Volker Bruch
German actor · Germany · On the map · Actors · Born 1980 · age 46
Volker Bruch is a German television and film actor. He is best known internationally for his leading roles as Wilhelm Winter in the television drama Generation War (2013) and as Inspector Gereon Rath in the neo-noir series Babylon Berlin (2017-present); for the latter, he was awarded the 2018 Grimme-Preis, Germany's...
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Something wrong?A life in dates
Lapland WarFilm2024
This Is Gonna Be GreatSeries, Toerist
Race for Glory: Audi vs. LanciaFilm, 2024Walter Röhrl2019
Rocca Changes the WorldFilm, Henning2018Goldene KameraAwardGrimme-PreisAward
The Girl in the Spider's WebFilm, 2018Peter Ahlgren2017
The Man with the Iron HeartFilm, Schellenberg2015
Das goldene UferFilm, Walther2014
Die PilgerinSeries, Otfried Willinger
Beste ChanceFilm, 2014Toni2013Bavarian TV AwardsAward
Generation WarSeries, 2013Wilhelm Winter2012
Confession of a Child of the CenturyFilm, Henri Smith2011
Treasure GuardsFilm, Luca2009
The Murder FarmFilm, Johann Hauer2008
Einer bleibt sitzenFilm, Michel2007
Beste ZeitFilm, Toni2004
Unter weißen SegelnSeries, Florian
BaalFilm, 2004Johannes2003Getting a LifeFilm2001
Murder in the MountainsSeries, Julian Schweiger1998
Die Verbrechen des Professor CapellariSeries, Bernd Geissler1994
Ein starkes TeamSeries, Tim König1984Goldene KameraSeries1980Born9 March 1980People around Volker
Close ties
Marcus H. Rosenmüller Directed Beste Zeit and The Best Place to Be
Ferdinand Schmidt-Modrow Also in Best Chance and Beste Zeit
Hannah Herzsprung Also in The Reader and Babylon Berlin- Alexander Held Also in Nanga Parbat and Wir sind die Neuen
Achim von Borries Directed Babylon Berlin and Tatort: Der Eskimo
Rosalie Thomass Also in Best Chance and Beste Zeit
Uwe Janson Directed Baal and Tatort: Leiden wie ein Tier
Andreas Giebel Also in Best Chance and Beste Zeit- Philipp Kadelbach Directed Generation War and Die Pilgerin
Anna Maria Sturm Also in Best Chance and Beste Zeit
Florian Brückner Also in Best Chance and Beste Zeit
Johanna Bittenbinder Also in Best Chance and Beste Zeit
Katja Riemann Also in Fack ju Göhte 2 and Life Actually
Moritz Bleibtreu Also in The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Karoline Herfurth Also in Fack ju Göhte 2 and The Reader
Jasmin Tabatabai Also in Fack ju Göhte 2 (2015)
Stipe Erceg Also in The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Alwara Höfels Also in Fack ju Göhte 2 and Tatort: Der Eskimo
Miriam Stein Also in Generation War and Young Goethe in Love
Lena Stolze Also in Nanga Parbat and Part of Us
Bora Dağtekin Directed Fack ju Göhte 2 (2015)
Michael Maertens Also in Fack ju Göhte 2 and Suck Me Shakespeer 2
Hendrik Handloegten Directed Babylon Berlin
Brigitte Hobmeier Also in Tannöd, The Murder Farm and Part of Us
Known for
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The Reader 2008
Tour de Force 2014
The Baader Meinhof Complex 2008
The Red Baron 2008
Nanga Parbat 2010
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 33
57 credits on file
Television 21
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
About this person
He is best known internationally for his leading roles as Wilhelm Winter in the television drama Generation War (2013) and as Inspector Gereon Rath in the neo-noir series Babylon Berlin (2017-present); for the latter, he was awarded the 2018 Grimme-Preis, Germany's most prestigious television award. In film, he was part of the ensemble cast of two films nominated for Academy Awards in 2009: The Reader and The Baader Meinhof Complex ; more recently, he appeared in the thriller The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) and Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia (2024).
