Devid Striesow
Devid Striesow (born 1 October 1973[1] in Bergen auf Rügen, East Germany) is a German actor.
After his school education, he moved to Berlin to start an apprenticeship as a goldsmith but the goldsmith's business went bankrupt before Striesow could start. The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 changed his life plans, so he went back to school to take his Abitur. Initially, he studied jazz guitar. He then applied to the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts, Berlin. His graduating class of 1999 included Nina Hoss and Fritzi Haberlandt.
He performs in theatre, film (since 2000) and television (since 1999). He starred as "Sturmbannführer Herzog" (Bernhard Krüger) in Stefan Ruzowitzky's 2007 film The Counterfeiters, which was awarded the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for that year. Striesow is also a speaker for audiobooks.
Striesow has been married to his manager Ines Ganzberger since 2018. They are parents to a son (born 2016) and live in Berlin. His son Ludwig Simon (born 1996) from a previous relationship is also an actor. There are three other children from a previous marriage.
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | What to Do in Case of Fire? | ||
| 2002 | Bungalow | ||
| 2003 | Distant Lights | ||
| 2004 | Marseille | ||
| Before the Fall | Feldwebel | ||
| Downfall | Fritz Tornow | ||
| 2005 | I Am Guilty | Matin Steeb, Jr. | |
| 2006 | Eden | Xaver | |
| 2007 | Yella | Philipp | |
| The Counterfeiters | |||
| Head Under Water | Richard Sammer | ||
| The Heart Is a Dark Forest | Thomas | ||
| 2009 | I've Never Been Happier | ||
| 12 Paces Without a Head | |||
| Vision | Frederick Barbarossa | ||
| This Is Love | Roland | ||
| 2010 | Three | Adam | |
| 2011 | A Good Summer | Wilfried Gross | TV film |
| 2014 | Age of Cannibals | Frank Öllers | |
| We Are Young. We Are Strong | Martin | ||
| Till Eulenspiegel | Klaas Wüllenwever | TV film | |
| 2015 | A Decent Man | Thomas | |
| I'm Off Then | Hape Kerkeling | ||
| 2017 | Luther and I | Martin Luther | TV film |
| 2022 | All Quiet on the Western Front | General Friedrichs | |
| 2023 | When Will It Be Again Like It Never Was Before | Richard Meyerhoff |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | Für alle Fälle Stefanie | Two episodes | |
| 2008 | Dr. Psycho – Die Bösen, die Bullen, meine Frau und ich | Episode: "Der doppelte Psycho" | |
| 2011 | Der Kriminalist | Episode: "Der Beschützer" | |
| 2011 | Schloss Einstein | One episode | |
| 2011, 2014 | The Old Fox | Two episodes | |
| 2013 | Großstadtrevier | Episode: "Wer einmal zahlt, zahlt immer" | |
| 2015 | Schuld nach Ferdinand von Schirach | Episode: "Der Andere" | |
| 2019–20 | Dignity | Bernard Hausmann | Main role |
References
- "Devid Striesow im Interview: "Ein Kind muss alles können"". www.rnz.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-05-10.
