Sebastian Koch
Date of birth: 1962-05-31
Place of birth: Karlsruhe, Germany
Known for: Acting
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Biography
From IMDb Sebastian Koch (born 31 May 1962) is a German actor and he is one of the most internationally sought-after German actors of his generation. His international breakthrough came in 2006 with director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's Oscar-winning theatrical success "The Lives Of Others". For his outstanding portrayal of the GDR writer Georg Dreyman, Koch received numerous nominations and awards, including the 2007 Italian Foreign Press Award, the "Globo d'Oro" for Best European Actor. He has since appeared in numerous international film productions. Sebastian Koch has been a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since July 2019. In addition to his acting work, he regularly delights audiences with symphonic-scenic readings, including "Paradise" with violinist Daniel Hope, "Dream Story" with the Hubert Nuss Jazz Quartet and recently "The Kreutzer Sonata" after L. Tolstoy, which Sebastian Koch dramaturgically adapted and conceived as a stage play with piano and violin Description above from the IMDb
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The Lives of Others
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The Flying Classroom
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The Tunnel
2001-01-21
Inspired by true events, Olympic swimmer Harry Melchior defects from East Germany in the 1960s and h
Operation Valkyrie
2004-02-24
In 1944, a group of high command officers plot an attempt against Hitler, and one of the leaders of
The Shell Seekers
2007-10-18
Penelope Keeling, a sixty-four-year-old daughter of a famous artist, reflects on her life, and the f
Amen.
2002-02-27
Kurt Gerstein—a member of the Institute for Hygiene of the Waffen-SS—is appalled to discover that a
Black Book
2006-09-14
In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gesta
Effi Briest
2009-02-09
Following her parents' wishes, spirited seventeen-year-old Effi Briest marries Baron von Innstetten
Rudy: The Return of the Racing Pig
2007-03-08
Up to now, Nickel (9) and his single dad Thomas have been managing very well together. Then Nickel g
A Good Day to Die Hard
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Iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane, finds himself for the first time on foreign soil a
Unknown
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Transit
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In 1941, those who had remained around too long to completely escape the Nazi blitzkrieg had one sma
In jeder Sekunde
2008-12-11
Dr. Frick is head of the psychiatric ward of a clinic. He and his wife Anna have an eleven-year-old
Albatross
2011-10-14
Beth, a bookish teenager, befriends Emilia, an aspiring novelist who has just arrived in town. Emili
Manipulation
2011-02-03
Set in Zurich in the 1950s, a special agent who is near retirement receives a major assignment: Brin
God Loves Caviar
2012-08-04
The true-life, stranger-than-fiction tale of eighteenth-century Greek pirate turned merchant Ioannis
Sea Wolf
2009-12-24
A young man is taken aboard a seal-hunting vessel helmed by the cruel captain Wolf Larsen.
Die Rückkehr des schwarzen Buddha
2000-11-27
According to legend, the Black Buddha is a figure that brings death to those who steal it and wisdom
The Weekend
2012-08-26
Based on a novel by Bernard Schlink (The Reader), The Weekend follows Jens as he leaves prison 18 ye
In the Shadow
2012-09-13
In the former Czechoslovakia, 1950s, police captain Hakl investigates a jewelry robbery. An opened s
Suspension of Disbelief
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Martin is a screenwriter, who finds himself in one of his own plays: A young woman is found dead in
The Burning Snail
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October November
2014-03-25
Director Gotz Spielmann follows his acclaimed thriller Revanche with this visually captivating chara
Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies
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An in-depth look at the life and career of Bruce Willis, featuring never-before-seen photos and vide
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden
2014-04-03
Darwin meets Hitchcock in this documentary. Directors Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine have created a p
Der Mann mit der Maske
1994-01-02
A series of rapes causes a stir in a German university town. A special commission led by senior publ
Take Down
2016-05-05
Sons and daughters of international billionaires are sent to an boot camp where they are taught basi
Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker
2001-11-11
When wealthy college student Richard Oetker is kidnapped and held for a hefty ransom, state police o
1821 at the Cinema
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In 1821, in Cinema, he records the cinematic representations of the Revolution from the first decade
Fähre in den Tod
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It is a terrible disaster! Due to a series of wrong decisions, the ferry Castor gets caught in a sea
Woanders scheint nachts die Sonne
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Vera, a young, attractive shipbuilding engineer, has both feet on the ground. She is independent, en
Cosimas Lexikon
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After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Cosima Richter's East Berlin apartment building is to be renovate
Ein fast perfekter Seitensprung
1996-01-01
It all starts when she runs away from the altar in a church in Hamburg. Easygoing Henny Schönberg ha
Princesse Marie
2004-03-04
The story of Napoleon Bonaparte's grandniece, the famous Princess Marie, her friendship and her work
Tödlicher Duft
1997-02-24
Schrecklicher Verdacht
1995-01-01
With the help of the young, attractive agent Anna Schilling, secret service chief Vogel wants to get
Das Tal der Schatten
1999-08-09
Die Rache der Carola Waas
1999-06-14
Der Tod kam als Freund
1991-01-01
A large chemical company in southern Germany is experiencing strange glitches in its data processing
Blutige Spur
1995-05-31
The divorced wife of a respected surgeon is involved in a hit-and-run accident and dies. Her husband
Deadly Diversion
2004-04-29
Adrian is a talented and ambitious young actor. On the way to an important casting in Munich - he is
Der Mörder meiner Mutter
1999-07-01
At the age of six, Anne witnessed the murder of her parents. Twenty years later, the convicted perpe
Ende einer Leidenschaft
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Kollaps
2002-10-02
Auf dem Vulkan
2007-10-03
Moritz and Eva Jung's marriage is in crisis. Moritz is tormented by feelings of guilt, but is unable
Der Mörder und die Hure
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Die Nacht hat 17 Stunden
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Tauerngold
2003-04-13
Gold rush in the Salzburg mountains: After hearing rumours of new gold discoveries, the penniless Ja
Eine Liebe für den Frieden – Bertha von Suttner und Alfred Nobel
2014-12-10
Bertha Kinsky works as a governess in the Suttner household and has an affair with Arthur Suttner, t
Der Rosenmörder
1998-02-27
The Danish Girl
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When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person
Hollister
1997-01-06
The Berlin star architect Mark Hollister owns a thriving company, but at the moment everything is go
Flirt
1995-09-14
The same situation is played out in different cities (New York, Berlin and Tokyo). A lover has to ch
Bridge of Spies
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During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down hi
Zwei vom gleichen Schlag
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Hart to Hart: Two Harts in 3/4 Time
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In Her Name
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Fog in August
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A Yenish boy is placed in a mental hospital and experiences the Nazi euthanasia program. Aware of wh
Schwarzes Blut
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Freundinnen
1994-01-01
Sophia is going nuts about her relationship to Peter. One day when she is in the middle of committin
Never Look Away
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Der Liebe auf der Spur
1988-07-16
8-part youth series on the subject of love and sexuality. The self-contained episodes focus on young
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Im Himmel hört Dich niemand weinen
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An Impossible Teacher
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Bel Canto
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Gloomy Sunday
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Etty part 1
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Etty part 2
2025-11-06
At the age of 27, in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, Etty Hillesum embarks on a spiritual and emotional jou