Benjamin Sadler
Born: 1971-02-12 in Toronto, Canada
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Benjamin Sadler (born February 2, 1971) is a German actor who was born in Toronto, Canada, the son of a German graphic designer and a British teacher. He lived in Canada until he was five. In 1976 he moved with his parents to Germany. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, his career as actor started in 1994 with roles in German thrillers such as Wolffs Revier and SK-Babies. In 2001 he appeared in the German-Italian film Maria Magdalena in the role as John the Baptist beside Maria Grazia Cucinotta and Danny Quinn. In 2002 he worked on two further religious films: The Bible - The Apocalypse with Richard Harris and Luther with Joseph Fiennes and Sir Peter Ustinov. He also appeared as the young emperor Augustus (Peter O'Toole was the emperor in later life). In 2006 he played the part of a physician in the film Dresden. In 2007 he starred as a lawyer and father of a thalidomide-handicapped daughter, for which he received a Bambi Award in 2007. He explained in an interview that he was proud to be a part of the film, which influenced the German parliament to pass a law giving greater financial compensation for victims of thalidomide. Description above from the Wikipedia article Benjamin Sadler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
2022
- The Net – Prometheus as Andreas Müller
2021
- Furia as Ruben Voss
- Hotel Europa as Fritz Dreesen
- Leben über Kreuz as Sebastian Blumberg
2020
- Shadowplay as Leopold Garten
- Charlotte Link - In the Valley of the Fox as Matthew
- Eine harte Tour as Clemens
- Pohlmann und die Zeit der Wünsche as Tom Pohlmann
2019
- Tödliches Erwachen as Jan Brenner
- When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit as Heinz Rosenfeld
- Duisburg - Linea di sangue as Thomas Block
- Jenseits der Angst as Ronald Kärger
2018
- Luna's Revenge as Jacob
- Wendy 2 - Freundschaft für immer as Gunnar
- Der Kroatien-Krimi: Mord auf Vis as Jure Pokovic
- Wir sind doch Schwestern as Heinrich Verhoeven
2017
- Tödliche Geheimnisse - Jagd in Kapstadt as Prof. Jonas Schwarz
- Wendy - Der Film as Gunnar
- Ostfriesenkrimis as Dr. Gerd Weber
- Der Gutachter: Ein Mord zu viel as Dr. Robert Siedler
2016
- One Breath as Jan
- Das Programm as Simon Dreher
2015
- Wer weiß denn sowas? as Self
- Shades of Guilt as Thomas
- Das Dorf der Mörder as Dr. Jeremy Brock
- Die Wallensteins - Dresdner Dämonen as Rolf Koch
- Tag der Wahrheit as Jean-Luc Laboetie
2014
- Francesco as Ugolino
- Bocksprünge as Silvan
- Alles muss raus as Henry Bergmann
- Das Lächeln der Frauen as André Chabanais
- Zwischen den Zeiten as Michael Rosch
- Francesco as Ugolino
2013
- Pinocchio as Antonio
- Passion as Prosecutor
- Das Jerusalem-Syndrom as Peled
- Anna Karenina as Aleksej Karenin
- Pinocchio as Antonio
- Der Tote im Eis as Gregor Lucius
2012
- Letzte Spur Berlin as Andé Jünger
- Rommel as Hans Speidel
- The German Friend as Michael Tendler
- München '72 - Das Attentat as Ulrich Wegener
- Im Leben von … as Self
- The Pursuit of Unhappiness as Frank Henne
2011
- If Not Us, Who? as Walter Jens
- Anatomy of Evil as Johannes Rink
- Das Mädchen auf dem Meeresgrund as Hans Hass
2010
- Mörderischer Besuch as Theo von Gelden
- Liebe deinen Feind as Simon
2009
- Auftrag Schutzengel as Ben Sievert
- Impact as Roland Emerson
- Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace as Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
- Within the Whirlwind as Pavel
2008
- Hotel Meina as Hans Krassler
- The Charlemagne Code as Eik Meiers
- Augenzeugin as Tom Schreiber
2007
- Caravaggio as Onorio Longhi
- War and Peace as Dolokhov
- Annas Alptraum kurz nach 6 as Lukas Walser
- Contergan - Eine einzige Tablette as Paul Wegener
2006
- Der Untergang der Pamir as Victor Reetz
- Dresden as Alexander Wenninger
2005
- Letztes Kapitel as Achim Pazurek
- Bettgeflüster & Babyglück as Uli
2004
- The Apocalypse as Valerius
- Italiener und andere Süßigkeiten as Paolo Fabrelli
- Sehnsucht nach Liebe as Jochen Hofmann
2003
- ZIBB as Self
- Luther as Georg Spalatin
- Das Herz ist rot as Dr. Aaron
- Das Wunder von Lengede as Salvatore di Pietro
- Augustus: The First Emperor as Gaius Octavius
- Antonia – Tränen im Paradies as Moritz Graf von Ahrendorff
- Nur Anfänger heiraten as Hannes Mack
- Augustus: The First Emperor as Gaius Octavius
2002
- The Apocalypse as Valerio
- Zimmer der Angst as Daniel Neymann
2001
- Hart aber fair as Self
- Jonathan's Liebe as Jonathan
- Antonia as Moritz Ahrendorff
2000
- The Hustle as Tony
- Mary Magdalene as Giovanni il Battista
- Das Tattoo - Tödliche Zeichen as Fred
- Die Verwegene - Kämpfe um deinen Traum
- Victor - Der Schutzengel as Lars Riedel
- Spuk im Reich der Schatten as Friedrich von Kuhlbanz
- Spuren im Eis - Eine Frau sucht die Wahrheit as Flo Capeder
1999
- Volle Kanne as Self
- Verführt - Fatal Online Affair as Josef
- Der blonde Affe as Andreas Prolsch
1998
- Rosenzweig's Freedom as Jacob Rosenzweig
- Mordkommission
- Babyraub - Kinder fremder Mächte as Thomas
- Spuk aus der Gruft as Friedrich von Kuhlbanz
1997
- Leute heute as Self
- Lexx as Nool
- Nachtstudio as Self
- Nackt im Cabrio as Paul
- Rosamunde Pilcher: Stunden der Entscheidung as Nigel Davenport
1996
- SK-Babies as Sylvester
- Wolkenstein as Christian Brandt
1995
- Girl friends – Freundschaft mit Herz as Stefan Ahlbaum
1994
- Ein starkes Team as Thomas Overbeck
- Rosa Roth as Fuhrmann
- Faust as Markus Kahlbom
- Drei zum Verlieben as Robert Holler
1992
- Wolffs Revier as Fjodor Romanow
1991
- DAS! as Self
1976
- Kölner Treff as Self
1974
- 3 nach 9 as Self
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Gert Mewes
1948
- Bambi as Self