Moritz Bleibtreu

Moritz Johann Bleibtreu (German: [ˈmoːʁɪts ˈblaɪptʁɔʏ] (listen); born 13 August 1971) is a German actor.

Moritz Bleibtreu
Bleibtreu in 2014
Born
Moritz Johann Bleibtreu

(1971-08-13) 13 August 1971
Munich, West Germany
NationalityGerman
OccupationActor
Years active1977–present

Life and career

Bleibtreu was born in Munich, the son of Austrian-born parents, actors Hans Brenner and Monica Bleibtreu, and the great-grand-nephew of the actress Hedwig Bleibtreu.

Bleibtreu grew up in Hamburg. His first appearance on TV was in the late seventies on a children's television series called Neues aus Uhlenbusch, written by his mother Monica and Rainer Boldt. This was followed by a role in Boldt's Ich hatte einen Traum and alongside his mother in the miniseries Mit meinen heißen Tränen. After he left school when he was 16, he lived in Paris and New York City where he attended acting school. In 1992, he began his acting career at the Schauspielhaus in Hamburg. He also had numerous small parts in television productions.

His notable roles include the Gray Ghost in the film Speed Racer, Andreas Baader in The Baader Meinhof Complex, Manni in Run Lola Run, and Tarek Fahd in the psychological thriller Das Experiment.

In 2003, he was a member of the jury at the 25th Moscow International Film Festival.[1]

Following wide positive feedback by fans on his Facebook page whether there should be a sequel to the 2001 classic German stoner film Lammbock, Bleibtreu announced in November 2015 that the sequel would be titled Lommbock. Filming began in summer 2016[2][3] and the film premiered in 2017.

In 2019, he directed his first feature film titled Cortex, a psychological thriller currently scheduled for release in Germany on 22 October 2020.[4]

Selected filmography
Year Title Role Director Notes
1995Talk of the TownKarlRainer Kaufmann
1997Knockin' On Heaven's DoorAbdulThomas Jahn
1998Run Lola RunManniTom Tykwer
Liebe deine Nächste!Tristan MüllerDetlev Buck
1999Luna PapaNasreddinBakhtyar Khudojnazarov
2000Im JuliDaniel BannierFatih Akın
FandangoDJ SunnyMatthias Glasner
2001The Invisible CircusEricAdam Brooks
Das ExperimentTarek Fahd / Number 77Oliver Hirschbiegel
LammbockKaiChristian Zübert
Taking SidesLt. David WillsIstván Szabó
2002SolinoGiancarloFatih Akın
2004GermanikusKaiser TitusHanns Christian Müller
C(r)ookValentinPepe Danquart
Agnes and His BrothersHans-Jörg TschirnerOskar Roehler
Fakiren fra BilbaoLombardoPeter Flinth
2005The Keeper: The Legend of Omar KhayyamMalikshahKayvan Mashayekh
About the Looking for and the Finding of LoveMimi NachtigalHelmut Dietl
MunichAndreasSteven Spielberg
2006Atomised – The Elementary ParticlesBrunoOskar Roehler
The Stone CouncilSerguei MakovGuillaume Nicloux
2007The WalkerEmek YogluPaul Schrader
The Lark FarmFerzanPaolo and Vittorio Taviani
Reclaim Your BrainRainerHans Weingartner
2008ChikoBrownieÖzgür Yıldırım
Speed RacerGrey GhostThe Wachowskis
Adam ResurrectedJoseph GracciPaul Schrader
The Baader Meinhof ComplexAndreas BaaderUli Edel
Female AgentsSS Standartenführer Karl HeindrichJean-Paul Salomé
2009Soul KitchenIllias KazantsakisFatih Akın
2010Jew Suss: Rise and FallJoseph GoebbelsOskar Roehler
Young Goethe in LoveAlbert KestnerPhilipp Stölzl
Zeiten ändern dichArafat Abou-ChakerUli Edel
Angel of EvilSergioMichele Placido
2011My Best EnemyViktor Israel KaufmannWolfgang Murnberger
360BusinessmanFernando Meirelles
2012The Fourth StatePaul JensenDennis Gansel
SchutzengelRudiTil Schweiger
2013World War ZW.H.O. DoctorMarc Forster
Vijay and IWill / VijaySam Garbarski
The Fifth EstateMarcusBill Condon
2014Nicht mein TagNappoPeter Thorwarth
StereoHenryMaximilian Erlenwein
2015Woman in GoldGustav KlimtSimon Curtis
Kill Your FriendsRudiOwen Harris
2016The ConfessionsMark KleinRoberto Andò
2017LommbockKaiChristian Zübert[5]
2017Bye Bye GermanyDavidSam Garbarski
2018AbgeschnittenPaul HerzfeldChristian Alvart
2019RoadsLuttgerSebastian Schipper
2019Ich war noch niemals in New YorkAxel StaudachPhilipp Stölzl
2020CortexHagenMoritz Bleibtreu
TBABlackoutPierre ManzanoOliver Rihs & Lancelot von Naso[6]
TBADas EngelsgesichtGiorgio BasileOliver Hirschbiegel

References
  1. "25th Moscow International Film Festival (2003)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  2. ""Lommbock": Kult-Kiffer-Komödie "Lammbock" mit Moritz Bleitbreu bekommt Fortsetzung" (in German). filmstarts.de. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. "Hätten Sie den bartlosen Mann links erkannt?" (in German). bz-berlin.de. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  4. ""Lommbock"-Star Moritz Bleibtreu dreht Psychothriller "Cortex"" (in German). TV Spielfilm. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  5. Lammbock 2 at IMDb
  6. "Moritz Bleibtreu übernimmt die Hauptrolle in "Blackout"" (in German). goldenekamera.de. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
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