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Thomas Kretschmann is a German actor who has appeared in many European and American films. His notable roles include Lieutenant Hans von Witzland in Stalingrad (1993), Hauptmann Wilm Hosenfeld in The Pianist (2002), Hermann Fegelein in Downfall (2004), Captain Englehorn in King Kong (2005), Major Otto Remer in Valkyrie (2008), the voice of Professor Z in Cars 2 (2011), and the journalist Jürgen Hi…
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Born 8 September 1962 · Q57614
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Now, if any of you feel the need to follow the code of the Fraternity to the letter, I invite you to take your gun, put it in your mouth, and pull the trigger. That is what Wesley demands. Otherwise, shoot this motherfucker, and let us take our Fraternity of assassins to heights reserved only for the gods of men! You choose.
Awarded Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award for Grimm Love (2006).
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“Now, if any of you feel the need to follow the code of the Fraternity to the letter, I invite you to take your gun, put it in your mouth, and pull the trigger. That is what Wesley demands. Otherwise, shoot this motherfucker, and let us take our Fraternity of assassins to heights reserved only for the gods of men! You choose.”
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For Best Art Direction, Makeup, and won for Costume Design
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Kretschmann was hired to voice Johann Krauss in Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy II: The Golden Army
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Awarded Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award for Grimm Love (2006).
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Awarded Osgar (2006).
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Kretschmann won a role in Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong, where he worked again with Adrien Brody, with whom he had costarred in The Pianist
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Kretschmann played Timothy Cain, a ruthless Umbrella major, in Resident Evil: Apocalypse
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When he guest starred in two episodes of 24 as Max, a role he would reprise in the 2006 video game adaptation
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Kretschmann was awarded the Max Ophüls Prize for best young actor for his role in Der Mitwisser
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Born 1962-09-08.
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