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Feuerreiter (1998)
Character: "Marianna"
Feuerreiter is an elegant period drama that begins in Frankfurt in 1796. Through his friend, Baron von Sinclair, romantic and rebellious poet Friedrich Hölderlin secures the position of a private tutor in the home of a banker named Gontard. He is soon torn between his passion for poetry and his love for Susette, the lady of the house. To top it all off, Baron von Sinclair is in love with him. Hölderlin's most beautiful poems are written during this trying time. However, he becomes a total recluse when he loses Susette. The film examines the effects of conflicting demands, both emotional and sensual, that may inspire art. Feuerreiter was screened as part of the New German Films at the 49th International Berlin Film Festival, 1999.
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Schnee in der Neujahrsnacht (1999)
Character: Frank
Berlin, December 31, 1999, the countdown to the new millennium is on. On this magical night, radio presenter Zippo calls on his listeners to make all their good intentions come true by midnight. And gets things rolling. There's ex-con and newly qualified bus driver Toto, who drives the pregnant Russian woman and a dead Nigerian drug courier through the night. Toto's prison buddy Frank is planning a deal worth a million marks. And a jealous Irishman is determined to kill his wife. All the threads of this strange night ultimately come together with Zippo...
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So ein Schlamassel (2010)
Character: Mickey Rosenberg
Jil has found great love in the landscape architect Marc. There is only a tiny problem: Marc is not a Jew, and Jil's devout Jewish family would never accept marrying a "goi," a non-Jew. There is only one thing that helps: Marc, son of a German bourgeois family, must pretend that he is also a Jew. After a quick course in terms of traditions and customs, this also seems to work quite well. Jil's family is thrilled with the new friend. But then the dizziness flies up just during a big bar mitzvah celebration - and Jil has to decide.
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Alles Bob! (1999)
Character: Yilmaz
Bob, a sympathetic young man, keeps telling women what they want to hear to have a good time. Just as he is about to marry the daughter of a very wealthy banker, her father does a little research on his future son-in-law and finds out the truth about Bob. He forces Bob to marry his daughter and behave like the perfect husband, or else... Unfortunately, Bob meets "The One" just a few days before the wedding and had also told her what she wanted to hear, all of this unbeknownst to his future wife. Then right as he's trying to extricate himself from those dilemmas, two very protective Turkish brothers of one of his past affairs are after him to take revenge for taking her virginity!
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Eine Hochzeit und (K)ein Todesfall (2001)
Character: Waldemar Köppen
Sometimes he feels a tugging in his shoulder, sometimes he thinks his kidneys are failing. Two weeks before his marriage to the beautiful Anne, junior architect Stefan seems to have gathered all the diseases in the world. Drawn from the stress of the wedding preparations, the hypochondriac is in top form. When he overhears a phone call from the family doctor, he mistakenly thinks he is a dead man. Now a substitute husband is needed for Anne.
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Ein Baby zum Verlieben (2004)
Character: Stefan Grenz
Rent-a-baby Traffic policeman Leo Fink has two passions: Firstly the revolutionary programme he invented and developed which shall avoid any kind of traffic jam and secondly Vera Becker, head of the traffic guidance department. She, however, ignores him - at least until she sees him carrying a baby. Suddenly, the single woman, otherwise so cool, gets interested in Leo who, in turn, scents that this is his big chance. He is rather sure that he will be able to win her over to his side with the help of the baby and his pioneering plan against traffic jams which he wants to introduce to her in a presentation. But there is a small problem: Little Felix is not his son.
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Die Putzfraueninsel (1996)
Character: Richard
Berlin student Irma plays the balalaika in a gay choir, is having an affair with her married psychotherapist and is getting on quite well with her life. She works as a cleaner in the villa of judge Dr. Schwarz. But her life is thrown into turmoil when she discovers that the lady of the house is holding her mother-in-law Nelly captive in the cellar. Irma quickly frees the old lady and takes her into her own home for the time being. As soon as Nelly regains consciousness, she launches a campaign of revenge against her daughter-in-law, giving Irma a million in cash and the villa where Irma had been cleaning the day before. Nelly herself disappears to Mallorca, the island of cleaning ladies. Irma, who has grown fond of the lively old woman, travels after her...
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Das gewisse Etwas (2026)
Character: Rico
After a jewelry heist, a father and son are on the run from the police. They find refuge in a coach full of people with disabilities who are on their way to a holiday camp in the Alpine foothills with their carer. Without further ado, they pretend to be a missing fellow passenger and his carer.
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Die Mutter des Killers (1997)
Character: Eddie
Funeral assistant Eddie Hartmann leads an unglamorous life. Eddie is a tough guy, but an even tougher drinker. His wife goes down on him in public and Eddie dreams of killing her in cold blood. But he doesn't have the final determination.
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Ebbies Bluff (1993)
Character: Marktleiter
Rudy actually wanted to become one of the greats as a boxer - but when he gets knocked out again and the money is so tight that he has to drive out eggs, he listens to his friend Ebbie and tries his hand as a musician. When Ebbie finds the super wire to his record company, success seems inevitable. The first open air concert takes place, and after this performance all problems are solved - only differently than you think!
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Linda geht tanzen (2011)
Character: Peer Lüders
Linda Hessler and her husband Frank have been running a small gourmet restaurant for years. The business is going well, and with his talent, Frank has made a star. But that does not satisfy the ambitious perfectionist: he wants a second star, no matter what he wants. No wonder that the romantically inclined Linda feels increasingly neglected by her workaholic spouse - until she finds a charming admirer in the florist Peer. The passionate dancer brings new life into her life and leaves no stone unturned to win her heart.
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Skin Creepers (2018)
Character: Prediger
Two unsuccessful filmmakers want to make a pornographic movie, but things go very wrong as their lead actress gets possessed by a demon.
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Das Glück ist ein Kaktus (2011)
Character: Rüdiger Dillmann
They have been best friends since their school days: Edith and Hermione. Just after Hermine's 65th birthday, they embark on the biggest adventure of their lives. After Hermine finds out that her husband Klaus is cheating on her and Edith is supposed to visit a retirement home at her daughter's request, they pack their bags and flee to Mallorca. They want to open a restaurant there - without men and without problems. But then the finca they bought turns out to be dilapidated, the money runs out, a German exile courts the "prickly" Edith and conflicts of interest also arise between the friends.
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Hilfe, meine Schwester kommt (2008)
Character: Gernot
Luisa Wagner is a successful event manager. At the same time she also manages to look after her two children, Krista and Jakob, the housework, her husband Michael and her father. When Luisa's twin sister Jenny also turns up and hardly lifts a finger to help, Luisa sees red. On an impulse, she takes over her sister's role and goes on tour with her theatre troupe in Italy. Meanwhile, Jenny assumes Luisa's chores in the home and her job, thereby experiencing not only the hurdles a mother is confronted with, but also falls madly in love with her sister's boss, Felix. Everyone is relieved when Luisa returns home after hearing of her father's breakdown. Especially Michael, who has learned to appreciate his wife anew.
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Till Eulenspiegel (2003)
Character: Captain (voice)
One of Europe's most beloved folk tale hero, Jester Till is the ultimate prankster embodying the simple wisdom and earthy humor of medieval European peasant folk. In this adventure tale, Till is on his way to the city to visit his grandfather, the slightly absent-minded wizard Marcus. The old man are brewing up a magical happiness potion he feels the townsfolk need. The potion however is tampered with and Marcus vanishes in a horrendous explosion. Till embarks on an adventurous quest to find him.
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The Child (2012)
Character: Harry
Simon Sachs, a terminally ill ten year old boy, claims to have been a serial killer in his previous life and apparently he can prove it. He leads a lawyer, Robert Stern, to the locations of the bodies, who were killed long before Simon was born. Stern takes on the most compelling and mysterious case of his life.
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Ein Mann zum Vernaschen (2004)
Character: Gregor Röckle
At Eckle's grocery store in Freiburg, everything has been the same for decades. An ideal workplace for sales clerk Susanne, who doesn't like change. But then the old Eckle dies and his son Christian wants to turn the old store into a delicatessen. No wonder he keeps clashing with Susanne. Neither of them realize that they have already met and fallen in love via a hotline and under different names.
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Der kleene Punker (1992)
Character: Raffke (voice)
Amadeus is a small Punker living in a trash can. One day he has got the idea to participate in a punk concert in front of the Brandenburger Tor and convinces his friends to found a band. But still they have no instruments and thus have to gain some money. Meanwhile the eager police officer Herr Schulze is out to chase punks in Berlin and is about to interfere with Amadeus' plans...
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Verschwende deine Jugend (2003)
Character: Bob
The year is 1981, the German New Wave is at the peak. Harry, otherwise Sparkasse trainee, wants to make it big as a manager of the band of his friends, Apollo Schwabing. He has booked the band as the opening act for a concert where the group DAF are the headliners.
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Otto - Der Neue Film (1987)
Character: Football Fan #1
Otto is Friesland's answer to Rambo and stands between two worlds, two women and two animals. While he's trying to cure a dog with bite inhibition and a cat with suicidal tendencies, the dream of his sleepless nights crosses his path: Gaby. Otto falls instantly in love, but Gaby thinks only of Amboss, a real guy with muscles of steel and a brain of rubber. Well, Otto on the other hand is not exactly well built and attractive. But he's determined to get the lady's attention, even if it means taking part in body-building competitions...
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Monster on a Plane (2024)
Character: Dr Singh
An exotic animal turns into a monster and becomes a deadly danger for all passengers.
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Evet, ich will! (2008)
Character: Jürgen vom Schlüsseldienst
The movie revolves around three different couples who have to overcome familial and cultural obstacles to be with their ones they love. A man looking for a bride-for-hire also learns the hard way that expectations and reality do not always come together well.
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Mordkommission Calw - Warlord (2021)
Character: Otto Koslowski
Inspectors Karl Jäger, Lola Kraft and junior police officer Jasmin Stein must solve the brutal murder of a hunter whose dismembered body was found in the middle of the forest. The investigation points to illegal arms trafficking and initially leads to the Reich Citizens' milieu. Another blood trail was also found at the crime scene...
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Weil ich gut bin! (2002)
Character: Bethke
A teenage car thief is incarcerated in a home for the hard-to-educate. He gets a second chance when he's offered a job at a car dealership that cares for juvenile delinquents. There, he is confronted with his past and becomes the target of a youth gang that wants to recruit him for a major heist.
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Die wahre Geschichte von Männer und Frauen (1992)
Character: Willi
Five women leave their husbands and discover an opportunity for an unusual new beginning. They devise a scheme for the selection of the "ideal male," but the plan is turned upside down when the women jointly hire a housekeeper.
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Mask Under Mask (2002)
Character: Carlos
An adventurous, mystical story about Valdez de Corazón, Prince of San Vanidad, who is not only a very powerful man, but also a very beautiful one. To ensure that neither of these things change, he marries the sorceress Alyssa de Espella, bearer of the secret of eternal youth. In return, he promises her eternal fidelity at the wedding. As he is unable to keep his promise, he banishes his wife to the city walls. Alyssa, furious with rage, swears revenge and turns into a zombie every night to pursue Valdez mercilessly. On his escape, he discovers his true face and one last chance to break the deadly curse.
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Pornorama (2007)
Character: Césare
A free-wheeling chronicle of the Munich sex film industry in the 1970s.
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Linie 1 (1988)
Character: Bambi / Horst / Witwe Kriemhild / Tamile / Polizist
Film version of the musical by the same name: Sunnie, a girl from the province, comes to Berlin to meet rock star Johnnie who had given her his address after a concert. On the subway to Kreuzberg, Sunnie becomes acquainted with a couple of strange people, among them "asphalt cowboy" Bambi. Bambi tells Sunnie that Johnnie’s address in Kreuzberg does not exist. Together, Sunnie and Bambi try to find the rock star in bustling metropolitan Berlin.
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Rock It! (2010)
Character: Francescas Vater
When being sent to a boarding school for classical music, teenager Julia discovers rock music - and rock musicians. Torn between these two musical worlds, she has to find her own way.
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Village People - Auf der Jagd nach dem Nazigold (2009)
Character: Scheit
Through an inheritance, a group of friends find out that their grandfathers had found crates of gold in the wreckage of a crashed plane in the final days of the Second World War. A short time later, the men were killed and the gold was never found. Now the gawky grandsons are trying to recover the treasure. In the process, they come up against crooks, speculators and old and neo-Nazis.
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23 (1998)
Character: Pepe
The movie's plot is based on the true story of a group of young computer hackers from Hannover, Germany. In the late 1980s the orphaned Karl Koch invests his heritage in a flat and a home computer. At first he dials up to bulletin boards to discuss conspiracy theories inspired by his favorite novel, R.A. Wilson's "Illuminatus", but soon he and his friend David start breaking into government and military computers. Pepe, one of Karl's rather criminal acquaintances senses that there is money in computer cracking - he travels to east Berlin and tries to contact the KGB.
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