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Nicolai Tegeler

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Nicolai Tegeler is an award-winning German producer, director, writer and founder of the 2021 opened iLikeStories GmbH in Berlin, also known as iLS-Films. Together with his co-founder Tobias York and their production liaison, the award-winning German producer, director and writer Jessie Kerry, the company creates and produces a broad spectrum of MADE IN GERMANY theatrical, TV, Web and Streaming content for the European and the North-American market.

Nicolai (Nico) comes from a family of actors. His mother is Melitta Tegeler, his grandfather was the actor Ludwig Kerscher. At the age of 15 he joined an off-theatre group. His first TV gig was a leading role in an episode for ARD in Dr. Sommerfeld - Neues vom Bülowbogen (1997). After a stay in New York, he completed his acting training at the Fritz Kirchhoff School in Berlin from 2000 to 2003, graduating with stage maturity. Since then, Nicolai has appeared in numerous television, film and stage roles, making him one of Germany's well-known faces on stage and in front of the camera.

In 2009 he founded the film production company Colafilm together with Alexander Kiersch.

In 2016, Nicolai & Alexander realized the feature film When Edith's Bells Toll (2016) - a trashy, funny Christmas comedy. Edition Salzgeber distributed the film and it was shown nationally and internationally at various film festivals and can now also be found on the streaming service Amazon Prime. Nicolai co-directed this feature film.

In 2019/2020 Nicolai realized the feature film Zu den Sternen (2020) on his own and in a joint production with Cellophane Films and iLikeStories. The movie ran nationally and internationally at various film festivals, winning multiple awards. It is his second feature film, but the first he has directed entirely on his own. The feature film was shown in selected cinemas in Germany and Austria in autumn 2021. In addition, the public broadcaster MDR acquired the license rights for 3 years.

Since 2015 he has been speaking the role of Hutchinson Hatch in the radio play series Professor van Dusen, based on Michael Koser, as Klaus Herm's successor.

Since 2019, Tegeler has been moderating the talk-show format "Tegeler meets..." on Hauptstadt TV. As the show's host, he introduces the viewer to various personalities and their favorite places in the city.
BornFebruary 12, 1978
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    • 16 wins & 15 nominations

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Behind The Scenes of "To The Stars", directed by Nicolai Tegeler
Red Carpet Event for the Premiere of "To The Stars", directed by Nicolai Tegeler
Biggy van Blond, Ades Zabel, Nicolai Tegeler, Bob Schneider, and Stefan Kuschner in When Edith's Bells Toll (2016)
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Manhattan Henge Film Festival Award for "Best Foreign Film" (2020)
Director's Portrait "Nicolai Tegeler on Set"
Red Carpet Event for the Premiere of "To The Stars", directed by Nicolai Tegeler
Director's Portrait "Nicolai Tegeler" (2018/2019)

Known for

Günter Barton, Florian Martens, Marco Candiago, and Nicolai Tegeler in Zu den Sternen (2020)
Zu den Sternen
8.0
  • Director
  • 2020
When Edith's Bells Toll (2016)
When Edith's Bells Toll
5.7
  • Director
  • 2016
Whisper - Between the Shades of Time
Whisper - Between the Shades of Time
  • Generalmajor Hans-Georg von Altenstadt
    Wang: The Dragon King
    Wang: The Dragon King
    TV Series
    • Producer

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      Director

      • Memories (2022)
        Memories
        • Director
        • Short
        • 2022
      • Günter Barton, Florian Martens, Marco Candiago, and Nicolai Tegeler in Zu den Sternen (2020)
        Zu den Sternen
        • Director
        • 2020
      • When Edith's Bells Toll (2016)
        When Edith's Bells Toll
        • co-director
        • 2016

      Actor

      • Steam City
        • Completed
        • 2015
      • The Vagabonds (2022)
        The Vagabonds
        • Peter
        • 2022
      • Marcus Grüsser, Eva Habermann, Wolfgang S. Zechmayer, Elias Eisold, Mascha Paul, Nicolai Tegeler, Simon Böer, Caroline Hartig, Tom Böttcher, Emma Schweiger, Christoph Wieczorek, Alexander König, Lilly Liefers, Arved Friese, Krishna Ashu Bhati, and Hussein Eliraqui in The Ugly Truth (2021)
        The Ugly Truth
        • Bennys Vater
        • 2021
      • Browser Ballett - Satire in Serie (2021)
        Browser Ballett - Satire in Serie
        • TV Series
        • 2021
      • Marco Girnth, Melanie Marschke, Amy Mußul, and Johannes Hendrik Langer in Leipzig Homicide (2001)
        Leipzig Homicide
        • Karl Benz
        • TV Series
        • 2021
      • Hoonah and Christoph Schechinger in Das Findelkind (2019)
        Käthe und ich
        • Physiotherapeut Joshua
        • TV Mini Series
        • 2019–2020
      • Bettys Diagnose (2015)
        Bettys Diagnose
        • Stefan Petersen
        • TV Series
        • 2020
      • Tim Bergmann in Zerbrochen - Ein Fall für Dr. Abel (2019)
        Zerbrochen - Ein Fall für Dr. Abel
        • Kai Westermann
        • TV Movie
        • 2019
      • Heike Reichenwallner and Tilla Kratochwil in Stunden der Entscheidung - Angela Merkel und die Flüchtlinge (2019)
        Stunden der Entscheidung - Angela Merkel und die Flüchtlinge
        • Journalist
        • TV Movie
        • 2019
      • The Walking Cold (2018)
        The Walking Cold
        • Man In House
        • Short
        • 2018
      • Zersetzt - Ein Fall für Dr. Abel (2018)
        Zersetzt - Ein Fall für Dr. Abel
        • Kai Westermann
        • TV Movie
        • 2018
      • Circle of Life (2004)
        Circle of Life
        • Raymund Klose
        • TV Series
        • 2018
      • die Expats (2018)
        die Expats
        • Max
        • 2018
      • Was wir wissen
        • Lehrer
        • Short
        • 2017
      • Sweet Candy (2017)
        Sweet Candy
        • Blogger in Berlin
        • Short
        • 2017
      • Ehebrecher und andere Unschuldslämmer (2018)
        Chaos-Queens
        • Maisenfreund007
        • TV Series
        • 2017

      Producer

      • Wang: The Dragon King
        • producer
        • In Development
        • TV Series
      • Günter Barton, Florian Martens, Marco Candiago, and Nicolai Tegeler in Zu den Sternen (2020)
        Zu den Sternen
        • producer
        • 2020
      • When Edith's Bells Toll (2016)
        When Edith's Bells Toll
        • producer
        • 2016
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      Mood Reel (2013)

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