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August Diehl at an event for The Ninth Day (2004)

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August Diehl

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  • Born
    January 4, 1976 · Berlin, Germany
  • Height
    5′ 11″ (1.80 m)

Biography

    • August Diehl was born on January 4, 1976 in Berlin, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Inglourious Basterds (2009), A Hidden Life (2019) and The King's Man (2021). He was previously married to Julia Malik.

Family

  • Spouse
      Julia Malik(1999 - 2016) (divorced, 2 children)
  • Parents
      Hans Diehl
  • Relatives
      Jakob Diehl(Sibling)

Trademarks

  • Often appears in holocaust dramas, either as Nazi officers or Jewish prisoners

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  • Speaks German, French, English and Spanish.
  • Chosen "most important German actor of today" by "Gala" magazine (May 2006).
  • Studied acting at the renowned "Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch". While he was still a student there, he was already heavily engaged in stage work and also participated in 23 (1998).
  • His family moved a lot while he was growing up. He lived in Hamburg, Vienna, Düsseldorf and Paris. He graduated from school (Abitur) in Bavaria/Germany.
  • Father is actor Hans Diehl, his mother is a costume designer. He has a brother.

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  • [2018] [My addictions are] smoking, drinking, texts, music. If I were to give up one of them, I would develop a new one immediately. Thank God they never got so much out of control yet that they made me lose my way. Nevertheless, it remains a balancing act.

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