Oliver Masucci (born 6 December 1968) is a German actor. He is best known internationally for the role of

Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...

in the 2015 film adaptation of the satirical novel ''

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'', Ulrich Nielsen in the

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series ''

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,'' Anton Vogel in '' Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore''.

Early life

He was born in Stuttgart, but raised in Bonn. His father is Italian, his mother German. The family ran several restaurants in Bonn. He has three children.

Career

Masucci played Adolf Hitler in ''Er ist wieder da'' (''

''), adapted from the book of the same name. Some scenes were unscripted and consisted of filming the reactions of people on the street to Masucci as he traveled the country dressed up as Hitler. Masucci was surprised to find that many people acted as if they were glad to see the Nazi leader. He has used the opportunity to speak out against racism. The role earned him a nomination as best actor in a leading role at 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 ...

in 2016. Masucci became famous for his 2017 to 2020 role as Ulrich Nielsen on Netflix’s German language time travel show ''Dark''. “‘For the world, of course, I became famous with ''Dark''. And that was pretty nice, because I have friends everywhere now. When I go to Rome, I get treated very well in the restaurants, and I get treated very well on the streets in New York. No one’s screaming and shouting, and I hope it will never be that way, because for the moment, this is quite nice,’ says Masucci.” Masucci portrayed German film director

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in the 2020 film ''

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'' directed by

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Filmography

References

External links

Official website
* 1968 births Living people Actors from Bonn German male film actors German people of Italian descent {{Germany-actor-stub