Kostja Ullmann
| Kostja Ullmann | |
|---|---|
 Kostja Ullmann in 2014 | |
| Born |
Kostja Alexander Ullmann May 30, 1984 Hamburg, Germany |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Kostja Ullmann (born May 30, 1984) is a German actor, best known for his leading role in the award-winning coming of age drama Sommersturm (Summer Storm) which gained a lot of praise throughout Europe.
Life and career
Ullmann was born in Hamburg. He entered the stage at the age of eleven and performed at Hamburg's Ernst-Deutsch-Theater and Winterhuder Fährhaus. In 1998, he made his TV debut in a minor part in the crime series Alphateam.
In the following years, Ullmann starred in several minor roles in TV series such as Stahlnetz, Großstadtrevier, and SOKO Leipzig as well as in TV movies such as the drama Albtraum einer Ehe (2001) alongside August Zirner. From 1999 to 2000, he was a cast member of the comedy series Zwei Männer am Herd with Wolfgang Fierek and Florian Fitz.
In 2004, Kostja Ullmann made his movie debut in a leading role in Marco Kreuzpaintner's award-winning film Sommersturm (Summer Storm). His performance in the romantic TV drama Heimliche Liebe about the relationship of a schoolboy and an older woman won Ullmann the Günther-Strack-Fernsehpreis as Best Actor in 2006.
In his second movie, Verfolgt (2006), Ullmann stars in a similar role. Directed by Angelina Maccarone, he plays a young delinquent who engages in an "amour fou" with his probation officer who is more than 30 years older than he is. The film won a Golden Leopard at the 2006 Locarno International Film Festival. He acted as Hermann Lake in German-Japan collaborated movie Baruto no Gakuen (Ode an die Freude) in 2006.
Ullmann played the lead role, Luca Behrendt, in the 2008 movie Die Zeit, die man Leben nennt.
Ullmann will voice Wirt in the German dub of Over the Garden Wall.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | König auf Mallorca | |
| 2001 | Albtraum einer Ehe | Michael Schiffer |
| 2002 | Familie XXL | Timo Kramer |
| 2004 | Mein Weg zu dir heißt Liebe | Alexander Niebauer |
| 2004 | Summer Storm | Achim |
| 2004 | Klassenfahrt - Geknutscht wird immer | Tobi |
| 2005/III | Game Over(Short) | Nick |
| 2005 | Heimliche Liebe - Der Schüler und die Postbotin | Joe Reinhardt |
| 2005 | Franziska Spiegel - Eine Erinnerung (Short) | Stefanies Freund |
| 2006 | Baruto no Gakuen | Hermann Lake |
| 2006 | Verliebt, na und wie! | Partygast |
| 2006 | Verfolgt | Jan Winkler |
| 2007 | Der geheimnisvolle Schatz von Troja | Demetrios |
| 2007 | Stellungswechsel | Lasse |
| 2008 | Die Zeit, die man Leben nennt | Luca |
| 2008 | Das Wunder von Berlin | Marco Kaiser |
| 2008 | Warten auf Angelina | Momme Ulmer |
| 2008 | Das tapfere Schneiderlein | Schneider David |
| 2009 | Die wilden Hühner und das Leben | Max Fischer |
| 2009 | Der verlorene Sohn | Rainer Schröder |
| 2010 | Single by Contract | Chriz |
| 2010 | Amigo - Bei Ankunft Tod | Rio Bosch |
| 2011 | Mein eigen Fleisch und Blut | Oliver |
| 2012 | Die Tote ohne Alibi | Tim Berners |
| 2012 | Schutzengel | Kurt |
| 2012 | Heiraten ist auch keine Lösung | Luca |
| 2013 | Quellen des Lebens | Junger Klaus |
| 2013 | Rubinro | |
| 2013/VIII | The Key (Short) | |
| 2013 | Grossstadtklein | Ronny |
| 2014 | A Most Wanted Man | Rasheed |
| 2014 | Saphirblau | James |
| 2014 | Coming In | Tom |
| 2015 | 3 Türken & ein Baby | Celal |
| 2015 | Mein Blind Date mit dem Leben (announced) | Saliya Kahawatte |