Kai Wiesinger
Born: 1966-04-16 in Hannover, Germany
Known For: Acting
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*. In addition to his work in front of the camera, Kai Wiesinger is active as a voice actor for dubbing and audio dramas. Among other roles, he voiced a character in the animated film *Das große Krabbeln* (the German dub of *A Bug's Life*) and appeared alongside his then-wife, Chantal de Freitas, in the audio drama series *Bibi Blocksberg*.
Filmography
2023
- Das 1% Quiz – Wie clever ist Deutschland? as Self
- Familie Anders as Mario Kortner
- Families Anders. Zwei sind einer zu viel
2022
- Studio 3 - Live aus Babelsberg as Self
- Dr. Hoffmann - Die russische Spende as Dr. Felix Hoffmann
- Du sollst hören as Prof. Dr. Theo Rotschild
2021
- The Last Execution as Wagner
- Horst Lichters Traumrouten as Self
2020
- Takeover as Hubertus
2019
2018
- Genial daneben - Das Quiz as Self
- Linda Zervakis: Alles auf Anfang as Self
2017
- Abendshow as Self
- Lucky Loser as Thomas
- Die Konfirmation as Simon
2016
- Gut zu Vögeln as Tillmann
2015
- Wer weiß denn sowas? as Self
- Der Lack ist ab as Tom
2014
- MDR um 4 as Self
- Der Rücktritt as Christian Wulff
2013
- Der Tote im Eis as Mark Kress
2012
- Im Leben von … as Self
- The Hunt for the Amber Room as Eik Meiers
- Flirtcamp as Dr. Hans-Joachim Kapenheuer
- Mit geradem Rücken as Jakob Braunstein
2011
- Frühling as Walter Liebherr
- Wunderkinder as Max Reich
- Residual Risk as Werksleiter Wessel
2010
- Gier as Alfi Baumer
- Spear of Destiny as Eik Meiers
- Until Nothing Remains as Dr. Gerd Ruppert
2009
- Der gestiefelte Kater as König Otto
- Liebling, weck die Hühner auf as Lorenz Thiel
2008
- Markus Lanz as Self
- Die Anwälte as Sebastian Britten
- Unschuld as Alexander
- M/S Gustloff as Kapitän Hellmuth Kehding
- The Reason Why as Jan Haigerer
2007
- Liebe nach Rezept as Michael Fürstenberg
- Durch Himmel und Hölle as Tom Gerling
- Unter Mordverdacht - Ich kämpfe um uns as Michael Lehmann
2006
- Kommissar Stolberg as Christoph Katzmann
- Dresden as Simon Goldberg
2005
- Zwei gegen zwei as Sven Laurenz
- Willkommen daheim as Dr. Wolfgang Schlegel
2004
- Honey Baby as Ulrich
- Hunger auf Leben as Siegfried Pitschmann
2003
- ZIBB as Self
- Nachtschicht as Dr.Prinz
- The Tenth Summer as Karl Spielplatz
- Seven Weeks In Italy as Jan Steiner
2002
- Dracula's Kiss as Dr. Seward
- Fallen Angels as Tom Craven
- Leo & Claire as Gestapo-Mann
- Poppitz as Ben
- Dracula as Doctor Seward
- Labyrinth of Lies as Martin
2001
- Murder on the Orient Express as Philip von Strauss
- Emil and the Detectives as Knut Tischbein
- Antonia as Leonhardt Ahrendorff
2000
- Menschen der Woche as Self
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change as Jurgen
- Highway Society as Jack Bogart
1999
- Volle Kanne as Self
- After the Truth as Peter Rohm
1998
- The Johannes B. Kerner Show as Self
- Terror in the Mall as Chris Maratos
- Die Unbestechliche as Robert Fuchs
1997
- Tietjen und Bommes as Self
- 14 Days to Life as Konrad von Seidlitz
- The Harmonists as Erwin Bootz
- Greenhorn as Joachim Beck
- Hunger - Addicted to Love as Simon
- Still Movin' as Felix
1996
- Zimmer frei! as Self
- Honeymoon as Manuel
1995
- Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
- Talk of the Town as René Krauss
- The Sunset Boys as Fritz Becker
- Unter Druck as Jan
- Der Leihmann as Max Bieber
- Stirb für mich as Christian Schäfer
1994
- Ein starkes Team as Harald Berg
- Die Kommissarin as Felix Walter
- alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio as Self
- Backbeat as Klaus Voormann
- Maybe... Maybe Not as Gunnar
- Frauen sind was Wunderbares as Zeno
1992
- Morgenmagazin as self
- Riverboat as Self
- Little Sharks as Johannes
1991
- DAS! as Self
1989
- ZDF-Mittagsmagazin as Self
- Blauer Panther as Self
1987
- Nachtcafé as Self
1981
- A Case For Two as Stefan Freiberg
1980
- Auf Achse as Toni Teuffel
1979
- NDR Talk Show as Self
- Bavarian Film Awards as Self
1976
- Kölner Treff as Self
1974
- 3 nach 9 as Self
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Bundeskanzler Grasshoff
1951
- German Film Award as Self
1948
- Bambi as Self