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Franz Josef Danner

  • Actor
  • Editor
  • Cinematographer
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Franz Josef Danner
Born and raised in Upper Austria, in the small village of Pettenbach. First he learned to be a locksmith and in 2004 he passed the locksmith's journeyman's examination, then in 2005 he was called up for basic military service. at the end of 2005 until the end of 2008 he spent time in Berlin during his acting training.

He got his first taste of the stage with his local theatre club in Petenbacher "Kunstbretll age" and after a few performances the club was lucky enough to perform the play "Einer flog über das Kuckucksnest" (One flew over the cuckoo's nest) with Franz in the leading role at the Linzer Landestheater in 2010 as part of the Kammerspiele. Since 2015 he has been a permanent member of the ensemble and part owner of the "Stagedive Theater Produktion" and has also performed on his first big stage at the Gloriatheater 2021.

In 2015 he appeared in the country crime thriller "Der Tote am Teich", from 2018 to 2021 he was a permanent member of the ensemble as "Kevin Gottlieb Ganslinger" in "Meiberger: Chasing Minds". He could also be streamed in 2021, in the 4 part series "WTF-Happend" he impersonated 4 different roles in the 4 different episodes.
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      • 14 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Known for

    Meiberger: Chasing Minds (2018)
    Meiberger: Chasing Minds
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Kevin Ganslinger
    Der Tote am Teich (2015)
    Der Tote am Teich
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Sonnleitner
    • 2015

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    Actor



    • Marionette (2024)
      Marionette
      Short
      • Johannes
      • 2024
    • So Close, So Far (2023)
      So Close, So Far
      Short
      • Husband
      • 2023
    • Julia Jentsch and Nicholas Ofczarek in Pagan Peak (2018)
      Pagan Peak
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Rudi
      • 2023
    • Maximilian Wenning, Mark Rayal, Marlitt Werner, and Franz Josef Danner in Perspectiven (2022)
      Perspectiven
      Short
      • Ferdinand
      • 2022
    • Woman of the Dead (2022)
      Woman of the Dead
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Wachmann
      • 2022
    • Meiberger: Chasing Minds (2018)
      Meiberger: Chasing Minds
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Kevin Ganslinger
      • 2018–2021
    • Franz Josef Danner and Raphael Stompe in Suchtpotenzial (2021)
      Suchtpotenzial
      Short
      • Franz
      • 2021
    • WTF Happened (2021)
      WTF Happened
      TV Mini Series
      • 2021
    • Portae Infernales (2019)
      Portae Infernales
      3.7
      • Bookstore Owner (Segment "Inhumanity")
      • 2019
    • Inhumanity (2019)
      Inhumanity
      8.2
      Short
      • Bookstore Owner
      • 2019
    • Julia Werbick and Claus Mahler in Know Your Number (2016)
      Know Your Number
      TV Movie
      • Polizist Nr.1
      • 2016
    • Der Spiegel (2016)
      Der Spiegel
      8.6
      Short
      • Mark
      • 2016
    • Der Tote am Teich (2015)
      Der Tote am Teich
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Sonnleitner
      • 2015
    • The Indian (2012)
      The Indian
      Short
      • Dr. Kimble
      • 2012
    • Brad Pitt, Til Schweiger, Daniel Brühl, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, and Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
      Inglourious Basterds
      8.4
      • Soldat (uncredited)
      • 2009

    Editor



    • Franz Josef Danner and Raphael Stompe in Suchtpotenzial (2021)
      Suchtpotenzial
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2021
    • Jump (2021)
      Jump
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2021
    • Sorry (2020)
      Sorry
      Video
      • Editor
      • 2020
    • Agonia (2019)
      Agonia
      4.6
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2019
    • Portae Infernales (2019)
      Portae Infernales
      3.7
      • Editor (Segment "Agonia")
      • 2019
    • Julia Werbick and Claus Mahler in Know Your Number (2016)
      Know Your Number
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 2016

    Cinematographer



    • Petite
      • Cinematographer
      • Post-production
      • Short



    • Jump (2021)
      Jump
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Agonia (2019)
      Agonia
      4.6
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Portae Infernales (2019)
      Portae Infernales
      3.7
      • Cinematographer (Segment "Agonia")
      • 2019
    • Julia Werbick and Claus Mahler in Know Your Number (2016)
      Know Your Number
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016

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      • Frannz Josef Danner

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