Christian Friedel

Christian Friedel (born 9 March 1979) is a German actor and singer.[1]

Christian Friedel
Christian Friedel photographed by Oliver Mark, Berlin 2015
Born (1979-03-09) 9 March 1979
Magdeburg, East Germany
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active2009–present

Career

Film and television

Friedel has appeared in films and television series since 2009 including 13 Minutes, where he portrayed Georg Elser. More recently, he played police photographer Gräf in the esteemed drama series Babylon Berlin, and was a main character in the German mini-series Perfume. He also portrayed Rudolf Höss in Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest.

Stage

After studying acting at Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts in Munich, Friedel acted in the German theatre companies of Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel, Munich Kammerspiele and Schauspiel Hannover.

Since its 2009–2010 season, he has been part of the company at Staatsschauspiel Dresden, and has acted in title roles such as Schiller's Don Carlos and Shakespeare's Hamlet.[2]

In Spring 2017, Friedel played the role of Nathanael in a stage adaptation of E. T. A. Hoffmann's The Sandman by Robert Wilson at the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus.[3]

Music

In June 2011, Friedel and four members of the German band Polarkreis 18 formed the band Woods of Birnam.

Selected filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2009 The White Ribbon Teacher
2012 Russian Disco Andrej
Closed Season Albert
2014 Amour Fou Heinrich von Kleist
2015 13 Minutes Georg Elser Nominated-European Film Award for Best Actor
Nominated-German Film Award for Best Actor
2016 Rivals Forever: The Sneaker Battle Adolf Dassler TV film
2017 Babylon Berlin Gräf television series
2018 Parfum Daniel "Zahnlos" Sluiter Netflix series
2023 The Zone of Interest Rudolf Höss

References
  1. Krekeler, Elmar (10 April 2015). "Christian Friedel und das "volkseigene Gesicht"". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  2. Dresden, Schauspielhaus. "Hamlet, von William Shakespeare - 21.01.2018, 19.00 - 22.15 | Staatsschauspiel Dresden". www.staatsschauspiel-dresden.de (in German). Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. Bürgerbühne, D'haus - Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, Junges Schauspiel. "Der Sandmann, von E. T. A. Hoffmann | D'haus - Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, Junges Schauspiel, Bürgerbühne". www.dhaus.de (in German). Retrieved 29 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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