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After school, he completed his training at the Folkwang School in Essen from 1980 to 1984 and clown training with Pierre Byland. Rohde then worked at various theaters in Bielefeld and Bochum and played in the ensemble of the Schauspielhaus Bochum from 1987 to 1995. His brother Uwe Rohde, who was three years younger, also became an actor. His first major roles were in Berthold Brecht's "Threepenny Opera", "Sophocles' Oedipus" and "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett. Meanwhile, in 1991 he appeared with a role in "Schtonk!" Helmut Dietl participated in his first cinema production. In the same year he celebrated his breakthrough with Sönke Wortmann's film "Little Sharks". In 1992 he made his TV debut in the crime scene "The Schimanski Case". In 1996 he took on the main role of the truck driver in the television series "Auf Axle", which was made popular by Manfred Krug as a trucker. In 1995 Armin Rohde married Angela Baroness von Schilling.

In the following years he became one of the most popular actors in Germany with films such as "The Moving Man", "The Superwoman", "Rossini", "Life is a Construction Site" and "Lola Runs". He also appeared in numerous television films such as "Dangerous Girlfriend" by Hermine Huntnatalh (1996), "The Yellow of the Egg" by Lars Becker (1998), "No Way Back" by Volker Vogeler (1999) and the "Pommery Series". ZDF by Manfred Stelzer (2002, 2004). In 2000 Armin Rohde was awarded the Golden Camera for best actor. In 2001 he received the readers' award "Jupiter" from Cinema magazine as best actor. For his contribution to the two-part TV series "The Miracle of Lengede" (2003) he received the Bambi and the Adolf Grimme Prize. In 2005 he appeared in front of the camera for the successful productions "Blood Wedding" and "The Ghost of Canterville".

In 2006 he played the main roles in the fairy tale film "The Robber Hotzenplotz" and in the comedy "Father Undercover - On behalf of the family". In 2009 his autobiography was published under the title "Megalomania and Stage Fright: The Truth About Actors". In 2010 he appeared in front of the camera for the cinema production "Jud Süß - Film without Conscience".

After losing a bet on <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0081961/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Wanna Bet? (1981)</a>, he had to run naked from one to the other end of the studio, which was broadcast on live television (2003).

Brother of <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0737492/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Uwe Rohde</a>, son of <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm2976779/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Kurt Rohde</a>.

Has been a noted stage actor, often performing at the Schauspielhaus Bochum.

Took acting lessons at the Folkwang-Schule in Essen and a clown school in France.

Before starting his acting career, he worked as courier and in a factory.

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