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Christian Friedel(II)

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Christian Friedel
The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
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The Zone of Interest (2023)
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Christian Friedel was born on 9 March 1979 in Magdeburg, East Germany [now Saxony-Anhalt, Germany]. He is an actor and music artist, known for The Zone of Interest (2023), 13 Minutes (2015) and Babylon Berlin (2017).
BornMarch 9, 1979
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BornMarch 9, 1979
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      • 2 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Known for

    The Zone of Interest (2023)
    The Zone of Interest
    7.3
    • Rudolf Höss
    • 2023
    Christian Friedel in 13 Minutes (2015)
    13 Minutes
    7.0
    • Georg Elser
    • 2015
    Babylon Berlin (2017)
    Babylon Berlin
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Gräf
    • Reinhold Gräf
    The White Ribbon (2009)
    The White Ribbon
    7.8
    • Lehrer
    • 2009

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Corpus Delicti
      • Lutz Rosentreter
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Athos 2643
      • Marwan
      • Post-production
      • 2027
    • The Peasant
      • Post-production
    • The Idiots (2026)
      The Idiots
      • Ivan Turgenev
      • 2026
    • Richard Gere, Jeffrey Wright, Michael Fassbender, and Jodie Turner-Smith in The Agency (2024)
      The Agency
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Nils Jansen
      • 2026
    • The American Revolution (2025)
      The American Revolution
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Johann Ewald (voice)
      • 2025
    • Parker Posey, Leslie Bibb, Jason Isaacs, Walton Goggins, Aimee Lou Wood, Michelle Monaghan, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Carrie Coon, Natasha Rothwell, Tayme Thapthimthong, Sam Nivola, Sarah Catherine Hook, and Lalisa Manobal in The White Lotus (2021)
      The White Lotus
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Fabian
      • 2025
    • 15 Jahre (2023)
      15 Jahre
      6.1
      • Harry Mangold
      • 2023
    • The Zone of Interest (2023)
      The Zone of Interest
      7.3
      • Rudolf Höss
      • 2023
    • Babylon Berlin (2017)
      Babylon Berlin
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Gräf
      • Reinhold Gräf
      • 2017–2022
    • Howalds Fall (1990)
      Tatort
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Nils Klotsche
      • Jürgen von Mierendorff
      • 2021
    • David Kross, Jannis Niewöhner, and Liv Lisa Fries in Confessions of Felix Krull (2021)
      Confessions of Felix Krull
      6.4
      • König von Portugal
      • 2021
    • August Diehl, Wotan Wilke Möhring, and Friederike Becht in Perfume (2018)
      Perfume
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Daniel Sluiter
      • Daniel 'Zahnlos' Sluiter
      • 2018
    • Martin Wuttke and Ella Frey in Glück ist was für Weicheier (2018)
      Glück ist was für Weicheier
      5.6
      • Dr. Wolfgang Teuter
      • 2018
    • Angelo (2018)
      Angelo
      6.0
      • Curator
      • 2018
    • Tilman Döbler in Sugar Sand (2017)
      Sugar Sand
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Günter Ernst
      • 2017
    • Hannah Herzsprung, Hanno Koffler, Alina Levshin, and Christian Friedel in Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2016)
      Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Adi Dassler
      • 2016
    • Police Call 110 (1971)
      Police Call 110
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Max Schwarz
      • 2015

    Soundtrack

    • Babylon Berlin (2017)
      Babylon Berlin
      8.4
      TV Series
      • lyrics: "Du bist alles (Filmversion)", "Du bist alles (Bandversion)"
      • performer: "Du bist alles (Filmversion)"
      • writer: "Du bist alles (Filmversion)", "Du bist alles (Bandversion)"
      • 2020
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos12

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    Trailer 1:24
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    Trailer 1:24
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    Official Trailer 2
    Trailer 1:17
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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:01
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    Official Trailer [OV]
    Trailer 1:53
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    Trailer Season 1
    Trailer 1:01
    Trailer Season 1

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • part of 'Woods of Birnam'
    • Height
      • 5′ 9¾″ (1.77 m)
    • Born
      • March 9, 1979
      • Magdeburg, East Germany [now Saxony-Anhalt, Germany]

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      Neither smokes nor drinks alcohol.

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