Christian Alexander Koch

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Christian Alexander Koch (born July 19, 1962 in Munich ) is a German actor .

Christian A. Koch became known throughout Germany through the lead role of Snorre in the film Wickie und die stark Männer directed by Michael Herbig , which was watched by almost five million viewers by the end of 2009 and received several awards, including a. won the German Comedy Prize 2009. Koch had prevailed for the role against 10,000 competitors in the casting show Bully Seeks the Strong Men .

Life

Origin and education

Christian A. Koch's childhood, youth and first steps were shaped by his Bavarian homeland. He studied law and business administration for a few semesters at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich , trained as a tennis coach and worked in his parents' company until he decided to turn his number one hobby into a profession and become an actor.

He studied from 1992 to 1995 at the Munich drama studio Willschrei ( Zinner Studio Munich ) and then passed his ZBF exam.

Stations as an actor

Initially, Koch was a freelance actor on several theater stages in his hometown until 1997 with a few play contracts (including Theater44 , Theater links der Isar , Theater Much Ado About Nothing , Prinzregententheater ). He then went to the Württembergische Landesbühne Esslingen for three years .

In addition to numerous short film and television appearances such as in Tatort , Derrick , SOKO 5113 , Siska , Der Bulle von Tölz , Der Alte and Die Rosenheim-Cops , in 2003 he realized the documentary Time Briefly Inquired - People in Esslingen Answer , which premiered in the communal cinema Esslingen . Christian A. Koch himself took on the moderation, direction and editing.

In April 2005 he made his directorial debut in Stuttgart at the Theater am Olgaeck with the production kill hamlet . In the meantime he was seen as a freelance actor in the dance theater productions "MM-Quiztanzshow", "Anita Berber" and "Playing like children" (Kurzja, 2007) in the Theaterhaus Stuttgart .

Cinema productions such as Vier Töchter , Dasreal Leben and Räuber Kneißl followed, and in the continuous role Knut Radich Koch enriched the cast of the ARD early-evening series Eine für alle in the early months .

From August to December 2010 the filming of the sequel “Wickie auf große Fahrt”, the first German cinema film production in 3D technology, which was released in September 2011, took place. From February 2011 Koch slipped into the role of the lion in the Wizard of Oz at the Württemberg State Theater in Esslingen. In addition to the theater, readings for children and adults and filming for cinema and television filled his artistic year 2011.

In 2012 he was shooting in the role of caretaker Reiser for the movie Die Vampirschwestern , which was designed based on the novel series of the same name by Franziska Gehm .

Private

Christian A. Koch is married, has two daughters and currently lives in Esslingen am Neckar .

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personal data
SURNAME Koch, Christian Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor
DATE OF BIRTH July 19, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich