Peter Kurth

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Peter Kurth
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Kurth in 2018
Born (1957-04-04) 4 April 1957 (age 64)
Güstrow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, East Germany
OccupationActor
Years active1981–present

Peter Kurth (born 4 April 1957) is a German actor. He won the 2016 German Film Award for Best Actor for portraying a former boxer diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the drama film A Heavy Heart.

Early life[]

Kurth was born on 4 April 1957 in Güstrow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, East Germany.[1] Growing up in Goldberg, he frequently visited the local movie theater, later citing it as an influence on his decision to become an actor.[2] He attended the state drama school in Rostock from 1978 to 1981.[1]

Career[]

After graduating from drama school, Kurth performed at Theater für junge Leute in Magdeburg from 1981 to 1984 and at  [de] in Stendal from 1984 to 1988. He then moved to Karl-Marx-Stadt (Chemnitz), where he performed at Städtisches Theater.[1] In 1997, Kurth joined the  [de] in Leipzig, where he also taught drama.[3] He moved to Hamburg in 2000 to perform at the Thalia Theater.[4] He joined the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin in 2006, and later transferred to the Stuttgart Drama Theater.[4][2]

Kurth was named Actor of the Year by the German theater magazine Theater heute in 2014.[2] He won the German Film Award for Best Actor, as well as the  [de] (German Actor Award), for the 2015 film A Heavy Heart in which he played Herbert, a boxer diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).[5][6] Kurth prepared extensively for the role, gaining 35 pounds (16 kg) in the months before filming to physically resemble a former boxer, before losing his newly-gained weight over the course of the 35-day shoot to portray Herbert's ALS progression.[7] Scott Roxborough of The Hollywood Reporter called Kurth's portrayal of Herbert an "acting master class".[7]

In 2018, Kurth was nominated for the Deutscher Fernsehpreis award for Best Actor, for his role as Detective Bruno Wolter in the German neo-noir television series Babylon Berlin.[8]

Personal life[]

Kurth is married and has two children.[3]

Selected filmography[]

Film performances
Year Title Role Ref
2003 Good Bye, Lenin! "X-TV" chef [9]
2003 Wolfsburg Oliver [10]
2005 Ghosts Foreman [11]
2006 A Friend of Mine Fernandez [12]
2008 Harry [13]
2009  [de] Herbert [14]
2010 In the Shadows Richard Bauer [15]
2013 Gold Wilhelm Laser [16]
2014  [de] Julius Schmitke [17]
2015 A Heavy Heart Herbert [7]
2018 In the Aisles Bruno [18]
2018 Sew the Winter to My Skin General Helmut Botha [19]
2020 Christmas Crossfire Rainer [20]
Television performances
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2018–present Babylon Berlin Bruno Wolter [21]
2019 Criminal: Germany Jochen Müller Episode: "Jochen" [22]
2020  [de] Hinni Lührs 2 episodes [23]
2021  [de] Jens Schäffler Television film [24]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Peter Kurth". filmportal.de. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Heidmann, Patrick. "A Portrait of Actor Peter Kurth". German Films Quarterly. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Karl, Frieda (6 December 2000). "Der Schauspieler Peter Kurth gehört seit dieser Spielzeit zum Thalia-Ensemble - Sonnabend spielt er den 'Liliom' Premiere für den Kiez-Casanova". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Peter Kurth" (in German). Weltbild. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  5. ^ Mund, Heike (29 May 2016). "Deutscher Filmpreis: Sechs Lolas für 'Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer'". Deutsche Welle (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Schauspielerpreis für Claudia Eisinger und Peter Kurth". Berlin.de. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c Roxborough, Scott (18 September 2015). "TIFF: 'A Heavy Heart' Marks Impressive Debut from New German Talent". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Diese Schauspieler hoffen auf den Deutschen Fernsehpreis". Berliner Morgenpost. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  10. ^ Fisher, Jaimey (2013). Christian Petzold. University of Illinois Press. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-2520-9523-8. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Ghosts". Shot in Berlin. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  12. ^ Weissberg, Jay (14 March 2007). "A Friend of Mine". Variety. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  13. ^ "1.Mai (2008)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Whisky mit Wodka (2009)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Im Schatten (2010)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Gold: Berlin Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  17. ^ Kerr, Elizabeth (20 October 2014). "'Schmitke': Busan Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  18. ^ Laffly, Tomris (14 June 2019). "In the Aisles". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  19. ^ Langa, Phumlani S (8 February 2019). "Sew the Winter to My Skin is another local film you can't miss". News24. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  20. ^ Schwikert, Martin (28 November 2020). "Gekränkte Männlichkeit: Detlev Bucks schwarze Komödie 'Wir können nicht anders'". RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  21. ^ "Get On the Babylon Berlin Train Before Season 3 of the Crime Drama Comes to Netflix". The Palm Beach Post. TV Guide. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  22. ^ Freitag, Jan (24 September 2019). "Hinter den Spiegeln". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  23. ^ von Festenberg, Nikolaus (15 November 2020). "Graswurzeln unter Obstbäumen". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  24. ^ "'Sörensen hat Angst': Bjarne Mädel stolz auf Regiedebüt". Die Zeit (in German). Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.

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