SEBASTIAN KOCH
For many years Sebastian Koch has been one of the most versatile and best-known actors in Germany. He earned great acclaim for his performance in Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck‘s Oscar-winning drama THE LIVES OF OTHERS, while also being presented with several awards for his leading role in Jo Baier's television movie STAUFFENBERG. The spectrum of his acting work ranges from German TV thrillers to Hollywood blockbusters. In OCTOBER NOVEMBER he plays the village doctor, Andreas.
Vita
Born in 1962 in Karlsruhe, Germany. After attending drama school in Munich and securing various engagements (at the Schauspielhaus Darmstadt and in Berlin, among other locations), he took his first TV roles in the mid-1980s. This was followed by numerous German and international feature films. Sebastian Koch has won numerous awards for his work, including the German Television Prize and the Grimme Prize.
Films (selected)
2013 OCTOBER NOVEMBER
Director: Götz Spielmann
2013 DIE HARD - A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD
Director: John Moore
2013 SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF
Director: Mike Figgis
2011 GOD LOVES CAVIAR
Director: Yannis Smaragdis
2011 IN THE SHADOW
Director: David Ondricek
2010 UNKNOWN IDENTITY
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
2010 CAMELOT
Director: Ciarán Donnelly (TV-Film)
2009 EFFI BRIEST
Director: Hermine Huntgeburth
2009 DER SEEWOLF
Director: Mike Barker (TV-Film)
2008 IN JEDER SEKUNDE
Director: Jan Fehse
2006 THE LIVES OF OTHERS
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
2006 BLACK BOOK
Director: Paul Verhoeven
2005 SPEER UND ER
Director: Heinrich Breloer (TV-Film)
2004 REMEMBER
Director: Dagmar Seume
2004 PRINCESSE MARIE
Director: Benoît Jacquot (TV-Film)
2004 STAUFFENBERG
Director: Jo Baier (TV-Film)
2002 AMEN
Director: Constantin Costa-Gavras
2002 NAPOLÉON
Director: Yves Simoneau (TV-Film)
2001 DER TUNNEL
Director: Roland Suso Richter (TV-Film)
2001 DIE MANNS - EIN JAHRHUNDERTROMAN
Director: Heinrich Breloer (TV-Film)
1999 GLOOMY SUNDAY - EIN LIED VON LIEBE UND TOD
Director: Rolf Schübel
