Oliver Masucci (born 6 December 1968) is a German actor. He is best known internationally for the role of

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in the 2015 film adaptation of the satirical novel ''

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'', Ulrich Nielsen in the

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series ''

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,'' and Anton Vogel in '' Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore''.

Early life

He was born in Stuttgart, but raised in Bonn. His father is Italian, his mother German. The family ran several restaurants in Bonn. He has three children.

Career

Masucci played Adolf Hitler in ''Er ist wieder da'' (''

''), adapted from the book of the same name. Some scenes were unscripted and consisted of filming the reactions of people on the street to Masucci as he traveled the country dressed up as Hitler. Masucci was surprised to find that many people acted as if they were glad to see the Nazi leader. He has used the opportunity to speak out against racism. The role earned him a nomination as best actor in a leading role at the

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in 2016. Masucci became famous for his 2017 to 2020 role as Ulrich Nielsen on Netflix’s German language time travel show ''Dark''. “‘For the world, of course, I became famous with ''Dark''. And that was pretty nice, because I have friends everywhere now. When I go to Rome, I get treated very well in the restaurants, and I get treated very well on the streets in New York. No one’s screaming and shouting, and I hope it will never be that way, because for the moment, this is quite nice,’ says Masucci.” Masucci portrayed German film director

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in the 2020 film '' Enfant Terrible'' directed by Oskar Roehler. In 2023, Masucci starred, as the hotel manager, in the film ''

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'' by

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Filmography

References

External links

Official website
* 1968 births Living people Male actors from Bonn German male film actors German people of Italian descent Berlin University of the Arts alumni {{Germany-screen-actor-stub