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Moritz Bleibtreu

Acting

Born August 13, 1971 · Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Biography

Moritz Bleibtreu is a German actor. Bleibtreu's first appearance on TV was in the late seventies on the children's television series Neues aus Uhlenbusch. This was followed by a role in Ich hatte einen Traum and in the miniseries Mit meinen heißen Tränen. In 1992 he began his acting career at the Schauspielhaus in Hamburg. He had roles in the films Speed Racer, The Baader Meinhof Complex, Run Lola Run, and Das Experiment.

Awards & recognition

  • Silver BearBest Actor · 2006
  • Berliner Bär · 2001
  • Romy
  • Austrian Film AwardBest Actor · 2011 · nominated
  • European Film AwardBest Actor · 2009 · nominated
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  • Jameson People's Choice AwardBest Actor · 2001 · nominated

Filmography32 titles

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

1997as Abdul

LOL: Last One Laughing Germany

2021as Self

Woman in Gold

2015as Gustav Klimt

Run Lola Run

1998as Manni

Munich

2005as Andreas

The Baader Meinhof Complex

2008as Andreas Baader

Soul Kitchen

2009as Ilias Kazantsakis

The Typist

as Jo Jacobi

Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.

2024as Karl Bonhoeffer

World War Z

2013as W.H.O. Doctor

Angel of Evil

2010as Sergio

Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin

2022as Pickle Host

Cut Off

2018as Paul Herzfeld

Bye Bye Germany

2017as David

Female Agents

2008as Karl Heinrich

Viktor Bringt's

2024as Viktor Kudinski

Miss Sophie - Same Procedure As Every Year

2025as Mr. Pommeroy

Speed Racer

2008as Grey Ghost

Roads

2019as Luttger

Taking Sides

2001as David Wills

Young Goethe in Love

2010as Albert Kestner

Adam Resurrected

2008as Joseph Gracci

Agnes and His Brothers

2004as Hans-Jörg Tschirner

The Confessions

2016as Mark Klein

Kill Your Friends

2015as Rudi

The Fifth Estate

2013as Marcus

The Cut

2014as Peter Edelman

My Best Enemy

2011as Victor Kaufmann

Back in Trouble

1997as Knasti

360

2011as Salesman

The Invisible Circus

2001as Eric

Jew Suss: Rise and Fall

2010as Joseph Goebbels