German actor, Thomas is noted for his function of Hauptmann Wilm Hosenfeld in The Pianist, Captain Engelhorn in the 2005 remake of King Kong and Main Otto Remer in Valkyrie. Shifting to his personal existence and relationship position, he hasn’t been found steady with some of his girlfriend. He was qualified to become an Olympic swimmer before getting an actor. It could thus be perfectly stated that despite rumors, he’s not really gay. Accounting his personal existence, till right now he hasn’t wedded anyone but has experienced plenty of serious relationships. Presently, he is dating a striking actress with whom is definitely spotted frequently at various occasions and places. In one of his recent affair, he has elevated three kids: two sons and a child. He presently lives and functions in LA, California. A global known Actor, Thomas Kretschmann born on September 08, 1962
Known for movies
King Kong (2005) as Captain Englehorn
Wanted (2008) as Cross
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) as Major Cain
Downfall (2004) as Hermann Fegelein
Quick Facts
Full Name
Thomas Kretschmann
Net Worth
$8 Million
Date Of Birth
September 8, 1962
Height
1.76 m
Profession
Voice Actor, Swimmer
Nationality
German
Children
Nicolas Kretschmann, Stella Kretschmann, Sascha Kretschmann
Partner
Brittany Rice, Brittany Rice
Music Groups
Jazzanova
Nominations
Nika Award for Best Supporting Actor, European Film Awards Audience Award for Best Actor, Deutscher Fernsehpreis - Best actor
Movies
The Pianist, Avengers: Age of Ultron, King Kong, Hitman: Agent 47, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Valkyrie, Stalingrad, Downfall, U-571, Dracula 3D, Blade II, Head in the Clouds, Wanted, Cars 2, The Stendhal Syndrome, Open Grave, The Young Victoria, Hostel: Part III, Grimm Love, Immortal, Transsiberian, Central Intelligence, In Enemy Hands, La Reine Margot, The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden, Jungle Child, The Celestine Prophecy, In Tranzit, Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II, Eichmann, Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2, King Conqueror, Next, Prince Valiant, United Passions, Schneeland, Separation City, The Sinking of the Laconia, Total Reality, Die Ratte, Frankenstein, Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps, The Warrior's Heart, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Rua Alguem 5555: My Father, Green Sails, Coppia omicida, Plastic, The Big Bang, Esther, Feindliche Ubernahme - althan.com
TV Shows
Dracula, The River
Interesting Facts
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Fact
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He starred in two World War II films with the same title: Stalingrad (1993) and Stalingrad (2013).
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Now living and working in Los Angeles [2000]
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Was hired to voice Johan Krauss in Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) but Guillermo Del Toro considered that his voice and the mechanical noise of the character's suit didn't mesh well. The job went to Seth McFarlane.
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He played Count Dracula in Dracula 3D (2012) and his arch nemesis Professor Abraham Van Helsing in Dracula (2013).
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Considered buying a house in the Bahamas while filming Der Seewolf (2008) (aka The Sea Wolf).
Aged 19, he began a month-long trek from East to West Germany to escape Communism, during which he lost part of his finger to frostbite. He crossed 4 borders with nothing other than a passport and the equivalent of $100 in his possession.
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He has three children: two sons, Nicolas (born 1998) and Alexander 'Sascha' (born 2002), and one daughter, Stella (born 1999), with his ex-girlfriend, Lena Roklin.
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Collaborated again with his The Pianist (2002) co-star Adrien Brody in King Kong (2005). Incidentally, both of Kretschmann's roles with Brody are as captains, albeit of a very different type. In The Pianist (2002), he played a Nazi officer with a conscience; in King Kong (2005) he plays a tough boat captain guiding a film crew.
Started working as an actor at the age of 25, after being trained to be an Olympic swimmer.
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Received the Max Ophüls Prize for best young actor in 1991.
Quotes
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Quote
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[on his title role in Eichmann (2007)] I was born long after the war but I still carry this collective guilt around. It's not as much fun for a German to play a part like this than it would be for, say, Ralph Fiennes. It's a very juicy part, but I couldn't get myself excited to go and play Eichmann. Strangely, I have lots of Jewish friends in LA. My wife is Jewish. They were all excited that I play him, so I wanted to do it for them.
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Leaving [home] is kind of a strange thing - the world opens up but, at the same time, it gets smaller. The more you see of the world, the smaller it seems. After I did the film Stalingrad (1993), I left Germany, and I did a couple of films in France and lived there for about three years, and a couple of films in Italy, and lived there for two years. Then I came over here. The more you get familiar with different countries, the more you think, "Where am I going to live for the rest of my life?" You think, "OK, Germany sucks - don't want to live there; France, no; Italy - the food is nice, but I don't want to live there". In the end, you have nowhere to go anymore.
$8 Million
