Lars Eidinger
Lars Eidinger | |
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 Eidinger in 2014
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| Born |
21 January 1976 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse | Ulrike Eidinger |
| Children | 1 |
Lars Eidinger (German: [laʁs ˈaɪ̯dɪŋɐ] ; born 21 January 1976) is a German actor. He has appeared in German and international film and television productions.
Early life and education
Born to an engineer and a nurse, Eidinger grew up with his older brother in Berlin's Marienfelde district. He is a graduate of the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts, where he studied alongside Fritzi Haberlandt, Nina Hoss, Devid Striesow and Mark Waschke.
Career
Eidinger started his career at Deutsches Theater in 1997. He became a salaried member of the Schaubühne ensemble in 1999 in Berlin, with leading roles in Thomas Ostermeier productions such as Hamlet and Richard III.
Eidinger released a trip-hoppy album, “I’ll Break Ya Legg,” in 1998.
Before his breakthrough, Eidinger played minor roles in German television shows like Schloss Einstein (2002) and Berlin, Berlin (2003). In February 2016, he was a member of the jury for the main competition section of the 66th Berlin International Film Festival, chaired by Meryl Streep.
Other activities
Eidinger was one of the first people to sign the Open Letter to the German Position on Russo-Ukrainian War on late April 2022, which demanded that Germany not support Ukraine with arms, in order to "prevent a third world war".
Personal life
Eidinger is married to opera singer Ulrike Eidinger. The couple has a daughter and lives in Berlin's Charlottenburg district.
Selected filmography
Film
- 2005: See You at Regis Debray
- 2009: Everyone Else
- 2011: Hell
- 2012: Goltzius and the Pelican Company
- 2012: Home for the Weekend
- 2014: Clouds of Sils Maria
- 2015: Dora or the Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents
- 2015: Sworn Virgin
- 2015: Family Party
- 2016: The Origin of Violence
- 2016: Personal Shopper
- 2016: The Bloom of Yesterday
- 2017: Matilda
- 2018: Never Look Away
- 2018: High Life
- 2018: Cut Off
- 2018: Mack the Knife: Brecht's Threepenny Film
- 2018: 25 km/h
- 2019: Proxima
- 2019: Dumbo
- 2019: All My Loving
- 2020: My Little Sister
- 2020: Persian Lessons
- 2022: About Joan
- 2022: White Noise
- 2024 : Dying
Television
- 2003: Berlin, Berlin (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2008: Großstadtrevier (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2010: Relations (TV film)
- 2010: Tatort: Hauch des Todes (TV series episode)
- 2012: Tatort: Borowski und der stille Gast (TV series episode)
- 2013: Foyle's War: Sunflower (TV series episode)
- 2013: Grenzgang (TV film)
- 2013: Polizeiruf 110: Der Tod macht Engel aus uns allen (TV series episode)
- 2013: Der Wagner-Clan. Eine Familiengeschichte (TV film)
- 2015: Tatort: Borowski und die Rückkehr des stillen Gastes (TV series episode)
- 2016: The Verdict (TV film)
- 2017: Shades of Guilt: Familie (TV series episode)
- 2017: SS-GB (miniseries)
- 2017: Sense8 (Netflix series, 4 episodes)
- 2017–present: Babylon Berlin (TV series)
- 2019: M – Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (miniseries)
- 2020: Gott von Ferdinand von Schirach (TV film)
- 2021: Ich und die Anderen (miniseries)
- 2021: Faking Hitler (miniseries)
- 2021: Tatort: Borowski und der gute Mensch (TV series episode)
- 2021: Tatort: Murot und das Prinzip Hoffnung (TV series episode)
- 2022: Irma Vep (miniseries)
- 2023: All the Light We Cannot See (Netflix limited miniseries)
Music videos
- 2014: Herbert Grönemeyer - Morgen
- 2017: Love Hotel Band - Diamant
- 2018: Drangsal - Eine Geschichte/Und Du?
- 2019: Deichkind - Richtig gutes Zeug
- 2019: Deichkind - Wer sagt denn das?
- 2019: Deichkind - Keine Party
- 2019: Deichkind - Dinge