Maximilian Brückner (born 10 January 1979) is a German actor. He has won numerous awards including the Deutscher Kritikerpreis in 2006 and received a European

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in 2007.

Career

Maximilian Brückner graduated from the Otto Falckenberg School in Munich, and received his first engagement at the Munich Volkstheater. He was one of the students selected in 2001 by theater director Christian Stückl for the summer academy for Baierisches Volksschauspiel. In a new production Brückner took over the role of ''Boanlkramer'' in Kurt Wilhelm's play ''The Brandner Kaspar and eternal life''. Aged 23, he took over the leading role from veteran actor Toni Berger, (1921–2005) who had embodied this in the original staging more than 1000 times. He describes his role as a "blend of Pumuckl,

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and

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. The ''Boanlkramer'' is not stupid. He's like a little kid given power over an army". Since 2003, Brückner has also appeared in numerous film and television productions. In 2004, he played 'the Mammon' in ''

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'' at the

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. Then in October 2006, he worked together with Gregor Weber (as ''Stephan Deininger'') on

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as crime scene investigator ''Franz Kappl'', broadcast on Saarland Radio. After the filming of the seventh episode (broadcast in January 2012), the contracts with the actor was not renewed. He did not like his overambitious character. In 2012, Brückner had a small role as a German officer in

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's war epic ''

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''. He has made numerous stage appearances in the theatre including at

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since 2002, with ''Die Räuber'' (Karl Moor), ''Der Räuber Kneißl'' (as Mathias Kneißl, based on Mathias Kneißl's life), ''Der Brandner Kaspar und das ewig' Leben'' (Boandlkramer), '' Baumeister Solness'' (by

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) in 2017, and ''

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'' (as Peer), all directed by Christian Stückl. He made his directorial debut, also at the

, in 2012 with

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's play ''Magdalena'', with his brother

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in the lead.

Personal life

Maximilian Brückner lives with two brothers (he has seven younger siblings) and parents on a farm in

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in Upper Bavaria. The family renovated the farmhouse in 2011, with Maximilian doing a lot of

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. He has been married to Magdalena Staudacher since 2013, they have one child. He dances

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and plays the

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in a local

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with his brothers. His brothers are Florian Brückner, Dominic Brückner and Franz Xaver Brückner and his sisters are Susanne Brückner and Isabella Brückner are all actors. With Florian, he played in the film ' and then in ' ('What's gone, is gone'), Christian Lerch's directorial debut shot in 2011, with Florian and Franz Xaver. As three brothers Paul, Lukas and Hansi. Politically, he is a supporter of the

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. In March 2008, Maximilian Brückner was elected at the local elections in Bavaria for the

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municipal council in his hometown of Riedering, in the district of

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. However, due to his change of residence, he has returned this mandate.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

* 2005 – Merkur-Theaterpreis (Merkur-theatre-prize, voted by readers of

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) for his portrayal of ''Boandl Kramer'' in ''The Brandner Kaspar and eternal life'' * 2005 – Star of the Year of the Munich

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for his portrayal of the ''Boandl Kramer'' in ''The Brandner Kaspar and eternal life'' * 2005 – (

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n) Undine Award – nomination best film debutant * 2006 – German Critics Award * 2006 –

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– nomination for Best Male Shooting Star * 2006 – Nomination for the

Adolf Grimme Award The Grimme-Preis (Grimme Award), formerly known as the 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. The Grimme Institute ...

for his performance in the films ''Papa und Mama'' and ''Tatort: Tod auf der Walz'' * 2006 – Bavarian Art Prize – Department of Performing Arts * 2007 – European Shooting Star 2007 from Germany of the European Film Promotion (EFP) as part of the Berlinale * 2007 – Cultural Award of the district of Rosenheim * 2018 – Bavarian Television Award – Best Actor in the category TV Movie / Series and Series for his role in ''Hindafing'' (BR)

References

External links

*
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at his agency 'die agenten' website * Fansit
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