Benjamin Sadler (born Benjamin Klimaschewski; 12 February 1971) is a German actor.

Biography

Sadler was born in

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, Canada, the son of a German graphic designer and a British teacher. He lived in Canada until he was five. In 1976 he moved with his parents to Germany. After studying at the

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, his career as actor started in 1994 with roles in German thrillers such as ''

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''. In 2001 he appeared in the German-Italian film ''Maria Magdalena'' in the role as

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and Danny Quinn. In 2002 he worked on two further religious films: '' The Bible – The Apocalypse'' with

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. He also appeared as the young emperor

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was the emperor in later life). In 2006 he played the part of a physician in the film ''

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''. In 2007 he starred as a lawyer and father of a

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-disabled daughter, for which he received a

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in 2007. He explained in an interview that he was proud to be a part of the film, which influenced the German parliament to pass a law giving greater financial compensation for victims of thalidomide.

Filmography

*1996-2019: ''

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– Mord in der ersten Liga'' (TV Series) – Jan Liebermann / Dr. Christian Mertens / Gert Mewes *1998: ''

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'' ("Spook from the Grave" – adaptation of one of a trilogy of books) – Friedrich von Kuhlbanz *1998: ''Rosenzweigs Freiheit'' – Jacob Rosenzweig *2000: ''

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'' ("Spook in the Kingdom of Shadows" – adaptation of one of a trilogy of books) (TV Movie) – Friedrich *2000: ' (TV Movie) –

*2000: '' The Apocalypse'' (TV Movie) – Valerius *2001: ''Antonia – Zwischen Liebe und Macht'' ("Antonia – Love and Power") (TV Movie) – Moritz Ahrendorff *2001: ''Jonathans Liebe'' ("Jonathan's Love") (TV Movie) – Jonathan *2003: ''

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*2003: ''Nur Anfänger heiraten'' ("Only Beginners Marry") (TV Movie) – Hannes Mack *2003: '' Imperium: Augustus'' (TV Movie) – Gaius Octavius / Young Augustus *2003: ''

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'' ("Spook at the Gate of Time" – adaptation of one of a trilogy of books) *2004: ''Italiener und andere Süßigkeiten'' ("Italians and Other Sweet Things") (TV Movie) – Paolo Fabrelli *2004: ''Sehnsucht nach Liebe'' ("Waiting for Love") (TV Movie) – Jochen Hofmann *2006: ''

'' (TV Movie) – Alexander Wenninger *2007: ''

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*2007: ''Hotel Meina'' – Hans Krassler *2007: ''

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'' (TV Mini-Series) – Dolokhov *2007: ''Contergan'' (TV Movie) – Paul Wegener *2008: ' (TV Movie) – Eik Meiers *2009: ''

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'' (TV Mini-Series) – Roland Emerson *2009: ' (TV Mini-Series) – Alfried Krupp *2009: ''Auftrag Schutzengel'' ("Operation Guardian Angel") (TV Movie) – Ben Sievert *2009: ''

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'' – Pavel *2010: ''Liebe deinen Feind'' (TV Movie) – Captain Simon *2010: ''Mörderischer Besuch'' (TV Movie) – Theo von Gelden *2010: ''Paura d'amare'' (TV Series) – Carlo *2011: ''

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*2011: ''

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'' (TV Series) – Fuhrmann *2011: ' (TV Movie) –

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*2012: '' Passion'' – Prosecutor *2012: ''

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'' – Michael Tendler *2012: ''

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*2012: ' – Frank Henne *2013: ''Der Tote im Eis'' (TV Movie) – Gregor Lucius *2013: ''Killing All the Flies'' (TV Movie) – Vincent Reid *2013: ''Anna Karénine'' (TV Mini-Series) – Karenin *2013: ''Das Jerusalem-Syndrom'' (TV Movie) – Dr. Uri Peled / Lev Simons *2013: ''Pinocchio'' (TV Mini-Series) – Antonio *2014: ''Bocksprünge'' – Silvan *2014: ''Das Lächeln der Frauen'' (TV Movie) – André Chabanais *2015: '' One Breath'' – Jan *2017: ''Wendy'' – Gunnar *2018: ''

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'' – Jakob *2018: ''Wendy 2 – Freundschaft für immer'' – Gunnar *2019: ''

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References

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