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Moritz Bleibtreu
Moritz Johann Bleibtreu (German: [ˈmoːʁɪts ˈblaɪptʁɔʏ] ⓘ is a German film actor, voice actor, and film director. After coming to prominence with his role in the 1997 gangster film Knockin' on Heaven's Door, he went on to appear in films such as Run Lola Run, Das Experiment, The Baader Meinhof Complex, and Elementary Particles.
Moritz Bleibtreu was born in 1971 and was raised in the St. Georg district of Hamburg. His parents, Monica Bleibtreu, (1944–2009) and, Hans Brenner, (1938–1998) were both actors. Well-known writer Renato Attilio Bleibtreu is Moritz's grandfather. Many of his ancestors were actors also, such as his great-grandmother Maximiliane Bleibtreu, her sister Hedwig Bleibtreu and their parents Amalie and Sigmund Bleibtreu. Actress Cilli Drexel is the half-sister of Moritz. The Bleibtreustrasse, a street in Berlin, was originally named after Georg Bleibtreu who was a battle painter and a distant ancestor of Moritz. Moritz was in the spotlight from an early age, starring in children's series Neues aus Uhlenbusch (News From Uhlenbusch) written by Rainer Boldt, Bleibtreu's mother Monica and her then-husband Hans Peter Korff. Bleibtreu's career continued to grow as he got a role in Boldt's I Had a Dream, and then in 1986 in With My Hot Tears, a television series he acted in alongside his mother.
Bleibtreu grew up attending the Jahnschule, now known as the Ida-Ehre-School, in Hamburg-Harvestehude. There he studied until he got his secondary school certificate in the eleventh grade. Bleibtreu then moved to Paris to work as an au pair for almost two years, during which he learned French. He moved to Italy afterwards for a year and then on to New York, where he attended acting school. He auditioned for the Actors Studio, which did not result in a job but he was able to get on as a factotum, which let him observe the actors' rehearsals.
Bleibtreu had a son in November 2008 with his then wife Annika in Reinbek, Germany. He married Saskia de Tschaschell in Reinbek at the Maria-Magdelenen Church on 21 July 2022.
After 4 years of studying abroad, Bleibtreu began working at the Thalia Theater and the Schauspielhaus in Hamburg, Germany. He began getting smaller roles in television series, beginning in 1993 with a role in the series Schulz & Schulz. Bleibtreu took a role in The Little Innocent (1994) as Thorsten, a gay bartender in the Hamburg prostitute scene. In the show, he helps a 16-year-old boy prove his father's innocence after he is convicted of killing a young man who lived in Hamburg's red-light district. Bleibtreu also starred in romantic comedy Talk of the Town (1995), playing the role of Karl, a naive homosexual carpenter.
In 1998, Moritz began to step away from acting in TV series and began to focus on film. He said, "cinema is an active form of watching, while television is a passive one". Bleibtreu has appeared in many well-known films such as Run Lola Run, Knockin' on Heaven's Door, The Baader Meinhof Complex, and The Experiment.
He also worked on many other films such as Solino, im Juli, Chiko, and Soul Kitchen in which he worked with filmmaker Fatih Akin. Moritz won the German Film Award for best leading actor in the films im Juli and The Experiment. He was a member of the jury at the 25th Moscow International Film Festival.
Bleibtreu worked as a voice actor in films such as Disney's Brother Bear (2004) and Brother Bear 2 (2006). He was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Actor in 2006 for his role in Elementary Particles directed by Oskar Roehler. He enjoys taking smaller supporting roles in international co-productions such as Sam Barbarski's Vijay and I, Danish film Der Fakir (2004), and Johannes Naber's film adaptation of Wilhelm Hauff's Heart of Stone (2016).
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Moritz Bleibtreu
Moritz Johann Bleibtreu (German: [ˈmoːʁɪts ˈblaɪptʁɔʏ] ⓘ is a German film actor, voice actor, and film director. After coming to prominence with his role in the 1997 gangster film Knockin' on Heaven's Door, he went on to appear in films such as Run Lola Run, Das Experiment, The Baader Meinhof Complex, and Elementary Particles.
Moritz Bleibtreu was born in 1971 and was raised in the St. Georg district of Hamburg. His parents, Monica Bleibtreu, (1944–2009) and, Hans Brenner, (1938–1998) were both actors. Well-known writer Renato Attilio Bleibtreu is Moritz's grandfather. Many of his ancestors were actors also, such as his great-grandmother Maximiliane Bleibtreu, her sister Hedwig Bleibtreu and their parents Amalie and Sigmund Bleibtreu. Actress Cilli Drexel is the half-sister of Moritz. The Bleibtreustrasse, a street in Berlin, was originally named after Georg Bleibtreu who was a battle painter and a distant ancestor of Moritz. Moritz was in the spotlight from an early age, starring in children's series Neues aus Uhlenbusch (News From Uhlenbusch) written by Rainer Boldt, Bleibtreu's mother Monica and her then-husband Hans Peter Korff. Bleibtreu's career continued to grow as he got a role in Boldt's I Had a Dream, and then in 1986 in With My Hot Tears, a television series he acted in alongside his mother.
Bleibtreu grew up attending the Jahnschule, now known as the Ida-Ehre-School, in Hamburg-Harvestehude. There he studied until he got his secondary school certificate in the eleventh grade. Bleibtreu then moved to Paris to work as an au pair for almost two years, during which he learned French. He moved to Italy afterwards for a year and then on to New York, where he attended acting school. He auditioned for the Actors Studio, which did not result in a job but he was able to get on as a factotum, which let him observe the actors' rehearsals.
Bleibtreu had a son in November 2008 with his then wife Annika in Reinbek, Germany. He married Saskia de Tschaschell in Reinbek at the Maria-Magdelenen Church on 21 July 2022.
After 4 years of studying abroad, Bleibtreu began working at the Thalia Theater and the Schauspielhaus in Hamburg, Germany. He began getting smaller roles in television series, beginning in 1993 with a role in the series Schulz & Schulz. Bleibtreu took a role in The Little Innocent (1994) as Thorsten, a gay bartender in the Hamburg prostitute scene. In the show, he helps a 16-year-old boy prove his father's innocence after he is convicted of killing a young man who lived in Hamburg's red-light district. Bleibtreu also starred in romantic comedy Talk of the Town (1995), playing the role of Karl, a naive homosexual carpenter.
In 1998, Moritz began to step away from acting in TV series and began to focus on film. He said, "cinema is an active form of watching, while television is a passive one". Bleibtreu has appeared in many well-known films such as Run Lola Run, Knockin' on Heaven's Door, The Baader Meinhof Complex, and The Experiment.
He also worked on many other films such as Solino, im Juli, Chiko, and Soul Kitchen in which he worked with filmmaker Fatih Akin. Moritz won the German Film Award for best leading actor in the films im Juli and The Experiment. He was a member of the jury at the 25th Moscow International Film Festival.
Bleibtreu worked as a voice actor in films such as Disney's Brother Bear (2004) and Brother Bear 2 (2006). He was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Actor in 2006 for his role in Elementary Particles directed by Oskar Roehler. He enjoys taking smaller supporting roles in international co-productions such as Sam Barbarski's Vijay and I, Danish film Der Fakir (2004), and Johannes Naber's film adaptation of Wilhelm Hauff's Heart of Stone (2016).