CAST
KEN DUKEN
is Daniel Bauer
Daniel Bauer is an outsider; someone you wouldn’t even notice on the street. Sometimes he appears almost transparent. Behind this apparently shy man however, there is a deep conflict. His constant internal conflicts put him on a precarious edge and sometimes he seems to lapse into apathy.
Ken Duken was born in 1979 in Heidelberg. He never went to acting school; instead, he had his best teacher in his mother, the actress Christina Loeb. He took further acting courses with, amongst others, James Reynolds. After various theatrical roles, such as “The Visit“ (Der Besuch der alten Dame), “The House in Montevideo“ (Das Haus in Montevideo)and in various Shakespearean dramas, he played his first major role opposite Franka Potente and Heiner Lauterbach in “Schlaraffenland”. In the same year, he also appeared in Miguel Alexandre’s drama “Gran Paradiso”. Ken Duken also belonged to the core acting team in Lars Becker’s police drama series “Night Shift” (Nachtschicht) that ran on ZDF. In 2005 he successfully moved into
cinema with the award-winning tragi-comedy “Another League” (Eine andere Liga). He played further major roles in, amongst others, Simon Verhoevens comedy “Definitely” (100 Pro) and Curt Faudon’s “Fatal
Diversion” (Tödlicher Umweg). Ken is also one of Germany’s most successful actors on the international scene, appearing in “La Fuga degli Innocenti”, “Karol, a man who became Pope” (Karol – Ein Mann, der Papst wurde) and “In the sight of the villain” (Im Visier des Bösen). In autumn 2006, Ken filmed an adaptation of Tolstoy’s “War and Peace” (Krieg & Frieden) in Russia and Lithuania under the direction of Robert Dornhelm; in early 2007, he appeared in Pierre Aknine’s “Ali Baba” in Morocco and in the Afghan homecoming drama “Welcome Home” (Willkommen zuhause), which was broadcast on 2 February 2009.
Ken Duken has received many awards for his acting performances. He received the Undine Award in 2004, and the Grimme Prize in 2005 for best actor for “Kiss & Run”. In the same year he also received an award for best actor at the 5th Monte-Carlo Film Festival de la Comédie for his role in “A Different League”, for which he also received the Grimme Prize in 2007. “Max Manus”, a German/Danish/Norwegian co-production in which Ken Duken appears as Siegfried Fehmer, is currently celebrating a sensational success in Norway. To date, around 20 per cent of Norway’s population has seen the film.
Franziska Weisz
is Jana Wallat
In 1999, the Austrian director Ulrich Seidl discovered Vienna-born Franziska Weisz as actress for his feature film Dog Days. The highly acclaimed film premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2001 and won the Silver Lion Jury's Special Award.
After completing the shooting, Franziska began her Bachelor studies of International Relations and Media in England, followed by a Master's degree in Development and Environment at King's College London.
During her studies, Franziska Weisz took on parts in movie and TV productions and received the Undine Award in the category Best Young Actress In A TV Production (Beste jugendliche Schauspielerin in einem
Fernsehfilm) for the drama I Am Yours (In Liebe vereint).
Franziska also shined in the role of Irene in Jessica Hausner's feature film Hotel, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004 and received rave reviews.
At the Berlinale she was selected Europe's New Acting Talent - Shooting Star 2005. Moreover, she was nominated for a Romy Award in the category Most Popular Female Shooting Star. Franziska also received the
Franz Hofer Prize for her outstanding performances in Rendez-Vous, Dog Days, and Distance.
Franziska Weisz lives in Berlin.
Josef Heynert
is Christian
Christian is a person, who carefully plans everything that he does. His vulgar and quick-witted manner is just for appearances – he is cold, calculating and never indulges anyone. Jana doesn’t really mean anything to him, but since she’s the only attractive woman at work, she automatically becomes a target for his ambitions.
Josef Heynert was born in 1976 and after completing high school successfully completed an actor’s training course at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg, where he has been a guest lecturer since 2006. Along with many appearances in the renowned Thalia Theatre in Hamburg, the native Berliner also appeared in many TV-productions, such as “Crime Scene” (Tatort), “Bloch”, “The Fat One” (Der Dicke), “SOKO”, “City Police Station” (Großstadtrevier), etc. and since then it is impossible to imagine the German TV landscape without him. But he has also been able to demonstrate his outstanding talent in cinematic films such as “Regret nothing” (Nichts bereuen) (2000), “Kleinruppin forever” (Kleinruppin forever) (2003) and “Blood Wedding” (Bluthochzeit). Heynert has received many awards and nominations for his acting talent. His company in “The Shadow of a Rebel” (Der Schatten eines Rebellen) under Jutta Hoffmann received first prize at the meeting of German Language Acting Schools in Potsdam in 2000, Holger Haase’s “The Life of Philosophers” (Das Leben der Philosophen) was nominated for the Grimme Prize, and the films “For The Unknown Dog” (Für den unbekannten Hund) (directed by Dominik and Benjamin Reding) and “Regret Nothing” (Nichts bereuen) (directed by Benjamin Quabeck) received various prizes.
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Ken Duken - Filmography - selection
Year Title (International: English title) Director
2008
INGLORIOUS BASTERDS Quentin Tarantino
FIRE Raoul W. Heimrich
MAX MANUS Espen Sandberg,
Joachim Ronning
RESOLUTION 891 Giacomo Battiato
KÖNIG DROSSELBART Sibylle Tafel
2007
DISTANZ Thomas Sieben
GELLERT Ayassi
IL COMMISSARIO DE LUCA (TV) Antonio Frazzi
ALI BABA (TV) Pierre Aknine
WILKOMMEN ZUHAUSE (TV) Andreas Senn
2006
KRIEG UND FRIEDEN Robert Dornhelm
2005
EINE ANDERE LIGA Buket Alakus
STÖRTEBEKER (TV) Miguel Alexandre
2004
KAROL Giacomo Battiato
2003
LA FUGA DEGLI INNOCENTI Leone Pompucci
TÖDLICHER UMWEG Curt Faudon
2002
KISS & RUN Annette Ernst
AUGUSTUS (TV) Roger Young
IM VISIER DES BÖSEN (TV) Giacomo Battiato
NACHTSCHICHT (TV) bis 2007 Lars Becker
2001
NITSCHEWO Stefan Sarazin
2000
HUNDERT PRO Simon Verhoeven
RETTE DEINE HAUT (TV) Lars Becker
Franziska Weisz - Filmography - selection
Year Title (International: English title) Director
2008
DER RÄUBER (The Robber) Benjamin Heisenberg
DER ERSTE TAG (The First Day) Andreas Prochaska
PUCCINI (TV) Giorgio Capitani
IN 3 TAGEN BIST DU TOT - II (aka DEAD IN 3 DAYS - II) Andreas Prochaska
2007
DISTANZ (aka DISTANCE) Thomas Sieben
VATERSPIEL (aka KILL DADDY GOOD NIGHT) Michael Glawogger
GSG9 (Border Guard Group 9) (TV) Hans Bücking
EIN HALBES LEBEN (aka HALF A LIFE) (TV) Nikolaus Leytner
NACHTBLIND (Nightblind) Florian Knittel
2006
DIE GESCHWORENE (The Juror) (TV) Nikolaus Leytner
DIE SPEZIALEINHEIT (The Special Forces) (TV) Hans G. Bücking
SOKO DONAU / WIEN (Special Commission Vienna) (TV) Michel Bielawa
2005
SOKO KITZBÜHEL (Special Commission Kitzbuehel) (TV) Marcus O. Rosenmüller
MEIN MÖRDER (My Murderer) (TV) Elisabeth Scharang
TARTUFFE - MOLIÈRE (THEATRE) Michael Sturminger
2004
HOTEL Jessica Hausner
4 FRAUEN UND EIN TODESFALL (TV)
(Four Women And A Fatality) Andreas Prochaska
2003
C(R)OOK Pepe Danquart
TATORT – DER WÄCHTER DER QUELLE (TV) Holger Barthel
2002
IN LIEBE VEREINT (I Am Yours) (TV) Holger Barthel
JULIA – EINE UNGEWÖHNLICHE FRAU (TV)
(Julia - An Exceptional Woman) Holger Barthel
2000
DIE KLAVIERSPIELERIN (aka THE PIANO TEACHER) Michael Haneke
1999
HUNDSTAGE (aka DOG DAYS) Ulrich Seidl
Josef Heynert - Filmography - selection
Year Title (International: English title) Director
2008
SOKO KÖLN (TV) Daniel Helfer
“CRIME SCENE” (TATORT) (TV) Christiane Balthasar
“YOU ALWAYS LOVE TWICE”
(MAN LIEBT SICH IMMER ZWEIMAL) (TV) Holger Haase
“A CASE FOR TWO” (EIN FALL FÜR ZWEI) (TV) Boris Keidies
STOLBERG (TV) Ulrich Zrenner
“THE LOST SON” (DER VERLORENE SOHN) (TV) Nina Grosse
2007
“DISTANCE” (DISTANZ) Thomas Sieben
“NIGHT SHIFT” (NACHTSCHICHT) (TV) Lars Becker
“CRIME SCENE” (TATORT) (TV) Maris Pfeiffer
DEADLINE (TV) Holger Haase
“THE FAT ONE” (DER DICKE) (TV) Josh Bröcker/Lars Jessen
“GENIUS IS ARSE AND GRAFT –
ERICH MARIA REMARQUE
('GENIE IST ARSCH UND FLEIß' – ERICH
MARIA REMARQUE) (Documentary) Hanno Brühl
“MONOGAMY FOR BEGINNERS”
MONOGAMIE FÜR ANFÄNGER (TV) Mark Malze
2006
PORNORAMA Marc Rothemund
“A GOOD MOTHER“
(EINE GUTE MUTTER) (TV) Matthias Glassen
“THE BLIND STAIN” (DER BLINDE FLECK) (TV) Tom Zenker
“FATHER – FOR THEY KNOW NOT“
(VÄTER - DENN SIE WISSEN NICHT) (TV) Hermine Hunthgeburth
“CRIME SCENE2 (TATORT) (TV) Christoph Stark
2005
“BLOCH: THE FURY” (BLOCH: DIE WUT) (TV) Christoph Stark
“HERE COMES KALLE” (HIER KOMMT KALLE) (TV) Lars Jessen
“FOR THE UNKNOWN DOG”
(FÜR DEN UNBEKANNTEN HUND) Benjamin u. Dominik Reding
2004
“BLOOD WEDDING”
(BLUTHOCHZEIT) Dominique Deruddere
DAS LEBEN DER PHILOSOPHEN (TV) Holger Haase
“4 AGAINST Z” (4 GEGEN Z) (TV) Klaus Wirbitzky
2003
KLEINRUPPIN FOREVER Carsten Fiebeler
2002
“WASTE YOUR YOUTH” Benjamin Quabeck |
