Ronald Zehrfeld (born 15 January 1977) is a German actor. His movie roles include '' Barbara'' (2012), ''

Inbetween Worlds ''Inbetween Worlds'' (german: Zwischen Welten) is a 2014 German drama film produced, written and directed by Feo Aladag. The film tells the story of a friendship between the German soldier Jesper and his young Afghan interpreter Tarik. Both men ...

'' (2014), and ''

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'' (2014).

Career

Zehrfeld made his film debut in 2005 with a lead role in

Dominik Graf Dominik Graf (born 6 September 1952) is a German film director. He studied film direction at University of Television and Film Munich, from where he graduated in 1975. While he has directed several theatrically released feature films since the 198 ...

's ''The Red Cockatoo''. He starred in the comedic pirate movie ''

12 Paces Without a Head ''12 Paces Without a Head'' (german: Zwölf Meter ohne Kopf) is a 2009 film set in the North Sea in 1401. The film centers on the German folk hero Klaus Störtebeker, who was a pirate at the time. The title comes from a legend which asserts th ...

'' directed by Sven Taddicken where he played the role of the pirate

Klaus Störtebeker "Nikolaus" Storzenbecher or "Klaus" Störtebeker (1360 – supposed 20 October 1401) was reputed to be leader of a group of privateers known as the Victual Brothers (german: Vitalienbrüder). The Victual Brothers ( la, victualia) were o ...

. In 2010, he played a major role as an idealistic Berlin police detective in Dominik Graf's elaborate and critically acclaimed television ten-part series ''

Im Angesicht des Verbrechens ''Im Angesicht des Verbrechens'' (English title: ''In the Face of Crime'') is a German television series about the Russian mafia in Berlin. It received high critical acclaim, but the viewer figures were disappointing. The 10 episodes of the ser ...

''. In 2011 he works with Graf again in the crime drama "Cassandra's Warning" (2011) from the series ''

Polizeiruf 110 ''Polizeiruf 110'' ("Police call 110") is a long-running German-language detective television series likened to Poirot. The name links to the emergency telephone number of the ''Volkspolizei''. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the ...

'', this time in an unfamiliar role as a murderous villain, and in the TV crime drama ''The Invisible Girl''. He also takes supporting role in Matthias Glasner's TV mystery thriller ''The Hour of the Wolf'' (2011). In 2012 he starred in Christian Petzold's '' Barbara'', which won

Silver Bear for Best Director The Silver Bear for Best Director (german: Silberner Bär/Bester Regie) is an award presented annually at the Berlin International Film Festival since 1956. It is given for the best achievement in directing and is chosen by the International Jury ...

at the

62nd Berlin International Film Festival The 62nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 19 February 2012. British film director Mike Leigh was the President of the Jury. The first five films to be screened in the competition were announced on 19 December 2011. Am ...

. The film was selected as the German entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the

85th Academy Awards The 85th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best 2012 in film, films of 2012 and took place on February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, ...

, but it did not make the final shortlist. In 2014 Zehrfeld appeared in several movies. In Dominik Graf's historical film ''

Beloved Sisters ''Beloved Sisters'' (german: Die geliebten Schwestern) is a 2014 German biographical film written and directed by Dominik Graf. The film is based on the life of the German poet Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) and upon his long relationships wit ...

'' he played Wilhelm von Wolzogen, a college friend of the main character Friedrich Schiller, it was selected as the German entry for the

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at the

87th Academy Awards The 87th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best 2014 in film, films of 2014 and took place on February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, ...

, but was not nominated. In the war drama ''

'' he appears as a German soldier in Afghanistan, who falls into a crisis of conscience. The children's film ''Rico, Oskar und die Tieferschatten'' shows him as a new resident of an apartment building in which there are mysterious happenings. He also starred in Christian Petzold's postwar drama ''

'' alongside

Nina Hoss Nina Hoss (; born 7 July 1975) is a German stage and film actress. Early life Hoss was born in Stuttgart, West Germany. Her father, , was a German trade unionist and politician (member of the Bundestag with The Greens). Her mother, , was an act ...

; the movie received universal acclaim from critics. Zehrfeld won the 2016

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 ...

in the category Best Supporting Actor for his role in

Lars Kraume Lars Kraume (born 24 February 1973) is an Italian-born German film director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed 35 films since 1996. Biography Born in Abruzzo, Italy, to German parents. Career Kraume has directed numerous television prod ...

's history-thriller film ''

The People vs. Fritz Bauer ''The People vs. Fritz Bauer'' (german: Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer) is a 2015 German biographical drama film directed by Lars Kraume, chronicling the German Jewish prosecutor Fritz Bauer's post-war capture of former Holocaust planner Adolf Eic ...

''.

Selected filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zehrfeld, Ronald 1977 births Living people German male film actors German male television actors Male actors from Berlin 20th-century German male actors 21st-century German male actors