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Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in the western region of Central Europe. It is the second-most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its 16 constituent states have a total population of over 84 million, covering a combined area of 357,600 km2 (138,100 sq mi) and sharing land borders with Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its main financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Settlement in what is now Germany began in the Lower Paleolithic, with various tribes inhabiting it from the Neolithic onward, chiefly the Celts. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th century, northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation. Following the Napoleonic Wars and the dissolution ... ()

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Daniel Brühl(45)

Actor | Barcelona, Catalonia (ES)

Daniel César Martín Brühl González Domingo (born 16 June 1978) is a German actor, producer and director. He is best known for Good Bye Lenin!(2003), Inglourious Basterds(2009), Rush(2013) and Captain America: Civil War(2016). Daniel speaks German,Spanish,English, French, Portuguese and Català.

Svenja Jung(30)

Actress | Weroth (DE)

The actress Svenja Jung was born on May 28, 1993 in Weroth and grew up there in the southern Westerwald. In 2012 she successfully passed her Abitur and then spent six months in Australia. Here, Svenja Jung kept his head above water with various jobs. Back in Germany, Jung began working seriously on her career as an actress. Even before she graduated from high school, she had taken additional acting classes. From 2010 to 2012, Svenja Jung studied at the Juniorhouse in Cologne and from 2011 to 2012 attended the Koblenz drama school. In a commercial for Nestlé, Svenja Jung was seen as a "hero girl". This was followed by smaller roles in TV series. In "Heldt" Svenja Jung played the role of Mandy. Thanks to her convincing performance, she landed her first leading role in 2014. In the series "Unter Uns" she played Lisa Brück. The dual role as police officer and escort lady demanded a lot of empathy from the young actress. With her performance, Svenja Jung proved that she has something to offer as an actor. Svenja Jung plays the leading role in the subsequent film adaptation of "Fucking Berlin.".

Erdal Yildiz(58)

Actor | Tunceli (TR)

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Kirsten Dunst(41)

Actress | Point Pleasant, New Jersey (US)

Kirsten Caroline Dunst (born April 30, 1982) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and four Golden Globe Awards. She made her acting debut in the short Oedipus Wrecks directed by Woody Allen in the anthology film New York Stories (1989). She then gained recognition for her role as child vampiress Claudia in the horror film Interview with the Vampire (1994), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She also had roles in her youth in Little Women (1994) and the fantasy films Jumanji (1995) and Small Soldiers (1998).In the late 1990s, Dunst transitioned to leading roles in a number of teen films, including the political satire Dick (1999) and the Sofia Coppola-directed drama The Virgin Suicides (1999). In 2000, she starred in the lead role in the cheerleading film Bring It On, which has become a cult classic. She gained further wide attention for her role as Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man (2002) and its sequels Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007). Her career progressed with a supporting role in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), followed by a lead role in Cameron Crowe's tragicomedy Elizabethtown (2005), and as the title character in Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006).In 2011, Dunst starred as a depressed newlywed in Lars von Trier's science fiction drama Melancholia, which earned her the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress. In 2015, she played Peggy Blumquist in the second season of the FX series Fargo, which earned Dunst a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. She then had a supporting role in the film Hidden Figures (2016) and leading roles in The Beguiled (2017), and the black comedy series On Becoming a God in Central Florida (2019), for which she received a third Golden Globe nomination. She earned nominations for her fourth Golden Globe and first Academy Award nomination for her performance in the psychological drama The Power of the Dog (2021).

Diane Kruger(47)

Actress | Algermissen (DE)

Diane Kruger (born 15 July 1976) is a German and American actress. Early in her career, Kruger gained worldwide recognition and received the Trophée Chopard from the Cannes Film Festival.Kruger became known for her roles in film as Helen in the epic war film Troy (2004), Dr. Abigail Chase in the heist film National Treasure (2004) and its 2007 sequel, Bridget von Hammersmark in Quentin Tarantino's war film Inglourious Basterds (2009), and Gina in the psychological thriller film Unknown (2011). She also starred as Detective Sonya Cross in the FX crime drama series The Bridge (2013–14). In 2017, she made her German-language debut in Fatih Akin's In the Fade, for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress.

Zazie Beetz(32)

Actress | Mitte, Berlin (DE)

Zazie Olivia Beetz (born June 1, 1991) is a German-American actress. She stars in the FX comedy-drama series Atlanta (2016–present), for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She also appeared in the Netflix anthology series Easy (2016–19) and voices Amber Bennett in Amazon's animated superhero action series Invincible.In film, Beetz has appeared in the disaster film Geostorm (2017) and has played the Marvel Comics character Domino in the superhero film Deadpool 2 (2018) and Arthur Fleck/Joker's neighbor Sophie in the psychological thriller Joker (2019).

Sandra Hüller(45)

Actress | Suhl (DE)

Sandra Hüller (German: [ˈzandʁa ˈhʏlɐ]; born 30 April 1978) is a German actress. She has appeared in German, Austrian, American, British, and French films. She has received various accolades, including two European Film Awards, a César Award and three German Film Awards, along with nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe Award. She gained international recognition in 2023 for her starring roles in Jonathan Glazer's Holocaust drama, The Zone of Interest, and Justine Triet's legal drama, Anatomy of a Fall. Her performances in them earned her two BAFTA Film Award nominations, while the latter won her a European Film Award and a César Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Hüller has played Anneliese Michel in Hans-Christian Schmid's 2006 drama Requiem, for which she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress, and a troubled daughter in Maren Ade's 2016 comedy Toni Erdmann, for which she won her first European Film Award for Best Actress. She portrayed Irma Sztáray in Frauke Finsterwalder's 2023 historical black comedy Sisi & I.

Dennis Mojen(31)

Actor | Hamburg (DE)

Dennis Mojen (born 1993 in Hamburg) is a German actor.

Nastassja Kinski(65)

Actress | Berlin (DE)

Nastassja Aglaia Kinski (German: [nasˈtasi̯a ˈkɪnskiː] ; née Nakszynski, Polish: [nakˈʂɨj̃skʲi]; born 24 January 1961) is a German actress and former model who has appeared in more than 60 films in Europe and the United States. Her worldwide breakthrough was with Stay as You Are (1978). She then came to global prominence with her Golden Globe Award-winning performance as the title character in the Roman Polanski-directed film Tess (1979). Other films in which she acted include the Francis Ford Coppola musical romance film One from the Heart (1982), erotic horror film Cat People (1982) from Paul Schrader, and the Wim Wenders drama films Paris, Texas (1984) and Faraway, So Close! (1993). She also appeared in the biographical drama film An American Rhapsody (2001). She is the daughter of German actor Klaus Kinski.

Alexander Dreymon(41)

Actor | Germany (DE)

Alexander Dreymon is a German-born actor, best known for portraying Uhtred of Bebbanburg in BBC Two’s The Last Kingdom.

Elisabeth Röhm(50)

Actress | Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia (DE)

Elisabeth Röhm (German: [eˈliːzabɛt ˈʁøːm]; born April 28, 1973) is an American television and film actress and director. She is best known for playing Kate Lockley in the television series Angel from 1999 to 2001 and Serena Southerlyn in the television series Law & Order from 2001 to 2005. She has also appeared in films such as Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005), American Hustle (2013), Joy (2015), Seduced (2016), Once Upon a Time in Venice (2017), The Tribes of Palos Verdes (2017) and Bombshell (2019). Röhm made her directorial debut with the Lifetime film Girl in the Basement (2021).

Christoph Waltz(67)

Actor | Vienna (AT)

Christoph Waltz (born 4 October 1956) is an Austrian actor who also holds German citizenship. He received international acclaim for his portrayal of SS Colonel Hans Landa in the 2009 film Inglourious Basterds, for which he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival and the BAFTA, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2009 and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2010.

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Mehmet Kurtuluş(51)

Actor | Uşak (TR)

Mehmet Kurtuluş (born 27 April 1972) is a Turkish-German actor. He is best known for his work with German director Fatih Akin.

Frederick Lau(34)

Actor | Berlin (DE)

Frederick Lau (born 17 August 1989) is a German actor.

Heidi Klum(50)

Actress | Bergisch Gladbach (DE)

Heidi Klum (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪ̯diː ˈklʊm];) is a German model, television personality, businesswoman, fashion designer, singer, television producer, author, and actress. She appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1998 and was the first German model to become a Victoria's Secret Angel.Following a successful modeling career, Klum became the host and a judge of Germany's Next Topmodel and the reality show Project Runway, which earned her an Emmy nomination in 2008 and a win in 2013 for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program (shared with co-host Tim Gunn). Klum has been nominated for six Emmy Awards.Klum was born and raised in Bergisch Gladbach, a town outside Cologne, West Germany. She is the daughter of Erna, a hairdresser, and Günther Klum, a cosmetics company executive. A friend convinced her to enrol in a national modelling contest called "Model 92". Out of 25,000 contestants, Klum was voted the winner on 29 April 1992, and offered a modelling contract worth US$300,000 by Thomas Zeumer, CEO of Metropolitan Models New York. After winning, she appeared on the Gottschalk Late Night Show, a German television show with host Thomas Gottschalk. She accepted the contract a few months later, after graduating from school, and decided not to try for an apprentice position at a fashion design school.This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.

Til Schweiger(60)

Actor | Freiburg im Breisgau (DE)

Tilman Valentin "Til" Schweiger (born December 19, 1963) is a German actor, director, and producer. He is one of Germany’s most successful filmmakers. Since 1968, when the FFA started counting, no other German actor drew more people to the cinemas. He runs his own production company Barefoot Films in Berlin.

Thomas Kretschmann(61)

Actor | Dessau (XG)

Thomas Kretschmann (pronounced [ˈtoːmas ˈkʁɛtʃman]; born 8 September 1962) is a German actor who has appeared in many European and American films. His notable roles include Lieutenant Hans von Witzland in Stalingrad (1993), Hauptmann Wilm Hosenfeld in The Pianist (2002), Hermann Fegelein in Downfall (2004), Captain Englehorn in King Kong (2005), Major Otto Remer in Valkyrie (2008), the voice of Professor Z in Cars 2 (2011), and as the journalist Jürgen Hinzpeter in A Taxi Driver (2017). He also portrayed Baron Wolfgang von Strucker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). Kretschmann has twice been nominated for the Deutscher Fernsehpreis for Best Actor. He is also a European Film Award and Nika Award nominee.

Emilio Sakraya(27)

Actor | Berlin (DE)

Emilio Sakraya (born June 29, 1996) is a German actor. He portrays J.C. on Netflix's Warrior Nun.

Karoline Herfurth(39)

Actress | Berlin (XG)

Karoline Herfurth is an English-speaking actress, storywriter, director and musician/singer who is lead in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006).

Franka Potente(49)

Actress | Münster (DE)

Franka Potente is a German film actress and singer. She was born on July 22, 1974 in Münster North Rhine-Westphalia and raised in nearby Dülmen. She first appeared in the comedy After Five in the Forest Primeval (1995) and gained critical recognition in the action thriller Lola rennt (released in English as Run Lola Run) (1998). Potente received Germany's highest film and television awards for her performances in Run Lola Run and Opernball. After half a decade of critically acclaimed roles in German films, Potente gained Hollywood's attention by playing the role of Barbara Buckley in Blow (2001) and the female lead with Matt Damon in The Bourne Identity (2002). In 2006, she starred with Eric Bana in the Australian film Romulus, My Father, for which she was nominated for an Australian Film Industry Award for Best Lead Actress. Also in 2006, she wrote and directed Der die Tollkirsche ausgräbt, a silent comedy. She has also appeared in several American television series including, The Shield in 2007, House M.D. in 2009 and Psych in 2010. As of 2011, she played Hilda in a BBC drama The Sinking of the Laconia. When not working on location, Potente lives in Berlin.

Roland Emmerich(68)

Crew | Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany

Roland Emmerich is a German film director, screenwriter, and producer who is known for his work on disaster and action flicks. He made a name for himself with The Noah's Ark Principle (1981) and co-founded Centropolis Entertainment in 1985 with his sister. Besides his work in the entertainment industry, he is a collector of art and an active campaigner for the LGBT community, global warming awareness and equal rights.

Louis Hofmann(26)

Actor | Bergisch Gladbach (DE)

Louis Hofmann is a German film and television actor who was born in Bensberg but grew up in Cologne.He is best known for his role in the original Netflix series Dark (2017-20), and his roles in the war drama Under Sandet (2015) for which he won a Bodil Award for Best Supporting Actor. He gained recognition in Germany through his work in Tom Sawyer (2011) and Freistatt (2015). He also starred as Phil in the romantic drama Die Mitte der Welt (2016)

Nina Hoss(48)

Actress | Stuttgart (DE)

Nina Hoss (German: [ˈniːna hɔs] ; born 7 July 1975) is a German stage and film actress. She is known for her collaborations with director Christian Petzold in films such as Barbara (2012) and Phoenix (2014). In addition, she also performed roles in The White Masai (2005) and The Audition (2019), and Pelican Blood (2020). She has also starred in the American TV series Homeland (2014–2017), The Defeated (2020), and Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2022). Hoss received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2013) and was also appointed a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France (2015).

Jannis Niewöhner(32)

Actor | Marl (DE)

Jannis Niewöhner (German: [ˈjanɪs ˈniːvøːnɐ]) (born 30 March 1992) is a German actor known for his role in the Timeless trilogy of films: Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue, and Emerald Green, based on a book series written by Kerstin Gier. He has appeared in more than twenty films since 2002.

Hans Zimmer(66)

Crew | Frankfurt am Main (DE)

Hans Florian Zimmer(born September 12th, 1957) is a German composer and record producer. Since the 1980s, he has composed music for over 150 films. His works includeThe Lion King, for which he wonAcademy Award for Best Original Scorein 1994, thePirates of the Caribbeanseries,The Thin Red Line,Gladiator,The Last Samurai,The Dark Knight Trilogy,Inception, andInterstellar. Zimmer spent the early part of his career in the United Kingdom before moving to the United States. He is the head of the film music division atDreamWorksstudios and works with other composers through the company that he founded,Remote Control Productions. Zimmer's works are notable for integratingelectronic musicsounds with traditional orchestral arrangements. He has received fourGrammy Awards, threeClassical BRIT Awards, twoGolden Globes, and anAcademy Award. He was also named on the list of Top 100 Living Geniuses, published byThe Daily Telegraph.

Werner Herzog(81)

Crew | Munich, Bavaria (DE)

Werner Herzog (German: [ˈvɛʁnɐ ˈhɛʁtsoːk]; né Stipetić; born 5 September 1942) is a German filmmaker, actor, opera director, and author. Regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema, his films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with unusual talents in obscure fields, or individuals in conflict with nature. His style involves avoiding storyboards, emphasizing improvisation, and placing his cast and crew into real situations mirroring those in the film they are working on. In 1961, when Herzog was 19, he started work on his first film Herakles. He has since produced, written, and directed over 60 films and documentaries such as Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974), Heart of Glass (1976), Stroszek (1977), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), Fitzcarraldo (1982), Cobra Verde (1987), Lessons of Darkness (1992), Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997), My Best Fiend (1999), Invincible (2001), Grizzly Man (2005), Encounters at the End of the World (2007), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009), and Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010). He has also published over 12 books of prose and directed many operas. French filmmaker François Truffaut once called Herzog "the most important film director alive". American film critic Roger Ebert said that Herzog "has never created a single film that is compromised, shameful, made for pragmatic reasons, or uninteresting. Even his failures are spectacular". He was named one of the world's 100 most influential people by Time in 2009.

Jeanne Goursaud(28)

Actress | Pinneberg (DE)

Jeanne Goursaud (born 4 April 1996) is a German-French actress. She is known to international audiences for her roles in the Netflix series Barbarians (2020–) and the Paramount+ series The Chemistry of Death (2023).

Tom Wlaschiha(50)

Actor | Dohna (DE)

Thomas "Tom" Wlaschiha(born 20 June 1973) is a German TV, film, stage, and voice actor.Internationally, he is known for his role asJaqen H'gharin the second season of the TV seriesGame of Thrones.Wlaschiha was born inDohna, then inEast Germany. His surname is ofCzech origin, as his ancestors arrived from there around the beginning of the 19th century.When he was 17 years old, shortly after the fall of theBerlin Wall, he traveled toNew York Cityas an exchange student. He remained there for a year, acting in theater and studying English.Wlaschiha was born inDohna, then inEast Germany. His surname is ofCzech origin, as his ancestors arrived from there around the beginning of the 19th century.

Boris Kodjoe(51)

Actor | Vienna (AT)

Boris Frederic Cecil Tay-Natey Ofuatey-Kodjoe isa German-bornactor, producer, and formermodelbest known for his roles as Kelby in the 2002 filmBrown Sugar, the sports-courier agent Damon Carter on theShowtimedrama seriesSoul Food, Dr. Will Campbell on CBS'sCode Blackand a recurring character onFOX'sThe Last Man on Earth. He co-stars onBET'sReal Husbands of Hollywoodand theGrey's Anatomyspin-off,Station 19as Robert Sullivan.

Oliver Masucci(55)

Actor | Stuttgart (DE)

Oliver Masucci is a German actor probably best known for portraying Adolf Hitler in the film adaption of Er ist wieder da.

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