Born in Vienna, Austria, in 1956, he is a renowned film actor celebrated for his multilingual performances in both European and Hollywood cinema. He gained international acclaim for his roles in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" and "Django Unchained," earning Academy Awards for both. His career spans decades, with a versatile range that includes drama and comedy. Before Hollywood success, he worked extensively in European theater, film, and television.
CARNAGE
Carnage is a dark comedy film that centers on a seemingly civilized meeting between two sets of parents following a schoolyard fight between their...
DOWNSIZING
An inventive sci-fi comedy-drama about Paul Safranek (Matt Damon), who signs up to be shrunk to a miniature size to live a greener, supposedly richer...
THE ZERO THEOREM
The Zero Theorem follows Qohen Leth, a reclusive computer genius who works on a mysterious project to discover the meaning of life. As he delves...
BIG EYES
Big Eyes is a biographical drama film that tells the story of artist Margaret Keane and her husband Walter Keane, who took credit for her iconic...
DJANGO UNCHAINED
Django Unchained is a 2012 American film set in the antebellum era of the Deep South and Old West. The film follows Django, a freed slave who teams up...
BATTLE ANGEL
In a post-apocalyptic world, a cyborg named Alita is found in a scrapyard by a compassionate doctor. She has no memory of her past but soon discovers...
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
Inglourious Basterds is a 2009 war film that weaves together multiple storylines during World War II. The plot revolves around a group of...
SPECTRE
A cryptic message from the past sends James Bond on a rogue mission to Mexico City and eventually Rome, where he meets Lucia Sciarra, the beautiful...
THE LEGEND OF TARZAN
The Legend of Tarzan (2016) follows the story of John Clayton III, known as Tarzan, who has left the African jungle for a gentrified life with his...
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL
Alita: Battle Angel is a sci-fi action film based on the manga series Gunnm. The story follows Alita, a cyborg who is discovered in a scrapyard by a...
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Set during the Great Depression, Water for Elephants follows veterinary student Jacob Jankowski as he joins a traveling circus. He falls for Marlena,...
GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio is a stop-motion retelling of the Collodi tale set in Mussolini-era Italy. Pinocchio longs to become a real boy, while...
EPIC
Epic is a 2013 animated adventure film that follows the story of a teenage girl named Mary Katherine, or M.K., who finds herself magically shrunk and...