Joscha Kiefer (born 8 December 1982) is a

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and best known for his role as

Sebastian von Lahnstein Sebastian von Lahnstein is a fictional character from the German soap opera ''Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)''. The character was portrayed by actor Joscha Kiefer from 26 November 2007 to 13 October 2009. The part was recast with Sebastian Schl ...

on the

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Verbotene Liebe ''Verbotene Liebe'' (, "Forbidden Love") was a German television soap opera created by Reg Watson for Das Erste. The show was set primarily in the German city of Düsseldorf although, at times, the city of Cologne and the Spanish island of ...

(Forbidden Love)''.

Career

He studied acting for three years in

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. In 2005 Joscha was seen on the

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-Show ''Ein Fall für B.A.R.Z.''. One year later he had the main role in the motion picture ''Locked''. He played theater from 2004 to 2006.

''Verbotene Liebe''

Kiefer joined the cast of the soap opera ''Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)'' in fall 2007 as Sebastian von Lahnstein, nephew of patriarch

Johannes von Lahnstein ''Verbotene Liebe'' (, "Forbidden Love") was a German television soap opera created by Reg Watson for Das Erste. The show was set primarily in the German city of Düsseldorf although, at times, the city of Cologne and the Spanish island of ...

. He first appeared on-screen on 26 November 2007. Soon Sebastian got involved with

Lydia Brandner ''Verbotene Liebe'' (, "Forbidden Love") was a German television soap opera created by Reg Watson for Das Erste. The show was set primarily in the German city of Düsseldorf although, at times, the city of Cologne and the Spanish island of Mal ...

, which became a major love story of the show in 2008. However, reviews of the pairing were mixed. After a one-night stand with Lydia's mother Katja—in true soap style—vixen

Olivia Schneider Olivia Schneider is a fictional character on German soap opera ''Verbotene Liebe'' (''Forbidden Love'') portrayed by actress and singer Kristina Dörfer from 29 December 2006 to 24 September 2009. Character's background Olivia is the niece of ...

became interested in Sebastian.Deutsche Dailys.de (German)
/ref> A triangle between Lydia, Sebastian and Olivia was created which ended with Lydia and Sebastian as the only possible outcome despite chemistry between Olivia and Sebastian. Olivia was played by

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, who would later become Joscha's wife and mother of his daughter Julie Marie. In 2009, Kiefer decided not to renew his contract with the show and left ''Verbotene Liebe'' after two years. The role was recast with actor

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taking the role.

SOKO 5113

Eventually, Kiefer became part of the long-running crime drama ''

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'' in the newly created role of Dominik Morgenstern. He first appeared in the show's 36th season in the episode "Der Fluch des Osiris", which aired on 15 November 2010. Kiefer is currently in its fourth season with the show. In 2013, Kiefer was also part of a crossover between other shows of the ''SOKO'' brand, which was titled ''SOKO - Der Prozess (SOKO: The trial)'' and ran as a five-part

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for an entire week. However Kiefer took only part in the first of the five episodes.

Private life

Joscha Kiefer is happily married to fellow actress

, who he met on the set of ''Verbotene Liebe''. They have a daughter, Julie Marie, who was born in September 2010. The couple married after three years of dating in December 2012. They live together in

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since Kiefer joined ''SOKO 5113''.

Filmography

* 2005: fabrixx * 2005: Ein Fall für B.A.R.Z. * 2006: Locked * 2007: Kurzschluss der Sonnen * 2007: Lichtzeichenwechsel * 2007–2009:

(Forbidden Love) as ''Sebastian Graf von Lahnstein #1'' Episodes 3056–3484 * 2009: Stumme Spiegel * 2009: Stillleben * since 2010:

* 2011:

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* 2011:

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* 2012:

* 2013: SOKO - Der Prozess (part one only) * 2014: Die Kinder meiner Schwester * 2015: Udo Honig - Kein schlechter Mensch * 2015: Der Bergdoktor * 2015: Nobbie Vazquez * 2018: Die Braut meines Bruders * 2020:

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- Abgründe * 2020:

- Ein langer Weg * 2020: Das Haus * 2020:

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* 2020:

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- Der Countdown * 2020: Breisgau

Theatre

* 2004: ''Fuchsquartett'' (AK Stuttgart) * 2005: ''Vorstadtträume'' (Kulturhaus Schwanen, Stuttgart) * 2006: ''Der nackte Wahnsinn'' (Theater im Olgaeck, Stuttgart) * 2006: ''Die Kleinbürgerhochzeit'' (AK Stuttgart)

Notes

Joscha Kiefer Agency

Joscha Kiefer in ''Verbotene Liebe''
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External links

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