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Ulrich Noethen Biography
Birth Name:Ulrich Schmidt
Birth Place:Munich, Germany
Profession Actor, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Won a German Film Award for best performance by an actor in a leading role for "The Harmonists" in 1998
- Trained in acting at the Academy of Performing Arts in Stuttgart, Germany
- Got his start as an ensemble member of the Municipal Theater of Freiburg in 1985
- Best known for playing Heinrich Himmler in "Downfall" and Leo Rosenbaum in "The Promise․"
- Has twice portrayed Nazi Party leader Heinrich Himmler, in 2004's "Downfall" and 2007's "My Führer․"
Awards
- 1998Special Award-: winner
- 1998Film Award in Gold-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Männliche Hauptrolle): winner
- 2002Bavarian Film Award-Best Actor (Darstellerpreis): winner
- 2002Film Award in Gold-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Männliche Hauptrolle): nominated
- 2006German Television Award-Best Supporting Actor (Bester Schauspieler in einer Nebenrolle): winner
- 2007Bambi-Best Actor - National: nominated
- 2008Film Award in Gold-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Männliche Hauptrolle): nominated
- 2008German Film Critics Award-Best Actor (Bester Darsteller): winner
- 2010Film Award in Gold-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Männliche Nebenrolle): nominated
- 2011Bambi-Reader's Choice: nominated
- 2012DSP Award-Best Supporting Actor (Bester Nebendarsteller): winner
- 2012Jupiter Award-Best German TV Actor: nominated
- 2016DSP Award-Best Supporting Actor (Bester Nebendarsteller): nominated