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Christian Ditter was born in Gießen, Germany. Christian is a director and writer, known for How to Be Single (2016), Biohackers (2020) and Love, Rosie (2014).- Richard Münch was born on 10 January 1916 in Giessen, Germany. He was an actor, known for Patton (1970), The Miracle of Father Malachia (1961) and The Longest Day (1962). He was married to Ella Büchi. He died on 6 June 1987 in Malaga, Spain.
- Omar El-Saeidi was born on 20 October 1980 in Giessen, Hesse, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for The Girl with the Indian Emerald (2013), Spy/Master (2023) and Habibi Baba Boom (2023).
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Helena Hufnagel was born on 1 August 1985 in Gießen, Hesse, Germany. She is a producer and director, known for Pretty Far from Okay (2017), Erntefaktor Null (2012) and Willa (2015).- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Daniel Krauss was born on 12 February 1973 in Gießen, Hesse, Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Wo es weh tut (2010), Kaiserschmarrn (2013) and Heimatfilm! (2002).- Jochen grew up in a small town near Giessen. Already as a young boy, he starts realizing his talents, performing his own skits, plays and musical pieces at family parties or taping his own "radio shows." Jochen has his first encounter with professional TV at the age of 15 while participating in a school internship at children's news show "LOGO", airing on German TV channel ZDF in Mainz. Through experience gained by performing in choir and as an extra at the Giessen City Theater, he discovers his love for the performing arts. During his high school exchange year in Visalia, California, Jochen is able to build on this passion by competing in the school's choir at a national level and performing in school plays and musicals. Jochen is fascinated by the high production standards and his enthusiasm grows.
Back in Giessen, he begins acting at an American theater, takes speech training at Hessen Public Radio in Frankfurt and singing classes with a former Broadway diva. He is an active member in his school's radio station and presents a teen show on Giessen Public Television. After several successful auditions in Germany, New York and England, he decides to attend Paul McCartney's "Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts" (LIPA). Jochen gets to know Northern England and escapes to London and Wales on the weekends, depending on whether he is in the mood for big city life or the countryside. He discovers a love for opposites - the English traditions versus the trashy pop culture and British black humor. Alongside his acting classes, Jochen takes additional courses in song and dance. In his first semester break in 2000, he presents the Love Parade for German channel RTL2 and takes on smaller parts in TV and commercials.
His agent sends him to Berlin for his first casting in March, 2001, where production company teamworx is looking for the lead role for teen series "Sternenfaenger" (Star Catchers). Jochen lands the part and gets the chance to introduce himself to the wider public and the entertainment industry. During filming at Lake Constance in Southern Germany, he is able to combine his classical theater background with the technique of camera acting.
Since then, Jochen is seen in front of the camera time and again for various productions, takes part in readings, makes music, works as a voice actor and presenter, such as a for the Filmfestival Max Ophuels Preis in Saarbruecken, which he has been presenting for several years running now and continues to work on his craft with various coaches. His distinctive talent as a comedian has enabled him to shine in untypical parts, as well. Naturally having an athletic physique, he had to put on 12 kilos within 5 weeks for his part in 2004's "Popp Dich schlank!" (The Sex Diet). The romantic and fast-paced comedy went down a storm with the audience and made the audience numbers soar for German TV channel Pro7. In 2006, Jochen stars in the Grimme-Award nominated ARD series "Zwei Engel fuer Amor" (Amor's Angels), by the creators of Emmy Award-winning series "Berlin, Berlin". Jochen kicks off 2007 on the big screen in American director Barbara Stepansky's "Aussergewoehnlich" (Exceptional), which featured as the opening film of the 28th Filmfestival Max Ophuels Award.
In November 2007 Jochen takes part in the cooking show "Das perfekte Promi Dinner" (Come Dine With Me - Celebrity special) and finishes up a successful year by scoring the ongoing role as new pathologist Dr. Stabroth on the popular crime show "Polizeiruf 110". His refreshing acting style also wins over fans of romantic love stories. In 2008 and 2009 he played leading men in various Sunday night movies for the German channel ZDF, including adaptations of novels by renowned British author Rosamunde Pilcher. In addition to acting Jochen is getting more and more into presenting and hosting galas for various business clients and also the Shorts Award of the International Film Festival in Berlin. Increasingly he is invited to audition for TV shows and present pilot productions. Jochen is also a favored guest on talk- and gameshows. His second "Promi Dinner", a sleepover-special, attracts wide attention in the industry due to its humorous and authentic cast.
In summer 2010 Jochen will host "The X Factor", the German version of the popular UK singing competition to be aired on German network VOX.
Jochen will also continue to film for "Polizeiruf 110" and is looking forward to other exciting acting and presenting projects! - Dominique Chiout was born on 1 January 1971 in Gießen, Hesse, West Germany. She is an actress, known for The Bourne Supremacy (2004), Tatort (1970) and 3 (2010).
- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Henner Winckler was born on 8 July 1969 in Gießen, Hesse, Germany. He is a writer and director, known for Klassenfahrt (2002), Lucy (2006) and A Voluntary Year (2019).- Production Designer
- Costume Designer
- Art Director
German born Hein worked as a set and costume designer for the German national ballet before moving to England in the 1940's where he designed for films such as 'Red Shoes, The (1948)' and 'Matter of Life and Death, A (1946)'.- Sound Department
- Additional Crew
- Actress
Uti Hof was born on 11 March 1936 in Giessen, Germany. She was an actress, known for Star Pilot (1966), Paid in Blood (1971) and Lobo the Bastard (1971). She was married to Bob Mathias and Jay Blanchard. She died on 19 November 2022 in Sandy, Utah, USA.- Thaddäus Meilinger was born on 15 January 1982 in Giessen, Germany. He is an actor, known for French for Beginners (2006), Wie Matrosen (2010) and The Man Who Will Come (2009).
- Hanna Waag was born on 24 May 1904 in Gießen, Hesse, Germany. She was an actress, known for Waltz War (1933), Lady Windermeres Fächer (1935) and Les frères Karamazoff (1931). She died on 13 August 1995 in Gießen, Hesse, Germany.
- Producer
- Editorial Department
- Executive
Kai Weise was born in 1979 in Gießen, Hesse, Germany. He is a producer and executive, known for Günther Jauch (2011), Die richtigen Fragen (2021) and Reif ist LIVE (2021).- Jutta Jörn was born on 27 January 1943 in Giessen, Germany. She was previously married to Prinz Michael von Preussen.
- Writer
- Actor
- Producer
Harald Lesch was born on 28 July 1960 in Gießen, Hesse, Germany. He is a writer and actor, known for Leschs Kosmos (2010), Alpha Centauri (1998) and Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen (1982).- Verena Araghi was born on 18 November 1975 in Gießen, Hesse, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Kommissar Rex (1994) and Wolffs Revier (1992).
- Fritz Pfeffer was born on 30 April 1889 in Giessen, Germany. He was married to Charlotte Kaletta and Vera Bythiner. He died on 20 December 1944 in Neuengamme, Hamburg, Germany.
- Prins Richard was born on 29 October 1934 in Gießen, Hesse, Germany. He was married to Prinsesse Benedikte. He died on 13 March 2017 in Bad Berleburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Director
Jürgen Flimm was born on 17 July 1941 in Gießen, Hesse, German Reich [now: Germany]. He was an actor and director, known for Wer zu spät kommt - Das Politbüro erlebt die deutsche Revolution (1990), Through Roses (1997) and Ein Herz und eine Seele (1973). He was married to Susanne Ottersbach and Inge Flimm. He died on 4 February 2023 in Wischhafen-Hammelwörden, Lower Saxony, Germany.- Director
- Writer
- Editor
Mirjam Kubescha was born in 1971 in Gießen, Germany. She is a director and writer, known for Balordi (2005), Schwestern (1999) and Germanija (2002).- Katharina Schmalenberg was born in 1973 in Gießen, Hesse, Germany. She is an actress, known for Unbelehrbar (2010), Tatort (1970) and Unbroken (2021).
- Lars Amend was born in 1978 in Gießen, Hessen, Germany. He is a writer, known for This Crazy Heart (2017), Fly Me Away (2021) and Zeiten ändern Dich (2010).
- Luk Pfaff was born in 1981 in Gießen, Hessen, Germany. He is an actor, known for Tatort (1970), The Strange Little Cat (2013) and Lilly Schönauer (2006).
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Eva Saunders (former Merz) is an award-winning, German-American visual storyteller born in Giessen, Germany with more than 10 years of experience in the entertainment industry. Her Bachelor thesis film, "Moonlit Night" won her the first international award as Best Student Short at the California International Shorts Festival (Spring) 2012, which led to an opportunity for her to move overseas and study on a scholarship at the AFI Conservatory and UCLA Extension. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Photodesign from the University of Applied Sciences, Munich and UCLA Extension Certificates in Directing and Feature Film Writing. Based in Los Angeles and Munich, she has produced many award-winning films since and has many more projects in development for the future.- Ursula Köllner was born on 18 April 1920 in Gießen, Germany. She was an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Die Firma Hesselbach (1960) and Der Winter, der ein Sommer war (1976). She died on 21 August 1995 in Germany.
- Nina Weisz was born on 17 February 1978 in Gießen, Hesse, West Germany. She is an actress, known for 11 Years (2014), Unter uns (1994) and 8 Days (2019).
- Jan Bonath was born on 9 June 1965 in Giessen, Germany. Jan is a producer, known for Das Sandmännchen - Abenteuer im Traumland (2010), Spy Cat (2018) and The Seventh Dwarf (2014).
- Walter Dornberger was born on 6 September 1895 in Gießen, Germany. He died on 27 June 1980 in Baden-Württemberg, West Germany.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Martin Stock was born on 10 March 1961 in Gießen, Hesse, Germany. He is a composer, known for The Magic Flute (2022), Assignment Berlin (1998) and A Year Ago in Winter (2008).- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Camera and Electrical Department
Jochen Retter was born in 1970 in Gießen, Hesse, Germany. He is an editor, known for Im Auftrag des Herrn (1998), Before the Fall (2004) and The King's Surrender (2014).- Elna-Margret Prinzessin zu Bentheim und Steinfurt was born on 14 June 1979 in Gießen, Hessen, Germany.
- Alwin-Michael Rueffer was born on 31 December 1916 in Giessen, Germany. He was an actor, known for Buddenbrooks (1979), Hedda Gabler (1974) and ...und nichts als die Wahrheit (1958). He was married to Gisela Ziegler. He died on 23 May 1986 in Rödermark, Hesse, Germany.
- Actor
- Sound Department
Marcel Römer was born on 26 February 1982 in Gießen, Germany. He is an actor, known for Aufnahmezustand (2012), Juli: Geile Zeit (2004) and Juli - Ein neuer Tag live (2007).- Actor
- Soundtrack
Ludwig Linkmann was born on 16 June 1902 in Gießen, Hesse, Germany. He was an actor, known for Das Pflichtmandat (1958), Die Sache mit Kasanzew (1957) and Die Erbin vom Rosenhof (1942). He died on 12 June 1963 in Gießen, Hesse, Germany.- Jan Köppen was born on 4 March 1983 in Gießen, Hessen, Germany. He is an actor and executive, known for Ich bin ein Star - Holt mich hier raus! (2004), Take Me Out (2013) and Ninja Warrior Germany (2016).
- Additional Crew
Valentin Herfel was born on 20 March 1991 in Giessen, Hesse, Germany. He is known for An diesem einen Tag (2021), Making Squid Game: The Challenge (2023) and Squid Game: The Challenge (2023).- Hans Udo Bullmann was born on 8 June 1956 in Gießen, Hessen, Germany.
- Ernst Eckstein was born on 6 February 1845 in Gießen, Germany. He was a writer, known for Themis (1920) and Der Besuch im Karzer (1961). He was married to Elisabeth Bolle. He died on 18 November 1900 in Dresden, Germany.
- Ann-Christin Strack was born on 20 December 1993 in Gießen, Hessen, Germany.
- Angela Buddecke was born in 1957 in Gießen, Hesse, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Engrazia (1991), Tatort (1970) and Stammheim - The Baader-Meinhof Gang on Trial (1986).
- Lisa Freund was born in 1951 in nearby Giessen, Hesse, Germany. She died on 4 February 2024 in Berlin, Germany.
- Helge Braun was born on 18 October 1972 in Gießen, Hesse, Germany.
- Deniz Vural was born on 11 July 1988 in Giessen, Hesse, Germany.
- Kurt A. Jung was born on 13 June 1923 in Gießen, Germany. He was an actor, known for Troilus und Cressida (1969), Das Mädchen mit den Katzenaugen (1958) and Geld aus der Luft (1954). He died on 22 October 1990 in Agadir, Morocco.
- Hans-Rudolf Bork was born on 5 August 1955 in Gießen, Hessen, Germany. He is known for Anthropozän - Das Zeitalter des Menschen (2020), 54. Bundeswettbewerb jugend forscht Chemnitz 2019 (2019) and 51. Bundeswettbewerb jugend forscht Paderborn 2016 (2016).
- Soundtrack
Wolfgang Rübsam was born on 16 October 1946 in Gießen, Hessen, Germany.- Johannes Leithäuser was born in 1962 in Gießen, Hessen, Germany.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
- Writer
Markus Liebelt was born on 7 December 1983 in Gießen, Hesse, Germany. Markus is an assistant director and director, known for The Loved Ones (2013), Strafvollzug (2014) and Savegame (2019).- Baccalaureate. State Finance School of Hesse.
Tax official.
Member of ver.di, board member of Arbeiterwohlfahrt Gießen-Land, chairwoman of the Sparkassen-Zweckverbandsversammlung Wetzlar and member or board member of various regional associations.
Since 1972 member of the SPD, deputy chairwoman of the SPD local association Biebertal, several years chairwoman of the local district Rodheim-Bieber and member of the sub-district board Giessen. Since 1985, member of the Biebertal municipal council, where she has been parliamentary group chairwoman; member of the Giessen district council and spokeswoman on financial policy; from 1992 to 2000, full-time first councillor and since 2000 mayor of the Biebertal municipality.
Member of the Bundestag since 2005. - Marcel Verhoff was born in 1970 in Gießen, Hessen, Germany.