Peter Benedict (born Christian Riss; 13 July 1963) is an Austrian actor, director and writer.

Early life

Peter Benedict was born Christian Riss in

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. He is the only son of actors Walter Riss and Christa Rossenbach. He grew up in

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and

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. Benedict studied drama and film directing at Mozarteum University Salzburg and at Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg.

Career

Benedict began working in film and television productions under his birth name in the late 1980s. He wrote and directed the 1999 film ''Ende des Frühlings''. In 2000, he started his film career as an actor. His first role was in

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's drama '' A Map of the Heart''. Since then, Benedict has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including '' Fay Grim'' (2006), '' Yella'' (2007), '' Lusitania: Murder on the Atlantic'' (2007), '' Unschuldig'' (2008), '' Barbara'' (2012), '' The Team'' (2015), and '' The Young Karl Marx'' (2017). From 2005 to 2016, he made regular appearances in the long-running crime drama ''

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''. He was part of the main cast of the crime series ''Kommissarin Heller'' (2014–2019), where he portrayed the role of Burkhard Hinnrichs. From 2017 to 2020, Benedict appeared in the

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'' as Aleksander Tiedemann. He played one of the lead roles, Robert von Bergen, in the 2018–2019 dramedy series ''Jenny – echt gerecht''.

Personal life

Benedict is married and lives in Berlin and

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Benedict, Peter 1963 births Living people People from Chur 20th-century Austrian male actors 21st-century Austrian male actors Austrian male film actors Austrian male television actors Austrian film directors Austrian screenwriters German-language film directors Mozarteum University Salzburg alumni Swiss people of Austrian descent Swiss people of German descent Male actors from Salzburg