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Lars Eidinger

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Lars Eidinger
The story of Marie-Laure, a blind French teenager, and Werner, a German soldier, whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.
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All the Light We Cannot See (2023)
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Lars Eidinger, born in Berlin, studied at the prestigious Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Art in Berlin.

Since 1999 he has been an ensemble member at the Berliner Schaubühne. His portrayals of Hamlet and Richard III. in the productions of Thomas Ostermeier were internationally acclaimed and made him into a formative actor of the Schaubühne.

Next to his theater work, Lars Eidinger is featured in numerous national and international cinema and television productions, amongst others in Alle Anderen (directed by Maren Ade, 2008), Goltzius & The Pelican Company (directed by Peter Greenaway, 2011), Was bleibt (directed by Hans-Christian Schmid, 2011), Tatort - Borowski und der stille Gast (directed by Christian Alvart, 2012), Clouds of Sils Maria (directed by Olivier Assayas, 2013), Familienfest (directed by Lars Kraume, 2014), Personal Shopper (directed by Olivier Assayas, 2015), SS-GB (BBC, directed by Philipp Kadelbach, 2015), Mathilda (directed by Alexey Uchitel, 2014-15), Die Blumen von gestern (directed by Chris Kraus, 2015), Terror (directed by Lars Kraume, 2016), Werk ohne Autor (directed by F. H. v. Donnersmarck), Babylon Berlin (directed by Tom Tykwer, Hendrik Handloegten, Achim von Borries), Sense 8 (directed by Lana and Lilli Wachowski), Twins (directed by Lamberto Bava, 2016), Maryline (directed by Guillaume Gallienne, 2016), Dumbo (directed by Tim Burton, 2017), High Life (directed by Claire Denis, 2017).

Alle Anderen by Maren Ade, in which Lars Eidinger plays the male lead role alongside Birgit Minichmayr, was awarded the Silver Bear of the Berlinale in 2009. He was nominated for the German TV Prize as Best Actor in 2010 for Verhältnisse and 2013 for Polizeiruf - Der Tod macht Engel aus uns allen. In 2013, Lars Eidinger received the German Film Critics' Prize as Best Actor and in 2014 the Grimme Award. In 2017, Lars Eidinger was again nominated fort he German TV Prize as Best Actor for Terror and Familienfest, which won the prize as Best Film.

In addition to acting, Lars Eidinger is a musician and DJ. He lives in Berlin.
BornJanuary 21, 1976
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  • Awards
    • 8 wins & 15 nominations

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Juliette Binoche and Lars Eidinger in Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
Lars Eidinger in Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
Lars Eidinger in See You at Regis Debray (2005)
Lars Eidinger in See You at Regis Debray (2005)
Lars Eidinger in See You at Regis Debray (2005)
Lars Eidinger in Shades of Guilt (2015)
Jennifer Ulrich and Lars Eidinger in Shades of Guilt (2015)
Lars Eidinger in Shades of Guilt (2015)
Lars Eidinger in Shades of Guilt (2015)
Lars Eidinger and Victoria Schulz in Dora or The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents (2015)
Lars Eidinger and Victoria Schulz in Dora or The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents (2015)
Lars Eidinger in Foyle's War (2002)

Known for

Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart in Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
Clouds of Sils Maria
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  • Klaus Diesterweg
  • 2014
Kristen Stewart in Personal Shopper (2016)
Personal Shopper
6.1
  • Ingo
  • 2016
Home for the Weekend (2012)
Home for the Weekend
6.5
  • Marko Heidtmann
  • 2012
Nahuel Pérez Biscayart and Lars Eidinger in Persian Lessons (2020)
Persian Lessons
7.4
  • Klaus Koch
  • 2020

Credits

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Actor

  • All the Light We Cannot See
    • Sergeant Major Reinhold von Rumpel
    • Post-production
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2023
  • Sterben
    • Tom
    • In Production
  • Kafka
    • In Production
    • TV Mini Series
  • Projection
    • Post-production
  • Twins
    • Father Paul
    • Post-production
  • Babylon Berlin (2017)
    Babylon Berlin
    • Alfred Nyssen
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2022
  • Don Cheadle, May Nivola, Greta Gerwig, Adam Driver, and Raffey Cassidy in White Noise (2022)
    White Noise
    • Mr. Gray
    • 2022
  • Jeanne Balibar, Vincent Macaigne, Carrie Brownstein, Lars Eidinger, Alicia Vikander, Byron Bowers, Devon Ross, and Adria Arjona in Irma Vep (2022)
    Irma Vep
    • Gottfried von Schack
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Isabelle Huppert in About Joan (2022)
    About Joan
    • Tim Ardenne
    • 2022
  • Faking Hitler (2021)
    Faking Hitler
    • Gerd Heidemann
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • Howalds Fall (1990)
    Tatort
    • Paul Muthesius
    • Kai Korthals
    • Daniel Tretschok
    • TV Series
    • 2010–2021
  • Devid Striesow, Lars Eidinger, and Luise Heyer in The Last Execution (2021)
    The Last Execution
    • Dr. Franz Walter
    • 2021
  • Me and the Others (2021)
    Me and the Others
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • Barbara Auer, Matthias Habich, Ulrich Matthes, Götz Schubert, Ina Weisse, Anna Maria Mühe, and Lars Eidinger in Playing God (2020)
    Playing God
    • Rechtsanwalt Biegler
    • TV Movie
    • 2020
  • Nina Hoss and Lars Eidinger in My Little Sister (2020)
    My Little Sister
    • Sven
    • 2020
  • Nahuel Pérez Biscayart and Lars Eidinger in Persian Lessons (2020)
    Persian Lessons
    • Klaus Koch
    • 2020
  • The Coronation (2019)
    The Coronation
    • Nicholas II of Russia
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2019
  • Eva Green and Zélie Boulant in Proxima (2019)
    Proxima
    • Thomas Akerman
    • 2019
  • Danny DeVito, Danny Elfman, Michael Keaton, Colin Farrell, Derek Frey, Rick Heinrichs, Ehren Kruger, Deobia Oparei, Roshan Seth, Ben Davis, Eva Green, Joseph Gatt, Frank Bourke, Sharon Rooney, Ragevan Vasan, Finley Hobbins, Nico Parker, and Zenaida Alcalde in Dumbo (2019)
    Dumbo
    • Hans Brugelbecker
    • 2019
  • M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (2019)
    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
    • Vater Elsie
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2019

Composer

  • Anne Tismer in Nora (2003)
    Nora
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 2003

Soundtrack

  • Home for the Weekend (2012)
    Home for the Weekend
    • performer: "Du lässt Dich geh'n" (Tu te laisses aller)
    • 2012

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  • Height
    • 6′ 2¾″ (1.90 m)
  • Born
    • January 21, 1976
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Spouse
    • Ulrike Eidinger? - present (1 child)
  • Other works
    Music videos for Deichkind: "Richtig gutes Zeug", "Keine Party" and "Dinge"

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    Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival in 2016.

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