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'''Oliver Masucci''' (born 6 December 1968) is a German actor. He is best known for the role of [[Adolf Hitler]] in the [[Look Who's Back (film)|2015 film adaptation]] of the satirical novel ''[[Look Who's Back|Er Ist Wieder Da]]'', and the role of Ulrich Nielsen in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Dark (TV series)|Dark]]''.
'''Oliver Masucci''' (born 6 December 1968) is a German actor. He is best known internationally for the role of [[Adolf Hitler]] in the [[Look Who's Back (film)|2015 film adaptation]] of the satirical novel ''[[Look Who's Back]]'', Ulrich Nielsen in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Dark (TV series)|Dark]],'' and Anton Vogel in ''[[Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore]]''.


==Early life==
==Early life==
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==Career==
==Career==


Masucci played Adolf Hitler in ''Er Ist Wieder Da'' (English: ''[[Look Who's Back (film)|Look Who's Back]]''), adapted from the [[Look Who's Back|book of the same name]]. Some scenes were unscripted and consisted of filming the reactions of people on the street to Masucci as he traveled the country dressed up as Hitler. Masucci was surprised to find that many people acted as if they were glad to see the Nazi leader. He has used the opportunity to speak out against racism.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/610257/Adolf-Hitler-Germany-racism-Oliver-Masucci |title='I dressed as Hitler and people were HAPPY to see me' Actor's racism fears for Germany |last=Hall |first=Allan |author-link=Allan Hall (journalist) |date=6 October 2015 |access-date=10 August 2018 |newspaper=[[Daily Express]] |publisher=[[Express Newspapers]]}}</ref> The role earned him a nomination as best actor in a leading role at the [[Deutscher Filmpreis]] in 2016.
Masucci played Adolf Hitler in ''Er ist wieder da'' (''[[Look Who's Back (film)|Look Who's Back]]''), adapted from the [[Look Who's Back|book of the same name]]. Some scenes were unscripted and consisted of filming the reactions of people on the street to Masucci as he traveled the country dressed up as Hitler. Masucci was surprised to find that many people acted as if they were glad to see the Nazi leader. He has used the opportunity to speak out against racism.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/610257/Adolf-Hitler-Germany-racism-Oliver-Masucci |title='I dressed as Hitler and people were HAPPY to see me' Actor's racism fears for Germany |last=Hall |first=Allan |author-link=Allan Hall (journalist) |date=6 October 2015 |access-date=10 August 2018 |newspaper=[[Daily Express]] |publisher=[[Express Newspapers]]}}</ref> The role earned him a nomination as best actor in a leading role at the [[Deutscher Filmpreis]] in 2016.


Masucci became famous for his 2017 to 2020 role as Ulrich Nielsen on Netflix’s German language time travel show ''Dark''. “‘For the world, of course, I became famous with ''Dark''. And that was pretty nice, because I have friends everywhere now. When I go to Rome, I get treated very well in the restaurants, and I get treated very well on the streets in New York. No one’s screaming and shouting, and I hope it will never be that way, because for the moment, this is quite nice,’ says Masucci.”<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Mullally |first=William |date=21 February 2021|title=‘Oliver Masucci is moving out of the Dark’|url=https://www.esquireme.com/content/50909-oliver-masucci-is-moving-out-of-the-dark|magazine=Esquire|location=Middle East|publisher=Hearst Corporation|access-date=6 March 2021 }}</ref>
Masucci became famous for his 2017 to 2020 role as Ulrich Nielsen on Netflix’s German language time travel show ''Dark''. “‘For the world, of course, I became famous with ''Dark''. And that was pretty nice, because I have friends everywhere now. When I go to Rome, I get treated very well in the restaurants, and I get treated very well on the streets in New York. No one’s screaming and shouting, and I hope it will never be that way, because for the moment, this is quite nice,’ says Masucci.”<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Mullally |first=William |date=21 February 2021|title='Oliver Masucci is moving out of the Dark'|url=https://www.esquireme.com/content/50909-oliver-masucci-is-moving-out-of-the-dark|magazine=Esquire|location=Middle East|publisher=Hearst Corporation|access-date=6 March 2021 }}</ref>


Masucci portrayed German film director [[Rainer Werner Fassbinder]] in the 2020 film ''[[Enfant Terrible (film)|Enfant Terrible]]'' directed by [[Oskar Roehler]].
Masucci portrayed German film director [[Rainer Werner Fassbinder]] in the 2020 film ''[[Enfant Terrible (film)|Enfant Terrible]]'' directed by [[Oskar Roehler]].

In 2023, Masucci starred, as the hotel manager, in the film ''[[The Palace (2023 film)|The Palace]]'' by [[Roman Polanski]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2022/film/global/roman-polanski-the-palace-casts-fantastic-beasts-oliver-masucci-1235240068/ | title=Roman Polanski's 'The Palace' Adds 'Fantastic Beasts' Actor Oliver Masucci, Fanny Ardant (EXCLUSIVE) | date=25 April 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/roman-polanski-the-palace-cannes-venice-1235509927/ | title=Is Roman Polanski's New Film 'The Palace' Going to Cannes or Venice? | date=2 February 2023 }}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|+
!Year
! Year
!Title
! Title
!Role
! Role
! Notes
|-
|-
|1992
|1992
|''Andy''
|''Andy''
|Andy
|Andy
|
|-
|-
|1999
|1999
|''[[Schwarz greift ein]] – Schlag auf Schlag''
|''[[Schwarz greift ein]] – Schlag auf Schlag''
|Ricky Ohlsen
|Ricky Ohlsen
|
|-
|-
|2001
|2001
|''[[Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman]]''
|''[[Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman]]''
|Lohengrin
|Lohengrin
|
|-
|-
|2002
|2002
|''Madrid''
|''Madrid''
|Karl
|Karl
|
|-
|-
|2002
|2002
|''The Red Jacket''
|''The Red Jacket''
|Bavarian Soldier
|Bavarian Soldier
|
|-
|-
|2003
|2003
|''Wir können alles. Außer Hollywood: Independent Days Vol. 01.''
|''Wir können alles. Außer Hollywood: Independent Days Vol. 01.''
|
|
|
|-
|-
|2004
|2004
|''Das Blut der Templer'' (''The Blood of the Templars'')
|''{{Ill|Blood of the Templars|de|Das Blut der Templer}}''
|Ares de Saintclair
|Ares de Saintclair
|
|-
|-
|2005
|2005
|''[[Cologne P.D.]] – Santa Mortale''
|''[[Cologne P.D.]] – Santa Mortale''
|Daniel Rosi
|Daniel Rosi
|
|-
|-
|2005
|2005
|''[[SK Kölsch]]''
|''[[SK Kölsch]]''
|Johann Hinkel
|Johann Hinkel
|
|-
|-
|2006
|2006
|''Zwei zum Fressen gern'' (''Crocodile Alert'')
|''{{Ill|Crocodile Alert|de|Zwei zum Fressen gern}}''
|Killiak
|Killiak
|
|-
|-
|2009
|2009
|''{{ill|Vulkan (film)|lt=Vulkan|de|Vulkan (Film)}}'' (''Volcano'')
|''{{ill|Volcano (2009 film)|de|3=Vulkan (Film)|lt=Volcano}}''
|Gernot
|Gernot
|
|-
|-
|2011
|2011
|''Was ihr wollt''
|''Was ihr wollt''
|Antonio
|Antonio
|
|-
|-
|2015
|2015
|''[[Look Who's Back (film)|Look Who's Back]]''
|''[[Look Who's Back (film)|Look Who's Back]]''
|[[Adolf Hitler]]
|[[Adolf Hitler]]
|
|-
|-
|2015
|2015
|''Mordkommission Berlin 1''
|''{{Ill|Berlin One|de|Mordkommission Berlin 1}}''
|Victor Parkov
|Victor Parkov
|
|-
|-
|2016
|2016
|''Die vierte Gewalt''
|''Die vierte Gewalt''
|Tobias Weishaupt
|Tobias Weishaupt
|
|-
|-
|2016
|2016
|''[[Tatort]]: Zahltag''
|''[[Tatort]]: Zahltag''
|Luan Berisha
|Luan Berisha
|
|-
|-
|2016
|2016
|''[[Winnetou (2016 film)|Winnetou]]''
|''[[Winnetou (2016 film)|Winnetou]]''
|Ugly Joe
|Ugly Joe
|
|-
|-
|2017
|2017
|''[[4 Blocks]]''
|''[[4 Blocks]]''
|Hagen Kutscha
|Hagen Kutscha
|
|-
|-
|2017
|2017
|''[[Dark_(TV_series)|Dark (Netflix)]]''
|''[[Dark (TV series)|Dark]]''
|Ulrich Nielsen
|Ulrich Nielsen
|
|-
|-
|2018
|2018
|''Dengler: Fremde Wasser''
|''Dengler: Fremde Wasser''
|
|
|
|-
|-
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|''Spielmacher''
|''Spielmacher''
|Dejans
|Dejans
|
|-
|-
|2018
|2018
|''[[Herrliche Zeiten]]''
|''[[Herrliche Zeiten]]''
|Claus Müller-Todt
|Claus Müller-Todt
|
|-
|-
|2018
|2018
|''[[Never Look Away]]''
|''[[Never Look Away (2018 film)|Never Look Away]]''
|Professor Antonius van Verten
|Professor Antonius van Verten
|
|-
|-
|2018
|2018
|''Lysis''
|''Lysis''
|Father
|Father
|
|-
|-
|2019
|2019
|''[[When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (film)|When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit]]''
|''[[When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (film)|When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit]]''
|Arthur Kemper
|Arthur Kemper
|
|-
|-
|2020
|2020
|''[[Enfant Terrible (film)|Enfant Terrible]]''
|''[[Enfant Terrible (film)|Enfant Terrible]]''
|[[Rainer Werner Fassbinder]]
|[[Rainer Werner Fassbinder]]
|
|-
|-
|2021
|2021
|''[[Tribes of Europa (TV series)|Tribes of Europa]]''
|''[[Tribes of Europa (TV series)|Tribes of Europa]]''
|Moses
|Moses
|
|-
|-
|2021
|2021
|''[[The Girlfriend Experience (TV series)|The Girlfriend Experience]]''
|''[[The Girlfriend Experience (TV series)|The Girlfriend Experience]]''
|Georges Verhoeven
|Georges Verhoeven
|
|-
|2021
|''[[:de:Schachnovelle (2021)|Die Schachnovelle]]''
|Dr. Josef Bartok
|
|-
|-
|2022
|2022
|''[[Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore]]''
|''[[Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore]]''
|Anton Vogel
|Head of the International Confederation of Wizards
|
|-
|-
| TBA
| 2022
| ''[[Day Shift (film)|Day Shift]]''
| ''[[Day Shift (film)|Day Shift]]''
|Klaus
| Filming<ref name="Deadline">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/dave-franco-natasha-liu-bordizzo-steve-howey-jamie-foxx-netflixs-dayshift-1234725662/ |title=Dave Franco, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Steve Howey, More Join Jamie Foxx In Netflix's 'Day Shift' |first=Justin|last=Kroll|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=1 April 2021|access-date=4 May 2021}}</ref>
|
|-
| 2023
| ''[[The Swarm (TV series)|The Swarm]]''
|Capt. Jasper Alban
|
|-
|-
| 2023
| ''[[The Palace (2023 film)|The Palace]]''
|Hansueli Kopf
| <ref name="Cannes">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/global/roman-polanski-the-palace-casts-fantastic-beasts-oliver-masucci-1235240068/ |title=Roman Polanski's 'The Palace' Adds 'Fantastic Beasts' Actor Oliver Masucci, Fanny Ardant (EXCLUSIVE) |website=[[Variety (website)|Variety]] |first=Elsa |last=Keslassy |date=April 25, 2022 |access-date=April 25, 2022}}</ref>
|}
|}


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==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://www.masucci.actor/ Official website]
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* {{IMDb name|557908}}
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* [http://www.masucci.actor/ Oliver Masucci] Official Website


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[[Category:Male actors from Bonn]]
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[[Category:German male film actors]]
[[Category:German people of Italian descent]]
[[Category:German people of Italian descent]]
[[Category:Berlin University of the Arts alumni]]




Latest revision as of 16:37, 19 October 2024

Oliver Masucci
Masucci in 2014
Born (1968-12-06) 6 December 1968 (age 56)
Stuttgart, West Germany
Alma materBerlin University of the Arts (1990–1994)
Years active1992–present
Children3
Websitemasucci.actor

Oliver Masucci (born 6 December 1968) is a German actor. He is best known internationally for the role of Adolf Hitler in the 2015 film adaptation of the satirical novel Look Who's Back, Ulrich Nielsen in the Netflix series Dark, and Anton Vogel in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.

Early life

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He was born in Stuttgart, but raised in Bonn.[1] His father is Italian, his mother German. The family ran several restaurants in Bonn. He has three children.[2]

Career

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Masucci played Adolf Hitler in Er ist wieder da (Look Who's Back), adapted from the book of the same name. Some scenes were unscripted and consisted of filming the reactions of people on the street to Masucci as he traveled the country dressed up as Hitler. Masucci was surprised to find that many people acted as if they were glad to see the Nazi leader. He has used the opportunity to speak out against racism.[3] The role earned him a nomination as best actor in a leading role at the Deutscher Filmpreis in 2016.

Masucci became famous for his 2017 to 2020 role as Ulrich Nielsen on Netflix’s German language time travel show Dark. “‘For the world, of course, I became famous with Dark. And that was pretty nice, because I have friends everywhere now. When I go to Rome, I get treated very well in the restaurants, and I get treated very well on the streets in New York. No one’s screaming and shouting, and I hope it will never be that way, because for the moment, this is quite nice,’ says Masucci.”[4]

Masucci portrayed German film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder in the 2020 film Enfant Terrible directed by Oskar Roehler.

In 2023, Masucci starred, as the hotel manager, in the film The Palace by Roman Polanski.[5][6]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1992 Andy Andy
1999 Schwarz greift ein – Schlag auf Schlag Ricky Ohlsen
2001 Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman Lohengrin
2002 Madrid Karl
2002 The Red Jacket Bavarian Soldier
2003 Wir können alles. Außer Hollywood: Independent Days Vol. 01.
2004 Blood of the Templars [de] Ares de Saintclair
2005 Cologne P.D. – Santa Mortale Daniel Rosi
2005 SK Kölsch Johann Hinkel
2006 Crocodile Alert [de] Killiak
2009 Volcano [de] Gernot
2011 Was ihr wollt Antonio
2015 Look Who's Back Adolf Hitler
2015 Berlin One [de] Victor Parkov
2016 Die vierte Gewalt Tobias Weishaupt
2016 Tatort: Zahltag Luan Berisha
2016 Winnetou Ugly Joe
2017 4 Blocks Hagen Kutscha
2017 Dark Ulrich Nielsen
2018 Dengler: Fremde Wasser
2018 Spielmacher Dejans
2018 Herrliche Zeiten Claus Müller-Todt
2018 Never Look Away Professor Antonius van Verten
2018 Lysis Father
2019 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit Arthur Kemper
2020 Enfant Terrible Rainer Werner Fassbinder
2021 Tribes of Europa Moses
2021 The Girlfriend Experience Georges Verhoeven
2021 Die Schachnovelle Dr. Josef Bartok
2022 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Anton Vogel
2022 Day Shift Klaus
2023 The Swarm Capt. Jasper Alban
2023 The Palace Hansueli Kopf [7]

References

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  1. ^ Masucci, Oliver. "Oliver MASUCCI – personal Portfolio". www.masucci.actor. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. ^ Koch, Tanit (6 October 2015). "Oliver Masucci in "Er ist wieder da" – Wie hält man das aus, Hitler zu sein?". bild.de (in German). Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  3. ^ Hall, Allan (6 October 2015). "'I dressed as Hitler and people were HAPPY to see me' Actor's racism fears for Germany". Daily Express. Express Newspapers. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. ^ Mullally, William (21 February 2021). "'Oliver Masucci is moving out of the Dark'". Esquire. Middle East: Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Roman Polanski's 'The Palace' Adds 'Fantastic Beasts' Actor Oliver Masucci, Fanny Ardant (EXCLUSIVE)". 25 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Is Roman Polanski's New Film 'The Palace' Going to Cannes or Venice?". 2 February 2023.
  7. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (25 April 2022). "Roman Polanski's 'The Palace' Adds 'Fantastic Beasts' Actor Oliver Masucci, Fanny Ardant (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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