Benno Fürmann | |
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_(cropped).jpg')) Benno Fürmann, January 2017 | |
| Born | 17 January 1972 |
| Occupation | Actor |
Benjamin "Benno" Fürmann (German: [ˈbɛ.no ˈfyːɐ̯ˌman] ;born 17 January 1972) is a German film and television actor.
Life and work
Fürmann was born in Berlin-Kreuzberg. By the age of 15 he had lost both his parents. At 17, he had a serious accident while train surfing, and had to spend six weeks in the hospital as a result. Fürmann left school after his Mittlere Reife and after that worked as a waiter and a bouncer. In 1991 he went to New York City and studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.
Awards
- 1999 German Television Award Best Actor in a Leading Role for Die Bubi Scholz Story
- 2000 Bavarian Film Awards, Best Actor[1]
Filmography
- 1992: Die ungewisse Lage des Paradieses
- 1993: Schuld war nur der Bossanova (TV Movie) (with Beate Abraham, Muriel Baumeister) - Little Joe
- 1993: Durst - Schueler
- 1993: Einfach nur Liebe (with Regula Grauwiller, Uwe Ochsenknecht) - Mamba
- 1995: California Convertible
- 1998: Die Bubi Scholz Story (TV Movie) (with Götz George, Nicolette Krebitz) - Gustav 'Bubi' Scholz - jung
- 1998: Kiss My Blood - John
- 1998: Candy - Robert
- 1998: The Polar Bear (with Til Schweiger, Karina Krawczyk) - Fabian
- 1999: Annaluise & Anton - Carlos
- 1999: St. Pauli Nacht - Johnny
- 1999: Ne günstige Gelegenheit - Gosbert Klee
- 2000: Anatomie (with Franka Potente) - Hein
- 2000: Freunde (with Christiane Paul, Erdal Yıldız) - Nils
- 2000: Kanak Attack - Der Neue
- 2000: Der Krieger und die Kaiserin (with Franka Potente, Joachim Król) - Bodo
- 2001: Jeans
- 2002: Naked (with Heike Makatsch, Jürgen Vogel, Alexandra Maria Lara) - Felix
- 2002: Wolfsburg (with Nina Hoss) - Philipp Gerber
- 2003: My House in Umbria (TV Movie) (with Maggie Smith) - Werner
- 2003: The Order (alternative title: The Sin Eater) (with Heath Ledger) - William Eden
- 2004: Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King (TV Movie) (with Alicia Witt) - Eric / Siegfried
- 2005: Ghosts (with Julia Hummer) - Oliver
- 2005: Joyeux Noël (with Diane Kruger and Daniel Brühl) - Nikolaus Sprink
- 2006: Die Wilden Hühner - Lehrer Grünbaum
- 2006: Crusade in Jeans - Thaddeus
- 2007: Die Wilden Hühner und die Liebe - Lehrer Grünbaum
- 2007: Pornorama (with Tom Schilling) - Freddie
- 2007: Survivre avec les loups - Reuven
- 2007: Warum Männer nicht zuhören und Frauen schlecht einparken - Jan Rietmüller
- 2008: Speed Racer (with Emile Hirsch and John Goodman) - Inspector Detector
- 2008: Mutant Chronicles - Lt. Maximillian von Steiner
- 2008: Nordwand (North Face) (with Johanna Wokalek and Ulrich Tukur) - Toni Kurz
- 2008: Jerichow - Thomas
- 2009: Die Wilden Hühner und das Leben - Lehrer Grünbaum
- 2009: Deutschland 09 - 13 kurze Filme zur Lage der Nation - Herr Feierlich (segment "Feierlich reist")
- 2009: Hinter Kaifeck (Kaifeck Murder) (with Alexandra Maria Lara) - Marc Barenberg
- 2009: Mullewapp - Johnny Mauser (voice)
- 2009: Farewell - Agent fédéral allemand 1
- 2009: Überlebensstrategien für das neue Jahrtausend - Werner Krupp
- 2009: Dinosaurier - Jo Schwertlein
- 2010: Teufelskicker - 'Moritz' Vater
- 2011: In Darkness - Mundek Margulies
- 2011: Tom Sawyer - Indianer Joe
- 2012: Lara
- 2013: Hai-Alarm am Müggelsee - Der reiche Mann von Friedrichshagen
- 2013: Der blinde Fleck - Ulrich Chaussy
- 2013: Der fast perfekte Mann - Ulf
- 2014: Quatsch und die Nasenbärbande - Tierpfleger
- 2014: Die Einsamkeit des Killers vor dem Schuss - Koralnik
- 2014: Nachthelle - Bernd
- 2015: Von glücklichen Schafen - Klaus
- 2015: Survivor - Pavlou
- 2015: Heil - Sven Stanislawski
- 2015: Fiddlesticks - Animal Catcher
- 2016: Volt - Volt
- 2017: Fühlen Sie sich manchmal ausgebrannt und leer? - Leopold
- 2017-2019: Babylon Berlin (TV Series) - Oberst Wendt
- 2018: Intrigo: Death of an Author - David
- 2019: Get Lucky - Martin
- 2019: Hanna - Dieter
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
External links
- Benno Fürmann at IMDb
- Benno Fürmann in the German National Library catalogue
- http://www.prisma-online.de/tv/person.html?pid=benno_fuermann