Stephan Kampwirth (born 20 March 1967)[1] is a German theatre and screen actor.[2]

Stephan Kampwirth
Stephan Kampwirth wearing black t-shirt, looking directly at camera
Kampwirth in 2012
Born (1967-03-20) 20 March 1967 (age 57)
OccupationActor
Years active1991–present
Known forDark

Biography

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Kampwirth graduated from Franz Stock High School in Arnsberg in 1986 and then did his civilian service as an ambulance driver in Munich. After training at the Hamburg drama studio from 1989 until 1992 under the direction of Hildburg Frese, Kampwirth worked at the Schiller Theater in Berlin, the Burgtheater in Vienna, and the Kammerspiele in Munich. He performed under the direction of Leander Haußmann, Dieter Dorn, Georg Ringsgwandl, and Helmut Griem.

His film and television career began in the early 1990s with smaller roles in television series such as Großstadtrevier, Wolffs Revier, and Tatort. He became known to a wider audience with the television miniseries Ein unmöglicher Mann and the film version of Amelie Fried's novel Der Mann von Nebenan, in which he played the role of Lukas Lander. Kampwirth has been part of the Hamburg Kammerspiele ensemble in his adopted home of Hamburg since 2007. From 2013 until 2015, he played Dr. Bode in the television series Lerchenberg. In 2016, he played the role of Walter Richter in the film adaptation of Peter Stamm's Agnes, next to Odine Johne [de], who portrayed the titular role.[3] Since 2017, Kampwirth has held one of the lead roles in the Netflix science fiction series Dark, that of Peter Doppler.

Selected filmography

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Film

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List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
1996 Beyond Silence Bankbeamter
1998 23 Jochen Maiwald
2001 Atlantis: The Lost Empire Milo Thatch Voice (German version)
2003 Wolfsburg Klaus
2013 Das Kleine Gespenst Karls Vater
2014 Who Am I Martin Bohmer
2024 A Sacrifice Max

Television

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List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
1991 Schulz & Schulz 1 episode
1992 Großstadtrevier
1993 Wolffs Revier
1999 Ein unmöglicher Mann 5 episodes
2001 Tatort 1 episode
2002 Wolffs Revier
2003 Ein starkes Team
Tatort
2004 Berlin, Berlin 2 episodes
2005 Der Dicke 1 episode
Tatort 1 episode
2006 Das Duo 1 episode
Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall
Tatort 1 episode
2007 Der Kriminalist
2008 Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei 1 episode
2010 Tatort 1 episode
2011 Tatort 1 episode
2012 Cologne P.D. 1 episode
Die Chefin Marc Berger ongoing
Tatort 1 episode
Das Duo 1 episode
2013–2015 Lerchenberg Dr. Berthold Bode
2013 Der letzte Bulle 1 episode
2016 Berlin Station
2017–2020 Dark Peter Doppler 3 seasons
2018 Der Bergdoktor

Awards

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  • Bavarian Art Award in the field of "performing arts" (1998)
  • "Expression en corto" festival, "Best Actor" for Die Überraschung (2005)
  • "Concorto" festival, short film category, "Best Actor" for Die Überraschung (2006)
  • Rolf Mares Prize, Outstanding Performance Actor/Singer/Dancer category, for the portrayal of Sebastian in Wir lieben und wissen nichts at the Hamburg Kammerspiele (2013)[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Stephan Kampwirth". munzinger.de. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Interview with Stephan Kampwirth". rp-online.de. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Agnes" [Agnes]. moviepilot.de (in German). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Elf Preisträger*innen – ein Preis" [Eleven award winners - one prize]. theaterpreis-hamburg.org (in German). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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