Peter Lohmeyer

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Peter Lohmeyer
2012-05-31 Studio Hamburg Nachwuchspreis DSCF0603.jpg
Lohmeyer in 2012
Born (1962-01-22) 22 January 1962 (age 62)
OccupationActor
Years active1980–present
Spouse(s) Sarah Wiener
From 2008 to July 2014 [1]

Peter Lohmeyer (born 22 January 1962 in Niedermarsberg) is a German actor. [2] He has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1980.

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Life and career

Lohmeyer is the youngest of three children of the Protestant pastor Dieter Lohmeyer and his wife. Due to his father's profession, he completed his school education at various places. From 1972–1974 he attended the Albrecht-Dürer-Gymnasium in Hagen, the Eberhard-Ludwigs-Gymnasium in Stuttgart from 1974 to 1976, and the Stadtgymnasium Dortmund from 1976 to 1981. From 1982 to 1984 he received acting lessons at the Westfälische Schauspielschule in Bochum, but left without graduating.

Lohmeyer made his stage debut in the play called Was heißt hier Liebe at the Schauspielhaus Bochum. Afterwards he performed at theatres in Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Hamburg, and at the Schiller Theater in Berlin. In 2009 he returned to the Schauspielhaus Bochum for a new stage version of the play Menschen im Hotel. He took on his first role in a TV movie called Der Kampfschwimmer in 1983. Afterwards he took role in the TV movie Alles Paletti. Loymeyer made his film debut in the comedy Tiger, Lion, Panther in 1988. He became famous with Die Straßen von Berlin (1995 to 1998) and The Miracle of Bern (Das Wunder von Bern, 2003, by Sönke Wortmann). Lohmeyer also played leading roles in movies by Peter Lichtefeld, a German film director, including the road movie Trains'n'Roses , which earned him a German Film Award. In 2005 he was seen in The Day Bobby Ewing Died  [ de ] by Lars Jessen. Lohmeyer received the German Film Award in Gold for Trains'n'Roses and in 2000 he received a Bavarian TV Award for Der Elefant in meinem Bett.

Lohmeyer has four children from two different relationships. He and his former partner, camera assistant Katrin Klamroth, have three children (Lola Klamroth, Louis Klamroth and Leila Lynn Klamroth). His fourth son, Ivo Lohmeyer, comes from another relationship. From 2008 to July 2014 he was married to Sarah Wiener.

Selected filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
1989Tiger, Lion, PantherFlorian Dominik Graf
1990 The Gamblers  [ de ]Jojo Dominik Graf
Neuner  [ de ]Kurt Werner Masten  [ de ]
1991HausmännerMike Peter Timm  [ de ]TV film
1992Schlafende HundeThomas Max Färberböck TV film
1993 Kaspar Hauser  [ de ] Leopold von Baden Peter Sehr  [ de ]
1994One of My Oldest FriendsCharley Rainer Kaufmann TV film
1995 Die Eroberung der Mitte  [ de ]Mark Stroemer Robert Bramkamp  [ de ]
Zu treuen Händen  [ de ]Harry SchlenzKonrad SabrautzkyTV film
Bunte Hunde  [ de ]Toni Starek Lars Becker
1996The Killer's MotherTheo Bono Volker Einrauch  [ de ]
Killer Condom Sam HanksMartin Walz
1997RefugeHenri Christoph Schrewe TV film
1998 Trains'n'Roses Kommissar Franck Peter Lichtefeld  [ de ]
Mammamia  [ de ]Daniel Sandra Nettelbeck TV film
Night Time  [ de ]Hauptkommissar Graf Peter Fratzscher
Abgehauen Manfred Krug Frank Beyer TV film
1999Der Elefant in meinem BettLennard Mark Schlichter  [ de ]TV film
2000RecycledMartin Lamm Maria von Heland
2001 Prüfstand VII Wernher von Braun Robert Bramkamp  [ de ]
2002 A Map of the Heart Robert Dominik Graf
2003 The Miracle of Bern Richard Sönke Wortmann
2004 The Wishing Tree  [ de ]Carl Senger Dietmar Klein  [ de ]TV miniseries
2005 The Day Bobby Ewing Died  [ de ]Peter Lars Jessen  [ de ]
Playa del FuturoJan Peter Lichtefeld  [ de ]
Oktoberfest  [ de ]Richard Krüger Johannes Brunner  [ de ]
Obaba Ingeniero Werfell Montxo Armendáriz
2006 Vineta  [ de ]Sebastian Färber Franziska Stünkel  [ de ]
Deepfrozen Ronnie Andy Bausch
2007The Other BoyWinnie Morell Volker Einrauch  [ de ]
Vorne ist verdammt weit weg  [ de ]Johann Griesmaier Thomas Heinemann  [ de ]
2008 Age and Beauty  [ de ]Manni Michael Klier  [ de ]
2010 Give Me Your Heart  [ de ]Alexander Ludwig Nicole Weegmann  [ de ]
2011 Fortress  [ de ]Robert Kirsi Marie Liimatainen  [ de ]
2012 Eine Hand wäscht die andere  [ de ]Johnny Kassowitz Hermine Huntgeburth TV film
2013 Art Girls  [ de ]Peter Maturana / Laurens Maturana Robert Bramkamp  [ de ]
2015 The Girl King Bishop Of Stockholm Mika Kaurismäki
2016 Young Light  [ de ]Konrad Gorny Adolf Winkelmann
TV series
YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Der kleine Vampir – Neue Abenteuer Robert Bohnsack13 episodes
1995–1998 Die Straßen von Berlin Alex Vitalijev10 episodes
2010–2012 Allein gegen die Zeit Mr. Funke26 episodes
2010–2015 Craig Russell's Jan Fabel series Jan Fabel 4 episodes

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References

  1. "Sarah Wiener und Peter Lohmeyer sind getrennt". Der Tagesspiegel Online. 28 July 2014.
  2. "Peter Lohmeyer - Biografie".