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Urs Rechn

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Urs Rechn was born in the former GDR, on January 18. 1978, in Halle/Saale, (Saxony - Anhalt, Germany,) to Günther Rechn (a renowned painter and graphic artist from Eastern Germany, GDR) and Beate Rechn, and was the second of their three children.

From 1987 onwards, Urs Rechn attended the Special Grammar School for Music "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" in Halle, where he excelled in Violoncello, French Horn and Singing. After the Fall of the Berlin Wall, the family relocated to Cottbus, Brandenburg, where Urs Rechn attended the 1. Academic High School for Music and Fine Arts "Heinrich Heine" and the Konservatorium Cottbus, where he protrude from the classes as the Junior Conductor of the youth symphony orchestra and brass band.

Despite having received no formal previous teaching in acting, Urs Rechn segued into an acting career, encouraged by the honoured and renowned East German Director and Impresario Christoph Schroth. He appeared on the stage plays "Hamlet" (1995), "The Beaver Coat" (1996) and "Steig' in das Traumboot der Liebe" (1996)and as a chorister in the Opera "The Magic Flute" (1995) on the State Theater Cottbus.

In 1997, owing to conscription , Urs Rechn went to the German paratroops and later to the German special forces. In the meantime, he played in several TV episodes thanks to an agreement with his Colonel. Upon completion of the active service in 2002, Urs Rechn attended the University of Music and Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" and graduated in 2004. He became then - and still is - a visiting scholar at this very institution.

Urs Rechn has been performing most of his acting time on stage: 2003-2005 Staatsschauspiel Dresden, 2005-2007 Landestheater Tübingen, 2008-2013 Theater Chemnitz, e.g.: "The Seagull" - Treblev / "A Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" - Brick / "The Merchant of Venice" - Antonio / "Julius Caesar" - Marcus Antonius / "Caligula" - Caligula / "A Streetcar Named Desire" - Stanley Kowalski / "The Threepenny Opera" - Jonathan Peachum.
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Urs Rechn and Natalia Witmer in Leipzig Homicide (2001)
Urs Rechn and Natalia Witmer in Leipzig Homicide (2001)
Petra Kleinert, Urs Rechn, Andreas Schmidt-Schaller, and Anna Stieblich in Leipzig Homicide (2001)
Urs Rechn, Todd Charmont, László Nemes, Géza Röhrig, and Clara Royer at an event for Son of Saul (2015)
Urs Rechn and Géza Röhrig at an event for Son of Saul (2015)
Gábor Rajna, Urs Rechn, Todd Charmont, Gábor Sipos, László Nemes, Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Amitai Kedar, and Clara Royer at an event for Son of Saul (2015)
Mátyás Erdély, Gábor Rajna, Urs Rechn, Todd Charmont, Gábor Sipos, László Nemes, Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, and Clara Royer at an event for Son of Saul (2015)
Urs Rechn, Todd Charmont, László Nemes, Géza Röhrig, and Levente Molnár at an event for Son of Saul (2015)
Gábor Rajna, Urs Rechn, Todd Charmont, Gábor Sipos, Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Amitai Kedar, and Clara Royer at an event for Son of Saul (2015)

Known for

Son of Saul (2015)
Son of Saul
7.4
  • Oberkapo Biederman
  • 2015
X Company (2015)
X Company
7.6
TV Series
  • Generalfeldmarschall Brandt
Boris Aljinovic, Francis Fulton-Smith, Dorkas Kiefer, Rita Lengyel, Thomas Balou Martin, Anke Sevenich, and Lisa Wolf in Klinikum Berlin Mitte - Leben in Bereitschaft (2000)
Klinikum Berlin Mitte - Leben in Bereitschaft
5.9
TV Series
  • Neonazi
Emily Kusche in The Island (2020)
The Island
6.7
TV Series
  • Mikkel Schwarting

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Actor

  • Hounds of War
    • Post-production
  • Fette Kumpelz
    • Completed
  • Ze Network (2022)
    Ze Network
  • Engelmacher (2016)
    Baltic Crimes
  • The Ipcress File (2022)
    The Ipcress File
  • Notruf Hafenkante (2007)
    Notruf Hafenkante
  • Emily Kusche in The Island (2020)
    The Island
  • Marco Girnth, Melanie Marschke, Amy Mußul, and Johannes Hendrik Langer in Leipzig Homicide (2001)
    Leipzig Homicide
  • Kostja Ullmann and Kristin Suckow in The Infestation (2021)
    The Infestation
  • Otto Waalkes and Julius Weckauf in Catweazle (2021)
    Catweazle
  • Barbarians (2020)
    Barbarians
  • François Goeske, Timmi Trinks, Luise von Finckh, Larissa Marolt, and Jane Chirwa in Blutige Anfänger (2020)
    Blutige Anfänger
  • Jean Reno, Sadie Frost, Anjelica Huston, Thomas Kretschmann, Urs Rechn, Nicholas Rowe, Elsa Zylberstein, William Abadie, Tómas Lemarquis, Gilles Marini, Joséphine de La Baume, Phin Glynn, Frederick Schmidt, Raj Awasti, Noah Schnapp, and Lukas Sauer in Waiting for Anya (2020)
    Waiting for Anya
  • Felix Kramer and Trystan Pütter in Freies Land (2019)
    Freies Land
    • (voice)
  • Aml Ameen and Roxanne McKee in Inside Man: Most Wanted (2019)
    Inside Man: Most Wanted
  • The Capture (2019)
    The Capture
  • Police Call 110 (1971)
    Police Call 110

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    • Urs Rechn
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    • January 18, 1978
    • Halle, Saale, Germany
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  • Other works
    Staatsschauspiel Dresden, actor, stage plays e.g.: The Merchant of Venice - playing Antonio; The Seagull - playing Treblev; Caligula - playing Caligula; A Cat on a hot tin Roof - playing Brick;

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