Hanno Koffler (born March 25, 1980) is a German actor and musician. His most famous films include '' Summer Storm'', '' Krabat'' and ''

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''. He also starred in the

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-nominated film, ''

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'' (2018), directed by

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Life and career

Koffler was born in

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. He was raised with his three brothers in

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by a working middle-class family. With the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Koffler family was severely affected, as Hanno's father fell professionally, forcing the family to move to

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. At an early age, Koffler began acting in small roles in plays. In 1994 he founded the band "Kerosin" with his brother Max Koffler, Hanno being the drummer. The band ranked second in the world's largest live band contest "Emergenza" in 2002. Upon returning to

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at the age of 18, Koffler applied for admission to the Ernst Busch Theater School, but was rejected. In 2002, he would officially begin his acting career with various roles in cinema films such as '' Anatomy 2'' and in

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films, including the 2004 '' Summer Storm'' and '' Krabat'' in 2008. He later moved to

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. to study acting until 2007 at the

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, where he would play roles in various theatrical productions directed by

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. After several performances in television, theater, and cinema, in 2013 he starred in the film ''

'', along with

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and

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. The film was directed by Stephan Lacant and became a huge success both in

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and internationally. In 2015, he was nominated for a Best Actor for the

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for the drama/documentary film ''

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'' (Härte), by director

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, in which he plays Andreas Marquardt. It was screened in the Panorama section of the

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where it won third place in the Panorama Audience Award. In 2016, he appeared in the ' miniseries, playing

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. In 2018, he starred in

's Oscar-nominated film ''

'' with

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, and

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. In 2019, he joined the original

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'' series, again under the direction of

, playing the character of Paul. That same year, he was part of the cast of the first season of German series, '' Pagan Peak''. He assumed the recurring role of

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in ''

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s third and fourth seasons.

Awards

* Filmfestival

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(2008) - Best male Actor for ''A Hero's Welcome (Nacht vor Augen)'' * Franz-Hofer-Preis, Filmhaus Saarbrücken (2009) for ''A Hero's Welcome (Nacht vor Augen)'' * 2014 -

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- Nominated Film Award in Gold Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Freier Fall (film)

Personal Life

Hanno Koffler Koffler is married to director Mia Maariel Meyer. The couple have one daughter and live in Berlin. He also has a daughter with actress Theresa Langer, who lives in the United States.

Filmography

* 2002: ''Die Dickköpfe'' (TV) * 2003: ''Ganz und gar'' * 2003: '' Anatomy 2'' * 2004: '' Summer Storm'' * 2004: ''Hallesche Kometen'' * 2004: ''Charlotte und ihre Männer'' (TV) * 2005: ''Rabenbrüder'' * 2008: '' The Red Baron'' * 2008: '' Krabat'' * 2008: ' * 2009: ''

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– Im Sog des Bösen'' (TV) * 2009: ' * 2010: ' (TV) * 2010: ''Keiner geht verloren'' (TV) * 2011: '' If Not Us, Who?'' * 2012: ' * 2013: ''

'' * 2014: '' Coming In'' * 2014: ' (TV) * 2015: ''

'' * 2015: ' (TV) * 2016: ' (TV) * 2017: ' (TV) * 2018: ''

'' (TV) * 2018: ''

'' * 2019: ''Pagan Peak'' (TV) * 2021: ''

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Koffler, Hanno 1980 births Living people German male film actors German male stage actors Male actors from Berlin 21st-century German male actors