August Diehl

August Diehl
August Diehl
	August Diehl at premiere of "The Counterfeiter"
Height	5' 10¾" (1.80 m)

August Diehl (born January 4, 1976, Berlin) is a German actor. His father is actor Hans Diehl, his mother is a costume designer and his brother is a composer. Diehl is married to actress Julia Malik.

Biography

His family was frequently moving around, while he grew up: the Diehls used to live in Hamburg, Vienna, Düsseldorf,Bavaria and France. Growing up in a family of artists, at the age of 18, he played Franz Mohr in a school theatre production of Die Räuber by Friedrich Schiller. After passing the Abitur exams, Diehl studied acting at the renowned Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch in Berlin.

Notes

He plays the guitar.
He speaks German, French and English.
In 2000, Diehl was named one of European film's "Shooting Stars" by the European Film Promotion.
In 2006, Gala magazine named him "the most important German actor of today."

Selected filmography

actor

1998:23 Director: Hans-Christian Schmid
2000:Kalt ist der Abendhauch (also starring Fritzi Haberlandt, Heinz Bennent)
2002:Tattoo
2003:Love The Hard Way (also starring Adrien Brody)
2003:Distant Lights Director: Hans-Christian Schmid
2004:Love in Thoughts (also starring Daniel Brühl)
2004:The Ninth Day Director: Volker Schlöndorff, (also starring Ulrich Matthes and Bibiana Beglau)
2006: I Am the Other Woman (also starring Armin Mueller-Stahl and Katja Riemann)
2006: Nothing But Ghosts
2007: The Counterfeiter

writer

Der Atemkünstler (2000)

Awards

Won

1999 - German Film Award (in Gold): Best Actor for his performance in 23
1999 - Bavarian Film Award: Best Newcomer for his performance in 23
2004 - Undine Awards: Best Young Actor - Feature Film for his performance in Love in Thoughts
2005 - German Film Critics Association Awards: Best Actor for his performance in Love in Thoughts

Nominated

2005 - German Film Award (in Gold): Best Actor for his performance in The Ninth Day

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