Ulrich Noethen

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 Germanys 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 pastors 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 grandmothers maiden name His theater career began in the mid1980s 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 Nights 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 wellknown 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 AdolfGrimmePreis and multiple nominations for the German Film Award He lives in BerlinCharlottenburg and is in a relationship with the writer Alina Bronsky