Actor with Huber at the 2007 Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival. [ citation needed ] In 2008 Kretschmann was hired for the character of Johann Krauss in Guillermo del Toro ‘s Hellboy II: The Golden Army. however, after several trials del Toro decided that Kretschmann ‘s spokesperson and the mechanical sound FX to Johann ‘s suit did not mesh well, so the contribution went to Seth MacFarlane. That same year he appeared in the military action thriller Wanted, aboard Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman and James McAvoy. [ citation needed ]
Transsiberian, 2008 Thomas Kretschmann ( far left ) at a press conference for the Film, 2008

2009 saw Kretschmann guest star in the american science-fiction television drama series FlashForward, american samoa well as a major secondary part in the british biopic The Young Victoria as King Leopold I of Belgium. This film besides received three Academy Awards nominations in 2010 for Best Art Direction, Makeup, and won for Costume Design. [ 1 ] The future year he returned to Germany, guest starring as himself in the romanticist drollery Rabbit without Ears 2. Kretschmann then moved to Malaysia in the summer to shoot his scenes for the german biopic Jungle Child based on the eponymous best seller by Sabine Kuegler. The film was released in early 2011. Walt Disney Pictures confirmed in November 2010, that Kretschmann would star as one of the voice talents in the Pixar film Cars 2. The film was released in the United States on 24 June 2011, in the United Kingdom on 22 July and in Germany on 28 July. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Kretschmann starred as Captain Kurt Brynildson in the 2011–2012 ABC original paranormal/adventure/horror television series The River about a group of people on a mission to find a miss television receiver internet explorer in the Amazon. [ citation needed ] Kretschmann signed a multi-film compress with Marvel Studios to play Baron Wolfgang von Strucker, [ 5 ] and first gear appeared as the character in a post-credits scene of the 2014 film Captain America: The Winter Soldier. [ 6 ] He had a larger function as the quality in the 2015 movie Avengers: Age of Ultron. [ 7 ]

Kretschmann often re-records his own parts for the german knight of his screen roles. [ 8 ] Aside from acting, Kretschmann has besides worked as a fashion model, including a scrimp as the confront for a scent by Hugo Boss. [ citation needed ]

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