Stefan Walz (born 1963) is a Swiss

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. His best known role is as a

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-lookalike in the film ''

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Biography

Stefan Walz studied acting at the Konservatorium Bern. He worked at the kleines theater – Kammerspiele Landshut from 1992 to 1998 and was part of the founding company of the Kammerspiele Landshut. From 1998 to 2006 he had diverse roles in Essen, Munich and Hamburg. He has been at the

Staatstheater Mainz The Staatstheater Mainz (Mainz State Theatre) is a theatre in Mainz, Germany, which is owned and operated by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Situated on the Gutenbergplatz, the complex comprises two theatres which are connected by an undergrou ...

since 2006. In addition to his acting career, he is involved in various jazz and rock groups, playing a variety of instruments such as the guitar, bass, banjo and mandolin. His hobbies are skiing and martial arts. He currently lives in

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Filmography

* '' Der Tod zu Basel'', Director:

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(1992) * ''

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'', television series (1995, 1999–2001) * ''Der Räuber mit der sanften Hand'' (1996) * ''Fieber'', television series (1996) * ''Die Krauses'' (1997) * ''Du hast mir meine Familie geraubt'' (1998) * ''Julia – Kämpfe für deine Träume!'' (1998) * ''

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: Bitteres Ende'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2001) * ''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Walz, Stefan 1963 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Swiss male stage actors Swiss male film actors Swiss male television actors 20th-century Swiss male actors 21st-century Swiss male actors