Christian Ulmen (born 22 September 1975) is a German entertainer, actor, voice actor and

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narrator.

Career

Ulmen was born in

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. He started his television career in 1996 as a

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. He is known for his creative, and sometimes provocative, humour, which he displayed in TV shows such as ''Unter Ulmen'' or '' Mein neuer Freund'', the German adaptation of

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's '' My New Best Friend'', and the award-winning TV series ''

Dr. Psycho – Die Bösen, die Bullen, meine Frau und ich (Dr Psycho - The Bad, The Coppers, My Wife and Me) is a German crime comedy television series. It was broadcast from 26 March 2007 to 12 August 2008 by the German private channel ProSieben in two seasons. Plot The series deals with the work o ...

''. Ulmen has also appeared in leading roles in successful cinema productions including ''

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'' (2003), the screenplay ''

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'' (2006), based on

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's novel of the same title, and '' Men in the City'' directed by

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and released in October 2009. Since 2013, Ulmen and

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play a team of investigators in the

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-based episodes of the ''

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'' series.

Personal life

Ulmen is

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. Ulmen met his future wife Huberta in 1999 and they eventually married in 2005. They have a son together, but divorced in 2010. In August 2010, Ulmen met Collien Fernandes and the couple married on 22 June 2011. They welcomed their first child in April 2012.

Selected filmography

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'' (2003), as Herr Lehmann *''

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: Flucht nach vorn'' (2005, TV series episode), as Harald Förster *' (2005), as Otto *''

'' (2006), as Michael Djerzinski *' (2006), as Paul *'' Dr. Psycho'' (2007–2008, TV series, 14 episodes), as Dr. Max Munzl *' (2008, TV film), as Bruno Karras *'' Men in the City'' (2009), as Günther Stobanski *''

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'' (2010), as Phil Decker *' (2010), as Frieder Schulz *''

Vater Morgana ''Vater Morgana'' is a 2010 German comedy film by director Till Endemann with the actors Christian Ulmen, Michael Gwisdek and Felicitas Woll in the central characters – produced by the movie Company and Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany, ...

'' (2010), as Lutz Stielike *' (2011), as Jonas *' (2012), as Georg *''

'' (since 2013, TV series, 9 episodes), as Kommissar Lessing

Audiobooks (excerpt)

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: ''Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis'' (''The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy''), publisher: ''der Hörverlag'', *2011:

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: ''Psychopolis'', publisher: ''Diogenes Hörbuch'',

Awards

*2003 ''

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'' (Bavarian Film Award), Best Actor, for his role in ''Herr Lehmann'' *2007 ''

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'' (Bavarian TV Award), Best Actor, for his role in ''Dr. Psycho'' *2007

Adolf Grimme Award 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.Christian Ulmen
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