Birth Place Matching "West Germany" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Bruce Willis
Actor | Die Hard
Actor and musician Bruce Willis is well known for playing wisecracking or hard-edged characters, often in spectacular action films. Collectively, he has appeared in films that have grossed in excess of $2.5 billion USD.
Walter Bruce Willis was born on March 19, 1955, in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany,...
2. Michael Fassbender
Actor | Shame
Michael Fassbender is an Irish actor who was born in Heidelberg, Germany, to a German father, Josef, and an Irish mother, Adele (originally from Larne, County Antrim, in Northern Ireland). Michael was raised in the town of Killarney, Co. Kerry, in south-west Ireland, where his family moved to when ...
3. Diane Kruger
Actress | Inglourious Basterds
Diane Kruger was born Diane Heidkrüger in Algermissen, near Hildesheim, Germany, to Maria-Theresa, a bank employee, and Hans-Heinrich Heidkrüger, a computer specialist. She studied ballet with the Royal Ballet in London before an injury ended her career. She returned to Germany and became a top ...
4. Sepideh Moafi
Actress | Black Bird
Sepideh Moafi is an American actress and singer. Moafi is best known for her role as Gigi Ghorbani in The L Word: Generation Q and Loretta in The Deuce. Moafi has also starred in Notorious, Falling Water and The Killing of Two Lovers. Moafi was born on September 18, 1985, in a refugee camp in ...
5. Nicole Ansari-Cox
Actress | Side Effects
Nicole Ansari has been acting since she was 9 years old in her native Germany, where she had her first big break in the German Cop series Tatort alongside German star Goetz George, followed by guest- starring roles in other TV series like Polizeiruf and Kommissar Rex. After studying Drama and Dance...
6. Hans Zimmer
Composer | Gladiator
German-born composer Hans Zimmer is recognized as one of Hollywood's most innovative musical talents. He featured in the music video for The Buggles' single "Video Killed the Radio Star", which became a worldwide hit and helped usher in a new era of global entertainment as the first music video to ...
7. Sibel Kekilli
Actress | Gegen die Wand
Sibel Kekilli is a German actress of Turkish origin. With her debut in Fatih Akin's movie "Head On" she gained major public attention. The film won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival 2004 and her acting performance received several national and international prizes, among them the highly ...
8. Diana Amft
Actress | Im weißen Rössl - Wehe Du singst!
Diana Amft was born on November 7, 1975 in Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Im weißen Rössl - Wehe Du singst! (2013), Doctor's Diary (2008) and Josephine Klick - Allein unter Cops (2014). She has been married to Arne Regul since 2011. They ...
9. Fatih Akin
Director | Aus dem Nichts
Fatih Akin was born in 1973 in Hamburg of Turkish parentage. He began studying Visual Communications at Hamburg's College of Fine Arts in 1994. His collaboration with Wueste Film also dates from this time. In 1995, he wrote and directed his first short feature, "Sensin - You're The One!" ("Sensin -...
10. Maria Schrader
Director | She Said
Maria Schrader was born in Hanover, Federal Republic of Germany, on September 27th, 1965. She directed and co-wrote the screenplay of the awards-winning film Love Life (2007). As well, she directed Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2016) and the Emmy-award wining miniseries Unorthodox (2020) (...
11. Eva Habermann
Actress | Lexx
Eva Habermann was born on January 16, 1976 in Hamburg, West Germany. She is an actress and producer, known for Lexx (1996), The Ugly Truth (2021) and Under ConTroll (2019). She was previously married to Hans-Ullrich Hauenstein.
12. Toni Garrn
Actress | Spider-Man: Far from Home
Antonia "Toni" Garrn is a German fashion model, actress and humanitarian. She got her big break in the fashion industry after signing an exclusive contract with Calvin Klein in 2008. Garrn debuted on the runway at age 15 as an exclusive for the Calvin Klein Spring/Summer 2008 runway show in New ...
13. Moritz Bleibtreu
Actor | Das Experiment
Moritz Bleibtreu is a German actor born on August 13, 1971 in Munich growing up in Hamburg. He first appears in children's television series Neues aus Uhlenbusch (1977) at the age of six. His breakthrough was the role called "Abdul" in the movie Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997). He also became ...
14. Stephen Stanton
Actor | Rogue One
Stephen Stanton is an American actor & filmmaker best known for his work as a voice actor and voicematch artist. He has portrayed a wide variety of characters in Lucasfilm's Star Wars franchise most notably as Admiral Raddus in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story", Ben Kenobi in "Star Wars: Rebels", and ...
15. Martina Gedeck
Actress | Das Leben der Anderen
Martina Gedeck was born in Munich. After spending a year in the US, she studied drama at the Berlin University of the Arts. Martina's film career began while she was still at drama school. Her filmography covers practically all genres of film.
Gedeck has won a total of 23 major cinema and TV awards....
16. Saralisa Volm
Producer | Schweigend steht der Wald
Saralisa Volm was born on June 24, 1985 in Hechingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. She is an actress and producer, known for The Silent Forest (2022), Bedbugs (2017) and Die Verwandlung (2015).
17. Cynthia Kaye McWilliams
Actress | Coyote
Cynthia Kaye McWilliams was born in Berlin, Germany, grew up primarily in Kansas City, Kansas and graduated from the prestigious Theater School of DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. Just out of college, Cynthia booked a supporting role in Warner Brothers' The Lake House, followed by a ...
18. Tatjana Patitz
Actress | Rising Sun
Tatjana Patitz was born on March 25, 1966 in Hamburg, West Germany. She was an actress, known for Rising Sun (1993), The Larry Sanders Show (1992) and Ready to Wear (1994). She was previously married to Jason Johnson. She died on January 11, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
19. Florentine Lahme
Actress | Defying Gravity
Florentine Lahme was born on July 21, 1974 in West Berlin, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Defying Gravity (2009), Stung (2015) and Rabbit Without Ears (2007).
20. Andreas Wisniewski
Actor | Die Hard
Andreas Wisniewski was born on July 3, 1959 in West Berlin, West Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Die Hard (1988), The Living Daylights (1987) and Mission: Impossible (1996).
21. Marsha Fitzalan
Actress | An Ideal Husband
Marsha Fitzalan was born on March 10, 1953 in Bonn, West Germany. She is an actress, known for An Ideal Husband (1999), The New Statesman (1987) and Being Julia (2004). She was previously married to Patrick Ryecart.
22. Richy Müller
Actor | xXx
Richy Müller was born on September 26, 1955 in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. He is an actor, known for xXx (2002), Tatort (1970) and The Poll Diaries (2010).
23. Mina Tander
Actress | Seitenwechsel
Mina Tander was born on December 4, 1979 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Seitenwechsel (2016), Ants in the Pants (2000) and V8 - Du willst der Beste sein (2013). She has been married to Elmar Fischer since 2011. They have two children.
24. Rob Thomas
Soundtrack | Meet the Robinsons
Rob Thomas was born on February 14, 1972 in Landstuhl, West Germany. He is an actor and composer, known for Meet the Robinsons (2007), Love Actually (2003) and Keeping the Faith (2000). He has been married to Marisol Thomas since October 2, 1999.
25. Misel Maticevic
Actor | Im Angesicht des Verbrechens
Misel Maticevic was born on July 28, 1970 in West-Berlin, Germany. He is an actor, known for In the Face of Crime (2010), Exile (2020) and The Vow (2007).
26. Tom Beck
Actor | Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei
Tom Beck was born on February 26, 1978 in Nuremberg, Bavaria, West Germany. He is an actor, known for Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996), You Are Wanted (2017) and Einstein (2017). He has been married to Chryssanthi Kavazi since August 18, 2018. They have one child.
27. August Wittgenstein
Actor | The Crown
August Wittgenstein was born on January 22, 1981 in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He is an actor, known for The Crown (2016), Das Boot (2018) and Ku'damm 56 (2016).
28. Katharina Schüttler
Actress | Freier Fall
Katharina Schüttler started acting for film and television when she was 11 years old. Her breakthrough in Germany was the International Emmy Award winning Mini-Series "Generation War" ("Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter") in which she portrayed singer Greta del Torres. She appeared in many films for ...
29. Sophie Schütt
Actress | Typisch Sophie
Sophie Schütt was born on March 9, 1974 in Hamburg, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Typisch Sophie (2004), Wie angelt man sich seine Chefin (2007) and Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996).
30. Anne Wiazemsky
Actress | La chinoise
Anne Wiazemsky was born on May 14, 1947 in Berlin, West Germany. She was an actress and writer, known for La Chinoise (1967), Au hasard Balthazar (1966) and George Who? (1973). She was previously married to Jean-Luc Godard. She died on October 5, 2017 in Paris, France.
31. Anja Schüte
Actress | State of Wonder
Anja Schüte was born on September 2, 1964 in Hamburg, West Germany. She is an actress, known for State of Wonder (1984), Pogo 1104 (1984) and Die Wicherts von nebenan (1986). She was previously married to Roland Kaiser.
32. Christian Berkel
Actor | The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Christian Berkel was born on October 28, 1957 in West Berlin, West Germany. He is an actor, known for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015), Valkyrie (2008) and Trumbo (2015). He has been married to Andrea Sawatzki since December 17, 2011. They have two children.
33. Katja Bienert
Actress | Immer Vollmond
Katja Bienert was born on September 1, 1966 in Berlin, West Germany. She is an actress and director, known for Immer Vollmond (2001), Diamonds of Kilimandjaro (1983) and Rise of the Darkelves. She was previously married to Donald Gardner.
34. Ralf Bauer
Actor | Painkiller Jane
Ralf Bauer was born on September 12, 1966 in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Painkiller Jane (2007), Im Tal der wilden Rosen (2006) and Gegen den Wind (1995).
35. Hannah Herzsprung
Actress | The Reader
Hannah Herzsprung was born on September 7, 1981 in Hamburg, West Germany. She is an actress, known for The Reader (2008), Four Minutes (2006) and Who Am I (2014).
36. Johanna Wokalek
Actress | Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
Johanna Wokalek was born on March 3, 1975 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. She is an actress, known for The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008), Pope Joan (2009) and Barefoot (2005). She is married to Thomas Hengelbrock. They have one child.
37. Diana Staehly
Actress | Stromberg
Diana Staehly was born on October 31, 1977 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress and assistant director, known for Stromberg (2004), Die Rosenheim-Cops (2002) and Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996). She has been married to René Wolter since 2007. They...
38. Rosalie Thomass
Actress | Grüsse aus Fukushima
Rosalie Thomass was born on August 14, 1987 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. She is an actress and writer, known for Greetings from Fukushima (2016), The Unheard Woman (2016) and Die Känguru-Chroniken (2020).
39. Florian David Fitz
Actor | Jesus liebt mich
Florian David Fitz was born on November 20, 1974 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Jesus Loves Me (2012), The Most Beautiful Day (2016) and 100 Things (2018).
40. Max Richter
Soundtrack | Arrival
Max Richter was born on March 22, 1966 in Hamelin, Lower Saxony, West Germany. He is a composer, known for Arrival (2016), The Leftovers (2014) and Ad Astra (2019).
41. Till Lindemann
Soundtrack | Lost Highway
Till Lindemann is a German musician, actor and poet. He is the lead singer of the German band Rammstein.
Till Lindemann was born in Leipzig, East Germany, but he grew up in the village of Wendisch-Rambow near Schwerin (in East Germany). His father was famous children's poet Werner Lindemann and his ...
42. Christina Jastrzembska
Actress | The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Christina Jastrzembska is of Polish descent and resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was born in 1948 in West Germany to Boryslaw and Natalia Jastrzembski. In 1952, her parents relocated the family to Jersey City, New Jersey to start a new life after World War II. Her parents owned a...
43. Ava Lazar
Actress | Forever Young
Ava Lazar was born on January 1, 1955 in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress and producer, known for Forever Young (1992), Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) and Scarface (1983). She was previously married to John Tarnoff.
44. Marc Hosemann
Actor | 4 Blocks
Marc Hosemann was born on August 20, 1970 in Hamburg, West Germany. He is an actor and director, known for 4 Blocks (2017), A Coffee in Berlin (2012) and Babylon Berlin (2017).
45. Ulrich Matthes
Actor | Der Untergang
Ulrich Matthes was born on May 9, 1959 in West Berlin, West Germany. He is an actor, known for Downfall (2004), A Hidden Life (2019) and Feuerreiter (1998).
46. Wolf Larson
Actor | Tarzán
Wolf Larson was born on December 22, 1959 in West Berlin, West Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Tarzán (1991), Just Can't Get Enough (2002) and Code Name: Eternity (1999). He has been married to Carolyn J Larson since March 30, 1998.
47. Lisa Maria Potthoff
Actress | Sarah Kohr
Lisa Maria Potthoff was born on July 25, 1978 in West Berlin, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Sarah Kohr (2014), The Wedding Party (2005) and Heavyweights (2006). She is married to Thorsten Berg.
48. Daniel Stamm
Director | 13 Sins
Daniel was born and raised in Hamburg, Germany, where as a teenager he was host of a radio show and editor of a youth magazine. He toured with a theater, studied drama and published a play before he went to Belfast, Northern Ireland, as a peace worker. Two years later he returned to Germany to go ...
49. Ingo Rademacher
Actor | General Hospital
Ingo Rademacher - Australian Actor is best known for his long-running leading role of Jax on ABC's "General Hospital", Ingo Rademacher. He was a model in Brisbane and Sydney before landing his first acting role playing Sean Hayden on the Australian Series "Paradise Beach" (1993). He made the move ...
50. Petra Zieser
Actress | Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei
Petra Zieser was born on December 23, 1957 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. She is an actress, known for The Edukators (2004), Kolle - Ein Leben für Liebe und Sex (2002) and Doktor Martin (2007).