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Also known as Moritz Johann Bleibtreu

German actor

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Moritz Bleibtreu is a German film, stage, and television actor who has also worked as a film director. Born on August 13, 1971, in Munich, he is the son of Hans Brenner and Monica Bleibtreu. He resides in Hamburg and speaks German. Bleibtreu began his professional work in 1977 and is a member of the Deutsche Filmakademie.

His notable roles include portraying Andreas Baader. He has received the Romy and the Silver Bear for Best Actor. Additionally, he was nominated for the Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor and the European Film Award for Best Actor. Bleibtreu is also credited as an author of the work *Das Experiment Black Box* and has been identified as a German audiobook reader.

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Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Das Experiment Black Box

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Acting · Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Moritz Bleibtreu is a German actor. Bleibtreu's first appearance on TV was in the late seventies on the children's television series Neues aus Uhlenbusch. This was followed by a role in Ich hatte einen Traum and in the miniseries Mit meinen heißen Tränen. In 1992 he began his acting career at the Schauspielhaus in Hamburg. He had roles in the films Speed Racer, The Baader Meinhof Complex, Run…

Known for

  • Woodwalkers 2 — Tucker Jones2026
  • Xatar - Ein Leben ist nicht genug — Himself2026
  • Xatar – Ein Leben ist nicht genug — Self2026
  • Miss Sophie - Same Procedure as Every Year — Mr. Pommeroy2025
  • Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin — Karl Bonhoeffer2024
  • Everything's Fifty Fifty — Andreas/Andi2024
  • Viktor bringt's — Viktor Kudinski2024
  • Caveman — Robert Müller2023
  • Manta, Manta: Legacy — Gunnar2023
  • Transatlantic — Walter Benjamin2023

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1971
actorgerman audiobook reader

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
132
Total plays
1,057

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Moritz+Bleibtreu">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
Moritz Johann Bleibtreu , ( 1971-08-13 ) 13 August 1971 (age 54) , Munich , Bavaria , West Germany
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1977–present

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Moritz Bleibtreu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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