Kai Wiesinger
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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
Credits
Der Rücktritt (2014)
as Christian Wulff
Backbeat (1994)
as Klaus Voormann
Murder on the Orient Express (2001)
as Philip von Strauss
Dracula (2002)
as Doctor Seward
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change (2000)
as Jurgen
Honey Baby (2004)
as Ulrich
Takeover (2020)
as Hubertus
Residual Risk (2011)
as Werksleiter Wessel
Emil and the Detectives (2001)
as Knut Tischbein
The Sunset Boys (1995)
as Fritz Becker
The Harmonists (1997)
as Erwin Bootz
Durch Himmel und Hölle (2007)
as Tom Gerling
The Last Execution (2021)
as Wagner
Maybe... Maybe Not (1994)
as Gunnar
The Hunt for the Amber Room (2012)
as Eik Meiers
Fallen Angels (2002)
as Tom Craven
Wunderkinder (2011)
as Max Reich
Leo & Claire (2002)
as Gestapo-Mann
After the Truth (1999)
as Peter Rohm
Talk of the Town (1995)
as René Krauss
14 Days to Life (1997)
as Konrad von Seidlitz
Hunger auf Leben (2004)
as Siegfried Pitschmann
Spear of Destiny (2010)
as Eik Meiers
Until Nothing Remains (2010)
as Dr. Gerd Ruppert
Little Sharks (1992)
as Johannes
Der gestiefelte Kater (2009)
as König Otto
Greenhorn (1997)
as Joachim Beck
Frauen sind was Wunderbares (1994)
as Zeno
Terror in the Mall (1998)
as Chris Maratos
Still Movin' (1997)
as Felix
Poppitz (2002)
as Ben
Highway Society (2000)
as Jack Bogart
Dr. Hoffmann - Die russische Spende (2022)
as Dr. Felix Hoffmann
Gut zu Vögeln (2016)
as Tillmann
Stirb für mich (1995)
as Christian Schäfer
Unter Druck (1995)
as Jan
Die Konfirmation (2017)
as Simon
Seven Weeks In Italy (2003)
as Jan Steiner
Liebe nach Rezept (2007)
as Michael Fürstenberg
Willkommen daheim (2005)
as Dr. Wolfgang Schlegel
Lucky Loser (2017)
as Thomas
The Reason Why (2008)
as Jan Haigerer
Money. Murder. Zurich.: Borchert and the murderous greed (2019)
as Heller
Hunger - Addicted to Love (1997)
as Simon
Labyrinth of Lies (2002)
as Martin
Flirtcamp (2012)
as Dr. Hans-Joachim Kapenheuer
Zwei gegen zwei (2005)
as Sven Laurenz
Mit geradem Rücken (2012)
as Jakob Braunstein
Liebling, weck die Hühner auf (2009)
as Lorenz Thiel
Honeymoon (1996)
as Manuel
Der Leihmann (1995)
as Max Bieber
Families Anders. Zwei sind einer zu viel (2023)
Actor
Unschuld (2008)
as Alexander
Du sollst hören (2022)
as Prof. Dr. Theo Rotschild
Unter Mordverdacht - Ich kämpfe um uns (2007)
as Michael Lehmann
Der Tote im Eis (2013)
as Mark Kress
The Tenth Summer (2003)
as Karl Spielplatz