August Diehl

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name = August Diehl


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caption = August Diehl at premiere of "The Counterfeiters"
birthdate = Birth date and age|1976|1|4|mf=y
location = Berlin, Germany
height = 5' 10¾" (1.80 m)
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notable role = Karl Koch in 23
Günther in Love in Thoughts
Untersturmführer Gebhardt in The Ninth Day
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August Diehl (born January 4, 1976, Berlin) is a German actor. His father is actor Hans Diehl, his mother is a costume designer and his brother is a composer. Diehl is married to actress Julia Malik.

Biography

His family was frequently moving around, while he grew up: the Diehls used to live in Hamburg, Vienna, Düsseldorf, Bavaria and France. Growing up in a family of artists, at the age of 18, he played Franz Mohr in a school theatre production of "Die Räuber" by Friedrich Schiller. After passing the Abitur exams, Diehl studied acting at the renowned "Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch" in Berlin.

Notes

*He plays the guitar.
*He speaks German, French and English.
*In 2000, Diehl was named one of European film's "Shooting Stars" by the European Film Promotion.
*In 2006, Gala magazine named him "the most important German actor of today."

Selected filmography

Actor

* 1998: "23" Director: Hans-Christian Schmid
* 2000: "Kalt ist der Abendhauch" (also starring Fritzi Haberlandt, Heinz Bennent)
* 2002: "Tattoo"
* 2003: "Love The Hard Way" (also starring Adrien Brody)
* 2003: "Distant Lights " Director: Hans-Christian Schmid
* 2004: "Love in Thoughts" (also starring Daniel Brühl)
* 2004: "The Ninth Day" Director: Volker Schlöndorff, (also starring Ulrich Matthes and Bibiana Beglau)
* 2006: "I Am the Other Woman" (also starring Armin Mueller-Stahl and Katja Riemann)
* 2006: "Nothing But Ghosts"
* 2007: "The Counterfeiters"
* 2009: "Inglorious Bastards"

Writer

* "Der Atemkünstler" (2000)

Awards

Won

*1998 Bavarian Film Awards, Best Actor, for his performance in "23" [ [http://www.bayern.de/Anlage19170/PreistraegerdesBayerischenFilmpreises-Pierrot.pdf Bavarian Film Awards] ]

*1999 German Film Awards (in Gold), Best Actor, for his performance in "23"

*2004 Undine Awards, Best Young Actor - Feature Film, for his performance in "Love in Thoughts"

*2005 German Film Critics Association Awards, Best Actor, for his performance in "Love in Thoughts"

Nominated

* 2005 - German Film Award (in Gold): "Best Actor" for his performance in The Ninth Day

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0225944|name=August Diehl
* [http://www.cineastentreff.de/content/view/1171/111/ "August Diehl:" Portait ] (Germany)
* [http://augustdiehl.piranho.de/ Fan site] "(German)"
* [http://br.groups.yahoo.com/group/augustdiehlgroup/?tab=s Yahoo Groups (English)]