- August Diehl
Infobox actor
name = August Diehl
imagesize = 210px
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 inLove in Thoughts
Untersturmführer Gebhardt inThe Ninth Day
academyawards =August Diehl (born
January 4 ,1976 ,Berlin ) is a Germanactor . His father is actor Hans Diehl, his mother is acostume designer and his brother is acomposer . 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 andFrance . Growing up in a family of artists, at the age of 18, he played Franz Mohr in a school theatre production of "Die Räuber" byFriedrich Schiller . After passing theAbitur exams, Diehl studied acting at the renowned "Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch" inBerlin .Notes
*He plays the
guitar .
*He speaks German, French and English.
*In 2000, Diehl was named one of European film's "Shooting Stars" by theEuropean Film Promotion .
*In 2006, Gala magazine named him "the most important German actor of today."Selected filmography
Actor
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1998 : "23" Director:Hans-Christian Schmid
*2000 : "Kalt ist der Abendhauch " (also starringFritzi Haberlandt ,Heinz Bennent )
*2002 : "Tattoo"
*2003 : "Love The Hard Way " (also starringAdrien Brody )
*2003 : "Distant Lights " Director:Hans-Christian Schmid
*2004 : "Love in Thoughts " (also starringDaniel Brühl )
*2004 : "The Ninth Day " Director:Volker Schlöndorff , (also starringUlrich Matthes andBibiana Beglau )
*2006 : "I Am the Other Woman " (also starringArmin Mueller-Stahl andKatja 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
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2005 -German Film Award (in Gold): "Best Actor" for his performance inThe 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)]
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