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August Diehl

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  • Writer
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August Diehl at an event for The Ninth Day (2004)
Berlin during the Third Reich, examining Bonhoeffer's determination to live his life with uncompromising political and spiritual courage, while speaking truth to power, in his attempt to save countless Jewish lives.
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August Diehl was born on 4 January 1976 in Berlin, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Inglourious Basterds (2009), A Hidden Life (2019) and The King's Man (2021). He was previously married to Julia Malik.
BornJanuary 4, 1976
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BornJanuary 4, 1976
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      • 12 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Known for

    Brad Pitt, Til Schweiger, Daniel Brühl, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, and Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
    Inglourious Basterds
    8.4
    • Major Hellstrom
    • 2009
    A Hidden Life (2019)
    A Hidden Life
    7.4
    • Franz Jägerstätter
    • 2019
    Ralph Fiennes, Djimon Hounsou, Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton, and Harris Dickinson in The King's Man (2021)
    The King's Man
    6.3
    • Vladimir Lenin
    • 2021
    23 (1998)
    23
    7.2
    • Karl Koch
    • 1998

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    Actor

    • The Noise of Time
      • Shostakovich
      • Pre-production
    • The Distant Near
      • Pre-production
    • The Ice Tower
      • Post-production
    • Control
      • Post-production
    • Disappearance
      • Josef Mengele
      • In Production
    • Cover
      • Raphael Leblanc
      • Pre-production
    • Jonas Dassler and Marc Bessant in Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. (2024)
      Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.
      6.6
      • Martin Niemoller
      • 2024
    • The Master and Margarita (2023)
      The Master and Margarita
      7.2
      • Woland
      • 2023
    • Isabelle Huppert in Sidonie in Japan (2023)
      Sidonie in Japan
      5.9
      • Antoine Percevel
      • 2023
    • Julia Jentsch and Nicholas Ofczarek in Pagan Peak (2018)
      Pagan Peak
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Stefan Polt
      • 2023
    • Fred Armisen and Bill Hader in Documentary Now! (2015)
      Documentary Now!
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Dieter Daimler
      • 2022
    • The Perfumier (2022)
      The Perfumier
      3.6
      • 2022
    • The Robber Hotzenplotz (2022)
      The Robber Hotzenplotz
      6.1
      • Petrosilius Zwackelmann
      • 2022
    • August Diehl and Jonathan D. Mellor in Sauerdogs (2022)
      Sauerdogs
      7.3
      Short
      • Hans
      • 2022
    • Ralph Fiennes, Djimon Hounsou, Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton, and Harris Dickinson in The King's Man (2021)
      The King's Man
      6.3
      • Vladimir Lenin
      • 2021
    • Pål Sverre Hagen and Ine Marie Wilmann in Furia (2021)
      Furia
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Jan
      • 2021
    • Jeremy Irons, George MacKay, and Jannis Niewöhner in Munich: The Edge of War (2021)
      Munich: The Edge of War
      6.8
      • Franz Sauer
      • 2021
    • Plan A (2021)
      Plan A
      6.0
      • Max
      • 2021
    • Guy Pearce, Claes Bang, and Vicky Krieps in The Last Vermeer (2019)
      The Last Vermeer
      6.7
      • Alex De Klerks
      • 2019
    • Bauhaus - A New Era (2019)
      Bauhaus - A New Era
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Walter Gropius
      • 2019
    • A Hidden Life (2019)
      A Hidden Life
      7.4
      • Franz Jägerstätter
      • 2019

    Writer

    • Der Atemkünstler
      7.8
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2000

    Soundtrack

    • Love in Thoughts (2004)
      Love in Thoughts
      6.9
      • performer: "Was nützt die Liebe in Gedanken"
      • 2004

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    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • January 4, 1976
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Spouse
      • Julia Malik1999 - 2016 (divorced, 2 children)
    • Parents
      • Hans Diehl
    • Relatives
      • Jakob Diehl(Sibling)
    • Other works
      He acted in the Burgtheater of Vienna, Austria company production of Anton Chekhov's play, "The Seagull," at the King's Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland with Jutta Lampe, Gert Voss, and Johanna Wokalek in the cast. Luc Bondy was director.
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      Speaks German, French, English and Spanish.
    • Quotes
      [2018] [My addictions are] smoking, drinking, texts, music. If I were to give up one of them, I would develop a new one immediately. Thank God they never got so much out of control yet that they made me lose my way. Nevertheless, it remains a balancing act.
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        Often appears in holocaust dramas, either as Nazi officers or Jewish prisoners

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