Ronald Zehrfeld (; born 15 January 1977) is a German actor. His movie roles include '' Barbara'' (2012), ''

Inbetween Worlds ''Inbetween Worlds'' () is a 2014 German drama film produced, written and directed by Feo Aladag. The film tells the story of a friendship between the German soldier Jesper and his young Afghan interpreter Tarik. Both men are confronted with th ...

'' (2014), and '' Phoenix'' (2014).

Career

Zehrfeld made his film debut in 2005 with a lead role in

Dominik Graf Dominik Graf (born 6 September 1952) is a German film director. He studied film direction at University of Television and Film Munich, from where he graduated in 1975. While he has directed several theatrically released feature films since the 198 ...

's ''The Red Cockatoo''. He starred in the comedic pirate movie ''

12 Paces Without a Head ''12 Paces Without a Head'' () is a 2009 film directed by Sven Taddicken. Set in the North Sea in 1401, the film centers on the German folk hero Klaus Störtebeker, who was a pirate at the time. The title comes from a legend which asserts that ...

'' directed by Sven Taddicken where he played the role of the pirate

Klaus Störtebeker Klaus Störtebeker (also known as Klaas Störtebecker, Johann Störtebecker or Nikolaus Storzenbecher) (1360 – supposed 20 October 1401) was a German pirate. Reputed to be the leader of a group of privateers known as the Victual Brothe ...

. In 2010, he played a major role as an idealistic Berlin police detective in Dominik Graf's elaborate and critically acclaimed television ten-part series ''

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''. In 2011 he works with Graf again in the crime drama "Cassandra's Warning" (2011) from the series ''

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 ...

'', this time in an unfamiliar role as a murderous villain, and in the TV crime drama ''The Invisible Girl''. He also takes supporting role in Matthias Glasner's TV mystery thriller ''The Hour of the Wolf'' (2011). In 2012 he starred in Christian Petzold's '' Barbara'', which won

Silver Bear for Best Director The Silver Bear for Best Director () is an award presented annually at the Berlin International Film Festival since 1956. It is given for the best achievement in directing and is chosen by the International Jury from the films in the Competition ...

at the

62nd Berlin International Film Festival The 62nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 19 February 2012. British film director Mike Leigh was the president of the jury. The first five films to be screened in the competition were announced on 19 December 2011. Am ...

. The film was selected as the German entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the

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, but it did not make the final shortlist. In 2014 Zehrfeld appeared in several movies. In Dominik Graf's historical film ''

Beloved Sisters ''Beloved Sisters'' () is a 2014 German biographical film written and directed by Dominik Graf. The film is based on the life of the German poet Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) and upon his long relationships with two sisters, Caroline and C ...

'' he played Wilhelm von Wolzogen, a college friend of the main character Friedrich Schiller, it was selected as the German entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the

87th Academy Awards The 87th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2014 and took place on February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30 ...

, but was not nominated. In the war drama ''

'' he appears as a German soldier in Afghanistan, who falls into a crisis of conscience. The children's film ' shows him as a new resident of an apartment building in which there are mysterious happenings. He also starred in Christian Petzold's postwar drama '' Phoenix'' alongside

Nina Hoss Nina Hoss (; born 7 July 1975) is a German stage, film, and television actress. She is known for her collaborations with director Christian Petzold in films such as '' Barbara'' (2012) and '' Phoenix'' (2014). Roles in other films include '' T ...

; the movie received universal acclaim from critics. Zehrfeld won the 2016

German Film Award The German Film Award (), also known as Lola after its prize statuette, is the national film award of Germany. It is presented at an annual ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in the Cinema of Germany, German film industry. Besides being ...

in the category Best Supporting Actor for his role in

Lars Kraume Lars Kraume (born 24 February 1973) is an Italian-born German film director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed 35 films since 1996. Biography Born in Abruzzo, Italy, to German parents. Career Kraume has directed numerous television produ ...

's history-thriller film ''

The People vs. Fritz Bauer ''The People vs. Fritz Bauer'' () is a 2015 German Biographical drama, biographical drama film directed by Lars Kraume, chronicling the German Jewish prosecutor Fritz Bauer, Fritz Bauer's post-war capture of former Holocaust planner Adolf Eichma ...

''.

Selected filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zehrfeld, Ronald 1977 births Living people German male film actors German male television actors Male actors from Berlin 20th-century German male actors 21st-century German male actors Actors from East Berlin