Thomas Ahrens (actor)

Thomas Ahrens (born September 9, 1952 in Hanover ) is a German actor, author and theater director.

Life

After graduating from high school in 1970, Ahrens studied theology for three semesters in Göttingen and one semester of acting at the Hanover Drama School. To avoid military service , Ahrens moved to Berlin , where he studied acting for two more semesters at the University of the Arts . In 1975 he was engaged in the Berlin Grips Theater , to which he has been an actor, director and author ever since. His work at the Grips Theater was interrupted from 1980 to 1984 by a five-year stay in Iceland .

Filmography (selection)

• 1978: stories from the future
• 1979: Crime scene: one shot too many
• 1980: The children from No. 67
• 1987: Otto - The New Film
• 1988: Crime Scene: The Brothers
• 1988: Line 1
• 1989: Crime scene: Headless
• 1990–1992: These Drombuschs
• 1990: Crime scene: death of a doctor
• 1991: Metropolitan area : old iron
• 1992: Metropolitan Area: The River Pirate
• 1996: Crime scene: crocodile guard
• 1998: Move on up

Radio plays

• 1993: Cornell Woolrich : The man opposite - Director: Alfred Behrens (crime radio play - HR / SWF / NDR)

Web links

• Portrait on www.grips-theater.de
• Thomas Ahrens at the Internet Movie Database (English)