Kai Wiesinger
Known for Acting · 104 credits
- Born
- 1966-04-16 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- Hannover, Germany
Biography
Kai Wiesinger (born April 16, 1966, in Hanover) is a German actor, director, screenwriter, and voice actor for dubbing and audio dramas. He rose to fame in 1992 with the comedy film *Kleine Haie*.
Wiesinger made his television debut in the late 1980s on the ZDF program *Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst*. He achieved his breakthrough in 1992 with the lead role in *Kleine Haie*, for which he—alongside Jürgen Vogel and Gedeon Burkhard—received the Bavarian Film Award.
In the years that followed, Wiesinger starred in numerous successful German films, including *Der bewegte Mann*, *Frauen sind was Wunderbares*, and *Stadtgespräch*. He also appeared regularly in historical and dramatic productions, such as *Comedian Harmonists*, *14 Tage lebenslänglich*, and *Nichts als die Wahrheit*, starring alongside Götz George.
Wiesinger also took on numerous lead roles in television productions, including *Dresden*, *Die Gustloff*, and the series *Die Anwälte*. In 2014, he portrayed former Federal President Christian Wulff in the TV movie *Der Rücktritt*, for which he received the Bavarian Television Award.
Since 2015, he has starred—alongside his partner, Bettina Zimmermann—in the self-developed web series *Der Lack ist ab*, which he also directed. Since 2022, he has also been seen in the title role of the crime series *Dr. Hoffmann*.
Known For
TV Shows (47)
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Bundeskanzler Grasshoff / Peter Lausch / Markus Hoffschulte
DAS!
1991
as Self
ZIBB
2003
as Self
Volle Kanne
1999
as Self
Markus Lanz
2008
as Self
Morgenmagazin
1992
as self
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
MDR um 4
2014
as Self
NDR Talk Show
1979
as Self
Kölner Treff
1976
as Self
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
as Self
A Case For Two
1981
as Stefan Freiberg
Riverboat
1992
as Self
Zimmer frei!
1996
as Self
Bambi
1948
as Self
Nachtcafé
1987
as Self
3 nach 9
1974
as Self
Wer weiß denn sowas?
2015
as Self
ZDF-Mittagsmagazin
1989
as Self
Menschen der Woche
2000
as Self
Tietjen und Bommes
1997
as Self
Genial daneben - Das Quiz
2018
as Self
German Film Award
1951
as Self
Ein starkes Team
1994
as Harald Berg
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
1994
as Self
Blauer Panther
1989
as Self
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
as Self
Auf Achse
1980
as Toni Teuffel
Frühling
2011
as Walter Liebherr
Kommissar Stolberg
2006
as Christoph Katzmann
Nachtschicht
2003
as Dr.Prinz
Die Kommissarin
1994
as Felix Walter
Abendshow
2017
as Self
Studio 3 - Live aus Babelsberg
2022
as Self
Im Leben von …
2012
as Self
Das 1% Quiz – Wie clever ist Deutschland?
2023
as Self
Der Lack ist ab
2015
as Tom
Die Anwälte
2008
as Sebastian Britten
Gier
2010
as Alfi Baumer
Die Unbestechliche
1998
as Robert Fuchs
Dracula's Kiss
2002
as Dr. Seward
Dresden
2006
as Simon Goldberg
Linda Zervakis: Alles auf Anfang
2018
as Self
Horst Lichters Traumrouten
2021
as Self
Antonia
2001
as Leonhardt Ahrendorff
M/S Gustloff
2008
as Kapitän Hellmuth Kehding
Familie Anders
2023
as Mario Kortner
Movies (57)
Takeover
2020
as Hubertus
Murder on the Orient Express
2001
as Philip von Strauss
Backbeat
1994
as Klaus Voormann
The Hunt for the Amber Room
2012
as Eik Meiers
Unter Druck
1995
as Jan
Hunger auf Leben
2004
as Siegfried Pitschmann
The Last Execution
2021
as Wagner
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
2000
as Jurgen
Maybe... Maybe Not
1994
as Gunnar
After the Truth
1999
as Peter Rohm
Emil and the Detectives
2001
as Knut Tischbein
Wunderkinder
2011
as Max Reich
The Harmonists
1997
as Erwin Bootz
Frauen sind was Wunderbares
1994
as Zeno
Residual Risk
2011
as Werksleiter Wessel
Terror in the Mall
1998
as Chris Maratos
Spear of Destiny
2010
as Eik Meiers
Gut zu Vögeln
2016
as Tillmann
Fallen Angels
2002
as Tom Craven
14 Days to Life
1997
as Konrad von Seidlitz
Der Rücktritt
2014
as Christian Wulff
The Sunset Boys
1995
as Fritz Becker
Honeymoon
1996
as Manuel
The Reason Why
2008
as Jan Haigerer
Der Tote im Eis
2013
as Mark Kress
Mit geradem Rücken
2012
as Jakob Braunstein
Liebe nach Rezept
2007
as Michael Fürstenberg
Flirtcamp
2012
as Dr. Hans-Joachim Kapenheuer
Little Sharks
1992
as Johannes
Liebling, weck die Hühner auf
2009
as Lorenz Thiel
The Tenth Summer
2003
as Karl Spielplatz
Leo & Claire
2002
as Gestapo-Mann
Lucky Loser
2017
as Thomas
Hunger - Addicted to Love
1997
as Simon
Honey Baby
2004
as Ulrich
Der gestiefelte Kater
2009
as König Otto
Money. Murder. Zurich.: Borchert and the murderous greed
2019
as Heller
Dracula
2002
as Doctor Seward
Poppitz
2002
as Ben
Willkommen daheim
2005
as Dr. Wolfgang Schlegel
Talk of the Town
1995
as René Krauss
Dr. Hoffmann - Die russische Spende
2022
as Dr. Felix Hoffmann
Seven Weeks In Italy
2003
as Jan Steiner
Until Nothing Remains
2010
as Dr. Gerd Ruppert
Unschuld
2008
as Alexander
Durch Himmel und Hölle
2007
as Tom Gerling
Highway Society
2000
as Jack Bogart
Unter Mordverdacht - Ich kämpfe um uns
2007
as Michael Lehmann
Labyrinth of Lies
2002
as Martin
Families Anders. Zwei sind einer zu viel
2023
Du sollst hören
2022
as Prof. Dr. Theo Rotschild
Still Movin'
1997
as Felix
Zwei gegen zwei
2005
as Sven Laurenz
Die Konfirmation
2017
as Simon
Greenhorn
1997
as Joachim Beck
Der Leihmann
1995
as Max Bieber
Stirb für mich
1995
as Christian Schäfer
About Kai Wiesinger
Kai Wiesinger (born April 16, 1966, in Hanover) is a German actor, director, screenwriter, and voice actor for dubbing and audio dramas. He rose to fame in 1992 with the comedy film *Kleine Haie*. Wiesinger made his television debut in the late 1980s on the ZDF program *Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst*. He achieved his breakthrough in 1992 with the lead role in *Kleine Haie*, for which he—alongside Jürgen Vogel and Gedeon Burkhard—received the Bavarian Film Award. In the years that followed, Wiesinger starred in numerous successful German films, in… With 104 credits spanning from 1948 to 2023, Kai Wiesinger has appeared in 57 films and 47 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kai Wiesinger Movies
- Takeover (2020) — as Hubertus
- Murder on the Orient Express (2001) — as Philip von Strauss
- Backbeat (1994) — as Klaus Voormann
- The Hunt for the Amber Room (2012) — as Eik Meiers
- Unter Druck (1995) — as Jan
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