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Kretschmann in 2011, photo by DFree /Bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Dessau, Bezirk Halle, East Germany (now Saxony-Anhalt, Federal Republic of Germany)
Date of Birth: 8 September, 1962
Ethnicity: German
Thomas Kretschmann is a German actor, screenwriter, model, and producer. His roles include the films The Warrior’s Heart , Stalingrad (1993), La Reine Margot (1994), The Stendhal Syndrome , Marching in Darkness , Prince Valiant (1997), U-571 , Hostile Takeover , The Knights of the Quest , Blade II , The Pianist (2002), In Enemy Hands , Immortal , Downfall (2004), Resident Evil: Apocalypse , Head in the Clouds , King Kong (2005), Grimm Love , Next , Eichmann (2007), Transsiberian , In Transit , Wanted , Valkyrie (2008), The Young Victoria , Cars 2 , Hostel: Part III , Dracula 3D (2012), Open Grave , Stalingrad (2013), Captain America: The Winter Soldier , Plastic (2014), Hitman: Agent 47 , Spectre , Central Intelligence , A Taxi Driver , Jungle (2017), Dragged Across Concrete , Waiting for Anya , Greyhound , Infinity Pool , Last Sentinel , Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny , Deliver Us , Upgraded , and Putin ; the shows 24 , The River , Dracula , Berlin Station , Lore , Project Blue Book , Westworld , and Penny Dreadful: City of Angels ; and the made-for-tv movies Esther (1999), The Karate Dog , and Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II .
He was born in Dessau, East Germany, and at nineteen escaped to West Germany in a month-long journey with nary any money or belongings, crossing four borders while moving through Hungary, Yugoslavia, and Austria. He has three children.