Lenn Kudrjawizki (born 10 October 1975) is a German

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and

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Biography

Lenn Kudrjawizki came with his parents at the age of two months from Leningrad to

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, where his Ukrainian father had a job as a

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and his mother worked as an

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. He discovered

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playing and at the age of 6 he was on stage with the Leningrad State Ballet. He attended an artistic high school, where he received acting, singing and violin lessons. In Dresden he finally studied violin. From 2001 to 2006 Kudrjawizki was part of the permanent ensemble of the RTL series ''

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''. At the same time, he took part in various cinema and television productions, such as ', in the Oscar-winning film '' The Counterfeiters'' by Stefan Ruzowitzky, in ''

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'', in the Paramount production '' Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit'', alongside

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directed by

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and in '' The Transporter Refueled'' - produced and written by

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and as a commissioner in the ARD-series ''Der Kroatien-Krimi''. He is a board member of the German Film Academy. His first work as an author, Familienbande", became a best-seller. Published by

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Filmography

* ''Katrin und Wladimir'' (1996, TV Movie) - Wladimir * ''

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'' (1998-2020, TV Series) - David Kovacic / Milan / Sergej Litvin / Schakir * ''Die Cleveren'' (1999, TV Series) * ''Die Entführung'' (1999, TV Movie) * ''England!'' (2000) * ''

Enemy at the Gates ''Enemy at the Gates'' (''Stalingrad'' in France and ''L'Ennemi aux portes'' in Canada) is a 2001 war film directed, co-written, and produced by Jean-Jacques Annaud, based on William Craig (author), William Craig's 1973 nonfiction book ''Enemy ...

'' (2001) - Comrade in Train * ''

'' (2001-2006, TV Series) - Polizeimeister Grischa Kaspin * ''Die achte Todsünde: Toskana-Karussell'' (2002) * ''Kiki und Tiger'' (2003, Short) - Tiger * ' (2004) - Luka * ''Such mich nicht'' (2004) - Barkeeper Hotel * ' (2004, TV Mini-Series) * ''

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'' (2005-2012, TV Series) - Juri Orlow / Strack * ''Große Lügen'' (2007) - Morgentau * '' The Counterfeiters'' (2007) - Loszek * '' Bezaubernde Marie'' (2007, TV Movie) - André Weber * ' (2007) - Police Officer Lupo * ''Today Is My Day'' (2007, Short) - Paul * ''Kommissar Stolberg'' (2007, TV Series) - Philip Schröder * ''

GSG 9 – Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben GSG 9 (''Grenzschutzgruppe 9'', literally Border Guard Group 9) is a German TV series about the special unit GSG 9 der Bundespolizei of the German Federal Police. It premiered in the spring of 2007. Its original title, ''GSG 9 - Ihr Einsatz ist ...

'' (2007-2008, TV Series) - Ilyas Balassanjan / Lew Dukin * ''Thank You Mr. President'' (2008, Documentary) * ''Die Zeit, die man Leben nennt'' (2008, TV Movie) - Juri * ''

'' (2009) - Jordanes * '' Schicksalsjahre'' (2011, TV Series) - Wladimir Konsolow * ''Die letzte Lüge'' (2011) - Armin * ' (2011, TV Movie) - Aljoscha Kasajev (as a Young Man) / Sergej Kasajev * ''Notruf Hafenkante'' (2011, TV Series) - Manfred Gradka * ''Die Draufgänger'' (2012, TV Series) - Priester * ''

Polizeiruf 110 ''Polizeiruf 110'' ("Police call 110") is a long-running German-language detective television series. The name refers to the emergency telephone number of the ''Volkspolizei''. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic ...

'' (2012, TV Series) - Bogdan Kuljakow * '' Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit'' (2014) - Constantin * ''Heldt'' (2014, TV Series) - Marek * ''Ein starkes Team'' (2014, TV Series) * ''Business As Usual – Der Prophet fliegt mit'' (2014) * ' (2015, TV Movie) - Assistant Stevens * '' The Transporter Refueled'' (2015) - Leo Imasova * '' Occupied'' (2015, TV Series) - Orlov * '' Vor der Morgenröte'' (2016) - Samuel Malamud * '' Berlin Station'' (2016, TV Series) - Zoltan Vasile * '' Der Kroatien-Krimi'' (2016–2021, TV Series) - Emil Perica * ''

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'' (2017, Short) - Leon * ''

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'' (2018) - 'Skripka' - Leon * ''

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'' (2019) - Leonid * '' Traumfabrik'' (2019) - Jurij * ''

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'' (2019-2020, TV Series) - Prince Dir * '' World On Fire'' (2019) * ''

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'' (2020, TV Mini-Series) - Igor * '' Der Kroatien-Krimi'' (2021, TV Series) - Emil Perica * ''

Babylon Berlin ''Babylon Berlin'' is a German neo-noir television series. Created, written, and directed by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries, and Hendrik Handloegten, it is loosely based on novels by Volker Kutscher. The series premiered on 13 October 2017 o ...

'' (2021, TV Series) * '' Jack Ryan'' (2021, TV Series) * ''

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References

External links

Lenn Kudrjawizki personal website

LEGRAIN Productions
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Lenn Kudrjawizki
at his acting agency {{DEFAULTSORT:Kudrjawizki, Lenn 1975 births Living people German male film actors German people of Ukrainian descent 21st-century German male actors Male actors from Saint Petersburg