Kai Wiesinger
Acting
- Born:
- 1966-04-16
- Place of birth:
- Hannover, Germany
Biography
Kai Wiesinger (born April 16, 1966, in Hanover) is a German actor, director, screenwriter, and voice actor for dubbing and audio dramas. He rose to fame in 1992 with the comedy film *Kleine Haie*. Wiesinger made his television debut in the late 1980s on the ZDF program *Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst*. He achieved his breakthrough in 1992 with the lead role in *Kleine Haie*, for which he—alongside Jürgen Vogel and Gedeon Burkhard—received the Bavarian Film Award. In the years that followed, Wiesinger starred in numerous successful German films, including *Der bewegte Mann*, *Frauen sind was Wunderbares*, and *Stadtgespräch*. He also appeared regularly in historical and dramatic productions, such as *Comedian Harmonists*, *14 Tage lebenslänglich*, and *Nichts als die Wahrheit*, starring alongside Götz George. Wiesinger also took on numerous lead roles in television productions, including *Dresden*, *Die Gustloff*, and the series *Die Anwälte*. In 2014, he portrayed former Federal President Christian Wulff in the TV movie *Der Rücktritt*, for which he received the Bavarian Television Award. Since 2015, he has starred—alongside his partner, Bettina Zimmermann—in the self-developed web series *Der Lack ist ab*, which he also directed. Since 2022, he has also been seen in the title role of the crime series *Dr. Hoffmann*. In addition to his work in front of the camera, Kai Wiesinger is active as a voice actor for dubbing and audio dramas. Among other roles, he voiced a character in the animated film *Das große Krabbeln* (the German dub of *A Bug's Life*) and appeared alongside his then-wife, Chantal de Freitas, in the audio drama series *Bibi Blocksberg*.
Known For
Filmography
Families Anders. Zwei sind einer zu viel
Das 1% Quiz – Wie clever ist Deutschland?
Familie Anders
Du sollst hören
Dr. Hoffmann - Die russische Spende
Studio 3 - Live aus Babelsberg
Horst Lichters Traumrouten
The Last Execution
Der Herr des Waldes
Takeover
Money. Murder. Zurich.: Borchert and the murderous greed
Linda Zervakis: Alles auf Anfang
Genial daneben - Das Quiz
Abendshow
Lucky Loser
Die Konfirmation
Gut zu Vögeln
Wer weiß denn sowas?
Der Lack ist ab
Der Rücktritt
MDR um 4
Der Tote im Eis
Mit geradem Rücken
The Hunt for the Amber Room
Im Leben von …
Flirtcamp
Wunderkinder
Frühling
Residual Risk
Spear of Destiny
Until Nothing Remains
Gier
Der gestiefelte Kater
Liebling, weck die Hühner auf
Unschuld
Markus Lanz
The Reason Why
M/S Gustloff
Die Anwälte
Liebe nach Rezept
Durch Himmel und Hölle
Unter Mordverdacht - Ich kämpfe um uns
Kommissar Stolberg
Dresden
Willkommen daheim
Zwei gegen zwei
Honey Baby
Hunger auf Leben
Seven Weeks In Italy
ZIBB
Nachtschicht
The Tenth Summer
Fallen Angels
Poppitz
Dracula
Dracula's Kiss
Leo & Claire
Labyrinth of Lies
Antonia
Murder on the Orient Express
Emil and the Detectives
Highway Society
Menschen der Woche
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
After the Truth
Volle Kanne
Terror in the Mall
Die Unbestechliche
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
The Harmonists
Hunger - Addicted to Love
Still Movin'
14 Days to Life
Greenhorn
Tietjen und Bommes
Zimmer frei!
Honeymoon
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Talk of the Town
Unter Druck
The Sunset Boys
Der Leihmann
Stirb für mich
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
Die Kommissarin
Maybe... Maybe Not
Frauen sind was Wunderbares
Backbeat
Ein starkes Team
Little Sharks
Morgenmagazin
Riverboat
DAS!
ZDF-Mittagsmagazin
Blauer Panther
Nachtcafé
Das Traumschiff
A Case For Two
Auf Achse
Bavarian Film Awards
NDR Talk Show
Kölner Treff
3 nach 9
Scene of the Crime
German Film Award
Bambi