Peter Kurth
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1981–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 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 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 (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[]
Year | Title | Role | Ref |
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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 | Herbert | [14] | |
2010 | In the Shadows | Richard Bauer | [15] |
2013 | Gold | Wilhelm Laser | [16] |
2014 | 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] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2018–present | Babylon Berlin | Bruno Wolter | [21] | |
2019 | Criminal: Germany | Jochen Müller | Episode: "Jochen" | [22] |
2020 | Hinni Lührs | 2 episodes | [23] | |
2021 | Jens Schäffler | Television film | [24] |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Peter Kurth". filmportal.de. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Heidmann, Patrick. "A Portrait of Actor Peter Kurth". German Films Quarterly. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Peter Kurth" (in German). Weltbild. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Mund, Heike (29 May 2016). "Deutscher Filmpreis: Sechs Lolas für 'Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer'". Deutsche Welle (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Schauspielerpreis für Claudia Eisinger und Peter Kurth". Berlin.de. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Diese Schauspieler hoffen auf den Deutschen Fernsehpreis". Berliner Morgenpost. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Fisher, Jaimey (2013). Christian Petzold. University of Illinois Press. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-2520-9523-8. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Ghosts". Shot in Berlin. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Weissberg, Jay (14 March 2007). "A Friend of Mine". Variety. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "1.Mai (2008)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Whisky mit Wodka (2009)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Im Schatten (2010)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Gold: Berlin Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Kerr, Elizabeth (20 October 2014). "'Schmitke': Busan Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ Laffly, Tomris (14 June 2019). "In the Aisles". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Schwikert, Martin (28 November 2020). "Gekränkte Männlichkeit: Detlev Bucks schwarze Komödie 'Wir können nicht anders'". RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Freitag, Jan (24 September 2019). "Hinter den Spiegeln". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ von Festenberg, Nikolaus (15 November 2020). "Graswurzeln unter Obstbäumen". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "'Sörensen hat Angst': Bjarne Mädel stolz auf Regiedebüt". Die Zeit (in German). Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
External links[]
- Peter Kurth at IMDb
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