Carsten Johannes Marcus Hübner (born 4 December 1972 in
Neustrelitz) is a German actor. He appeared in more than eighty films since 2003, including ''Magical Mystery or: The Return of Karl Schmidt'' (in 2017) and
The Good Neighbour (''Unter Nachbarn'', in 2011). Also known on TV for
Transporter
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* Transporter (vehicles), types of vehicles designed to transport items
* Transporter wagon, a railway car designed to carry another railway car
* Volkswagen Transporter, a model of van
* Transporter bridge, a bridge wh ...
(between 2012–2014), ''
Polizeiruf 110'' (a detective series, between 2005–2019), crime series
Post Mortem in 2007/2008.
Life
The son of innkeepers Johannes and Margitta Hübner, his father was also a hotelier, city councilor and deputy mayor.
Charly Hübner grew up in Feldberg (Neustrelitz district). He gained his first acting experiences in an amateur theater. After graduating from high school in 1991 from Carolinum Neustrelitz, he worked at the Landestheater Neustrelitz as an actor and assistant director.
In 1993, he began his studies at the
Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin.
During his studies, he met the theater directors Tom Kühnel and
Robert Schuster
Robert Schuster (born February 3, 1970 in Meißen) is a German stage director and drama school teacher.
Schuster studied cultural sciences at Humboldt University of Berlin and stage direction at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berli ...
. Together, they created productions for the
Maxim Gorki Theater and the
Schaubühne in Berlin, and from 1997 also at the
Schauspielhaus and the TAT in Frankfurt am Main. Between 1996 and 2002, Hübner worked among others with the directors Amélie Niermeyer, Peter Eschberg,
Hans Hollmann and Christian Tschirner. In 2008, he continued after a long break his theatrical work at the
Schauspielhaus Zurich. In 2011, he performed at the
Schauspiel Köln, under the direction of
Karin Beier,
whom he followed in 2013 to the
Deutsches Schauspielhaus in
Hamburg.
In 2003, Hübner moved from the stage to the camera. In many movie supporting roles, he first appeared as a performer of the 'little people' or as a 'good friend'. In 2005 alone, he participated in 17 film projects. He gained additional prominence through a commercial for the
Dresdner Bank
Dresdner Bank AG was a German bank and was based in Frankfurt. It was one of Germany's largest banking corporations and was acquired by competitor Commerzbank in May 2009.
History
19th century
The Dresdner Bank was established on 12 Novemb ...
. This gave his film career a boost, since in 2006 through his appearance in the Oscar winning feature film ''
The Lives of Others'', which won the
2006 Academy Award for
Best Foreign Language Film.
He played a night shift
Stasi
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The Stasi's function was similar to the KGB, serving as a means of maint ...
Hauptmann during the monitoring of a theatre playwright in 1984, during the cold war.
In 2007, Hübner received a starring role as a medical examiner 'Thomas Renner' in the
RTL crime series
Post Mortem, which had 2 series. Since 2008, he also appears in the
Sat.1
Sat.1 is a German free-to-air television channel that is a part of the ProSiebenSat.1 Media Group.
It is considered the first privately owned television network in Germany, having been launched in January 1984 as ''PKS'' ''(Programmgesellschaf ...
comedy series
Ladykracher
''Ladykracher'' was a German sketch comedy show starring Anke Engelke. The show ran on Sat.1 from 2002 to 2004 and was produced by Brainpool. In 2008 the show was reproduced until 2013.
Skits
All Ladykracher skits feature Anke Engelke. The pr ...
, as the sketch partner of
Anke Engelke
Anke Christina Fischer ( Engelke; born 21 December 1965) is a German comedian, actress, voice actress and television presenter.
Personal life
Born in Montreal, Canada, Engelke moved to Cologne, Germany in 1971 with her German parents. Early ...
, appearing from season 4 to season 8 in 2013. He received a comedy award in 2008.
Hübner took on the title role in
Rosa von Praunheim's improvisational film ''Der Rosa Riese'' (''The Pink Giant'', 2008) about the German serial killer
Beate Schmidt. One of his most haunting experiences in front of the camera, the actor said in an interview.
His life motto is: "It comes as it comes".
He also starred in the
television movie for the
ZDF channel, ' (Beyond Death, in 2009).
Since 2010, Charly Hübner and Anneke Kim Sarnau make up the investigative duo ''Alexander Bukow and König'' in the
Rostock based police drama ''
Polizeiruf 110'' on
NDR
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Computing
* Non delivery report, a return email message to a sender indicating failed message delivery
* Network Data Representation, an implementation of the OSI model presentation layer
Science and technology
* Negative differ ...
channel.
2 episodes ''enemy picture'' and ''... and out you are'' were both nominated for the
Grimme-Preis (German TV Award) in 2012. The episode ''Fischer War'' brought Hübner in 2013 the
Bavarian Television Award and much praise from critics.
He his next starring role was a
sociopath in
psychodrama film ''
The Good Neighbour'' in 2011, for which he was awarded "Best German actor" of 2013, a
Golden Camera Award.
In 2012, he started appearing in the internationally co-produced action series ''
Transporter
Transporter may refer to:
* Transporter (vehicles), types of vehicles designed to transport items
* Transporter wagon, a railway car designed to carry another railway car
* Volkswagen Transporter, a model of van
* Transporter bridge, a bridge wh ...
'' as a mechanic ''Dieter'' he appeared in 13 episodes. In 2013, Charly Hübner made his first small documentary as a director. For the
ARD documentation ''16 × Germany – Menschen – Orte – Geschichten'', he delivered the part about
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. At the
International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film in 2017, he presented his documentary ''Wildes Herz'' about the band
Feine Sahne Fischfilet
Feine Sahne Fischfilet ("Fine Cream Fish Fillet") is a German punk band formed in 2007 in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The band's members are from Jarmen, Greifswald, Rostock, Demmin, Loitz, Hanshagen and Wismar.
The band has officially released five ...
, which was honored with four festival prizes.
Personal life
Hübner is married to actress Lina Beckmann.
[text="Einen Jungen in dem Alter und mit Bauch hammwa noch nicht" ] She was voted actress of the year in 2011 by the magazine "Theater heute".
They live in Hamburg.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hubner, Charly
1972 births
Living people
People from Neustrelitz
People from Bezirk Neubrandenburg
German male film actors