Alexander Fehling (born 29 March 1981) is a German film and stage actor. He is best known for portraying Staff Sgt. Wilhelm in the 2009

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World War II film ''

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'' and Jonas Hollander in the Showtime original series ''

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'' as the boyfriend of

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's character

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Life and career

Fehling was born in

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. He studied acting at the

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from 2003 until 2007. He received the award in the Actor category for his portrayal of Sven Lehnert in the 2006 film, ''

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''. He previously won the Prize from the for his role as Prince in the theater production of ' (''

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''). Fehling is best known to English-speaking audiences for his role as German Master Sgt. Wilhelm in

's World War II 2009 film ''

''. Fehling is incorrectly referred to as a Staff Sgt by the English captions. Fehling also dubs his performance in the German version of the film. Fehling appeared as a series regular in the fifth season of the Showtime original series ''

'', which began airing in October 2015. He played Jonas Hollander, a legal counsel for the Düring Foundation and boyfriend of

's character

Awards

* 2005: The of the for his role as Prince in 's 1901 drama ' (''

'') * 2007: The (Young German Cinema Award) in the best actor category for his role as Sven Lehnert in ''

'' (2006) * 2011: The

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at the

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Theater and filmography

Theater credits

* ''Schneewittchen'' by Robert Walser, directed by Thorsten Lensing and Jan Hein (2005) * ' by ; directed by Thomas Dannemann (2005) * ' by Oscar Straus, directed by Robert Borgmann (2006) * ' by

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, directed by Peter Stein (2007)

Film

* ''

'' (2007, Director:

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) – Sven Lehnert * ''

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'' (2007, Director: Heinrich Breloer) – Morten Schwarzkopf * ' (2009, Director:

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) – Patrick Färber * ''

'' (2009, Director:

) – Master Sgt. Wilhelm / Pola Negri * ' (2009, Director: Frieder Wittich) – Bernd * ''

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'' (2010, Director:

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) –

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* ''

If Not Us, Who? ''If Not Us, Who?'' (german: Wer wenn nicht wir) is a 2011 German drama film directed by Andres Veiel and starring August Diehl. The film is set in the late 1940s, the early 1960s, and at the beginning of the Protests of 1968. The film premiere ...

'' (2011) –

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* ' (2011) * ''Wir wollten aufs Meer'' (2012) – Cornelis Schmidt * '' Erased'' (The Expatriate) (2012) – Floyd * '' Buddy'' (2014, Director: ) – Eddie Weber * ''

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'' (2014) – Johann Radmann * ''

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'' (2014) – Erik Alder * ''Atomic Falafel'' (2015) – Oli * '' In Times of Fading Light'' (2017) – Sascha Umnitzer * ' (2015) – David Burger * '' Three Peaks'' (2017, Director: Jan Zabeil) – Aaron * ''

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'' (2017) – Junker * ''Das Ende der Wahrheit'' (2019) – Patrick Lemke * '' A Hidden Life'' (2019) – Lawyer Feldman * ''Gut gegen Nordwind'' (2019) – Leo

References

External links

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Horstermann Agency

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fehling, Alexander 1981 births Living people German male film actors German male stage actors Male actors from Berlin Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni People from East Berlin People from Lichtenberg