Kai Wiesinger
58 movies · 17 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 16, 1966 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- Hannover, Germany
Biography
Kai Wiesinger (born April 16, 1966, in Hanover) is a German actor, director, screenwriter, and voice actor for dubbing and audio dramas. He rose to fame in 1992 with the comedy film *Kleine Haie*.
Wiesinger made his television debut in the late 1980s on the ZDF program *Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst*. He achieved his breakthrough in 1992 with the lead role in *Kleine Haie*, for which he—alongside Jürgen Vogel and Gedeon Burkhard—received the Bavarian Film Award.
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In the years that followed, Wiesinger starred in numerous successful German films, including *Der bewegte Mann*, *Frauen sind was Wunderbares*, and *Stadtgespräch*. He also appeared regularly in historical and dramatic productions, such as *Comedian Harmonists*, *14 Tage lebenslänglich*, and *Nichts als die Wahrheit*, starring alongside Götz George.
Wiesinger also took on numerous lead roles in television productions, including *Dresden*, *Die Gustloff*, and the series *Die Anwälte*. In 2014, he portrayed former Federal President Christian Wulff in the TV movie *Der Rücktritt*, for which he received the Bavarian Television Award.
Since 2015, he has starred—alongside his partner, Bettina Zimmermann—in the self-developed web series *Der Lack ist ab*, which he also directed. Since 2022, he has also been seen in the title role of the crime series *Dr. Hoffmann*.
In addition to his work in front of the camera, Kai Wiesinger is active as a voice actor for dubbing and audio dramas. Among other roles, he voiced a character in the animated film *Das große Krabbeln* (the German dub of *A Bug's Life*) and appeared alongside his then-wife, Chantal de Freitas, in the audio drama series *Bibi Blocksberg*.
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Known for
Kai Wiesinger: movies and TV shows
Acting (75)
- 2023
- 2023
- 2022 Du sollst hören
as Prof. Dr. Theo Rotschild
- 2022 Dr. Hoffmann - Die russische Spende
as Dr. Felix Hoffmann
- 2021 The Last Execution
as Wagner
- 2021 Der Herr des Waldes
as Peter Lausch
- 2020 Takeover
as Hubertus
- 2019
- 2017 Lucky Loser
as Thomas
- 2017 Die Konfirmation
as Simon
- 2016 Gut zu Vögeln
as Tillmann
- 2015
- 2014 Der Rücktritt
as Christian Wulff
- 2013 Der Tote im Eis
as Mark Kress
- 2012 Mit geradem Rücken
as Jakob Braunstein
- 2012 The Hunt for the Amber Room
as Eik Meiers
- 2012 Flirtcamp
as Dr. Hans-Joachim Kapenheuer
- 2011 Wunderkinder
as Max Reich
- 2011
- 2011 Residual Risk
as Werksleiter Wessel
- 2010 Spear of Destiny
as Eik Meiers
- 2010 Until Nothing Remains
as Dr. Gerd Ruppert
- 2010
- 2009 Der gestiefelte Kater
as König Otto
- 2009 Liebling, weck die Hühner auf
as Lorenz Thiel
- 2008 Unschuld
as Alexander
- 2008 The Reason Why
as Jan Haigerer
- 2008
- 2008
- 2007 Liebe nach Rezept
as Michael Fürstenberg
- 2007 Durch Himmel und Hölle
as Tom Gerling
- 2007 Unter Mordverdacht - Ich kämpfe um uns
as Michael Lehmann
- 2006
- 2006
- 2005 Willkommen daheim
as Dr. Wolfgang Schlegel
- 2005 Zwei gegen zwei
as Sven Laurenz
- 2004 Honey Baby
as Ulrich
- 2004 Hunger auf Leben
as Siegfried Pitschmann
- 2003 Seven Weeks In Italy
as Jan Steiner
- 2003
- 2003 The Tenth Summer
as Karl Spielplatz
- 2002 Fallen Angels
as Tom Craven
- 2002 Poppitz
as Ben
- 2002 Dracula
as Doctor Seward
- 2002
- 2002 Leo & Claire
as Gestapo-Mann
- 2002 Labyrinth of Lies
as Martin
- 2001
- 2001 Murder on the Orient Express
as Philip von Strauss
- 2001 Emil and the Detectives
as Knut Tischbein
- 2000 Highway Society
as Jack Bogart
- 2000
- 1999 After the Truth
as Peter Rohm
- 1998 Terror in the Mall
as Chris Maratos
- 1998
- 1997 The Harmonists
as Erwin Bootz
- 1997 Hunger - Addicted to Love
as Simon
- 1997 Still Movin'
as Felix
- 1997 14 Days to Life
as Konrad von Seidlitz
- 1997 Greenhorn
as Joachim Beck
- 1996 Honeymoon
as Manuel
- 1995 Talk of the Town
as René Krauss
- 1995 Unter Druck
as Jan
- 1995 The Sunset Boys
as Fritz Becker
- 1995 Der Leihmann
as Max Bieber
- 1995 Stirb für mich
as Christian Schäfer
- 1994
- 1994 Maybe... Maybe Not
as Gunnar
- 1994 Frauen sind was Wunderbares
as Zeno
- 1994 Backbeat
as Klaus Voormann
- 1994
- 1992 Little Sharks
as Johannes
- 1981
- 1980
- 1970
Behind the camera (1)
- 2015
Talk shows and appearances (30)
- 2023
- 2022 Studio 3 - Live aus Babelsberg
1 episode
- 2021 Horst Lichters Traumrouten
1 episode
- 2018 Linda Zervakis: Alles auf Anfang
1 episode
- 2018 Genial daneben - Das Quiz
2 episodes
- 2017 Abendshow
1 episode
- 2015 Wer weiß denn sowas?
1 episode
- 2014 MDR um 4
2 episodes
- 2012 Im Leben von …
1 episode
- 2008 Markus Lanz
1 episode
- 2003 ZIBB
2 episodes
- 2000 Menschen der Woche
3 episodes
- 1999 Volle Kanne
11 episodes
- 1998 The Johannes B. Kerner Show
2 episodes
- 1997 Tietjen und Bommes
1 episode
- 1996 Zimmer frei!
1 episode
- 1995 Die Harald Schmidt Show
1 episode
- 1994 alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
1 episode
- 1992 Morgenmagazin
1 episode
- 1992 Riverboat
3 episodes
- 1991 DAS!
5 episodes
- 1989 ZDF-Mittagsmagazin
1 episode
- 1989 Blauer Panther
1 episode
- 1987 Nachtcafé
2 episodes
- 1979 Bavarian Film Awards
2 episodes
- 1979 NDR Talk Show
4 episodes
- 1976 Kölner Treff
3 episodes
- 1974 3 nach 9
3 episodes
- 1951 German Film Award
1 episode
- 1948 Bambi
1 episode