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Kai Wiesinger

Profession
Acting
Born
April 16, 1966 · Hannover, Germany

Biography

Kai Wiesinger (born April 16, 1966, in Hanover) is a German actor, director, screenwriter, and voice actor for dubbing and audio dramas. He rose to fame in 1992 with the comedy film *Kleine Haie*. Wiesinger made his television debut in the late 1980s on the ZDF program *Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst*. He achieved his breakthrough in 1992 with the lead role in *Kleine Haie*, for which he—alongside Jürgen Vogel and Gedeon Burkhard—received the Bavarian Film Award. In the years that followed, Wiesinger starred in numerous successful German films, including *Der bewegte Mann*, *Frauen sind was Wunderbares*, and *Stadtgespräch*. He also appeared regularly in historical and dramatic productions, such as *Comedian Harmonists*, *14 Tage lebenslänglich*, and *Nichts als die Wahrheit*, starring alongside Götz George. Wiesinger also took on numerous lead roles in television productions, including *Dresden*, *Die Gustloff*, and the series *Die Anwälte*. In 2014, he portrayed former Federal President Christian Wulff in the TV movie *Der Rücktritt*, for which he received the Bavarian Television Award. Since 2015, he has starred—alongside his partner, Bettina Zimmermann—in the self-developed web series *Der Lack ist ab*, which he also directed. Since 2022, he has also been seen in the title role of the crime series *Dr. Hoffmann*. In addition to his work in front of the camera, Kai Wiesinger is active as a voice actor for dubbing and audio dramas. Among other roles, he voiced a character in the animated film *Das große Krabbeln* (the German dub of *A Bug's Life*) and appeared alongside his then-wife, Chantal de Freitas, in the audio drama series *Bibi Blocksberg*.

Known for

Scene of the Crime poster
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970 · ★ 6.2
Maybe... Maybe Not poster
Maybe... Maybe Not
Film · 1994 · ★ 6.3
Backbeat poster
Backbeat
Film · 1994 · ★ 6.2
The Harmonists poster
The Harmonists
Film · 1997 · ★ 6.7
The Last Execution poster
The Last Execution
Film · 2021 · ★ 6.2
Murder on the Orient Express poster
Murder on the Orient Express
Film · 2001 · ★ 6.0
Gut zu Vögeln poster
Gut zu Vögeln
Film · 2016 · ★ 5.1
Emil and the Detectives poster
Emil and the Detectives
Film · 2001 · ★ 6.4
The Hunt for the Amber Room poster
The Hunt for the Amber Room
Film · 2012 · ★ 6.4
Little Sharks poster
Little Sharks
Film · 1992 · ★ 7.2
Spear of Destiny poster
Spear of Destiny
Film · 2010 · ★ 5.2
Wunderkinder poster
Wunderkinder
Film · 2011 · ★ 6.6

Filmography