Kostja Ullmann

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Kostja Ullmann (2020)

Kostja Alexander Ullmann (born May 30, 1984 in Hamburg ) is a German actor .

family

Ullmann's father is an actor and ran his own agency in Hamburg. His mother, who was born in Bombay and whose family lives in Sri Lanka , is a dancer, his sister Shantia Ullmann is also an actress.

Career

At the age of eleven, Ullmann was already on the stage of the Ernst Deutsch Theater in Hamburg. In 1996 he got a role in the television series Alphateam , directed by Norbert Schulze. Shortly afterwards he was seen in the short film The Race by Oleg Skworzow. After various appearances in series episodes, Ullmann received a continuous role in 1999 in the series Zwei Männer am Herd . He also appeared in Till Endemann's short film Near the Beach and Johannes Fabrick's Nightmare in a Marriage . In 2001 Ullmann stood in front of the camera for the television productions Stahlnetz - Das Gläserne Paradies , Großstadtrevier and Das Duo - Tod am Strand . Series appearances at Stubbe followed in 2002 - case by case: Das fourth Gebot , Family XXL and SOKO Leipzig . In 2003 Ullmann was in the television productions The Elephant - Mord never barred , Tatort: ​​Old Bills and My Way to You Means To See Love . In 2004 he was in front of the camera for the short film Black Strawberries .

In 2003 he broke off attending the drama school in Hamburg in order to begin shooting the film Sommersturm , with which he made his cinema debut in 2004. The film is about the story of a young person coming out and the problems that arise for the friendship between the two protagonists (Tobi and Achim).

In 2005 Ullmann shot episodes of SOKO Cologne and Die Rettungsflieger . In August he was in front of the camera for Heimliche Liebe with Marie Bäumer . In September he then shot the feature film Persecuted with Maren Kroymann , in which he plays a 16-year-old who develops a sadomasochistic relationship with his probation officer. The film, directed by Angelina Maccarone , won the Golden Leopard in 2006 in the Cineasti del Presente competition at the 59th Locarno Film Festival . The theatrical release of Tracks in Germany was on 4 January of 2007.

Kostja Ullmann, 2008

Ullmann shot the ZDF crime thriller Der Staatsanwalt in Wiesbaden in 2006 together with Rainer Hunold . In the summer of 2006 he was in front of the camera for The Mysterious Treasure of Troy , directed by Dror Zahavi for SAT.1. In September he played under the direction of Sharon von Wietersheim in the ZDF drama Die Zeit, which is called Life . In April / May 2007 he stood next to Heino Ferch and Veronica Ferres in Berlin for the television film Das Wunder von Berlin . In the ARD drama Der Verlorene Sohn in 2009, Ullmann played a young German who converted to Islam and was suspected of terrorism .

In 2010 the film Groupies Don't Stay for Breakfast was released , in which Ullmann played the leading role alongside Anna Fischer . His portrayal of a young drug addict in the television film My Own Flesh and Blood (2011) alongside Veronica Ferres earned him a Bambi nomination. Also in 2012 he stood next to Maria Ehrich and Jannis Niewöhner for the film adaptation of Rubinrot - Liebe goes through all times in front of the camera and also starred in the following parts Saphirblau and 2016 Smaragdgrün . In mid-August 2013 the film Großstadtklein , produced by Til Schweiger , was released , in which Ullmann plays the role of Ronny. In the film Coming In by director Marco Kreuzpaintner , which was released in German cinemas in October 2014, he played the leading role of a gay star hairdresser who falls in love with a woman. In 2017 he had the leading role of the almost blind Saliya Kahawatte in My Blind Date with Life .

Private

Ullmann lives in Hamburg. He had been in a relationship with the presenter and actress Janin Ullmann since 2008 and married her since July 2016. In December 2018, the couple announced the split.

Awards

Filmography

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Guest appearances

additional

Radio plays

Audio books

Music videos

Web links

Commons : Kostja Ullmann  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ulrike Schäfer: Interview Kostja Ullmann: The person behind the gigolo . In: Stern . October 4, 2007. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved on April 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ sprache.de ( memento from June 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) from September 10, 2010, accessed on June 13, 2015
  3. ↑ Peter Zander: Film: Kostja Ullmann no longer wants to play the boy . In: The world . January 25, 2008. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved on April 7, 2015.
  4. ↑ Tobias Goltz: Interview with Kostja Ullmann: "To feel, to feel and to play - that was the big challenge." . In: planet-interview.de . Planet interview. January 5, 2007. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved on April 7, 2015.
  5. ↑ BZ Berlin: Terror Drama: The Prodigal Son . In: bz-berlin.de . Berlin newspaper. February 21, 2011. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved on April 7, 2015.
  6. ↑ Annabelle Korschan: Kostja Ullmann: "Janin is my great love" . In: Bunte . March 14, 2014. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved on April 2, 2015.
  7. ↑ Bunte: Janin Reinhardt & Kostja Ullmann: You are engaged! . In: Bunte . October 5, 2014. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved on April 2, 2015.
  8. ^ Ehe-Aus at Kostja and Janin Ullmann , t-online.de, accessed on December 10, 2018
  9. ^ Filmportal.de: Kostja Ullmann . In: filmportal.de . Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  10. ↑ Focus -Author jok: New Faces Award: Excellent young talent . In: Focus . May 4, 2007. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved on April 7, 2015.
  11. ↑ gq-magazin.de -Author kl: GQ men of the year 2007 . In: gq-magazin.de . GQ. December 4, 2007. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved on April 7, 2015.
  12. ↑ Norddeutscher Rundfunk: Kostja Ullmann as guest . In: Norddeutscher Rundfunk . Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  13. ↑ Audi Generation Award: Prize winner Audi Generation Award . In: generationen.de . Audi Generation Award. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Ullmann, Kostja
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ullmann, Kostja Alexander (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor
DATE OF BIRTH May 30, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg