Oliver Masucci

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Oliver Masucci
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Masucci in 2014
Born (1968-12-06) 6 December 1968 (age 52)
Stuttgart, West Germany
Alma materBerlin University of the Arts (1990–1994)
Years active1992–present
Children3

Oliver Masucci (born 6 December 1968) is a German actor. He is best known for the role of Adolf Hitler in the 2015 film adaptation of the satirical novel Er Ist Wieder Da, and the role of Ulrich Nielsen in the Netflix series Dark.

Early life[]

He was born in Stuttgart, but raised in Bonn.[1] His father is Italian, his mother German. The family ran several restaurants in Bonn. He has three children.[2]

Career[]

Masucci played Adolf Hitler in Er Ist Wieder Da (English: Look Who's Back), adapted from the book of the same name. Some scenes were unscripted and consisted of filming the reactions of people on the street to Masucci as he traveled the country dressed up as Hitler. Masucci was surprised to find that many people acted as if they were glad to see the Nazi leader. He has used the opportunity to speak out against racism.[3] The role earned him a nomination as best actor in a leading role at the Deutscher Filmpreis in 2016.

Masucci became famous for his 2017 to 2020 role as Ulrich Nielsen on Netflix’s German language time travel show Dark. “‘For the world, of course, I became famous with Dark. And that was pretty nice, because I have friends everywhere now. When I go to Rome, I get treated very well in the restaurants, and I get treated very well on the streets in New York. No one’s screaming and shouting, and I hope it will never be that way, because for the moment, this is quite nice,’ says Masucci.”[4]

Masucci portrayed German film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder in the 2020 film Enfant Terrible directed by Oskar Roehler.

Filmography[]

Year Title Role
1992 Andy Andy
1999 Schwarz greift ein – Schlag auf Schlag Ricky Ohlsen
2001 Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman Lohengrin
2002 Madrid Karl
2002 The Red Jacket Bavarian Soldier
2003 Wir können alles. Außer Hollywood: Independent Days Vol. 01.
2004 Das Blut der Templer (The Blood of the Templars) Ares de Saintclair
2005 Cologne P.D. – Santa Mortale Daniel Rosi
2005 SK Kölsch Johann Hinkel
2006 Zwei zum Fressen gern (Crocodile Alert) Killiak
2009  [de] (Volcano) Gernot
2011 Was ihr wollt Antonio
2015 Look Who's Back Adolf Hitler
2015 Mordkommission Berlin 1 Victor Parkov
2016 Die vierte Gewalt Tobias Weishaupt
2016 Tatort: Zahltag Luan Berisha
2016 Winnetou Ugly Joe
2017 4 Blocks Hagen Kutscha
2017 Dark (Netflix) Ulrich Nielsen
2018 Dengler: Fremde Wasser
2018 Spielmacher Dejans
2018 Herrliche Zeiten Claus Müller-Todt
2018 Never Look Away Professor Antonius van Verten
2018 Lysis Father
2019 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit Arthur Kemper
2020 Enfant Terrible Rainer Werner Fassbinder
2021 Tribes of Europa Moses
2022 Untitled third Fantastic Beasts film Head of the International Confederation of Wizards
TBA Filming[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Masucci, Oliver. "Oliver MASUCCI – personal Portfolio". www.masucci.actor. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. ^ Koch, Tanit (6 October 2015). "Oliver Masucci in "Er ist wieder da" – Wie hält man das aus, Hitler zu sein?". bild.de (in German). Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  3. ^ Hall, Allan (6 October 2015). "'I dressed as Hitler and people were HAPPY to see me' Actor's racism fears for Germany". Daily Express. Express Newspapers. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. ^ Mullally, William (21 February 2021). "'Oliver Masucci is moving out of the Dark'". Esquire. Middle East: Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. ^ Kroll, Justin (1 April 2021). "Dave Franco, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Steve Howey, More Join Jamie Foxx In Netflix's 'Day Shift'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 4 May 2021.

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