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Mun Ka Young is a South Korean actress and model. She was born in Karlsruhe, Germany to South Korean parents, on July 10, 1996. Ka Young moved back to Korea in 2006, when she was 10 years old, then right away she began her acting career as a child actress, appearing in both film and television under SM C&C.

On July 3, 2018, SM Culture & Contents (SM C&C) made an official notice that actress Mun Ka Young's management was transferred from SM C&C to their affiliate, KeyEast. In 2014, the teenage Moon played her first leading role in Mimi, a four-episode mystery/romance drama.

Sebastian Koch is one of the most internationally sought-after German actors of his generation. After stage engagements in Berlin, Bochum and Darmstadt, the Karlsruhe native was twice awarded the "Grimme Prize" in 2002 for the title role in Peter Keglevic's "Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker" (Dance with the devil - The kidnapping of Richard Oetker) and for his acting performance as Klaus Mann in the family story "The Manns" by Heinrich Breloer. He also received the "Bavarian Television Award" for his portrayal of Klaus Mann. His international breakthrough came in 2006 with director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's Oscar-winning theatrical success "The Lives Of Others". For his outstanding portrayal of the GDR writer Georg Dreyman, Koch received numerous nominations and awards, including the 2007 Italian Foreign Press Award, the "Globo d'Oro" for Best European Actor.

He has since appeared in numerous international film productions. His performances in the historical drama "Napoleon" alongside Isabella Rossellini, Gérard Depardieu and John Malkovich, and alongside Catherine Deneuve in Benoît Jaquot's "Princesse Marie" (Marie Bonaparte, 2004) brought him great attention. He starred in Constantin Costa-Gavra's Hochhuth adaptation "Amen" (2002) and played the title role in Jo Baier's documentary "Stauffenberg". He received the "German Television Award" for his portrayal of Nazi criminal Albert Speer in Heinrich Breloer's multi-part series "Speer and Hitler".

Together with Paul Verhoeven, Sebastian Koch filmed the World War II drama "Black Book" (Zwartboek, 2006) and was nominated for an "Emmy Award" in 2008 for his portrayal of the title role in the international co-production "The Sea Wolf", based on Jack London's classic. He also appeared in Jaume Collet-Serra's "Unknown" (2011) with Liam Neeson, as well as Mike Figgis' "Suspension Of Disbelief" (2012). He assumed the lead role in the most successful Greek film of 2012, "God Loves Caviar" (O Theös Agapäei To Chaviäri), alongside John Cleese and Catherine Deneuve. Koch starred alongside Bruce Willis in John Moore's "A Good Day To Die Hard" (2013) and in the pilot of Ridley Scott's US series "The Vatican" (2014). He then co-starred with Daniel Auteuil in the German-French feature film "Kalinka" (Au Nom De Ma Fille, 2015) and with Oscar winners Eddie Redmayne and Tom Hooper in Hooper's Oscar-nominated bestselling adaptation "The Danish Girl" (2016). That same year, Sebastian Koch joined Tom Hanks in front of the camera for Steven Spielberg's "Bridge Of Spies", a story about brokering the first agent exchange in the Cold War - the film was nominated for an "Academy Award". Koch was lauded for his leading role in Kai Wessel's "Fog In August" (2016). In "Bel Canto" (2017), a film by Paul Weitz, he stars alongside Julianne Moore and Ken Watanabe. In the 5th and 6th seasons of the US series "Homeland", he played the German entrepreneur Otto Düring. The film "Never Look Away", yet another collaboration with director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, gained international attention after it premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in fall 2018 and was nominated for several Oscars and Golden Globes. Sebastian Koch received the "Bambi" in the category "Best Actor National" for the role of Prof. Seeband in 2018. In 2021, he was awarded the European film prize "Die Europa" at the Braunschweig International Film Festival. Most recently, Sebastian Koch starred in the German-Austrian thriller series "Euer Ehren" (Your Honor), which is set to air in spring 2022 on the German public broadcaster Das Erste. He was also involved in the creation of the scripts.

Sebastian Koch has been a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since July 2019.

In addition to his acting work, he regularly delights audiences with symphonic-scenic readings, including "Paradise" with violinist Daniel Hope, "Dream Story" with the Hubert Nuss Jazz Quartet and recently "The Kreutzer Sonata" after L. Tolstoy, which Sebastian Koch dramaturgically adapted and conceived as a stage play with piano and violin.

Eugene Weingand was born in Karlsruhe, Germany on April 1, 1934 and emigrated to the US at the age of 20. Because of his passing resemblance to Peter Lorre he began calling himself Peter Lorie Jr. and in 1963 he applied to have his name legally changed to Peter Lorie Jr. but the famous actor objected, as did American International Pictures, which had Lorre under contract. After a hearing the judge denied Weingand's petition, deciding he was merely trying to cash in on a famous name. Weingand was barred from using the name Peter Lorie Jr. without Peter Lorre's permission. Unfortunately, Lorre died a few months later and Weingand began calling himself Peter Lorre Jr. and even began claiming to be the son of the famous actor. Under this name he made a handful of film and TV appearances in the 1960s and 70s, and subsequently dropped out of sight.

Maren Ade was born in Karlsruhe on 12 December 1976 to a couple of teachers.She studied cinema at Munich's Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film. As of 2001 she co-founded, together with Janine Jackowski, a fellow graduate from HFF, the "Komplizen" film company. It is through Komplizen that Maren would later co-produce, among others, "Arabian Nights", Miguel Gomes' masterpiece. After two shorts in 2000 and 2001 made under the auspices of her film school, she co-produced, wrote and and directed Der Wald vor lauter Bäumen (2003), her first feature. A grueling drama about the difficult beginnings of a new teacher, the movie impressed both audiences and critics. Incidentally, it is of interest to specify that its school scenes were entirely shot within the walls of the educational institution where her mother was teaching at the time. This promising effort was followed six years later by Everyone Else (2009), which although taking place in a totally different setting (the Sardinian seaside in the glory of Summer) also concerns characters unsure of themselves. A taut drama as well, it revolves around two holiday making newly married couples and describes in a Roman Polanski-like manner the wicked relationships they share. But her greatest success came in 2015 and 2016 with Toni Erdmann (2016), an offbeat comedy with a philosophical approach, which enthused the festival-goers at Cannes, allegedly making them "roar with laughter", and later making unexpected profit in art houses throughout the world. And it is true that a father playing dirty tricks on his daughter (meant to make her realize she is wasting her life) is no ordinary entertainment. As a matter of fact, after only three full-length movies to her credit, Maren Ade has become a name that counts in today's German cinema.

George Tounas is an award-winning actor and filmmaker, best known for Dr. Jason II - Lights & Shadows (2024), Reloaded 2 (2024), City Rush 3 (2023) with Oscar and Golden Globe nominee Eric Roberts, Dr. Jason (2022) and Reloaded (2021). All these movies are licensed by major distributors like Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Tubi and many more. He has appeared in numerous films, TV series and commercials.

George attended the New York Film Academy in New York City, where he completed a four-week full-time actor training program and received a diploma in 2005. In 2009 he completed a two-month full-time professional actor training program at the TVI Actors Studio, also located in New York City. During this time, he resided in the Upper West Side of Manhattan for four months. In 2010 George briefly visited Los Angeles and participated in a one-day intensive master class at the Stella Adler Academy of Acting and Theatre in Hollywood.

In fact George graduated from the University of Applied Sciences Mannheim in communication design in 2004, which is equivalent to a Master of Fine Arts degree. He is also an award-winning creative and art director, designer and front-end developer. Additionally he pursued studies at the TEI of Athens in Greece.

George is Greek and was born and grew up in Germany. He more often uses the more international English version of his first name, but actually his Greek first name is Georgios, Giorgos or Yorgos, just like the Oscar and Golden Globe nominated Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos. George holds dual citizenship in Greece and Germany. He is multilingual and fluent in English, Greek and German, and has a working knowledge of French. In 2010/11 he voluntarily served as a soldier in the Greek Army.

George maintains a strong athletic physique and excels in various sports. He was one of the top long jumpers in Greece and Germany, achieving jumps near 8 meters and participating in numerous championships. He also began his career as a model, appearing on runways in the late 1990s. George continues to be occasionally booked for modeling assignments.

He has been married since 2012 and has two children.

This consummate actress enjoys an illustrious career of over three decades. You've seen her in many favorite prime time television shows during the course of those years. From the beginning of her career she has always been quite at ease onstage or on set and continues to move between the two with grace. Her profession began on stage in musical theatre, which has contributed to every aspect of her performance skills. A woman of many talents, producing and directing along with writing original music compositions for underscoring of book trailers can be added to her extensive list of accomplishments.

Born in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Sebastian Ströbel was born on 2 February 1977 in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. He is an actor, known for Appassionata (2008), Die Bergretter (2009) and Powder Park (2001).

At the age of 16, Ralf Bauer was already earning his living as an extra at the theater in Baden-Baden. After finishing school, he went to drama school, which he left after two and a half years. In 1987, he kissed 4,499 women in eight hours, after which he was included in the Guinness Book of Records. Bauer became popular as the presenter of the ARD program "Disney Club" and was seen there a total of 165 times from 1990 to 1993. The mime remained loyal to ARD and got a leading role in the successful evening series "Against the Wind". As a beautiful surfer, he made many female fans.

In 1995, Bauer had his first role in a TV film when he appeared in the "Tatort" episode "Bombs for Ehrlicher". He played another film role in the TV film "The Red Sea Adventure". Ralf Bauer celebrated his feature film debut a year later with the comedy hit "Workaholic". This was followed by further roles in TV productions such as "Never Kiss Your Boss", "Rose et Marguerite", "Lifeline" and "Die Wüstenrose". Ralf Bauer went to Los Angeles, where he did part of his acting training with Eric Morris. He then graduated from the Hamburg "Stage School Of Dance And Drama" and got the leading role in "Heroes and Other Cowards".

He then appeared in the film "Caipiranha". Bauer had a role alongside Maximilian Schell and Verona Feldbusch in the 1999 romantic love film "Whoever loves grows wings". Meanwhile, he was in a relationship with his colleague Esther Schweins. Until their separation, both were considered the dream couple of the German entertainment industry. He first gained a lot of attention as an actor in 1999 in the TV production "Tristan and Isolde" alongside Joachim Fuchsberger. Since then the two have had a close friendship.

In 2002 he starred in the comedy of mistakes "666 - Don't Trust Anyone You Sleep With". The successful theater production "The Priest Maker" followed with Fuchsberger and Bauer. In 2004 he appeared in front of the camera for "On the Traces of the Past". The productions "Mama and the Millionaire" and the TV series "5 Stars" followed in 2005. His first major film role was "Jud Süß - Film Without Conscience" in 2010.

Jan Harlan was born on 5 May 1937 in Karlsruhe, Germany. He is a producer and director, known for A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), A Clockwork Orange (1971) and Full Metal Jacket (1987).

Maria Machado was born on 16 October 1937 in Karlsruhe, Germany. She is an actress, known for An American Werewolf in Paris (1997), One Deadly Summer (1983) and The Avengers (1961). She was previously married to Roland Dubillard.

Rene Heger is a German Emmy-Nominated actor whose flawless flexibility between American / German accents provides the versatility to work between American and European markets.

In 2019 Heger starred in 3 projects. Among them, "LINKS OF LIFE", which was acquired by International Sales Agency PICTURE TREE INTERNATIONAL and is now available on iTunes and GooglePlay. Rene plays mysterious American Rob opposite French Cesar Award Nominee Marie Bunel.

That year Rene could also be seen opposite Rupert Friend in an episode of CBS ALL ACCESS show "Strange Angel". Currently, Heger has a recurring role on the Amazon Prime mini-series "DARK/WEB", opposite Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Robert Davi, Julie Benz and Gabriel Luna. The series was directed by Mario Miscione, Michael Nardelli, Boman Modine, Zelda Williams, Roxy Shih among others and conceived by the makers behind the hugely successful Netflix release "CIRCLE" and cult hit "THE VAULT".

On May 21st, 2020 Rene Heger received a Daytime Emmy Nomination for his portrayal of Zach Sullivan on Amazon's "Dark/Web" in the category of OUTSTANDING GUEST PERFORMER IN A DIGITAL DRAMA SERIES.

In 2013, Rene was awarded 'Breakthrough Performance' at the 2013 Monaco Film Festival for his portrayal of a young father suffering from schizophrenia in the indie-drama THE HUMDRUMMER.

Rene has been married since 2006 to theatre actress Emily Rosman. The couple have two daughters, Vivian Rose (stillborn August 11th 2011), Ana Sophia Heger (born October 28th 2013), and one son, Luke Rene Heger (born 12/31/2018).

Hans Richter was born in 1943 in Karlsruhe, Germany. He is an actor, known for Die Piefke-Saga (1990), Die Wache (1994) and Postkids (2021).

Alfred Linder was born on 27 June 1902 in Karlsruhe, Germany. He was an actor, known for Canon City (1948), The Invisible Boy (1957) and The House on 92nd Street (1945). He died on 4 July 1957 in Hollywood, California, USA.

Tanja Jess was born on 6 January 1967 in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now in Germany]. She is an actress, known for Goede tijden, slechte tijden (1990), Bloedverwanten (2010) and HotNews.nl (2005). She has been married to Charly Luske since 9 August 2008. They have two children.

Rüdiger Klink was born on 10 August 1971 in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. He is an actor, known for The People Vs. Fritz Bauer (2015), Kommissar Dupin (2014) and Die Manns - Ein Jahrhundertroman (2001).

Patrick Orth was born in 1968 in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is a cinematographer and assistant director, known for Toni Erdmann (2016), Love (1999) and Im toten Winkel (2023).

Raoul (47) is a producer, screenwriter and media lawyer in Hamburg. The Black Forest native produced the intern. awarded feature LESSONS OF A DREAM (Dir. Sebastian Grobler), starring Daniel Brühl. For Jennifer - Longing for Better (Dir. Lars Jessen) he received the German Comedy Award 2018. Since 2015 he produces the critically acclaimed and prime time rating winner movies DENGLER, political thrillers by Lars Kraume. The #1 hit from Finland GRUMP, from director Mika Kaurismäki, started in German cinemas Nov. 24th, 2022. Raoul is a law graduate of Heidelberg University and film production graduate from Hamburg University (Hamburg Media School) and has learned his profession at Zide/Perry Ent. in L.A. (American Pie 3, Final Destination 3), Ciby 2000 in Paris (Secrets & Lies, R. Mike Leigh/Fallait pas...!, R. Gérard Jugnot), IAC Films in London (Everybody loves Sunshine) and at Eurosport in Paris. He worked as a producer for Bavaria for int. TV productions (a.o. 1200°, Avalanche of the Century), for Polyphon Film (Father Brown, Koyama's Menu) and for Aspekt Telefilm-Produktion (GRUMP). Raoul is member of the German and of the European Film Academy. His films have received over 40 international awards.

She is an all-round talent: the trained film, TV and theater actress Nadine Knobloch has embodied many roles in her career, with passion, personality and with great love for the many small, hidden nuances that lie dormant in a figure. She is also an award-winning director whose films attract enthusiasm at festivals around the world. She also works as a presenter for live and online events and enriches every event with her stage presence. As a columnist, she writes about her experiences in the film industry and chats about her work in a humorous and winking manner. Last but not least, her work as a speaker must be emphasized. Here she has already lent her voice to numerous cartoon characters and regularly dubs advertising and image films. Multifaceted, emotional and emphatically feminine. A real superwoman with unbelievably many talents who gives your project that certain something!

Nimo was born on 25 December 1995 in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is a music artist and actor, known for Crooks (2024), Skylines (2019) and Nimo: Heute mit mir (2017).

Thomas Schühly was born on 20 September 1951 in Karlsruhe, Germany. He is a producer and assistant director, known for The Name of the Rose (1986), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) and Alexander (2004).

Hans Frank was born in Karlsruhe, Germany, on May 23, 1900. At age 17 he joined the German army and fought in World War I. After the war he got involved in the "freikorps" movement, extreme right-wing paramilitary units that engaged in intimidation, extortion, street brawls and political murders (many of these groups were later absorbed into the SS when the Nazis came to power).

Frank joined the Nazi party and took part in the abortive "Beer Hall Putsch" of 1923, when Adolf Hitler and a small band of Nazi followers attempted, unsuccessfully, to overthrow the Bavarian government. Frank later became a lawyer and a legal advisor to both Hitler and the Nazi party. In 1930 he was elected to the German parliament (Reichstag). Upon Hitler's ascension to German Chancellor in 1933, Frank was appointed as Justice Minister in Bavaria. In 1934, when Hitler moved against Ernst Röhm and the "brownshirts" of the SA, whom he feared were planning to seize power from him, Frank apparently objected to the summary executions of many of the SA's leaders, but his objections were ignored and the executions were carried out. As a result, Frank lost much of what influence he had in the party organization.

When World War II broke out Frank was appointed Governor General of Poland, and under his administration the infamous death camps were utilized as part of the Nazis' "Final Solution" program of exterminating European Jews, which resulted in the death of millions of Jews, Gypsies and other "undesirables". Also under his administration, the SS and Gestapo were known to have committed horrific atrocities against Polish civilians whom they suspected of being involved with the Polish resistance, including mass rapes, liquidation of entire villages, massacres of women and children and wholesale deportations to concentration camps (at his trial after the war Frank denied any and all knowledge of those incidents and placed the blame on Heinrich Himmler, head of the SS).

Frank was captured by Allied forces in May of 1945 and placed on trial with other high Nazi officials at the Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal, charged with, among other things, crimes against humanity. He was found guilty and sentenced to death. Before the sentence was carried out he converted to Roman Catholicism, and finally admitted his involvement in the carrying out of the Holocaust, among other things, and asked to be forgiven. He was hanged on October 1, 1946.

Merlin Leonhardt was born on 25 August 1988 in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. He is an actor, known for 1917 (2019), Involution (2018) and Tatort (1970).

Tatjana Kästel was born on 20 March 1982 in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. She is an actress, known for Verbotene Liebe (1995), Cologne P.D. (2003) and Medicopter 117 - Jedes Leben zählt (1998).

Vivien Wulf was born on 14 January 1994 in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. She is an actress, known for Forward. Side. Close! (2015), The Salzburg Story (2018) and The Old Fox (1977).

Nicole Weegmann was born in 1966 in Karlsruhe, Germany. She is a director and writer, known for Outta Control (2008), Ein Teil von uns (2016) and Das Leben danach (2017).