Kai Wiesinger

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Kai Wiesinger
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Wiesinger in 2012
Born (1966-04-16) 16 April 1966 (age 56)
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present
Website kaiwiesinger.de

Kai Wiesinger (born 16 April 1966) is a German actor. [1]

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Life and work

Wiesinger began taking private acting lessons as a teenager. After his civil service, he became an acting student in Munich. He has been active on German television and in films since 1992. [1]

Selected filmography

Film

List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 Little Sharks Johannes
1994 Der bewegte Mann Ripper
Backbeat Klaus Voormann
1995 Talk of the Town René Krauss
Pakten Fritz Becker
1997 14 Days to Life Konrad von Seidlitz
Comedian Harmonists Erwin Bootz
1999 After the Truth Peter Rohm
2001 Emil and the Detectives Knut Tischbein
2002 Poppitz Ben
2016 Gut zu Vögeln Tillmann

Television

List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown
YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Jurgen1 episode
Auf Achse Toni Teuffel7 episodes
1998 Terror in the Mall Chris MaratosTV film
2001 Murder on the Orient Express Philip von StraussTV film
2002 Dracula Dr. Seward 2 episodes
2005–21 Tatort Various characters3 episodes
2006 Dresden Simon GoldbergTV film
Stolberg Christoph Katzmann1 episode
2007 Die Anwälte Sebastian Britten8 episodes
2009 Ein starkes Team Harald Berg1 episode
2010 Until Nothing Remains Dr. Gerd RuppertTV film
2011 Ein Fall für zwei Stefan Freiberg1 episode

Awards and recognition

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References

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