Godehard Giese (born 1972) is a German actor, known for his roles in ''

Deutschland 83 ''Deutschland 83'' is a 2015 German television series starring Jonas Nay as a 24-year-old native of East Germany who, in 1983, is sent to West Germany as an undercover spy for the HVA, the foreign intelligence agency of the Stasi. It is a co-pr ...

''. and ''

Babylon Berlin ''Babylon Berlin'' is a German neo-noir television series. Created, written, and directed by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries, and Hendrik Handloegten. It is loosely based on novels by German author Volker Kutscher. The series premiered on 13 O ...

''.

Life

Giese attended

Sankt-Ansgar-Schule The Sankt-Ansgar-Schule (common abbreviation: SAS) is a private secondary school in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded in 1946 as the only boys' school by the Society of Jesus, an order of the Catholic Church, in the State of Hamburg. The school ...

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in his childhood. He studied at

Berlin University of the Arts The Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK; also known in English as the Berlin University of the Arts), situated in Berlin, Germany, is the largest art school in Europe. It is a public art and design school, and one of the four research universiti ...

from 1997 to 2000. From 2001 to 2003 he worked as an actor at a theatre in

Hildesheim Hildesheim (; nds, Hilmessen, Hilmssen; la, Hildesia) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany with 101,693 inhabitants. It is in the district of Hildesheim, about southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste River, a small tributary of the Lei ...

. He came out as gay in February 2021.''«Wir sind schon da».''
in: ''SZ-Magazin'', 4 February 2021.

Selected filmography

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Breaking Horizons ''Breaking Horizons'' (german: Am Himmel der Tag) is a 2012 German drama film directed by Pola Schirin Beck. Cast * Aylin Tezel as Lara * Henrike von Kuick as Nora * Tómas Lemarquis as Elvar * Godehard Giese Godehard Giese (born 1972) is ...

'' (2012) *''

The Book Thief ''The Book Thief'' is a historical fiction novel by the Australian author Markus Zusak, and is his most popular book. Published in 2005, ''The Book Thief'' became an international bestseller and was translated into 63 languages and sold 16 mil ...

'' (2013) *' (2015) *''

A Cure for Wellness ''A Cure for Wellness'' is a 2016 psychological neo-gothic horror film directed by Gore Verbinski and written by Justin Haythe, based on a story co-written by Haythe and Verbinski, who were both inspired by Thomas Mann's 1924 novel ''The Magic Mo ...

'' (2016) *''

Alone in Berlin ''Every Man Dies Alone'' or ''Alone in Berlin'' (german: Jeder stirbt für sich allein) is a 1947 novel by German author Hans Fallada. It is based on the true story of working-class husband and wife Otto and Elise Hampel who, acting alone, beca ...

'' (2016) * ''Liebmann'' (2016) *''

Transit Transit may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Transit'' (1979 film), a 1979 Israeli film * ''Transit'' (2005 film), a film produced by MTV and Staying-Alive about four people in countries in the world * ''Transit'' (2006 film), a 2006 ...

'' (2018) *' (2018) *''

All My Loving "All My Loving" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, from their second UK album ''With the Beatles'' (1963). It was written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon–McCartney), and produced by George Martin. Though not officially rele ...

'' (2019) *''

I Was, I Am, I Will Be ''I Was, I Am, I Will Be'' (german: Es gilt das gesprochene Wort) is a 2019 German drama film directed by İlker Çatak. Plot Poor Kurdish male prostitute Baran wants to start a new life in Germany with the help from pilot Marion. Cast * Anne ...

'' (2019) * '' No One's with the Calves'' (2021) * ''

Bones and Names ''Bones and Names'' (german: Knochen und Namen) is a 2023 German drama film written and directed by Fabian Stumm in his feature directorial debut, starring himself along with Knut Berger, Marie-Lou Sellem and Susie Meyer. The relationship drama ...

'' (2023) *'' The Conference'' (2023)

Selected television

*''

Der Kriminalist ' is a German television series produced by Monaco Film Hamburg, subsidiary of Odeon Film. Directors during the first season were Sherry Hormann and , during the second: Thomas Jahn, Jobst Oetzmann Jobst Christian Oetzmann (born 4 November 196 ...

'' (2011) *''

'' (2015) *''

Schuld nach Ferdinand von Schirach ''Shades of Guilt'' (German: ''Schuld nach Ferdinand von Schirach'') is a German television series. It was first broadcast on 6 February 2015, on the internet. The television release was on 20 February 2015, on German television channel ZDF. It bas ...

'' (2015) *''

'' (2017-) *'' The Same Sky'' (2017)

References

External links

* * 1972 births Living people German male film actors German male television actors Male actors from Hamburg People educated at the Sankt-Ansgar-Schule German gay actors Berlin University of the Arts alumni {{Germany-actor-stub