Mathieu Carrière (; born 2 August 1950) is a German stage and screen

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with strong French connections. He has appeared in around 250 films worldwide and in 4000 hours of television. Carrière is also a director and a writer and is known as an advocate for the rights of fathers.

Life

Carrière was born near Hanover of two psychotherapists and grew up in

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and

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. He attended the

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boarding school Lycée Saint-François-Xavier in

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, France, a school which had previously been attended by the director of Carrière's first major film,

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. In 1969, Carrière moved to

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to study

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with the philosopher

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and continue his acting. In 1983, he married the American artist Jennifer Bartlett with whom he had a daughter, Alice Carrière, the author of the Spiegel & Grau memoir ''Everything/Nothing/Someone'' that recounts the author's challenging life in their household. They divorced in the early 1990s. He lives in

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and

. His sister Mareike Carrière was also an actress.

Career

After playing the young Tonio at the age of 13 in

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's 1964 film '' Tonio Kröger''; he next played a main part in the 1966 German movie '' Der junge Törless'' (''Young Törless''). Other film roles include major appearances in

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's '' Gates to Paradise'' (1967),

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's '' Malpertius'' (1971) and

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's '' Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman'' (1973). Carrière has performed on film with

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in ''Malpertius'' (1971),

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in ''Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman'' (1973),

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in ''The Sanssouci Walker'' (1982) and Isabelle Huppert in '' Malina'' (1991). In 1980, Carrière was a member of the jury at the

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Selected filmography

*'' Tonio Kröger'' (1964), as Tonio Kröger as a Boy *'' Young Törless'' (1966), as Thomas Törless *'' Gates to Paradise'' (1968), as Alexis Melissen *' (1969), as Lorenzo *' (1970), as Carl-Stéphane Kursdedt *' (1971), as Karl *'' Rendezvous at Bray'' (1971), as Julien Eschenbach *'' Malpertuis'' (1971), as Jan *'' Man with the Transplanted Brain'' (1971), as Franz Eckerman *''

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'' (1972), as The Violinist *'' Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman'' (1973), as Paul *'' There's No Smoke Without Fire'' (1973), as Ulrich Berl *'' Der Kommissar: Sonderbare Vorfälle im Hause von Professor S.'' (1973, TV series episode), as Alfred Steger *''

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'' (1973), as Orsini *'' Charlotte'' (1974), as Eric von Schellenberg *'' Serious as Pleasure'' (1975), as a young man (uncredited) *''Isabelle and Lust'' (1975), as Luc *'' Parapsycho – Spectrum of Fear'' (1975) *'' India Song'' (1975), as L'attaché d'ambassade allemand *''

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'' (1976), as Tauling *'' Naked Massacre'' (1976), as Cain Adamson *'' Police Python 357'' (1976), as L'inspecteur Ménard *''Le Jeu du solitaire'' (1976), as Guy *''

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: Das Bordfest'' (1976, TV series episode), as Walter Solms *' (1976), as Partner *''

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'' (1976), as Volkmar *' (1976, TV film), as

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*'' Bilitis'' (1977), as Nikias *'' The Indians Are Still Far Away'' (1977), as Matthias *' (1978, TV series, 13 episodes), as Karl Siebrecht *''Pareil pas pareil'' (1978), as

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*''

: Der L-Faktor'' (1979, TV series episode), as Heinz Bruhn *' (1979) *'' Woman Between Wolf and Dog'' (1979), as German Soldier *'' The Associate'' (1979), as Louis *' (1979) *''Beware of Pity'' (1979, TV film), as Lt. Anton Hofmiller *''Justocoeur'' (1980), as Doctor *'' Egon Schiele – Exzess und Bestrafung'' (1980), as

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*'' The Aviator's Wife'' (1981), as Christian *''

: Eine ganz alte Geschichte'' (1981, TV series episode), as Arne Reuter *'' Anima – Symphonie phantastique'' (1981), as Bachelor *''Dantons Tod'' (1981, TV film), as Saint-Just *' (1981, TV film), as Psychiater *''Die Laurents'' (1981, TV series), as Frédéric Laurent *'' La Passante du Sans-Souci'' (1982), as Ruppert von Leggaert / Federico Logo *''

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: Der Tote im Wagen'' (1983, TV series episode), as John Malven *'' A Woman in Flames'' (1983), as Chris *'' Benvenuta'' (1983), as François *''

: Perfektes Geständnis'' (1984, TV series episode), as Jochen Holmer *' (1984), as Obersturmführer Knoch *'' The Bay Boy'' (1984), as Father Chaisson *' (1984), as Thomas Schmidt *'' Matt in 13 Zügen'' (1984, TV series), as Claus Korff *''Le Dernier Civil'' (1984, TV film), as Lt. Träger *'' The Future of Emily'' (1984), as Friedrich (voice) *'' Yerma'' (1984), as Víctor *''Abschied in Berlin'' (1985), as Fischhändler *''L'Amour en douce'' (1985), as Carl *' (1985), as Reiter *'' Beethoven's Nephew'' (1985), as Archduke Rudolf *' (1985), as von Bleicher *'' Spenser: When Silence Speaks'' (1986, TV series episode), as du Pré *'' Terminus'' (1987), as Doctor (voice) *' (1987), as

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*''Love Rites'' (1987), as Hugo Arnold *''

: Mordträume'' (1988, TV series episode), as Max Binder *''

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'' (1988), as Pierre de Hamaere *''Sanguines'' (1988), as Johann *''El placer de matar'' (1988), as Andrés *''

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'' (1989), as Man in the Lateran Palace (uncredited) *''

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'' (1989, also directed) *''

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: Honeymoon Express'' (1989, TV series episode), as Roget *''Una ombra en el jardí'' (1989), as Luis *'' The Betrothed'' (1989, TV miniseries), as Count Attilio *''

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'' (1990, TV film), as French Doctor *' (1990), as Oskar *''Hungarian Requiem'' (1990), as Örnagy *''Aschenglut'' (1990) *'' Malina'' (1991), as Malina *''

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'' (1991), as Erich Bornhaak *''Manila'' (1991), as Carlos *''Cómo levantar 1000 kilos'' (1991), as Schneider *'' Shining Through'' (1992), as Von Haefler *'' Christopher Columbus: The Discovery'' (1992), as King

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*''Un placer indescriptible'' (1992), as Vivaldi *''Die Zeit danach'' (1992) *'' Schloß Hohenstein'' (1992–1995, TV series, 13 episodes), as Count Gregor von Hohenstein *''Böses Blut'' (1993, TV film), as Werner Westfal *'' Eurocops: Flamingo'' (1993, TV series episode), as Dr. Bosch *'' Oh God, Women Are So Loving'' (1994), as Daniel *' (1994, TV miniseries), as Victor *'' Die Kommissarin: Schatten der Vergangenheit'' (1994, TV series episode), as Erich Markwald *''L'amour conjugal'' (1995), as Anchire *''Tödliche Liebe'' (1995) *'': Mordpoker'' (1995, TV series episode), as H.C. *''

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: Bei Auftritt Mord'' (1996, TV series episode), as Lewald *'' Doppelter Einsatz: Wunder auf Bestellung'' (1996, TV series episode), as Kinzel *'' A Girl Called Rosemary'' (1996, TV film), as Fribert *'' Desert of Fire'' (1997, TV miniseries), as François Legrand *''

: Manila'' (1998, TV series episode), as Wehling *''El far'' (1998), as Mike *' (1999), as Michael *''

: Die Wahrheit ist der Tod'' (1999, TV series episode), as Stefan Achatz *'' Küstenwache: Das letzte Ufer'' (2000, TV series episode), as Fabian Keusch *'' Inspector Rex: The Full Moon Murderer'' (2000, TV series episode), as Prof. Paul Mandl *''Ternitz, Tennessee'' (2000), as Plastic surgeon *''

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'' (2001, TV film), as

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*''Thomas'' (2001, TV film), as

*'' Utta Danella: Die Hochzeit auf dem Lande'' (2002, TV series episode), as Arndt Graf Solm-Weltingen *''High Speed'' (2002), as Lucas *''Regarde-moi'' (2002), as Pierre *'' Ein Fall für zwei: Erics Tod'' (2003, TV series episode), as Armin Steiner *'' Luther'' (2003), as Cardinal Cajetan *''The Ride'' (2003), as Lucas *'' Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale'' (2003, TV film), as Otto *'' Tears of Kali'' (2004), as Edgar Cornelsen (segment "Kali") *'' Der Ermittler: Schönheitsfehler'' (2004, TV series episode), as Dr. Schönemann *''

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'' (2004), as Le duc d'Orléans *''The Clan'' (2005) *''

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: Adel vernichtet'' (2005, TV series episode), as Baron Friedrich von Falkenberg *'' Die Rosenheim-Cops: Mord im Paradies'' (2005, TV series episode), as Ferdinand Buxner *''

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'' (2005), as Gunter *''Du bist nicht allein'' (2007), as Regisseur *''Les murs porteurs'' (2007), as André *'' The Fakir of Venice'' (2008), as Massimo *' (2009), as Gerhardt Rott *'' Alarm für Cobra 11: Bounty on Kim Krüger'' (2010, TV series episode), as Rolf Reinhardt *' (2010), as Capitaine *' (2010), as Robert Masse *''Slave'' (2012) *''

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: Es lebe der Sport'' (2012, TV series episode), as Henri Durand *'' Leipzig Homicide: Stilbruch'' (2012, TV series episode), as Harry Reich *'' The Mark of the Angels – Miserere'' (2013), as Peter Hansen *'' The Tunnel'' (2013, TV series), as Alain Joubert *''False Freedom'' (2013), as Vollmann *' (2014), as Knoch / Hannes Frisch *''Look 4 Them'' (2014), as Gallery Owner *''Rhein-Lahn Krimi: Jammertal'' (2017), as Siegfried Brecht *''Vollmond'' (2017), as Hermann Zuber *''Joyce'' (2019) *''Breakdown Forest - Reise in den Abgrund'' (2019), as Der Billionär *''Sans Tête'' (2024), as Moderator

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