Tobias Moretti (; born Tobias Bloéb; 11 July 1959) is an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

n actor.

Biography

Born in

Gries am Brenner Gries am Brenner, often referred to as simply Gries (), is a municipality in the Wipptal in the southern district of Innsbruck-Land. The village consists of several hamlets. Geography Gries am Brenner is located at the entrance of the Obernbergtal ...

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, Moretti is the eldest of four brothers, including Thomas, Christoph and fellow actor

Gregor Bloéb Gregor Bloéb (born 3 January 1968 in Innsbruck, Austria) is an Austrian theater, film, and television actor. Life Career Bloéb first gained fame in 1990 by impersonating the mayor's and hotelier's son "Stefan Wechselberger" in Felix Mitt ...

. Since 1997, he has been married to Julia Moretti (née Wilhem), an oboist. They have three children, Antonia (born August 1998), Lenz Valentino (born February 2000) and Rosa Cäcilia (born February 2011). His professional surname comes from his mother, who is of Italian descent. Moretti studied composition at the

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

University of Music and Applied Arts, then went to

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

to train for the stage at the renowned

Otto-Falckenberg-Schule The Otto Falckenberg Schule – Fachakademie für darstellende Kunst der Landeshauptstadt München, or Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts, is a higher education academy in Munich training actors and directors, affiliated to the Münc ...

. After graduation he was a permanent member of the Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel ensemble (Frank Baumbauer) and played at the

Munich Kammerspiele The Munich Kammerspiele (German: Münchner Kammerspiele) is a state-funded German-language theater company based at the ''Schauspielhaus'' on Maximilianstrasse in the Bavarian capital. The company currently has three venues: the main stage of ...

( Dieter Dorn) from 1985 to 1995 where he earned critical praise in a sweeping variety of productions, appearing in

Bertolt Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known professionally as Bertolt Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a pl ...

's ''Man is Man'', Achternbusch's ''Der Frosch'' (''The Frog'') and playing the lead in

Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

's ''

Troilus and Cressida ''Troilus and Cressida'' ( or ) is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1602. At Troy during the Trojan War, Troilus and Cressida begin a love affair. Cressida is forced to leave Troy to join her father in the Greek camp. Meanwh ...

''. Moretti appeared in the TV series '' Inspector Rex'' from 1994 to 1998 as Richard Moser, the main policeman in the murder unit.

Filmography

*''Wilhelm Busch'' (1986, TV film), as Young Wilhelm Busch *'' The Curse'' (1988), as Mountain rescue service *' (1990, TV miniseries), as Josef 'Joe' Rotter *''Der Rausschmeißer'' (1990), as Harry *'' Inspector Rex'' (1994–1998, TV series, 45 episodes), as Richard Moser *''Night of Nights'' (1995, TV film) *''Unser Opa ist der Beste'' (1995, TV film), as Wolfgang Ohr *''Workaholic'' (1996), as Max *' (1997, TV film), as Pastor Joseph Mohr *''Die Bernauerin'' (1997, TV film), as Herzog Albrecht *''Ein Herz wird wieder jung'' (1997), as Paul *' (1997, TV film), as Wolfgang Ohr *''Mortal Friends'' (1998, TV film), as Nico Möller *' (1998, TV film), as Gottfried *' (1998, TV film), as Wolf Pachler *''

Mia, Liebe meines Lebens ''Mia, Liebe meines Lebens'', released in Italy as ''Mia per sempre'' is a 1998 Italian-German TV mini series starring Claudia Cardinale, Lise Hearns, and Tobias Moretti Tobias Moretti (; born Tobias Bloéb; 11 July 1959) is an Austrian actor. B ...

'' (1998, TV miniseries), as Johnny Ryan *''Your Best Years'' (1999, TV film), as Manfred Minke *''Shadows'' (1999, TV film), as Davide Berger *''Alphamann'' (1999, TV series, 1 episode), as Martin Buchmüller *''

Joseph of Nazareth Joseph (; el, Ἰωσήφ, translit=Ioséph) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. The Gospels also name some brothers o ...

'' (1999, TV film), as

Joseph Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

*' (1999, TV film), as Joseph *''Die Nichte und der Tod'' (1999, TV film), as Jeff Meltzer *''Das Tattoo'' – Tödliche Zeichen (2000, TV film), as Karl *''Trivial Pursuit'' (2000, TV film), as Paul *' (2001, TV film), as Georg Kufbach *''

Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and ...

'' (2002, TV miniseries), as

Gaius Cassius Gaius Cassius Longinus (c. 86 BC – 3 October 42 BC) was a Roman senator and general best known as a leading instigator of the plot to assassinate Julius Caesar on 15 March 44 BC. He was the brother-in-law of Brutus, another leader of the cons ...

*' (2002, TV film), as Stefan Schuster *''Gefährliche Nähe und du ahnst nichts'' (2002, TV film), as Harry Möllemann *' (2002, TV film), as Andreas Hofer *''All Around the Town'' (2002, TV film), as Billy Hawkins aka Bic *''Der Narr und seine Frau heute Abend in Pancomedia'' (2002, TV film), as Zacharias Werner *' (2003, TV film), as Kooperator *''Käthchens Traum'' (2004, TV film), as Friedrich Wetter Count von Strahl *''Jedermann'' (2004, TV film), as Jedermanns guter Gesell/Teufel *' (2004, TV film), as Stefan Lindman *''

Speer und Er ''Speer und Er'' (literally "Speer and He", released as ''Speer and Hitler: The Devil's Architect'') is a three-part German docudrama starring Sebastian Koch as Albert Speer and Tobias Moretti as Adolf Hitler. It mixes historical film material wi ...

'' (''Speer and Hitler: The Devil's Architect'', 2005, TV miniseries), as

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 ...

*''König Ottokars Glück und Ende'' (2006, TV film), as King Ottokar II of Bohemia *' (2006), as Leonhard *''Mord auf Rezept'' (2006, TV film), as Luis Kramer *''Io, Don Giovanni'' (2007), as

Casanova Giacomo Girolamo Casanova (, ; 2 April 1725 – 4 June 1798) was an Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice. His autobiography, (''Story of My Life''), is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of information about the c ...

*''Der Kronzeuge'' (2007, TV film), as Achim Weber *''Die Schatzinsel'' (2007, TV film), as Long John Silver *''Du gehörst mir'' (2007, TV film), as Wolf *' (2007), as Martin *'' Midsummer Madness'' (2007), as Peteris *' (2008, TV film), as Thomas Dorn *' (2009, TV film), as Lawrence *''Flores negras'' (2009), as Michael Roddick *'' Jew Suss: Rise and Fall'' (2010), as

Ferdinand Marian Ferdinand Heinrich Johann Haschkowetz (14 August 1902 – 7 August 1946), known by the stage name Ferdinand Marian, was an Austrian actor. Though a prolific stage actor in Berlin and a popular matinée idol throughout the 1930s and early '40s, he ...

*' (2010, TV film), as Amigo Steiger *'' The Weekend'' (2012), as Ulrich Lansky *''

The Decent One ''The Decent One'' (german: Der Anständige) is a 2014 German-Austrian-Israeli documentary directed by about Heinrich Himmler. The film was based on a cache of letters and diary entries that were purchased by Lapa's parents and published in the G ...

'' (2014), as Heinrich Himmler *''

The Dark Valley ''The Dark Valley'' (german: Das finstere Tal) is a 2014 Austrian-German Western drama film directed by Andreas Prochaska, based on Thomas Willmann's sole eponymous 2010 novel. The film stars Sam Riley as a lone traveler who ends up in a small t ...

'' (2014), as Hans Brenner *' (2014, TV film), as Rudolf Diels *'' Life Eternal'' (2015), as Aschenbrenner *' (2015, TV film), as

Luis Trenker Luis Trenker (born Alois Franz Trenker, 4 October 1892 – 13 April 1990) was a South Tyrolean film producer, director, writer, actor, architect, Mountaineering, alpinist, and Bobsleigh, bobsledder. Biography Early life Alois Franz Trenker was b ...

*' (2015, TV film), as Immanuel Tauss *''

Brothers of the Wind ''Brothers of the Wind'' is a 2016 Austrian coming of age-drama film directed by Gerardo Olivares and Otmar Penker and starring Jean Reno, Manuel Camacho and Tobias Moretti. Plot In the 1960s, in an undetermined place in the Alps, an eagle co ...

'' (2015), as Keller *''

Cold Hell ''Cold Hell'' (german: Die Hölle) is a 2017 German–Austrian thriller film directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky. Cast * Violetta Schurawlow - Özge Dogruol * Tobias Moretti - Christian Steiner * Robert Palfrader - Samir * Sammy Sheik - Saeed el ...

'' (2017), as Steiner *''

Bad Banks ''Bad Banks'' is a German-Luxembourgish television series first aired in February 2018. In March 2018, it was renewed for a second season. In the U.S., the series was acquired by Hulu. Production Production was carried out by Federation Enter ...

'' (2018, TV series, 6 episodes), as Quirin Sydow *''Mackie Messer – Brechts Dreigroschenfilm'' (2018), as

Macheath Captain Macheath is a fictional character who appears both in John Gay's ''The Beggar's Opera'' (1728), its sequel ''Polly'' (1777), and roughly 150 years later in Bertolt Brecht's ''The Threepenny Opera'' (1928). Origins Macheath made his fir ...

*'' A Hidden Life'' (2019), as Vicar Ferdinand Fürthauer *' (2020, TV film), as

Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...

Awards

Bavarian TV Awards Bayerischer Fernsehpreis (the Bavarian TV award) is an award presented by the government of Bavaria, Germany since 1989. The prize symbol is the "Blue Panther", a figure from the Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory. The prize money is €10,000 (Spec ...

– for ''Kommissar Rex'' (1995), ''Schwabenkinder'' (2004) *

German Television Awards German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

– for ''Kommissar Rex'' (1996), ''The Return of the Dancing Master'' (2004) *

Adolf Grimme Awards The Grimme-Preis ("Grimme Award"; prior to 2011: Adolf-Grimme-Preis) is one of the most prestigious German television awards. It is named after the first general director of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Adolf Grimme.Gertrud-Eysoldt-Ring The Ringelband Foundation has been awarding the Gertrud-Eysoldt-Ring with the city of Bensheim and the German Academy of the Performing Arts since 1986. The award is endowed with €10,000. The jury is annually changing. The prize is awarded for a ...

– for ''König Ottokars Glück und Ende'' (festival in Salzburg)

External links

Tobias Moretti Official Site
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Agentur-Setcard (pdf)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moretti, Tobias Austrian male stage actors 1959 births Living people Austrian people of Italian descent Austrian male television actors Austrian male film actors People from Innsbruck-Land District 20th-century Austrian male actors 21st-century Austrian male actors