Oliver Masucci | |
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 Masucci in 2014 | |
| Born | 6 December 1968 |
| Alma mater | Berlin University of the Arts (1990–1994) |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | masucci |
Oliver Masucci (born 6 December 1968) is a German actor. He is best known internationally for the role of Adolf Hitler in the 2015 film adaptation of the satirical novel Look Who's Back , Ulrich Nielsen in the Netflix series Dark, and Anton Vogel in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore .
He was born in Stuttgart, but raised in Bonn. [1] His father is Italian, his mother German. The family ran several restaurants in Bonn. He has three children. [2]
Masucci played Adolf Hitler in Er ist wieder da ( Look Who's Back ), adapted from the book of the same name. Some scenes were unscripted and consisted of filming the reactions of people on the street to Masucci as he traveled the country dressed up as Hitler. Masucci was surprised to find that many people acted as if they were glad to see the Nazi leader. He has used the opportunity to speak out against racism. [3] The role earned him a nomination as best actor in a leading role at the Deutscher Filmpreis in 2016.
Masucci became famous for his 2017 to 2020 role as Ulrich Nielsen on Netflix’s German language time travel show Dark. “‘For the world, of course, I became famous with Dark. And that was pretty nice, because I have friends everywhere now. When I go to Rome, I get treated very well in the restaurants, and I get treated very well on the streets in New York. No one’s screaming and shouting, and I hope it will never be that way, because for the moment, this is quite nice,’ says Masucci.” [4]
Masucci portrayed German film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder in the 2020 film Enfant Terrible directed by Oskar Roehler.
In 2023, Masucci starred, as the hotel manager, in the film The Palace by Roman Polanski. [5] [6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Andy | Andy | |
| 1999 | Schwarz greift ein – Schlag auf Schlag | Ricky Ohlsen | |
| 2001 | Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman | Lohengrin | |
| 2002 | Madrid | Karl | |
| 2002 | The Red Jacket | Bavarian Soldier | |
| 2003 | Wir können alles. Außer Hollywood: Independent Days Vol. 01. | ||
| 2004 | Blood of the Templars | Ares de Saintclair | |
| 2005 | Cologne P.D. – Santa Mortale | Daniel Rosi | |
| 2005 | SK Kölsch | Johann Hinkel | |
| 2006 | Crocodile Alert | Killiak | |
| 2009 | Volcano | Gernot | |
| 2011 | Was ihr wollt | Antonio | |
| 2015 | Look Who's Back | Adolf Hitler | |
| 2015 | Berlin One | Victor Parkov | |
| 2016 | Die vierte Gewalt | Tobias Weishaupt | |
| 2016 | Tatort: Zahltag | Luan Berisha | |
| 2016 | Winnetou | Ugly Joe | |
| 2017 | 4 Blocks | Hagen Kutscha | |
| 2017 | Dark | Ulrich Nielsen | |
| 2018 | Dengler: Fremde Wasser | ||
| 2018 | Spielmacher | Dejans | |
| 2018 | Herrliche Zeiten | Claus Müller-Todt | |
| 2018 | Never Look Away | Professor Antonius van Verten | |
| 2018 | Lysis | Father | |
| 2019 | When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit | Arthur Kemper | |
| 2020 | Enfant Terrible | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | |
| 2021 | Tribes of Europa | Moses | |
| 2021 | The Girlfriend Experience | Georges Verhoeven | |
| 2021 | Die Schachnovelle | Dr. Josef Bartok | |
| 2022 | Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore | Anton Vogel | |
| 2022 | Day Shift | Klaus | |
| 2023 | The Swarm | Capt. Jasper Alban | |
| 2023 | The Palace | Hansueli Kopf | [7] |
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