Martin Wuttke (born 8 February 1962) is a German actor and director who achieved international recognition for his portrayal of

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in the 2009 film ''

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''.

Life and career

Wuttke began his actor training at the college theater in Bochum and then changed to the Westfälische Schauspielschule Bochum (now Schauspielschule Bochum). He played on numerous German-speaking stages:

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am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz Berlin,

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am Lehniner Platz,

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in Berlin, Deutsches Theater Berlin,

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Hamburg,

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Berlin, the Thalia Theater of Hamburg, Stuttgart State Theater, Freie Volksbühne Berlin,

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am Main,

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(CH) and at the Burgtheater in Vienna (AT), where he has been a director and a member of the ensemble since 2009. When the Berliner Ensemble performed at Berkeley in 1999, his portrayal of Hitler as a petty Chicago gangster in

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's adaptation of Brecht's

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was described as an "astonishing grotesque... comically loathsome and rivetingly outrageous."Hurwitt, Robert ''A Brecht of fresh air'' SFGate, July 2, 1999
/ref> Wuttke lives with actress Margarita Broich and their two children.

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast (or Ensemble) in a Motion Picture is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest acting achievements in film. Winners and nominees : 1990s 2000s 2010s 2 ...

– Won

References

External links

Burgtheater – Martin Wuttke
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