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{{short description|German film and television actor}}
{{short description|German film and television actor (born 1962)}}
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| name = Sebastian Koch
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| birth_place = [[Karlsruhe]], [[West Germany]]
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'''Sebastian Koch''' (born 31 May 1962) is a German television and film actor. He is known for roles in the 2007 Academy Award-winning film ''[[The Lives of Others]]'', in [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''[[Bridge of Spies (film)|Bridge of Spies]]'', and as Otto Düring in the fifth season of the Showtime series ''[[Homeland (season 5)|Homeland]]''.
'''Sebastian Koch''' (born 31 May 1962) is a German television and film actor. He is known for roles in the 2007 Academy Award-winning film ''[[The Lives of Others]]'', in [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''[[Bridge of Spies (film)|Bridge of Spies]]'', and as [[Otto Düring]] in the fifth season of the Showtime series ''[[Homeland (season 5)|Homeland]]''.


==Childhood==
==Childhood==
Koch grew up in [[Stuttgart]] with his mother who was a single parent. He originally wanted to be a musician, but a production by artistic director Claus Peymann influenced him in the late 1970s to change careers to become an actor.
Koch grew up in [[Stuttgart]] with his mother who was a single parent. He originally wanted to be a musician, but production by artistic director Claus Peymann influenced him in the late 1970s to change careers to become an actor.


==Career==
==Career==


===Theatre===
===Theatre===
From 1982 to 1985, Koch studied at the renowned [[Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts|Otto Falckenberg School]] in [[Munich]]. In addition to his cinematic work, he played a diversity of different roles on stage. Koch portrayed amongst other [[Peer Gynt]] and Leonce in ''[[Leonce and Lena]]'' at the municipal theatre of [[Darmstadt]]. At the Schiller theatre in [[Berlin]] he played the character Roller in [[Friedrich Schiller|Schiller's]] ''[[The Robbers]]'' and Orest in [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Goethe]]'s ''[[Iphigenie auf Tauris]]''. A couple of years later, he took over the role of Lord Goring in [[Oscar Wilde]]'s ''[[An Ideal Husband]]'' in the playhouse [[Bochum]] under the direction of Armin Holz.
From 1982 to 1985, Koch studied at the renowned [[Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts|Otto Falckenberg School]] in [[Munich]]. In addition to his cinematic work, he played a diversity of different roles on stage. Koch portrayed amongst other [[Peer Gynt]] and Leonce in ''[[Leonce and Lena]]'' at the municipal theatre of [[Darmstadt]]. At the Schiller theatre in [[Berlin]] he played the character Roller in [[Friedrich Schiller|Schiller's]] ''[[The Robbers]]'' and Orest in [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Goethe]]'s ''[[Iphigenie auf Tauris]]''. A couple of years later, he took over the role of Lord Goring in [[Oscar Wilde]]'s ''[[An Ideal Husband]]'' in the playhouse [[Bochum]] under the direction of Armin Holz.


===Film and television===
===Film and television===
Koch had his first TV appearance in 1980 in the 77th episode of the series ''[[Derrick (TV series)|Derrick]]'', followed by an episode in the popular crime series ''[[Tatort]]'' in 1986. He acted in numerous thrillers like ''Der Mann mit der Maske'', ''Die brennende Schnecke'', and in 1997 in [[Heinrich Breloer]]'s two-piece ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Todesspiel|de}}'', in which he portrayed the role of [[Andreas Baader]].
Koch had his first TV appearance in 1980 in the 77th episode of the series ''[[Derrick (TV series)|Derrick]]'', followed by an episode in the popular crime series ''[[Tatort]]'' in 1986. He acted in numerous thrillers like ''Der Mann mit der Maske'', ''Die brennende Schnecke'', and in 1997 in [[Heinrich Breloer]]'s two-piece ''{{Interlanguage link|Death Game (1997 film)|de|3=Todesspiel|lt=Death Game}}'', in which he portrayed the role of [[Andreas Baader]].


For the title role in ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Der Tanz mit dem Teufel|de|3=Der Tanz mit dem Teufel|lt=Dance with the Devil – The Kidnapping of Richard Oetker}}'' and for his performance as the writer [[Klaus Mann]] in Heinrich Breloer's docudrama ''[[Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman|The Manns – A Novel of the Century]]'', he won respectively in 2002 the [[Grimme-Preis|Adolf Grimme Award]], one of the most prestigious awards for German television. The latter was furthermore distinguished as "TV event of the year" with the ''German Television Award''. In addition, Koch received the Bavarian TV Award for the same movie.
For the title role in ''{{Interlanguage link|Dance with the Devil (2001 film)|de|3=Der Tanz mit dem Teufel|lt=Dance with the Devil}}'' and for his performance as the writer [[Klaus Mann]] in Heinrich Breloer's docudrama ''[[Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman|The Manns – A Novel of the Century]]'', he won respectively in 2002 the [[Grimme-Preis|Adolf Grimme Award]], one of the most prestigious awards for German television. The latter was furthermore distinguished as "TV event of the year" with the ''German Television Award''. In addition, Koch received the Bavarian TV Award for the same movie.


His first international productions included the historical drama ''[[Napoléon (miniseries)|Napoleon]]'', which Koch in appeared alongside [[Gérard Depardieu]], [[John Malkovich]] and [[Isabella Rossellini]] and brought him more attention. He portrayed the youthful lover of [[Catherine Deneuve]], Rodolphe Löwenstein, in ''Marie und Freud''.
His first international productions included the historical drama ''[[Napoléon (miniseries)|Napoleon]]'', which Koch in appeared alongside [[Gérard Depardieu]], [[John Malkovich]] and [[Isabella Rossellini]] and brought him more attention. He portrayed the youthful lover of [[Catherine Deneuve]], Rodolphe Löwenstein, in ''Marie und Freud''.


Koch has portrayed historically significant personalities, among [[Rudolf Höss]] in [[Costa-Gavras]] Hochhuth's adaptation ''[[Amen.|Amen (Der Stellvertreter).]]'' He appeared in ''[[The Tunnel (2001 film)|The Tunnel]]'', a made-for-television German film about the idea of going underground by digging a tunnel shortly after the construction of the Berlin wall in 1961, and in [[Peter Keglevic]]’s historical drama ''Two Days of Hope'' about the uprising on 17 June 1953. Koch appeared in ''[[Stauffenberg (film)|Stauffenberg]]'' (2004 by [[Jo Baier]] and winner of the German Film Award); and he played [[Albert Speer]] in Heinrich Breoler's mini-series ''[[Speer und Er]]'' in 2004 - his third collaboration with the director following ''Todesspiel'' and ''[[Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman|The Manns – A Novel of the Century]]''. He received for his performance as the Nazi architect Albert Speer the German TV Award.
Koch has portrayed historically significant personalities, among [[Rudolf Höss]] in [[Costa-Gavras]] Hochhuth's adaptation ''[[Amen.|Amen (Der Stellvertreter).]]'' He appeared in ''[[The Tunnel (2001 film)|The Tunnel]]'', a made-for-television German film about the idea of going underground by digging a tunnel shortly after the construction of the Berlin wall in 1961, and in [[Peter Keglevic]]’s historical drama ''Two Days of Hope'' about the uprising on 17 June 1953. Koch appeared in ''[[Stauffenberg (film)|Stauffenberg]]'' (2004 by [[Jo Baier]] and winner of the German Film Award); and he played [[Albert Speer]] in Heinrich Breoler's mini-series ''[[Speer und Er]]'' in 2004 – his third collaboration with the director following ''Death Game'' and ''[[Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman|The Manns – A Novel of the Century]]''. He received for his performance as the Nazi architect Albert Speer the German TV Award.


Sebastian Koch appeared in [[Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck]]'s drama ''[[The Lives of Others]]'' in 2006 as one of the leading roles. He portrayed the playwright Georg Dreyman, who lived in [[East Germany]] with his lover, a dissident who was spied on and monitored. The movie received an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] for Best Foreign Language Film in 2007 as well as the [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Award]], the [[César Award|César]], and the [[Deutscher Filmpreis|German]] and [[European Film Award]]. Koch himself was nominated several times for his work in ''[[The Lives of Others]]'' and received the [[Globo d'oro]] for Best European Actor, [[Quadriga (award)|The Quadriga]], and the [[Bambi Award|Bambi]].
Sebastian Koch appeared in [[Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck]]'s drama ''[[The Lives of Others]]'' in 2006 as one of the leading roles. He portrayed the playwright Georg Dreyman, who lived in [[East Germany]] with his lover, a dissident who was spied on and monitored. The movie received an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] for Best Foreign Language Film in 2007 as well as the [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Award]], the [[César Award|César]], and the [[Deutscher Filmpreis|German]] and [[European Film Award]]. Koch himself was nominated several times for his work in ''[[The Lives of Others]]'' and received the [[Globo d'oro]] for Best European Actor, [[Quadriga (award)|The Quadriga]], and the [[Bambi Award|Bambi]].
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[[Paul Verhoeven]]'s movie ''[[Black Book (film)|Black Book (Zwartboek)]]'' was also shot in 2006. Koch played a Nazi Officer in occupied Holland who falls in love with a Jewish member of the resistance ([[Carice van Houten]]). ''Black Book'' celebrated its premiere at the [[Venice Film Festival]] and the [[Toronto International Film Festival]].
[[Paul Verhoeven]]'s movie ''[[Black Book (film)|Black Book (Zwartboek)]]'' was also shot in 2006. Koch played a Nazi Officer in occupied Holland who falls in love with a Jewish member of the resistance ([[Carice van Houten]]). ''Black Book'' celebrated its premiere at the [[Venice Film Festival]] and the [[Toronto International Film Festival]].


After shooting the movie ''{{Interlanguage link multi|In jeder Sekunde|de}}'' in 2007/2008, Koch appeared on camera for the international production of [[Jack London]]'s classic psychological adventure novel ''[[Sea Wolf (miniseries)|Sea Wolf]]'', where Koch portrayed a lone despot of both brutal cruelty and longing romance. The shooting of this two-parter based on [[Nigel Williams (author)|Nigel Williams]]’ script and under [[Mike Barker (film director)|Mike Barker]]’s direction took place in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]], Canada. The mini-series won the [[Directors Guild of Canada]] Award and Koch was nominated in 2010 for his role as Wolf Larsen for the international [[Emmy Award]].
After shooting the movie ''{{Interlanguage link|In jeder Sekunde|de}}'' in 2007/2008, Koch appeared on camera for the international production of [[Jack London]]'s classic psychological adventure novel ''[[Sea Wolf (miniseries)|Sea Wolf]]'', where Koch portrayed a lone despot of both brutal cruelty and longing romance. The shooting of this two-parter based on [[Nigel Williams (author)|Nigel Williams]]’ script and under [[Mike Barker (film director)|Mike Barker]]’s direction took place in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]], Canada. The mini-series won the [[Directors Guild of Canada]] Award and Koch was nominated in 2010 for his role as Wolf Larsen for the international [[Emmy Award]].


The shooting of the movie ''Manipulation'' (adapted from the novel ''Das Verhör des Harry Wind'') took also place in 2008, with Koch and [[Klaus Maria Brandauer]] playing leading roles.
The shooting of the movie ''Manipulation'' (adapted from the novel ''Das Verhör des Harry Wind'') took also place in 2008, with Koch and [[Klaus Maria Brandauer]] playing leading roles.


In 2010, Koch was the male title role in the English independent tragicomedy ''[[Albatross (2011 film)|Albatross]]'' under the direction of [[Niall MacCormick]]. He played the role of Prof. Bressler in the movie ''[[Unknown (2011 film)|Unknown]]'' (with [[Liam Neeson]] and [[Diane Kruger]]) under the direction of [[Jaume Collet-Serra]]. In the summer of 2010, he took a guest role alongside [[Eva Green]] and [[Joseph Fiennes]] in the TV series ''[[Camelot (TV series)|Camelot]]'' from the Irish RT Film production, followed by the UFA production ''[[Bella Block]]'' - Stich ins Herz under the direction of Stephan Wagner, in which Koch played the role of Max Klöckner. As a host of the ZDF production ''Terra X'', Koch presented the Cologne Cathedral, the Neuschwanstein Castle and the Dresden Frauenkirche.
In 2010, Koch was the male title role in the English independent tragicomedy ''[[Albatross (2011 film)|Albatross]]'' under the direction of [[Niall MacCormick]]. He played the role of Prof. Bressler in the movie ''[[Unknown (2011 film)|Unknown]]'' (with [[Liam Neeson]] and [[Diane Kruger]]) under the direction of [[Jaume Collet-Serra]]. In the summer of 2010, he took a guest role alongside [[Eva Green]] and [[Joseph Fiennes]] in the TV series ''[[Camelot (TV series)|Camelot]]'' from the Irish RT Film production, followed by the UFA production ''[[Bella Block]]'' – Stich ins Herz under the direction of Stephan Wagner, in which Koch played the role of Max Klöckner. As a host of the ZDF production ''Terra X'', Koch presented the Cologne Cathedral, the Neuschwanstein Castle and the Dresden Frauenkirche.


In 2011, Koch appeared in the Czech production ''[[In the Shadow (2012 film)|The Shadow of the Horse (Ve Stinu)]]'', in which Koch played the leading role of the investigator Zenk, whose mission is to win through one personal rival and through the regime of communist [[Prague]] in the 50s. In the German production adapted from [[Bernhard Schlink]]'s novel ''Das Wochenende'' in 2012, Koch portrays an amnestied RAF terrorist (Jens Kessler), who has a reunion with his old mates. In the same year, Koch began shooting the Greek-Russian drama film ''[[God Loves Caviar]]'' based upon the true story of [[Ioannis Varvakis]], played by Koch, a former pirate who moved up to being a Greek caviar merchant and eventual benefactor from [[Psara]]. The international cast also included [[Catherine Deneuve]] as [[Catherine the Great|Catherine the Great of Russia]] and [[John Cleese]] as Officer McCormick. Furthermore, Koch played the title role in ''[[Suspension of Disbelief (film)|Suspension of Disbelief]]'', a thriller by [[Mike Figgis]], which was followed by part 5 of the ''[[A Good Day to Die Hard|Die Hard]]'' movies, with Koch as [[Bruce Willis]]' antagonist.
In 2011, Koch appeared in the Czech production ''[[In the Shadow (2012 film)|The Shadow of the Horse (Ve Stinu)]]'', in which Koch played the leading role of the investigator Zenk, whose mission is to win through one personal rival and through the regime of communist [[Prague]] in the 50s. In the German production adapted from [[Bernhard Schlink]]'s novel ''The Weekend'' in 2012, Koch portrays an amnestied RAF terrorist (Jens Kessler), who has a reunion with his old mates. In the same year, Koch began shooting the Greek-Russian drama film ''[[God Loves Caviar]]'' based upon the true story of [[Ioannis Varvakis]], played by Koch, a former pirate who moved up to being a Greek caviar merchant and eventual benefactor from [[Psara]]. The international cast also included [[Catherine Deneuve]] as [[Catherine the Great|Catherine the Great of Russia]] and [[John Cleese]] as Officer McCormick. Furthermore, Koch played the title role in ''[[Suspension of Disbelief (film)|Suspension of Disbelief]]'', a thriller by [[Mike Figgis]], which was followed by part 5 of the ''[[A Good Day to Die Hard|Die Hard]]'' movies, with Koch as [[Bruce Willis]]' antagonist.


In 2013, [[Ridley Scott]] (director and producer) began working on ''The Vatican'', a pilot episode for a [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] series about intrigues concerning the Pope and mysteries and secrets within the Catholic Church. Koch played the role of the [[Vatican City|Vatican]]'s secretary Cardinal Marco Malerba, who is one of the true potentates of the inner circle.
In 2013, [[Ridley Scott]] (director and producer) began working on ''The Vatican'', a pilot episode for a [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] series about intrigues concerning the Pope and mysteries and secrets within the Catholic Church. Koch played the role of the [[Vatican City|Vatican]]'s secretary Cardinal Marco Malerba, who is one of the true potentates of the inner circle.


In an Austrian production of ''Bertha von Suttner und'' ''Alfred Nobel - Eine Liebe für den Frieden'', Koch portrayed [[Alfred Nobel]] in 2014, and in the French production ''[[Au nom de ma fille]]'', based on a true story, Koch played Dieter Krombach, a German doctor who is accused of murdering his stepdaughter by her biological French father (played by [[Daniel Auteuil]]). The case had spanned 30 years and has caused considerable publicity because of the issues of French-German relations and vigilante justice it raised.
In the Austrian production ''{{Ill|Madame Nobel|de|Eine Liebe für den Frieden – Bertha von Suttner und Alfred Nobel}}'' Koch portrayed [[Alfred Nobel]] in 2014, and in the French production ''[[Au nom de ma fille]]'', based on a true story, Koch played Dieter Krombach, a German doctor who is accused of murdering his stepdaughter by her biological French father (played by [[Daniel Auteuil]]). The case had spanned 30 years and has caused considerable publicity because of the issues of French-German relations and vigilante justice it raised.


In 2014, Koch was also part of [[Steven Spielberg]]'s historical dramatic thriller ''[[Bridge of Spies (film)|Bridge of Spies]]'' about the negotiations of the release of spies between the East and West. Lawyer James B. Donovan ([[Tom Hanks]]) is thrown into the centre of the [[Cold War]] and East German lawyer Wolfgang Vogel (Koch) is a key figure in the process. The film premiered at the [[New York Film Festival]] and was nominated for the 2016 Academy Award for Best Picture.
In 2014, Koch was also part of [[Steven Spielberg]]'s historical dramatic thriller ''[[Bridge of Spies (film)|Bridge of Spies]]'' about the negotiations of the release of spies between the East and West. Lawyer James B. Donovan ([[Tom Hanks]]) is thrown into the centre of the [[Cold War]] and East German lawyer Wolfgang Vogel (Koch) is a key figure in the process. The film premiered at the [[New York Film Festival]] and was nominated for the 2016 Academy Award for Best Picture.
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Eventually, in 2015, Koch began shooting the fifth season of the Showtime series ''[[Homeland (season 5)|Homeland]]'' about bipolar CIA Officer Carrie Mathison ([[Claire Danes]]). After leaving the CIA, Carrie now works for German billionaire Otto Düring (Koch), a philanthropist who uses the money his family made through affiliation with the Nazis to help struggling people around the world, including in volatile regions of the Middle East. Düring hires her to be his head of security in Berlin.
Eventually, in 2015, Koch began shooting the fifth season of the Showtime series ''[[Homeland (season 5)|Homeland]]'' about bipolar CIA Officer Carrie Mathison ([[Claire Danes]]). After leaving the CIA, Carrie now works for German billionaire Otto Düring (Koch), a philanthropist who uses the money his family made through affiliation with the Nazis to help struggling people around the world, including in volatile regions of the Middle East. Düring hires her to be his head of security in Berlin.

In 2016, he collaborated again with director [[Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck]] for the feature film ''[[Never Look Away (2018 film)|Never Look Away]]'', produced by [[Wiedemann & Berg Film Production|Wiedemann & Berg]] and [[Walt Disney Pictures|Walt Disney]]. The subject of the drama is the life of an artist, loosely based on the biography of [[Gerhard Richter]]. Sebastian starrs alongside [[Tom Schilling]], [[Paula Beer]], [[Saskia Rosendahl]], [[Oliver Masucci]] and [[Ina Weisse]]. ''[[Never Look Away (2018 film)|Never Look Away]]'' was submitted as the German entry for the [[2019 Academy Awards]] and was ultimately nominated by the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] in the categories of "Best Foreign Language Film" and "Best Cinematography". Sebastian Koch also won the [[Bambi Award|Bambi]] award for "Best Actor National" in ''[[Never Look Away (2018 film)|Never Look Away]]'' in 2018.

In 2020, Koch starred in the German-Canadian television series ''[[The Defeated]]'' by [[Måns Mårlind]]. In the thriller series ''Your Honor'' (German title ''[[Euer Ehren]]''), a German-Austrian adaptation of the Israeli series ''Kvodo'', which aired in April 2022, Koch embodies a incorruptible judge who violates his moral principles and breaks with law and order driven by the infinite love for his son and the concern for his son's life.

Sebastian Koch is a member of the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]], which awards the [[Academy Awards|Oscar]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Malkin |first1=Matt Donnelly,Marc |last2=Donnelly |first2=Matt |last3=Malkin |first3=Marc |date=2019-07-01 |title=Academy Reaches Gender Parity in 2019 New Member Invitations |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/academy-reaches-gender-parity-in-2019-new-member-invitations-1203257020/ |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

In addition to his acting work, he regularly delights audiences with symphonic-scenic readings, including ''Paradise'' with violinist [[Daniel Hope (violinist)|Daniel Hope]], ''Dream Story'' with the Hubert Nuss Jazz Quartet and ''The Kreutzer Sonata'' after L. Tolstoy, which Sebastian Koch dramaturgically adapted and conceived as a stage play with piano and violin.


===Audiobooks===
===Audiobooks===
Koch has frequently served as an interpreter of both literary and musical-literary audiobooks and live performances of such. Current projects include ''Schumann - Scenes of a marriage'' (with [[Martina Gedeck]]) about the exchange of letters between [[Clara Schumann|Clara]] and [[Robert Schumann]], and accompanied by Argentinean bandoneon virtuoso Roberto Russo Koch has also presented excerpts from ''The Player'' by [[Fyodor Dostoyevsky|Dostoyevsky]]. The premiere of a play reading of [[Dream Story|''Rhapsody: A Dream Novel'']] by [[Arthur Schnitzler]] - accompanied by compositions especially for jazz - took place at the Literature and Poetry Festival in Bad Homburg in 2011.
Koch has frequently served as an interpreter of both literary and musical-literary audiobooks and live performances of such. Current projects include ''Schumann – Scenes of a marriage'' (with [[Martina Gedeck]]) about the exchange of letters between [[Clara Schumann|Clara]] and [[Robert Schumann]], and accompanied by Argentinean bandoneon virtuoso Roberto Russo Koch has also presented excerpts from ''The Player'' by [[Fyodor Dostoyevsky|Dostoyevsky]]. The premiere of a play reading of [[Dream Story|''Rhapsody: A Dream Novel'']] by [[Arthur Schnitzler]] – accompanied by compositions especially for jazz – took place at the Literature and Poetry Festival in Bad Homburg in 2011.


In 2012, he produced the audiobook ''Koch is reading Heuss'' about speeches and letters by [[Theodor Heuss]] in collaboration with Cherbuliez Productions.
In 2012, he produced the audiobook ''Koch is reading Heuss'' about speeches and letters by [[Theodor Heuss]] in collaboration with Cherbuliez Productions.


Koch twice lent his voice to the audiobook edition of ''Brigitte - Strong Voices''. In 2007, he recorded the novel ''A perfect friend'' ([[Martin Suter]]) followed by the crime story ''On the twelfth day'' (Wolfgang Schorlau) in 2014.
Koch twice lent his voice to the audiobook edition of ''Brigitte – Strong Voices''. In 2007, he recorded the novel ''A perfect friend'' ([[Martin Suter]]) followed by the crime story ''On the twelfth day'' (Wolfgang Schorlau) in 2014.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Sebastian Koch lives in Berlin and has a daughter, Paulina (born 1995) and a son, Jacob (born 2013). He was in a relationship with actress Anna Schudt between 2001 and 2005 and with actress [[Carice van Houten]], whom he met on the set of the movie [[Black Book (film)|Black Book]], from 2005 to 2009.
Sebastian Koch lives in Berlin and has a daughter, Paulina (born 1995) and a son, Jacob (born 2013). He was in a relationship with actress [[Carice van Houten]], whom he met on the set of the movie ''[[Black Book (film)|Black Book]]'', from 2005 to 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2013/05/24/flashback-friday-carice-van-houten/|title='Flashback Friday: Carice van Houten|author=Will Lawrence|date=24 May 2013|work=Wonderland Magazine|access-date=4 October 2018}}</ref>

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==Filmography==
==Filmography (selection)==
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*''{{Interlanguage link multi|Transit (1991 film)|fr|3=Transit (film, 1991)|lt=Transit|WD=}}'' (1991) - Gerhardt
*''{{Interlanguage link|Transit (1991 film)|fr|3=Transit (film, 1991)|lt=Transit|WD=}}'' (1991) – Gerhardt
*''Der Tod kam als Freund'' (1991, TV film) - young Gerhard Selb
*''[[Death Came As a Friend]]'' (1991, TV film) – young Gerhard Selb
*''The Duck Bros.''/''Dog Days'' (1991-2011, franchise) - Stanley (voice)
*''The Duck Bros.''/''Dog Days'' (1991–2011, franchise) – Stanley (voice)
*''Cosimas Lexikon'' (1992) - Sven
*''Cosimas Lexikon'' (1992) – Sven
*''[[Hart to Hart]]: Two Harts in 3/4 Time'' (1995, TV film) - Hans Ditsch
*''{{ill|Der Mann mit der Maske|de|Der Mann mit der Maske (1994)}}'' (1994, TV film) – Bernd Schild
*''Blutige Spur'' (1995, TV film) – Daniel
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*''{{Interlanguage link multi|Les Alsaciens ou les Deux Mathilde|fr||WD=}}'' (1996, TV miniseries) - Wismar
*''{{Interlanguage link multi|Todesspiel|de||WD=}}'' (1997, TV film) - Andreas Baader
*''[[Hart to Hart]]: Two Harts in 3/4 Time'' (1995, TV film) – Hans Ditsch
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*''{{Interlanguage link|Les Alsaciens ou les Deux Mathilde|fr||WD=}}'' (1996, TV miniseries) – Wismar
*''[[Ein Lied von Liebe und Tod]]'', {{aka}} ''Gloomy Sunday'' (1999) - Obersturmbannführer Eichbaum
*''{{Interlanguage link|Death Game (1997 film)|de|3=Todesspiel|lt=Death Game}}'' (1997, TV film) – [[Andreas Baader]]
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*''Das Tal der Schatten'' (1999) - von Sviet
*''[[The Tunnel (2001 film)|The Tunnel]]'' (2001) - Matthis Hiller
*''[[Ein Lied von Liebe und Tod|Gloomy Sunday]]'' (1999) – Obersturmbannführer Eichbaum
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*''Valley of the Shadows'' (1999) – von Sviet
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*''{{Interlanguage link multi|Der Tanz mit dem Teufel|de||WD=}}'' (2001, TV film) - Richard Oetker
*''[[Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman]]'' (2001, TV miniseries) - Klaus Mann
*''[[The Tunnel (2001 film)|The Tunnel]]'' (2001) – Matthis Hiller
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*''{{Ill|Dance with the Devil (2001 film)|de|3=Der Tanz mit dem Teufel|lt=Dance with the Devil}}'' (2001, TV film) – [[Richard Oetker]]
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*''[[Amen.]]'' (2002) - Höss
*''[[Napoléon (miniseries)|Napoleon]]'' (2002, TV miniseries) - Maréchal Jean Lannes
*''[[Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman]]'' (2001, TV miniseries) – [[Klaus Mann]]
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*''[[Amen.]]'' (2002) – [[Rudolf Höss]]
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*''Das fliegende Klassenzimmer'' (2003) - Robert 'Nichtraucher' Uthofft
*''[[Napoléon (miniseries)|Napoleon]]'' (2002, TV miniseries) – Maréchal [[Jean Lannes]]
*''{{Interlanguage link multi|Princesse Marie|fr||WD=}}'' (2004, TV film) - Rodolphe Löwenstein
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*''{{Ill|The Flying Classroom (2003 film)|de|3=Das fliegende Klassenzimmer (2003)|lt=The Flying Classroom}}'' (2003) – Robert 'Nichtraucher' Uthofft
*''[[Stauffenberg (film)|Stauffenberg]]'', {{aka}} ''Operation Valkyrie'' (2004, TV film) - Oberst Claus Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg
*''Two Days of Hope'' (2003, TV film) – Helmut Kaminski
*''{{Interlanguage link multi|Tödlicher Umweg|de||WD=}}'', {{aka}} ''Deadly Diversion'' (2004) - Philipp
*''[[Speer und Er]]'' (2005, TV film) - Albert Speer
*''{{Interlanguage link|Princesse Marie|fr||WD=}}'' (2004, TV film) – Rodolphe Löwenstein
*''[[The Shell Seekers (film)|The Shell Seekers]]'' (2006, TV film) - Cosmo
*''[[Stauffenberg (film)|Stauffenberg]]'', {{aka}} ''Operation Valkyrie'' (2004, TV film) – [[Claus von Stauffenberg]]
*''{{Ill|Deadly Diversion|de|Tödlicher Umweg}}'' (2004) – Philipp
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*''[[The Lives of Others]]'' (2006) - Georg Dreyman
*''[[Black Book (film)|Black Book]]'' (2006) - Ludwig Müntze
*''[[Speer und Er]]'' (2005, TV film) – [[Albert Speer]]
*''[[The Shell Seekers (film)|The Shell Seekers]]'' (2006, TV film) – Cosmo
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*''Rennschwein Rudi Rüssel 2 - Rudi rennt wieder!'' (2007) - Thomas Bussmann
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*''[[The Lives of Others]]'' (2006) – Georg Dreyman
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*''{{Interlanguage link multi|In jeder Sekunde|de||WD=}}'' {{aka}} ''At Any Second'' (2008) - Dr. Hans Frick
*''[[Effi Briest (2009 film)|Effi Briest]]'' (2009) - Geert von Instetten
*''[[Black Book (film)|Black Book]]'' (2006) – Ludwig Müntze
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*''Rudy: The Return of the Racing Pig'' (2007) – Thomas Bussmann
*''[[Sea Wolf (miniseries)|Sea Wolf]]'' (2009, TV film) - Wolf Larsen
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*''{{Interlanguage link|At Any Second|de|In jeder Sekunde}}'' (2008) – Dr. Hans Frick
*''Manipulation'' (2011) - Harry Wind
*''[[Unknown (2011 film)|Unknown]]'' (2011) - Professor Bressler
*''[[Effi Briest (2009 film)|Effi Briest]]'' (2009) – Geert von Instetten
*''[[Camelot (TV series)|Camelot]]'' (2011, TV miniseries) - King Uther
*''[[Sea Wolf (miniseries)|Sea Wolf]]'' (2009, TV film) – Wolf Larsen
*''[[Albatross (2011 film)|Albatross]]'' (2011) - Jonathan
*''Manipulation'' (2011) – Harry Wind
*''[[Unknown (2011 film)|Unknown]]'' (2011) – Professor Bressler
*''Das Wochenende'' (2012) - Jens Kessler
*''[[Camelot (TV series)|Camelot]]'' (2011, TV miniseries) – King [[Uther Pendragon|Uther]]
*''[[God Loves Caviar]]'' (2012) - Varvakis
*''[[In the Shadow (2012 film)|In the Shadow]]'', {{aka}} ''Ve stínu'' (Czech title) (2012) - Zenke
*''[[Albatross (2011 film)|Albatross]]'' (2011) – Jonathan
*''[[Suspension of Disbelief (film)|Suspension of Disbelief]]'' (2012) - Martin
*''[[The Weekend (2012 film)|The Weekend]]'' (2012) – Jens Kessler
*''[[A Good Day to Die Hard]]'' (2013) - Yuri Komarov
*''[[God Loves Caviar]]'' (2012) – Varvakis
*''[[In the Shadow (2012 film)|In the Shadow]]'', {{aka}} ''Ve stínu'' (Czech title) (2012) – Zenke
*''[[October November]]'' (2013) - Andreas
*''[[Suspension of Disbelief (film)|Suspension of Disbelief]]'' (2012) – Martin
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*''[[The Galapagos Affair|The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden]]'' (2013) - Heinz Wittmer (voice)
*''[[Homeland (season 5)|Homeland]]'' (2015–2016, TV series) - Otto Düring
*''[[A Good Day to Die Hard]]'' (2013) – Yuri Komarov
*''[[The Danish Girl (film)|The Danish Girl]]'' (2015) - Warnekros
*''[[October November]]'' (2013) – Andreas
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*''[[The Galapagos Affair|The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden]]'' (2013) – Heinz Wittmer (voice)
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*''[[Bridge of Spies (film)|Bridge of Spies]]'' (2015) - Wolfgang Vogel
*''[[Au nom de ma fille]]'' (2016) - Dieter Krombach
*''[[Homeland (season 5)|Homeland]]'' (2015–2016, TV series) – Otto Düring
*''{{Ill|Madame Nobel|de|Eine Liebe für den Frieden – Bertha von Suttner und Alfred Nobel}}'' (2014, TV film) – [[Alfred Nobel]]
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*''[[Fog in August]]'' (2016) - Dr. Werner Veithausen
*''[[The Danish Girl (film)|The Danish Girl]]'' (2015) – Warnekros
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*''[[Billionaire Ransom]]'' (2016) - Bobby Hartmann
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*''[[Bridge of Spies (film)|Bridge of Spies]]'' (2015) – [[Wolfgang Vogel]]
*''[[Kalinka (film)|Kalinka]]'' (2016) – Dieter Krombach
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*''[[Fog in August]]'' (2016) – Dr. Werner Veithausen
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*''[[Billionaire Ransom]]'' (2016) – Bobby Hartmann
*''[[Bel Canto (film)|Bel Canto]]'' (2018)
*''[[Bel Canto (film)|Bel Canto]]'' (2018)
*''[[Never Look Away (film)|Never Look Away]]'' (2018)
*''[[Never Look Away (2018 film)|Never Look Away]]'' (2018)
*''[[11-11: Memories Retold]]'' (2018, Video game) - Kurt (voice)
*''[[11-11: Memories Retold]]'' (2018, Video game) – Kurt (voice)
*''[[The Name of the Rose (TV series)|The Name of the Rose]]'' (2019, TV miniseries)
*''[[The Name of the Rose (TV series)|The Name of the Rose]]'' (2019, TV miniseries)
*''[[The Defeated]]'' (2021 Netflix series)
*''Your Honor'' (2022, TV series)
*''[[Máxima (TV series)|Máxima]]'' (2024, TV Series) – [[Prince Claus of the Netherlands]]
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==Awards==
==Awards and nominations (selection)==
* 2001 – German Television Awards nomination for best supporting actor in ''Der Tunnel''.
* 2001 – German Television Awards nomination for best supporting actor in ''Der Tunnel''
* 2002
* 2002 – Grimme Award for his portrayal of [[Klaus Mann]] in ''Die Manns''; Bavarian Television Award ("Blue Panther") for the same role; Grimme Award for his portrayal of Richard Oetker in ''Dance with the Devil''.
** [[Adolf Grimme Award]] for his portrayal of [[Richard Oetker]] in ''{{Interlanguage link|Der Tanz mit dem Teufel|de|3=Der Tanz mit dem Teufel|lt=Dance with the Devil – The Kidnapping of Richard Oetker}}''
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* 2003 – DIVA Award; nominated for best German actor at the ''[[Verleihung der Goldenen Kamera]]'' for his role in ''Napoleon''.
** [[Bavarian TV Awards|Bavarian TV Award]] ("Blue Panther") for his portrayal of [[Klaus Mann]] in ''[[Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman|The Manns – A Novel of the Century]]''
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* 2004 – Golden Gong award for ''Stauffenberg''; German Television Awards nomination for best leading actor in ''Stauffenberg''.
* 2005 – "Blue Panther" award for his portrayal of [[Albert Speer]] in ''Speer und Er''; German Television Award for best leading role in ''Speer und Er''.
** [[Adolf Grimme Award]] for his portrayal of [[Klaus Mann]] in ''[[Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman|The Manns – A Novel of the Century]]''
** [[Jupiter Award (film award)|Jupiter Award]] for his portrayal of [[Richard Oetker]] in ''{{Interlanguage link|Der Tanz mit dem Teufel|de|3=Der Tanz mit dem Teufel|lt=Dance with the Devil – The Kidnapping of Richard Oetker}}''
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* 2006 – Die Quadriga award for ''The Lives of Others'' (shared with [[Ulrich Mühe]] and the film's director, [[Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck]]); [[Bambi (prize)|Bambi]] award for best actor (national).
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* 2003 – DIVA Award; nominated for "Best German Actor" at the ''[[Verleihung der Goldenen Kamera]]'' for his role in ''Napoleon''.
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* 2004 – Golden Gong award for ''Stauffenberg''; German Television Awards nomination for "Best Leading Actor" in ''Stauffenberg''.
* 2005 – [[Bavarian TV Awards|Bavarian TV Award]] ("Blue Panther") for his portrayal of [[Albert Speer]] in ''Speer und Er''; [[Deutscher Fernsehpreis|German Television Award]] for "Best Leading Role" in ''Speer und Er''.
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* 2006 – Quadriga award for ''[[The Lives of Others]]'' (shared with [[Ulrich Mühe]] and the film's director, [[Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck]]); [[Bambi (prize)|Bambi]] award for best actor (national).
* 2007 – [[Globo d'oro|Globo d'Oro]] award for "Best European Actor" (Italy)
* 2010 – Nomination for "Best Male Actor" for the [[International Emmy Awards|International Emmy Award]]; Nomination as "Most Popular Actor" for the Austrian [[Romy (TV award)|Romy TV award]] for his performance in ''[[Sea Wolf (miniseries)|Sea Wolf]]''
* 2013 – Nomination for "Best Supporting Actor" for the [[Czech Lion Awards|Czech Lion]] for ''[[In the Shadow (2012 film)|The Shadow of the Horse (Ve Stinu)]]''
*2015 – Nomination for "Most Popular Actor" for the Austrian [[Romy (TV award)|Romy TV award]] for his performance in ''{{Ill|Madame Nobel|de|Eine Liebe für den Frieden – Bertha von Suttner und Alfred Nobel}}''
*2016 – [[:de:Günter-Rohrbach-Filmpreis|Günter Rohrbach TV Award]] for his role in ''[[Fog in August]]''; Nomination for the [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Award]] in the category "Best Acting Ensemble in a Drama Series" for [[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]
*2018 – [[Bambi Award|Bambi award]] for "Best Actor National"
*2019 – Nomination for "Best Actor" for the Austrian [[Romy (TV award)|Romy TV award]] for his performance in ''[[Never Look Away (2018 film)|Never Look Away]]''
*2021 – "Die Europa" award at the Braunschweig International Film Festival<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sebastian Koch: "Diese Stadt macht dieses Festival" |url=https://www.filmfest-braunschweig.de/branche-presse/news/news-artikel/sebastian-koch-diese-stadt-macht-dieses-festival |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=www.filmfest-braunschweig.de |date=7 November 2021 |language=de-DE}}</ref>


== References ==
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Sebastian Koch
Koch in 2020
Born (1962-05-31) 31 May 1962 (age 62)
Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present
PartnerCarice van Houten (2005–2009)[1]
Children2
Websitewww.sebastiankoch.com Edit this at Wikidata

Sebastian Koch (born 31 May 1962) is a German television and film actor. He is known for roles in the 2007 Academy Award-winning film The Lives of Others, in Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies, and as Otto Düring in the fifth season of the Showtime series Homeland.

Childhood

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Koch grew up in Stuttgart with his mother who was a single parent. He originally wanted to be a musician, but production by artistic director Claus Peymann influenced him in the late 1970s to change careers to become an actor.

Career

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Theatre

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From 1982 to 1985, Koch studied at the renowned Otto Falckenberg School in Munich. In addition to his cinematic work, he played a diversity of different roles on stage. Koch portrayed amongst other Peer Gynt and Leonce in Leonce and Lena at the municipal theatre of Darmstadt. At the Schiller theatre in Berlin he played the character Roller in Schiller's The Robbers and Orest in Goethe's Iphigenie auf Tauris. A couple of years later, he took over the role of Lord Goring in Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband in the playhouse Bochum under the direction of Armin Holz.

Film and television

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Koch had his first TV appearance in 1980 in the 77th episode of the series Derrick, followed by an episode in the popular crime series Tatort in 1986. He acted in numerous thrillers like Der Mann mit der Maske, Die brennende Schnecke, and in 1997 in Heinrich Breloer's two-piece Death Game [de], in which he portrayed the role of Andreas Baader.

For the title role in Dance with the Devil [de] and for his performance as the writer Klaus Mann in Heinrich Breloer's docudrama The Manns – A Novel of the Century, he won respectively in 2002 the Adolf Grimme Award, one of the most prestigious awards for German television. The latter was furthermore distinguished as "TV event of the year" with the German Television Award. In addition, Koch received the Bavarian TV Award for the same movie.

His first international productions included the historical drama Napoleon, which Koch in appeared alongside Gérard Depardieu, John Malkovich and Isabella Rossellini and brought him more attention. He portrayed the youthful lover of Catherine Deneuve, Rodolphe Löwenstein, in Marie und Freud.

Koch has portrayed historically significant personalities, among Rudolf Höss in Costa-Gavras Hochhuth's adaptation Amen (Der Stellvertreter). He appeared in The Tunnel, a made-for-television German film about the idea of going underground by digging a tunnel shortly after the construction of the Berlin wall in 1961, and in Peter Keglevic’s historical drama Two Days of Hope about the uprising on 17 June 1953. Koch appeared in Stauffenberg (2004 by Jo Baier and winner of the German Film Award); and he played Albert Speer in Heinrich Breoler's mini-series Speer und Er in 2004 – his third collaboration with the director following Death Game and The Manns – A Novel of the Century. He received for his performance as the Nazi architect Albert Speer the German TV Award.

Sebastian Koch appeared in Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's drama The Lives of Others in 2006 as one of the leading roles. He portrayed the playwright Georg Dreyman, who lived in East Germany with his lover, a dissident who was spied on and monitored. The movie received an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2007 as well as the BAFTA Award, the César, and the German and European Film Award. Koch himself was nominated several times for his work in The Lives of Others and received the Globo d'oro for Best European Actor, The Quadriga, and the Bambi.

Paul Verhoeven's movie Black Book (Zwartboek) was also shot in 2006. Koch played a Nazi Officer in occupied Holland who falls in love with a Jewish member of the resistance (Carice van Houten). Black Book celebrated its premiere at the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival.

After shooting the movie In jeder Sekunde [de] in 2007/2008, Koch appeared on camera for the international production of Jack London's classic psychological adventure novel Sea Wolf, where Koch portrayed a lone despot of both brutal cruelty and longing romance. The shooting of this two-parter based on Nigel Williams’ script and under Mike Barker’s direction took place in Halifax, Canada. The mini-series won the Directors Guild of Canada Award and Koch was nominated in 2010 for his role as Wolf Larsen for the international Emmy Award.

The shooting of the movie Manipulation (adapted from the novel Das Verhör des Harry Wind) took also place in 2008, with Koch and Klaus Maria Brandauer playing leading roles.

In 2010, Koch was the male title role in the English independent tragicomedy Albatross under the direction of Niall MacCormick. He played the role of Prof. Bressler in the movie Unknown (with Liam Neeson and Diane Kruger) under the direction of Jaume Collet-Serra. In the summer of 2010, he took a guest role alongside Eva Green and Joseph Fiennes in the TV series Camelot from the Irish RT Film production, followed by the UFA production Bella Block – Stich ins Herz under the direction of Stephan Wagner, in which Koch played the role of Max Klöckner. As a host of the ZDF production Terra X, Koch presented the Cologne Cathedral, the Neuschwanstein Castle and the Dresden Frauenkirche.

In 2011, Koch appeared in the Czech production The Shadow of the Horse (Ve Stinu), in which Koch played the leading role of the investigator Zenk, whose mission is to win through one personal rival and through the regime of communist Prague in the 50s. In the German production adapted from Bernhard Schlink's novel The Weekend in 2012, Koch portrays an amnestied RAF terrorist (Jens Kessler), who has a reunion with his old mates. In the same year, Koch began shooting the Greek-Russian drama film God Loves Caviar based upon the true story of Ioannis Varvakis, played by Koch, a former pirate who moved up to being a Greek caviar merchant and eventual benefactor from Psara. The international cast also included Catherine Deneuve as Catherine the Great of Russia and John Cleese as Officer McCormick. Furthermore, Koch played the title role in Suspension of Disbelief, a thriller by Mike Figgis, which was followed by part 5 of the Die Hard movies, with Koch as Bruce Willis' antagonist.

In 2013, Ridley Scott (director and producer) began working on The Vatican, a pilot episode for a Showtime series about intrigues concerning the Pope and mysteries and secrets within the Catholic Church. Koch played the role of the Vatican's secretary Cardinal Marco Malerba, who is one of the true potentates of the inner circle.

In the Austrian production Madame Nobel [de] Koch portrayed Alfred Nobel in 2014, and in the French production Au nom de ma fille, based on a true story, Koch played Dieter Krombach, a German doctor who is accused of murdering his stepdaughter by her biological French father (played by Daniel Auteuil). The case had spanned 30 years and has caused considerable publicity because of the issues of French-German relations and vigilante justice it raised.

In 2014, Koch was also part of Steven Spielberg's historical dramatic thriller Bridge of Spies about the negotiations of the release of spies between the East and West. Lawyer James B. Donovan (Tom Hanks) is thrown into the centre of the Cold War and East German lawyer Wolfgang Vogel (Koch) is a key figure in the process. The film premiered at the New York Film Festival and was nominated for the 2016 Academy Award for Best Picture.

The biographical romantic drama film The Danish Girl by Academy Award winner Tom Hooper (The King's Speech) is about one of the first known recipients of sex reassignment surgery. Koch portrays Kurt Warnekros, a doctor at the Dresden Municipal Women's Clinic, who was one of the first to carry out such operations. The cast furthermore includes Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander.

Subsequently, Koch filmed Fog in August (by director Kai Wessel), the first feature film to address the Nazis' euthanasia program and the hospital's staunch Nazi chief physician Werner Veithausen's (played by Koch) way of dealing with the issue.

Eventually, in 2015, Koch began shooting the fifth season of the Showtime series Homeland about bipolar CIA Officer Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes). After leaving the CIA, Carrie now works for German billionaire Otto Düring (Koch), a philanthropist who uses the money his family made through affiliation with the Nazis to help struggling people around the world, including in volatile regions of the Middle East. Düring hires her to be his head of security in Berlin.

In 2016, he collaborated again with director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck for the feature film Never Look Away, produced by Wiedemann & Berg and Walt Disney. The subject of the drama is the life of an artist, loosely based on the biography of Gerhard Richter. Sebastian starrs alongside Tom Schilling, Paula Beer, Saskia Rosendahl, Oliver Masucci and Ina Weisse. Never Look Away was submitted as the German entry for the 2019 Academy Awards and was ultimately nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the categories of "Best Foreign Language Film" and "Best Cinematography". Sebastian Koch also won the Bambi award for "Best Actor National" in Never Look Away in 2018.

In 2020, Koch starred in the German-Canadian television series The Defeated by Måns Mårlind. In the thriller series Your Honor (German title Euer Ehren), a German-Austrian adaptation of the Israeli series Kvodo, which aired in April 2022, Koch embodies a incorruptible judge who violates his moral principles and breaks with law and order driven by the infinite love for his son and the concern for his son's life.

Sebastian Koch is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which awards the Oscar.[2]

In addition to his acting work, he regularly delights audiences with symphonic-scenic readings, including Paradise with violinist Daniel Hope, Dream Story with the Hubert Nuss Jazz Quartet and The Kreutzer Sonata after L. Tolstoy, which Sebastian Koch dramaturgically adapted and conceived as a stage play with piano and violin.

Audiobooks

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Koch has frequently served as an interpreter of both literary and musical-literary audiobooks and live performances of such. Current projects include Schumann – Scenes of a marriage (with Martina Gedeck) about the exchange of letters between Clara and Robert Schumann, and accompanied by Argentinean bandoneon virtuoso Roberto Russo Koch has also presented excerpts from The Player by Dostoyevsky. The premiere of a play reading of Rhapsody: A Dream Novel by Arthur Schnitzler – accompanied by compositions especially for jazz – took place at the Literature and Poetry Festival in Bad Homburg in 2011.

In 2012, he produced the audiobook Koch is reading Heuss about speeches and letters by Theodor Heuss in collaboration with Cherbuliez Productions.

Koch twice lent his voice to the audiobook edition of Brigitte – Strong Voices. In 2007, he recorded the novel A perfect friend (Martin Suter) followed by the crime story On the twelfth day (Wolfgang Schorlau) in 2014.

Personal life

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Sebastian Koch lives in Berlin and has a daughter, Paulina (born 1995) and a son, Jacob (born 2013). He was in a relationship with actress Carice van Houten, whom he met on the set of the movie Black Book, from 2005 to 2009.[3]

Filmography (selection)

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Awards and nominations (selection)

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References

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  1. ^ Will Lawrence (24 May 2013). "'Flashback Friday: Carice van Houten". Wonderland Magazine. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. ^ Malkin, Matt Donnelly,Marc; Donnelly, Matt; Malkin, Marc (1 July 2019). "Academy Reaches Gender Parity in 2019 New Member Invitations". Variety. Retrieved 12 April 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Will Lawrence (24 May 2013). "'Flashback Friday: Carice van Houten". Wonderland Magazine. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Sebastian Koch: "Diese Stadt macht dieses Festival"". www.filmfest-braunschweig.de (in German). 7 November 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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