Torben Liebrecht (German: �tɔʁbn̩ ˈliːbʁɛçt born 3 December 1977) is a German

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and

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Career

Liebrecht starting his acting career as Heiner in

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. His first large role came as Karl von Sassnitz in ''

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''. He also played Alois in the ITV television drama ''

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''. Among other minor roles, Liebrecht then played Friedrich in the 2002 horror film Deathwatch. The year after, he played

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in the film '' Luther'', and starred in a minor role in

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's film, '' Beyond the Sea''. In 2005, he played the role of Bernd Steher, a copy shop/pub employee, in the film ''Rose'', and in 2006, plays the role of Marco, a German paparazzo, in the film ''Eine Krone für Isabell''. Next, he played the role of Anton in the German show '' Verrückt nach Clara'', and then as Matz in the crime thriller show '. Afterwards he played the lead role of Eddie in ''Mein Flaschengeist und ich'', and then was cast Hannes Wenisch in ''Das Wunder von Merching''. He then played Lennard in the film ''The King's Surrender''. He was then cast as Franz Faber in the Canadian television series ''

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'', in which he won a

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for best performance by an actor in a featured supporting role in a dramatic program or series. He also starred as Rolf "The Wolf" Dannenberg in the German miniseries ''Morgen hör ich auf'', and is set to star as

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in the German biodrama film '. Liebrecht studied film directing at

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, and is currently living in

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. In February 2019, it was announced that Liebrecht was cast in the main role of Colonel Ivan Carrera for the second season of Netflix's science-fiction series, ''

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''.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Liebrecht, Torben 20th-century German male actors Male actors from Hamburg University of Television and Film Munich alumni German male television actors 1977 births 21st-century German male actors German male film actors Living people Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Canadian Screen Award winners