Hanno Koffler (born March 25, 1980) is a German actor and musician. His most famous films include ''
Summer Storm'', ''
Krabat'' and ''
Free Fall''. He also starred in the
Oscar-nominated film, ''
Never Look Away'' (2018), directed by
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.
Life and career
Koffler was born in
West Berlin,
Federal Republic of Germany. He was raised with his three brothers in
Charlottenburg by a working middle-class family. With the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Koffler family was severely affected, as Hanno's father fell professionally, forcing the family to move to
Saxony-Anhalt. At an early age, Koffler began acting in small roles in plays.
In 1994 he founded the band "Kerosin" with his brother Max Koffler, Hanno being the drummer. The band ranked second in the world's largest live band contest "Emergenza" in 2002.
Upon returning to
Berlin at the age of 18, Koffler applied for admission to the Ernst Busch Theater School, but was rejected. In 2002, he would officially begin his acting career with various roles in cinema films such as ''
Anatomy 2'' and in
Marco Kreuzpaintner films, including the 2004 ''
Summer Storm'' and ''
Krabat'' in 2008. He later moved to
Austria. to study acting until 2007 at the
Max Reinhardt Seminar in
Vienna, where he would play roles in various theatrical productions directed by
Klaus Maria Brandauer.
After several performances in television, theater, and cinema, in 2013 he starred in the film ''
Free Fall'', along with
Max Riemelt and
Katharina Schüttler
Katharina Schüttler (born 20 October 1979) is a German television and film actress. Her film debut was in the movie ''Die Lok'' in 1992. She is best known internationally for leading roles as Clara Rosenbaum in '' The Promise'' (2011) and as Gre ...
. The film was directed by Stephan Lacant and became a huge success both in
Germany and internationally.
In 2015, he was nominated for a Best Actor for the
Deutscher Filmpreis
The German Film Award (), also known as Lola after its prize statuette, is the national film award of Germany. It is presented at an annual ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in the German film industry. Besides being the most important ...
for the drama/documentary film ''
Tough Love'' (Härte), by director
Rosa von Praunheim, in which he plays
Andreas Marquardt. It was screened in the Panorama section of the
65th Berlin International Film Festival where it won third place in the
Panorama Audience Award.
In 2016, he appeared in the ' miniseries, playing
Rudolf Dassler.
In 2018, he starred in
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's Oscar-nominated film ''
Never Look Away'' with
Tom Schilling,
Sebastian Koch
Sebastian Koch (born 31 May 1962) is a German television and film actor. He is known for roles in the 2007 Academy Award-winning film '' The Lives of Others'', in Steven Spielberg's '' Bridge of Spies'', and as Otto Düring in the fifth season o ...
,
Paula Beer, and
Saskia Rosendahl.
In 2019, he joined the original
Amazon ''
Beat'' series, again under the direction of
Marco Kreuzpaintner, playing the character of Paul. That same year, he was part of the cast of the first season of German series, ''
Pagan Peak''.
He assumed the recurring role of Walther Stennes in ''
Babylon Berlins third and fourth seasons.
Awards
* Filmfestival
Durban,
South Africa (2008) - Best male Actor for ''A Hero's Welcome (Nacht vor Augen)''
* Franz-Hofer-Preis, Filmhaus Saarbrücken (2009) for ''A Hero's Welcome (Nacht vor Augen)''
* 2014 -
German Film Award
The German Film Award (), also known as Lola after its prize statuette, is the national film award of Germany. It is presented at an annual ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in the German film industry. Besides being the most important ...
- Nominated Film Award in Gold Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role -
Freier Fall (film)
Filmography (selection)
* 2002: ''Die Dickköpfe'' (TV)
* 2003: ''Ganz und gar''
* 2003: ''
Anatomy 2''
* 2004: ''
Summer Storm''
* 2004: ''Hallesche Kometen''
* 2004: ''Charlotte und ihre Männer'' (TV)
* 2005: ''Rabenbrüder''
* 2008: ''
The Red Baron''
* 2008: ''
Krabat''
* 2008: '
* 2009: ''
Tatort – Im Sog des Bösen'' (TV)
* 2010: ' (TV)
* 2010: ''Keiner geht verloren'' (TV)
* 2011: ''
If Not Us, Who?''
* 2012: ''Auslandseinsatz''
* 2013: ''
Free Fall''
* 2014: ''
Coming In''
* 2014: ' (TV)
* 2015: ''
Tough Love''
* 2015: ' (TV)
* 2016: ' (TV)
* 2017: ' (TV)
* 2018: ''
Beat'' (TV)
* 2018: ''
Never Look Away''
* 2019:
''Pagan Peak'' (TV)
* 2021: ''
Prey''
References
External links
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1980 births
Living people
German male film actors
German male stage actors
Male actors from Berlin
21st-century German male actors