Christoph M. Ohrt (born 30 March 1960, in

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) is a German

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. One of his best known roles was the portrayal of Felix Edel on the German television series ''

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Biography

Ohrt grew up in Hamburg and attended the Gymnasium Eppendorf, a high school, which he left a few years before his graduation to study at a drama school. He later continued his drama studies at the Center for the Acting Process in the

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. The film ' (1983) marks his start in cinema activity in Germany. In 2002 he started to portray Felix Edel on the TV series ''

'' receiving the ''

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'' in the same year. He met his wife Stevee in

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a district of

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. They have two children, a daughter and a son.

Filmography

Film

Television

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ohrt, Christoph M. 1960 births Male actors from Hamburg German male film actors German male television actors 20th-century German male actors 21st-century German male actors Living people