Stefan Walz (born 1963) is a Swiss

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. His best known role is as a

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-lookalike in the film ''

Good Bye, Lenin! ''Good Bye Lenin!'' is a 2003 German tragicomedy film, directed by Wolfgang Becker. The cast includes Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova, and Maria Simon. The story follows a family in East Germany (GDR); the mother (Sass) is dedic ...

''.

Biography

Stefan Walz studied acting at the Konservatorium Bern. He worked at the

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from 1992 to 1998 and was part of the founding company of the Kammerspiele Landshut. From 1998 to 2006 he had diverse roles in Essen, Munich and Hamburg. He has been at the Staatstheater Mainz since 2006. In addition to his acting career, he is involved in various jazz and rock groups, playing a variety of instruments such as the guitar, bass, banjo and mandolin. His hobbies are skiing and martial arts. He currently lives in

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Filmography

* '' Der Tod zu Basel'', Director: Urs Odermatt (1992) * ''

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'', television series (1995, 1999–2001) * ''Der Räuber mit der sanften Hand'' (1996) * ''Fieber'', television series (1996) * ''Die Krauses'' (1997) * ''Du hast mir meine Familie geraubt'' (1998) * ''Julia – Kämpfe für deine Träume!'' (1998) * ''

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: Bitteres Ende'' (2001) * '' Fertig Lustig'' (2001) * ''

Der letzte Zeuge ''Der letzte Zeuge'' (''The Last Witness'') is a German crime television series set in Berlin. Created by Gregor Edelmann, it aired on ZDF from 1998 to 2007 and was mostly directed by Bernhard Stephan. It stars Ulrich Mühe as medical examine ...

'' (2001) * ''

'' (2003)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Walz, Stefan 1963 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Swiss male stage actors Swiss male film actors Swiss male television actors 20th-century Swiss male actors 21st-century Swiss male actors