Christian Oliver (born 3 March 1975) is a German actor.
Oliver was born in
Celle and grew up in
Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...
. He relocated to the
United States
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to work as a model and subsequently took acting lessons in
New York and
Los Angeles
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. From 2002 until 2004, Oliver co-starred in 28 episodes of the German action TV series ''
Alarm für Cobra 11
An alarm device is a mechanism that gives an audible, visual or other kind of alarm signal to alert someone to a problem or condition that requires urgent attention.
Alphabetical musical instruments
Etymology
The word ''alarm'' comes from t ...
''.
Filmography
* ''
Saved by the Bell: The New Class'' (1994–1995) - Brian Keller
* ''
The Baby Sitters Club'' (1995) - Luca
* ''Two Sisters'' (1997) - Tim
* ''
Eat Your Heart Out'' (1997) - Daniel Haus
* ' (1999) - Kalle
* ''Romantic Fighter'' (1999) - Dennis
* ''Schlaf mit meinem Mann'' (2001) - Benny
* ''
Kept
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'' (2001) - Kyle
* ''Ablaze'' (2001) - Tim Vester
* ''A Light in the Forest'' (2002) - Gabriel Brown
* ''Frostbite'' (2004) - Hans
* ''
Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei
''Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei'' ("Alarm for Cobra 11 – The Highway Police") is a long-running, popular German television series about a two-man team of highway police (Autobahnpolizei), originally set in Berlin and since 1999 i ...
'' (2002–2004) - Jan Richter
* ''
Subject Two'' (2005) - Adam Schmidt
* ''
The Good German
''The Good German'' is a 2006 American neo-noir crime film. A film adaptation of Joseph Kanon's 2001 novel of the same name, it was directed by Steven Soderbergh, and stars George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, and Tobey Maguire. Set in Berlin followi ...
'' (2006) - Emil Brandt
* ''
Speed Racer
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'' (2008) - Snake Oiler
* ''
Watercolors
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'' (2008) - High School Student
* ''
Valkyrie
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'' (2009) - Sergeant-Major Adam
* ''
Ready or Not'' (2009) - Chris
* ''
Tribute
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'' (2009) - Steve Chensky (based on the novel by
Nora Roberts
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)
* ''
The Three Musketeers
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'' (2011) - Venetian Nobleman
* ''
House of Good and Evil
''House of Good and Evil'' is a 2013 American psychological thriller film directed by David Mun and written by Blu de Golyer. It stars Rachel Marie Lewis and Christian Oliver as a married couple who, after a miscarriage caused by the husband phys ...
'' (2013) - Chris Conley
* ''
Ninja Apocalypse
''Ninja Apocalypse'' is a 2014 American martial arts film directed by Lloyd Lee Barnett, written by Ashley Scott Meyers, and starring Christian Oliver, Les Brandt, Tara Macken, Kaiwi Lyman, and Isaac C. Singleton Jr. as ninjas who are framed for th ...
'' (2014) - Cage
* ''Hercules Reborn'' (2014) - Arius
* ''
Zipper
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'' (2015) - Max (uncredited)
* ''
Sense8
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'' (2015) - Steiner
* ' (2015) - Ulrich Hemberger
* ''
Timeless'' (2016) -
Wernher von Braun
Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun ( , ; 23 March 191216 June 1977) was a German and American aerospace engineer and space architect. He was a member of the Nazi Party and Allgemeine SS, as well as the leading figure in the develop ...
* ''
Best Christmas Ball Ever
Best or The Best may refer to:
People
* Best (surname), people with the surname Best
* Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer
Companies and organizations
* Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain
* Best Lock Corporation ...
'' (2019) - Lukas
* ''
Hunters
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'' (2020) - Wilhelm Zuchs
Own productions
* Subject Two
* Ready or not
References
External links
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1972 births
Living people
People from Celle
Actors from Frankfurt
German male film actors
German male television actors
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