Mark Zak (born 1959 in

Lviv Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukrain ...

) is a German actor, author and playwright. Since 1990 he has appeared in over a hundred German and international films, including '' The Tourist'' and '' Bridge of Spies''.

Biography

Zak grew up in Odessa and emigrated to

West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

in 1974. He attended the '' Der Keller'' acting school in

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...

. His first novel ''Glaube, Liebe, Mafia: Ein Fall für Josif Bondar'' was published in 2013, followed by his play ''Begleitagentin''''Begleitagentin''
at Jussenhoven & Fischer in 2015. His book about ukrainian anarchist Nestor Makhno "Erinnert euch an mich – über Nestor Machno" was published in 2018.

Partial filmography

*1989: ''Follow Me'' – Soldat *1990: '' The Man Inside'' – Aide To Borges *1995: ''Bohai Bohau'' (TV Movie) *1996: ''Kriegsbilder'' *1999: ''

Pola X ''Pola X'' is a 1999 drama film directed by Leos Carax and starring Guillaume Depardieu, Yekaterina Golubeva and Catherine Deneuve. The film is loosely based on the Herman Melville novel '' Pierre: or, The Ambiguities''. It revolves around a youn ...

'' – Romanian friend *1999: ''

Bang Boom Bang ''Bang Boom Bang – A Sure Thing'' (german: Bang Boom Bang – Ein todsicheres Ding) is a German comedy film from 1999. The movie is set in Unna, Westphalia. It was filmed in Unna as well as in Dortmund. Plot The part-time criminal Keek has lo ...

'' – Rumäne 1 *2000: ''Mister Boogie'' *2000–2004: ''

Tatort ''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed b ...

'' (TV Series) – Dr. Oleg Buykov / Boris / Jens Falter *2001: ''

Enemy at the Gates ''Enemy at the Gates'' (''Stalingrad'' in France and ''L'Ennemi aux portes'' in Canada) is a 2001 war film directed, co-written, and produced by Jean-Jacques Annaud, based on William Craig's 1973 nonfiction book '' Enemy at the Gates: The Batt ...

'' – Russian Captain at Headquarters *2002: ''

A Map of the Heart ''A Map of the Heart'' (german: Der Felsen) is a 2002 German drama film directed by Dominik Graf. Cast * Karoline Eichhorn - Katrin Engelhardt * Antonio Wannek - Malte Gosrau * Sebastian Urzendowsky - Kai Gosrau * - Jürgen Benthagen * Peter ...

'' (german: link=no, Der Felsen) – Schweigsamer Legionär *2002: ' (TV Movie) – Gregor *2003: ''Der Puppengräber'' – Junger Russe *2004: ' – Monteur Jerzy *2004: ''Such mich nicht'' – Georgier – 2. Mordopfer *2004: ''

Agnes and His Brothers ''Agnes and His Brothers'' (german: Agnes und seine Brüder) is a 2004 film directed by Oskar Roehler. Plot Three very different siblings: Hans-Jörg, a librarian who is a sex addict; Werner, a politician in a troubled marriage with a son who ...

'' (german: link=no, Agnes und seine Brüder) – Türsteher *2006: ''

Goldene Zeiten ''Goldene Zeiten'' (''Out of Bounds'') is a German film released in 2006. It is the last film in director trilogy of films set in his hometown Unna, and was preceded by '' Bang Boom Bang'' (1999) and ''If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer ''I ...

'' – Alexeji *2006: ''

Klimt Gustav Klimt (July 14, 1862 – February 6, 1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. Klimt is noted for his paintings, murals, sketches, and other objets d'art. Klimt's prim ...

'' – Hevesi *2006: ''

Fay Grim ''Fay Grim'' is a 2006 espionage thriller film written and directed by Hal Hartley. The film is a sequel to Hartley's 1997 film '' Henry Fool'', and revolves around the title character, played by Parker Posey, the sister of Simon Grim (James Urbani ...

'' – Saudi Spy *2006: '' When Darkness Falls'' – Tyske kriminalaren *2007: ''Beautiful Bitch'' – Vasile *2008: ''

Speed Racer ''Speed Racer'', also known as , is a Japanese media franchise about Auto racing, automobile racing. ''Mach GoGoGo'' was originally serialized in print in Shueisha's 1966 ''Shōnen Book''. It was released in tankōbon book form by Sun W ...

'' – Blackjack Benelli *2008: ' – Damir *2009: ' – Oleg *2009: ''Der gelbe Satin'' – Bilal Sahin *2010: ''Sasha'' – Mithäftling *2010: '' The Tourist'' – Shigalyov *2011: ''Der Himmel hat vier Ecken'' – Boris *2011: ' – Samuel Kaplan (German exclusive) *2011: ''Tauwetter'' – Hoffmann (voice) *2011: ' (TV Movie) – Kropotkin (German exclusive) *2011: '' Hotel Lux'' – NKWD-Mann 2 *2012: ''

The Fourth State ''The Fourth State'' (german: Die vierte Macht) is a 2012 German thriller film directed by Dennis Gansel and starring Moritz Bleibtreu, Kasia Smutniak, Max Riemelt, Rade Serbedzija, Mark Ivanir and Isabella Vinet. It premiered in Germany on March ...

'' – Russian President *2012: ''Slave'' – Big Bald Guy *2014: '' Stereo'' – Gaspar *2014: '' Bridge of Spies'' – Soviet Judge – Powers' Trial *2018: ''

Never Look Away ''Never Look Away'' (german: Werk ohne Autor, lit=Work Without Author) is a 2018 German epic coming-of-age romantic drama film written and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. It was nominated for a Golden Lion at the 75th Venice Inte ...

'' – Dolmetscher Murawjow *2020: ''

Spy City ''Spy City'' is a television miniseries created by William Boyd about spies in 1961 Berlin, during the Cold War. The series first aired in Germany, and AMC+ picked up the rights to stream in the United States at MIPTV. Synopsis A British s ...

'' – Kovrin

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