Ulrich Noethen
Acting
- Born:
- 1959-11-18
- Place of birth:
- Munich, Germany
Biography
Ulrich Noethen (born Ulrich Schmid; * November 18, 1959, in Munich) is a German actor, radio drama performer, and audiobook narrator. He is considered one of Germany's most renowned film actors and gained widespread public recognition through his role in the feature film *Comedian Harmonists*. Noethen grew up as the youngest of five children in a pastor's family. After graduating from high school in Augsburg, he initially studied law before deciding to pursue acting; he subsequently completed his studies at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart. He adopted the stage name "Noethen" from his grandmother's maiden name. His theater career began in the mid-1980s at the *Städtische Bühnen Freiburg* (Freiburg Municipal Theaters). Further engagements took him to venues such as the *Schauspiel Köln* (Cologne Playhouse) and the *Staatliche Schauspielbühnen Berlin* (Berlin State Theaters), where he distinguished himself with roles in classics such as *Faust* and *A Midsummer Night's Dream*. He achieved his cinematic breakthrough in 1997 with the role of Harry Frommermann in *Comedian Harmonists*. For this performance, he received the German Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, as well as the Bavarian Film Award. Numerous other defining roles in film and television followed. Among his most well-known works are the family films *Das Sams*, *Bibi Blocksberg*, and *Das fliegende Klassenzimmer*. In *Der Untergang* (Downfall), he played Heinrich Himmler, while in *Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler* (My Führer – The Truly Truest Truth About Adolf Hitler), he offered a satirical interpretation of the same historical figure. Other significant productions include *Gripsholm*, *Ein fliehendes Pferd*, *Hannah Arendt*, and *Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank* (The Diary of Anne Frank), in which he portrayed Otto Frank. Since 2014, Noethen has starred as the psychiatrist Dr. Jessen in the crime series *Neben der Spur*. Additionally, he appeared as Ferdinand Sauerbruch in the historical drama series *Charité*. Noethen has received numerous awards and honors, including the *Goldene Kamera* (Golden Camera), the *Adolf-Grimme-Preis*, and multiple nominations for the German Film Award. He lives in Berlin-Charlottenburg and is in a relationship with the writer Alina Bronsky.
Known For
Filmography
Makellos - Eine kurze Welle des Glücks
Miss Sophie - Same Procedure as Every Year
Parallel Me
Josefa’s Return
Wendland
The Wasp
Furia
Ku'damm 63
Louis van Beethoven
Unterleuten: The Torn Village
Vienna Blood
St. Louis
The German Lesson
Ku'damm 59
54 Hours: The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis
Babylon Berlin
Charité
Departure
NSU German History X
The Diary of Anne Frank
The General Case
Quizduell-Olymp
Die Eisläuferin
Wer weiß denn sowas?
Deutschland
Neben der Spur
Unexpected
Pettson and Findus: A Little Nuisance, a Great Friendship
Broken Glass Park
Lesenswert
My Husband, An Assassin
The Inventive Lady
Allerleirauh
Moon Man
A Coffee in Berlin
Eine Hand wäscht die Andere
Zwei übern Berg
Hannah Arendt
Sams im Glück
Cracks in the Shell
Kennen Sie Ihren Liebhaber?
Es ist nicht vorbei
The Invisible Girl
The Man with the Bassoon
Von Mäusen und Lügen
The Promise
Hindenburg: The Last Flight
Lügen haben linke Hände
Trau’ niemals deinem Chef
Rumpe und Tuli
Aghet
Henri 4
Erntedank - Ein Allgäu-Krimi
Meine Tochter und der Millionär
Kommissar Süden und der Luftgitarrist
Kommissar Süden und das Geheimnis der Königin
Marie Brand
Long Shadows
Ett enklare liv
Was wenn der Tod uns scheidet
Ein starker Abgang
Teufelsbraten
Mein Nachmittag
Runaway Horse
Life Actually
My Führer
Tsunami oder: Die Maximale Mitmenschlichkeit
Der Kriminalist
Kommissar Stolberg
3satBuchzeit
TKKG - The Secret of the Mysterious Mind Machine
Brecht - Die Kunst zu leben
Silberhochzeit
Ausgerechnet Weihnachten
Thadeusz
Die Luftbrücke
Polly Blue Eyes
Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall'
The Young Schiller
Die Patriarchin
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
Downfall
The Boxer and the Hairdresser
Off Beat
Mörderische Elite
Secret Stories
Jargo
My Magical Friend Sams
The Flying Classroom
I'm The Father
Bibi Blocksberg
Under Suspicion
The Red Jacket
¿De qué lado estás?
The Slurb
Heirate mir!
Das Rätsel des blutroten Rubins
Vera Brühne
Gripsholm
Menschen der Woche
Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace
The Green Desert
Deutscher Fernsehpreis
Jew-boy Levi
Volle Kanne
Beresina
Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt
Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet
Siska
Busenfreunde 2 - Alles wird gut!
Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari
The Harmonists
Mein ist die Rache
The Scorpion
The Deep End
Busenfreunde
Lautlose Schritte
Der Parkhausmörder
Sperling
Die Partner
Zwei Brüder
Rosa Roth
Im Namen des Gesetzes
Stadtklinik
Morgenmagazin
Blauer Panther
Eurocops
Goldene Kamera
A Case For Two
Bavarian Film Awards
NDR Talk Show
The Old Fox
Polizeiruf 110
Scene of the Crime
Grimme Award
German Film Award
Bambi
Das Sams in Gefahr
Love & Chaos