Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Benjamin Sadler (born February 2, 1971) is a German actor who was born in Toronto, Canada, the son of a German graphic designer and a British teacher. He lived in Canada until he was five. In 1976 he moved with his parents to Germany. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, his career as actor started in 1994 with roles in German thrillers such as Wolffs Revier and SK-Babies. In 2001 he appeared in the German-Italian film Maria Magdalena in the role as John the Baptist beside Maria Grazia Cucinotta and Danny Quinn. In 2002 he worked on two further religious films: The Bible - The Apocalypse with Richard Harris and Luther with Joseph Fiennes and Sir Peter Ustinov. He also appeared as the young emperor Augustus (Peter O'Toole was the emperor in later life). In 2006 he played the part of a physician in the film Dresden. In 2007 he starred as a lawyer and father of a thalidomide-handicapped daughter, for which he received a Bambi Award in 2007. He explained in an interview that he was proud to be a part of the film, which influenced the German parliament to pass a law giving greater financial compensation for victims of th…
Movies & TV Shows
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Passion (2013) — Prosecutor
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Luther (2003) — Georg Spalatin
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When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (2019) — Heinz Rosenfeld
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Lexx (1997) — Nool
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Wonderfully Beautiful (2022) — Arzt
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Scene of the Crime (1970) — Gert Mewes
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Furia (2021) — Ruben Voss
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Luna's Revenge (2018) — Jacob
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Impact (2009) — Roland Emerson
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Rommel (2012) — Hans Speidel
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Shadowplay (2020) — Leopold Garten
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If Not Us, Who? (2011) — Walter Jens
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War and Peace (2007) — Dolokhov
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The Apocalypse (2004) — Valerius
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The Charlemagne Code (2008) — Eik Meiers
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Duisburg - Linea di sangue (2019) — Thomas Block
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Wendy - Der Film (2017) — Gunnar
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Within the Whirlwind (2009) — Pavel
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Pinocchio (2013) — Antonio
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The Pursuit of Unhappiness (2012) — Frank Henne
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The German Friend (2012) — Michael Tendler
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Dresden (2006) — Alexander Wenninger
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Shades of Guilt (2015) — Thomas
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Mary Magdalene (2000) — Giovanni il Battista
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Anna Karenina (2013) — Aleksej Karenin
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One Breath (2016) — Jan
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Caravaggio (2007) — Onorio Longhi
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München '72 - Das Attentat (2012) — Ulrich Wegener
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Das Lächeln der Frauen (2014) — André Chabanais
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Wer weiß denn sowas? (2015) — Self
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Ein starkes Team (1994) — Thomas Overbeck
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The Hustle (2000) — Tony
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Das Wunder von Lengede (2003) — Salvatore di Pietro
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Wendy 2 - Freundschaft für immer (2018) — Gunnar
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Eine harte Tour (2020) — Clemens
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Augustus: The First Emperor (2003) — Gaius Octavius
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Anatomy of Evil (2011) — Johannes Rink
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Hotel Meina (2008) — Hans Krassler
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Pohlmann und die Zeit der Wünsche (2020) — Tom Pohlmann
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Wolffs Revier (1992) — Fjodor Romanow