Björn Freiberg (born 28 March 1970 in Isny im Allgäu) is a German

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

, painter, author, translator and former University teacher. He is known as actor and German voice in ''

Son of Saul ''Son of Saul'' () is a 2015 Hungarian historical drama film directed by László Nemes, in his feature directorial debut, and co-written by Nemes and Clara Royer. It is set in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II, and follows ...

''. In 2015 the film won the Grand Prize of the Jury at

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Film Festival (; ), until 2003 called the International Film Festival ('), is the most prestigious film festival in the world. Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around ...

as well as the award of the International Federation of Film Critics.''Cannes: 'Son of Saul', 'Masaan' Take Fipresci Prizes''
bei hollywoodreporter.com, 2015 May 23rd (as of 2015 May 23rd). The film won Best Foreign Language Film Oscar at the

Academy Awards The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in ...

2016. He also plays a NASA staff member in '' The Martian'' (2015) directed by

Ridley Scott Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is an English film director and producer. He directs films in the Science fiction film, science fiction, Crime film, crime, and historical drama, historical epic genres, with an atmospheric and highly co ...

. Björn Freiberg holds a Ph.D. in Economics and a

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in Philosophy, Economics and Law and was teaching from 2000 until 2014 at Széchenyi István University in

Győr Győr ( , ; ; names of European cities in different languages: E-H#G, names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia, Western Transdanubia region, and – halfwa ...

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

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"Son of Saul"
on indiewire.com 1970 births Living people People from Isny im Allgäu German male film actors German painters German male painters 20th-century German male actors 21st-century German male actors Male actors from Baden-Württemberg {{Germany-painter-stub