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Louis Hofmann was born in the Bensberg district of Bergisch Gladbach, and grew up in Cologne.
His first appearance on TV was for Servicezeit (1997), an evening magazine program on WDR Fernsehen television network. 2 years later, he decided to become an actor and applied to an acting agency and was subsequently represented by Agentur Schwarz.
Hofmann guest-starred in legal comedy-drama Danni Lowinski (2010) and television series Der verlorene Vater (2010). He also appeared in the television film Tod in Istanbul (2010) and the TV series Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996)
Hofmann's first cinematic leading role was in the Tom Sawyer (2011) by director Hermine Huntgeburth's adaptation of Mark Twain's classic novel. Along with Leon Seidel, who played the role of Huck Finn, he sang on the soundtrack of the film in the song, "Barfuß Gehen" ("Going Barefoot"), and represented the same character in The Adventures of Huck Finn (2012).
In 2013, Hofmann played a guest-starring role in an episode of the television series Stolberg (2006). Beginning on 24 October 2013 Hofmann appeared in the comedy The Almost Perfect Man (2013)
His role as Wolfgang in film Sanctuary (2015) earned him the 2015 Bavarian Film Prize as Best Newcomer Actor and the 2016 German Actors Award (Deutscher Schauspielerpreis) in the newcomer category. His first international role as a German prisoner of war in the Danish-German co-production Land of Mine (2015) (Danish: Under sandet) earned him the Best Supporting Actor prize at Denmark's Bodil Awards in 2016. At the 2016 German Film Awards, he received with the Special Prize Jaeger-LeCoultre Homage to German Cinema presented to honor the work of German actors in international films.
In 2016, Hofmann played Phil in Center of My World (2016), a coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by Jakob M. Erwa, based on the 1998 bestselling novel The Centre of the World by Andreas Steinhöfel. He was presented with a European Shooting Stars Award at Berlinale 2017 by the European Film Promotion organization.
He was cast as Jonas Kahnwald in Dark (2017), a science fiction thriller released on Netflix on 1 December 2017 and followed with two seasons. Dark (2017) project was one of four projects he played in a single year, two of them in English.
He played the lead role in the German film Prelude (2019). The film tells about the piano student David, who is going through the torments of first love. Hofmann himself described this picture as "a mixture of the films Whiplash and Black Swan". In an interview, he admitted that only after this film he realized what character parts he is drawn to: to a dramatic, suffering character overwhelmed by life circumstances.- Producer
- Actress
- Writer
Heidi Klum was born in Bergisch Gladbach, a small city near Cologne, Germany, in 1973. Her career as a top fashion model and swimsuit star began almost by accident when, on a lark, she submitted photos to a model competition hosted by Petra, a young woman's magazine. Klum won the competition, and signed with Metropolitan, the German modeling agency. After modeling in Europe for a few years to great success, she went to the United States to pursue modeling there, and met with more success, culminating in her relationship with Victoria's Secret. This brought her to the pinnacle of modeling and, in 1998, the coveted cover of Sports Illustrated's annual Swimsuit Issue, cementing her status as one of the world's top models. Along with that came lucrative marketing opportunities, including her own signature lines of sandals, jewelry, and perfume.
Like many other models, most notably Famke Janssen, Klum then sought to parlay her fame into a career in Hollywood. She has appeared frequently on TV in the US and in Germany, and has had several small parts in movies, including a cameo playing Swiss bombshell Ursula Andress in the Peter Sellers biopic The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004). Klum is married to British singer Seal and, as of June 2005, was expecting a child with him -- she has a daughter, Leni, with a boyfriend from a previous relationship. While she is best known for her beauty and perfect figure (one of her nicknames being "The Body"), the tall and willowy Klum remains surprisingly down-to-earth for a supermodel - a middle-class Westphalian girl from a small city - and has an endearingly goofy, engaging sense of humor. She is famously close to her father, Gunther.- Additional Crew
- Actress
- Writer
Feminine, funny, tough, and warm... A passionate storyteller, Julia is an actress and writer, based in Berlin and London. Raised trilingual with German, English and French, she embodies a broad cultural and acting range, from comedy to drama. Julia can be seen as tough Mrs Gregson, opposite Austrian acting heavy-weight Tobias Moretti in international thriller series Das Netz - Prometheus (2022), as well as in the award-winning short drama Blinde Flecken (2021), which screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022, and in which she plays the lead role of "Donna". Julia has guest-starred on top German crime series SOKO Wismar (2004) and Never Too Late for Justice (2016) for German broadcaster ZDF. As "Patricia", Julia played opposite and under the direction of Oscar-nominee Julie Delpy in international drama My Zoe (2019).
Julia is a physical actor who embodies each of her roles with authentic depth and intelligent empathy. She trained as an actress in Paris, Oxford and London, where she was nominated as "Best Lead Actress" at the Off West End Awards 2011. She made her German acting debut in 2013, playing Jürgen Prochnow's daughter, a Muslim convert, in the drama Die Kinder meiner Tochter (2013) for German ZDF. Comedy is where Julia feels at home - she acted alongside Kai Wiesinger and Bettina Zimmermann in long-running Amazon Prime Series The Glory Is Gone (2015), which won the Romy Award 2019. As a content creator, Julia wrote, directed, edited, and played the lead role in 180 km/empty (2019), a short dramedy about burnout and depression, which screened at festivals worldwide and was shortlisted for the 99 Fire-Film-Awards 2019. In her free time, Julia loves to box, dance and do Yoga - not because this is a hip thing to do, but because music and movement have always been a part of her life, ever since she was little. She loves to sing and play the piano...but should probably practice a little bit more.
Julia also loves a great story: with a PhD in literature, she has been writing scripts both funny and sad, which have so far been selected for the Funny Women Awards in London and the Tallinn Black Nights TV Scriptpool.
She is currently developing two of her TV series with production companies Soilfilms (Berlin) and Wady Films (Luxemburg).- Mirka Pigulla was born on 18 May 1985 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress, known for In aller Freundschaft - Die jungen Ärzte (2015), Tatort (1970) and Hostelsuckers (2011).
- Sebastian Blomberg was born on 24 May 1972 in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. He is an actor, known for The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008), Age of Cannibals (2014) and What to Do in Case of Fire (2001).
- Maike Johanna Reuter was born on 4 July 1989 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress, known for A Clear Felling (2018), Der 8. Kontinent (2015) and Alles was zählt (2006).
- Actress
- Writer
Carolin Kebekus was born on 9 May 1980 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress and writer, known for It's Your Turn, Honey! (2017), Kinder, Kinder (2007) and Broken Comedy (2009).- Kerstin Gier was born on 8 October 1966 in Bergisch-Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is a writer, known for Silver and the Book of Dreams (2023), Sapphire Blue (2014) and Ruby Red (2013).
- Mats Julian Hummels (born 16 December 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team.
He came through the Bayern Munich youth academy before joining Borussia Dortmund on loan in January 2008 and officially signing for Dortmund in February 2009 for EUR4 million. His honours at the club include two league titles and finishing as runner up in the 2012-13 UEFA Champions League. In May 2016, Hummels signed a contract with former side Bayern, which took effect on 1 July 2016.
Hummels has been a full international since 2010, earning over 70 caps until date and representing Germany at UEFA Euro 2012, 2014 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016 and 2018 FIFA World Cup. - Eva Mannschott was born in 1962 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress, known for Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997), Die Tigerin (1992) and Sommer (2008).
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Jessica de Rooij was born in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. Jessica is a composer, known for In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007), Postal (2007) and Sisi (2021).- Matthias Gall was born on 7 August 1975 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Freunde für immer - Das Leben ist rund (2006), The Origin of Violence (2016) and Verliebt in Berlin (2005).
- Valeska Hanel was born on 13 January 1971 in Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany. She is an actress, known for Paradiso - Sieben Tage mit sieben Frauen (2000), Just Married (1998) and Tigerstreifenbaby wartet auf Tarzan (1998).
- Frédéric A. Komp was born on 17 March 1977 in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. He is an actor, known for Verbotene Liebe (1995), Powder Park (2001) and In aller Freundschaft (1998).
- Actress
- Producer
- Art Department
Sandra Maren Schneider was born on 9 October 1988 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress and producer, known for Tatort (1970), Back to Your Arms (2010) and Kehlkopfschuss (2017).- Writer
- Additional Crew
- Producer
David Kebekus was born in 1984 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is a writer and producer, known for Die unwahrscheinlichen Ereignisse im Leben von ... (2014), Ladykracher (2002) and Broken Comedy (2009).- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Andi Wecker is a producer, director, and writer based in Cologne, Germany. Projects include the comedy series "Start the fck up", two seasons of the international co-production "The Team" (producer, co-writer), several seasons of the crime series "Soko Köln" (ZDF), TV-movies like the comedy "Schade um das schöne Geld" (ZDF) or the adaptation of Frank Schätzing's bestselling thriller "Die dunkle Seite" (RTL), various parts of the feature-film-series "Nachtschicht" and "Stralsund" (ZDF) or the Berlinale-contribution "Lollipop Monster" (cinema). A graduate of the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne he wrote, produced, and directed TV-series, feature films, short films and commercials.- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jochen Kunstler - Editor Born and raised in Germany, Jochen Kunstler got his start at ZDF German Television in production management. He moved to the United States in 1997 for the Film, Television, Video, and New Media program at UCLA Extension in Los Angeles, CA.
After finishing the program Jochen produced and directed the documentary "Deeds not Words" (1998) about the Wildlife Way Station in the Angeles National Forest, which aired on Discovery UK. Since 2000 Jochen has edited a variety of programs for Percy Adlon (acclaimed Director of "Bagdad Café") and other Directors. Percy Adlon's feature film "Mahler on the Couch" made its World Premiere at the 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival. The Hollywood Reporter prizes Jochen's editorial talent: "Benedict Neuenfels' cinematography is lush and romantic, and Jochen Kunstler's editing neatly entwines past and present."
Jochen was also praised for his work in Adlon's feature film "Hawaiian Gardens" (2001), hailed "a brilliantly edited real life drama" by the Hollywood Reporter after its premiere at the Munich Film Festival. "Koenig's Sphere" (a documentary about sculptor Fritz Koenig in the aftermath of the attacks of September 11th) premiered at the Tribeca Film festival 2003 and will be part of the collection t the 911 Memorial. Jochen continues to refine and expand his expertise in new formats through work on narrative short films including "No Destination," with John Savage (Method Fest 2007, Staten Island Film Festival 2007), and "Innocence Remains", which premiered at Frameline 33 in San Francisco. He edited the Sony Web series "Angel of Death" (directed by Paul Etheredge) - which became the most watched program on Sony's Crackle.com. Jochen's latest feature, the Pakistani film "Josh - Against the Grain" by Director Iram Parveen Bilal, premiered at the Mumbai Film Festival in 2012, and has consequently received theatrical distribution in Pakistan, the US and now UK and France. A filmmaker in his own right Jochen has produced and directed three documentaries which have been shown at US film festivals, National University of Film and Video Association conferences and aired on Discovery UK.- Friederike Hofmann was born on 27 April 1978 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress, known for Unter uns (1994) and Brisant (1994).
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Writer
Reinhard Brock was born on 1 November 1951 in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for Underworld (2003), Lost Horizon (2010) and The Simpsons: Hit & Run (2003). He died on 8 December 2013 in Germany.- Axel Häfner was born on 19 March 1965 in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. He is an actor, known for Das Büro (2003), Phoenixsee (2016) and Tatort (1970).
- Leon Windscheid was born on 8 December 1988 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Wie genial ist das denn?! (2019), Hier und heute (1957) and Team Abdel (2021).
- Actor
- Director
Edward Eyseneck was born on 28 March 1889 in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Lederstrumpf (1923), Leather Stocking: The Last of the Mohicans (1920) and Leather Stocking: The Deerslayer and Chingachgook (1920). He died in 1972 in Germany.- Melanie Wichterich was born on 4 August 1982 in Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany. She is an actress, known for Besser als Schule (2004), Unter uns (1994) and A Case for Two (1981).
- Eric Langner was born on 21 April 1966 in Bergisch Gladbach-Bensberg, Germany. He is an actor, known for Das Traumschiff (1981), Unter uns (1994) and Morden im Norden (2012).
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Oliver Moser was born on 31 May 1987 in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Mars (2011), Ich geh jetzt (2020) and Kommissar Schimpanski (1997).- Amelie Herres was born in 1996 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress, known for Die Katze (2015), Wir sind jetzt (2019) and Tatort (1970).
- Fabian Boglari was born on 23 April 1986 in Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany. He is an actor, known for Cherry (2009).
- Music Department
- Composer
- Sound Department
Nicolas Nohn was born in 1978 in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. Nicolas is a composer, known for West.art Meisterwerke (2006), High Maintenance (2006) and Narrenspiel (2008).- Mona Kloos was born on 29 October 1983 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Facing Krampus (2021) and Ein Kind wird gesucht (2017).
- Editor
- Director
- Writer
Moritz Lenz was born on 5 November 1988 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Moritz is an editor and director, known for Gunpowder Milkshake (2021), Sophie macht Theater (2019) and Die Geschichte von Klaus (2014).- Ursula Heller was born on 19 July 1961 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Kontrovers - Das Politikmagazin (2007) and Rundschau (1979).
- Director
- Cinematographer
- Producer
Jonas Bomba was born in 1990 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Jonas is a director and cinematographer, known for Wiedersehen mit Marie (2013), Amel? and Von der Kunst zu stolpern (2013).- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Producer
Felix Kersting was born on 19 October 1978 in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. He is a cinematographer and producer, known for Torture by Hope (2009), Race with the Devil and Prostomium (2010).- Thomas Kurscheid was born on 8 May 1964 in Bensberg, Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Astrid Benöhr was born on 8 October 1957 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Christopher Jobb was born on 23 January 1990 in Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany.
- Producer
- Director
- Actor
Christoph Assauer was born on 16 February 1984 in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. He is a producer and director, known for Niemals Fern (2012), Krym (2012) and King of Westberg (2017).- Markus Feldenkirchen was born on 1 September 1975 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is a writer, known for Konfrontation (2020), Eins zu eins (2009) and Spitzengespräch (2023).
- Annemarie Lütkes was born on 24 June 1948 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Stefan Bonner was born on 15 October 1975 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Michael Brück was born on 2 January 1990 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Bill Grah was born on 24 June 1928 in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Gehört sich das? (1960), Elternschule (1972) and Mode im Schloss (1971). He was married to Louise Martini. He died on 17 September 1996 in Wien, Austria.- Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger was born on 17 July 1955 in Bergisch-Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She was previously married to Rolf Rilinger.
- 1968 Secondary school leaving certificate. Apprenticeship as retail salesman at Konsumgenossenschaft Köln eG/COOP West AG, supermarket manager. Attended the Rheinische Akademie in Cologne, graduating as a "state-certified business economist". Second-chance Abitur. Studied law at the University of Cologne, passing the first and second state law examinations in 1988 and 1991 respectively.
Has worked as a lawyer since 1991.
Member of the Board of the Verein gegen Vergessen - für Demokratie e. V. (Association against Forgetting - for Democracy), from 2000 to 2006 member of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and Future.
Joined the CDU in 1972. 1975 to 1979 member of the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis district council, 1979 to 1999 member of the Bergisch Gladbach city council.
Member of the Bundestag since 1994; Deputy Chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group since February 2000. - Carl Andrießen was born on 6 December 1925 in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. He was a writer, known for Die Liebe und der Co-Pilot (1961), Ware für Katalonien (1959) and Bevor der Blitz einschlägt (1959). He died on 11 November 1993 in Germany.
- Dominik Breuer was born on 16 June 1978 in Bergisch-Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Omega (2018), Oi! Warning (1999) and Stadtklinik (1993).
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Joseline Gassen was born on 12 September 1951 in Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Liebling Kreuzberg (1986) and Spreepiraten (1989). She was previously married to Gerd Hesse.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Director
Thorsten Harms was born in 1978 in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Suck Me Shakespeer (2013), Undercover Porno (2005) and Verrückt nach Fixi (2016).- Jens Soentgen was born in 1967 in Bensberg, Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.