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Benjamin Sadler

Acting
54 years oldToronto, Canada

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Benjamin Sadler (born February 2, 1971) is a German actor who was born in Toronto, Canada, the son of a German graphic designer and a British teacher. He lived in Canada until he was five. In 1976 he moved with his parents to Germany. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, his career as actor started in 1994 with roles in German thrillers such as Wolffs Revier and SK-Babies. In 2001 he appeared in the German-Italian film Maria Magdalena in the role as John the Baptist beside Maria Grazia Cucinotta and Danny Quinn. In 2002 he worked on two further religious films: The Bible - The Apocalypse with Richard Harris and Luther with Joseph Fiennes and Sir Peter Ustinov. He also appeared as the young emperor Augustus (Peter O'Toole was the emperor in later life). In 2006 he played the part of a physician in the film Dresden. In 2007 he starred as a lawyer and father of a thalidomide-handicapped daughter, for which he received a Bambi Award in 2007. He explained in an interview that he was proud to be a part of the film, which influenced the German parliament to pass a law giving greater financial compensation for victims of thalidomide. Description above from the Wikipedia article Benjamin Sadler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal Details

Born
February 12, 1971
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Toronto, Canada
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Benjamin Klimaschewski
Benjamin K. Sadler

Movies (37)

Verschollen

Verschollen

2025

Ohne jede Spur - Der Fall Nathalie B.
5.4

Ohne jede Spur - Der Fall Nathalie B.

as Georg

2025

Leben über Kreuz
6.8

Leben über Kreuz

as Sebastian Blumberg

2021

Pohlmann und die Zeit der Wünsche
6.4

Pohlmann und die Zeit der Wünsche

as Tom Pohlmann

2020

Eine harte Tour
4.1

Eine harte Tour

as Clemens

2020

Charlotte Link - In the Valley of the Fox
4.3

Charlotte Link - In the Valley of the Fox

as Matthew

2020

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
7.0

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

as Heinz Rosenfeld

2019

Jenseits der Angst
5.0

Jenseits der Angst

as Ronald Kärger

2019

Tödliches Erwachen
4.8

Tödliches Erwachen

as Jan Brenner

2019

Duisburg - Linea di sangue
5.9

Duisburg - Linea di sangue

as Thomas Block

2019

Wir sind doch Schwestern
2.7

Wir sind doch Schwestern

as Heinrich Verhoeven

2018

Wendy 2 - Freundschaft für immer
7.4

Wendy 2 - Freundschaft für immer

as Gunnar

2018

Luna's Revenge
5.7

Luna's Revenge

as Jacob

2018

Der Kroatien-Krimi: Mord auf Vis
6.0

Der Kroatien-Krimi: Mord auf Vis

as Jure Pokovic

2018

Der Gutachter: Ein Mord zu viel
3.2

Der Gutachter: Ein Mord zu viel

as Dr. Robert Siedler

2017

Tödliche Geheimnisse - Jagd in Kapstadt
3.8

Tödliche Geheimnisse - Jagd in Kapstadt

as Prof. Jonas Schwarz

2017

Wendy - Der Film
6.7

Wendy - Der Film

as Gunnar

2017

One Breath
5.7

One Breath

as Jan

2016

Das Programm
6.0

Das Programm

as Simon Dreher

2016

Das Dorf der Mörder
5.0

Das Dorf der Mörder

as Dr. Jeremy Brock

2015

Die Wallensteins - Dresdner Dämonen
5.7

Die Wallensteins - Dresdner Dämonen

as Rolf Koch

2015

Tag der Wahrheit
6.6

Tag der Wahrheit

as Jean-Luc Laboetie

2015

Francesco
7.0

Francesco

as Ugolino

2014

Das Lächeln der Frauen
5.4

Das Lächeln der Frauen

as André Chabanais

2014

Bocksprünge
3.0

Bocksprünge

as Silvan

2014

Zwischen den Zeiten
5.0

Zwischen den Zeiten

as Michael Rosch

2014

Alles muss raus
5.1

Alles muss raus

as Henry Bergmann

2014

Pinocchio
4.8

Pinocchio

as Antonio

2013

Das Jerusalem-Syndrom

Das Jerusalem-Syndrom

as Peled

2013

Der Tote im Eis
6.0

Der Tote im Eis

as Gregor Lucius

2013

Passion
5.2

Passion

as Prosecutor

2013

The Pursuit of Unhappiness
5.9

The Pursuit of Unhappiness

as Frank Henne

2012

Rommel
6.2

Rommel

as Hans Speidel

2012

The German Friend
5.4

The German Friend

as Michael Tendler

2012

München '72 - Das Attentat
5.5

München '72 - Das Attentat

as Ulrich Wegener

2012

Das Mädchen auf dem Meeresgrund
5.5

Das Mädchen auf dem Meeresgrund

as Hans Hass

2011

If Not Us, Who?
5.6

If Not Us, Who?

as Walter Jens

2011

TV Shows (13)