Til Schweiger

Actor, producer, writer and director, Til Schweiger is one of Germany’s biggest filmmakers and movie stars. He runs his own production company, Barefoot Films, in Berlin.

Schweiger’s debut as a producer and (unaccredited) director in 1997 was KNOCKIN ON HEAVEN’S DOOR which remains a cult favorite for audiences worldwide. He also directed and produced DER EISBAER (THE POLAR BEAR) in 1998.

Schweiger won a Bambi for BARFUSS (BAREFOOT) in 2005 (which he also wrote, directed and starred in) and for (T)RAUMSCHIFF SURPRISE (DREAMSHIP SURPRISE), which he starred in.

KEINORHASEN (RABBIT WITHOUT EARS), which Schweiger wrote, produced, directed and starred in, was the most successful film in German Theaters in 2008. He won a prestigious Bambi Award, a Bavarian Film Award, the German Comedy Award, two DIVA Awards, a Jupiter Award and the Ernst Lubitsch Award with it.

Schweiger first appeared as an actor in 1991 in MANTA, MANTA, his first huge success. Additional TV and film roles followed, including DER BEWEGTE MANN (THE MOST DESIRED MAN), MAENNERPENSION (JAILBIRDS), DAS MÄDCHEN ROSEMARIE (THE GIRL ROSEMARIE), BANDYTA (BASTARD), BANG BOOM BANG, DER GROSSE BAGAROZY (THE DEVIL AND MS. D.) WAS TUN, WENN’S BRENNT (WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF FIRE), LES DALTONS VS. LUCKY LUKE, DER ROTE BARON (THE RED BARON), WO IST FRED (WHERE IS FRED), PHANTOMSCHMERZ and many more.

Schweiger has also appeared in a wide range of American films, including ALREADY DEAD, KING ARTHUR, IN ENEMY HANDS, MAGICIANS, TOMB RAIDER: THE CRADLE OF LIFE, DRIVEN, SLC PUNK, INVESTIGATING SEX, JOE AND MAX, AND THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS.

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