Kai Wiesinger
Birthday: 1966-04-16
Birthplace: Hannover, Germany
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
Kai Wiesinger (born April 16, 1966, in Hanover) is a German actor, director, screenwriter, and voice actor for dubbing and audio dramas. He rose to fame in 1992 with the comedy film *Kleine Haie*.
Wiesinger made his television debut in the late 1980s on the ZDF program *Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst*. He achieved his breakthrough in 1992 with the lead role in *Kleine Haie*, for which he—alongside Jürgen Vogel and Gedeon Burkhard—received the Bavarian Film Award.
In the years that followed, Wiesinger starred in numerous successful German films, including *Der bewegte Mann*, *Frauen sind was Wunderbares*, and *Stadtgespräch*. He also appeared regularly in historical and dramatic productions, such as *Comedian Harmonists*, *14 Tage lebenslänglich*, and *Nichts als die Wahrheit*, starring alongside Götz George.
Wiesinger also took on numerous lead roles in television productions, including *Dresden*, *Die Gustloff*, and the series *Die Anwälte*. In 2014, he portrayed former Federal President Christian Wulff in the TV movie *Der Rücktritt*, for which he received the Bavarian Television Award.
Since 2015, he has starred—alongside his partner, Bettina Zimmermann—in the self-developed web series *Der Lack ist ab*, which he also directed. Since 2022, he has also been seen in the title role of the crime series *Dr. Hoffmann*.
In addition to his work in front of the camera, Kai Wiesinger is active as a voice actor for dubbing and audio dramas. Among other roles, he voiced a character in the animated film *Das große Krabbeln* (the German dub of *A Bug's Life*) and appeared alongside his then-wife, Chantal de Freitas, in the audio drama series *Bibi Blocksberg*.
Credits
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2023-03-19 | Families Anders. Zwei sind einer zu viel | |
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2022-09-19 | Du sollst hören | Prof. Dr. Theo Rotschild |
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2022-02-15 | Dr. Hoffmann - Die russische Spende | Dr. Felix Hoffmann |
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2021-08-12 | The Last Execution | Wagner |
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2020-07-02 | Takeover | Hubertus |
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2019-02-28 | Money. Murder. Zurich.: Borchert and the murderous greed | Heller |
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2017-08-10 | Lucky Loser | Thomas |
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2017-06-16 | Die Konfirmation | Simon |
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2016-01-14 | Gut zu Vögeln | Tillmann |
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2014-02-25 | Der Rücktritt | Christian Wulff |
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2013-05-19 | Der Tote im Eis | Mark Kress |
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2012-11-20 | Mit geradem Rücken | Jakob Braunstein |
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2012-09-17 | The Hunt for the Amber Room | Eik Meiers |
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2012-01-10 | Flirtcamp | Dr. Hans-Joachim Kapenheuer |
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2011-07-07 | Wunderkinder | Max Reich |
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2011-01-18 | Residual Risk | Werksleiter Wessel |
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2010-04-01 | Spear of Destiny | Eik Meiers |
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2010-03-31 | Until Nothing Remains | Dr. Gerd Ruppert |
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2009-12-25 | Der gestiefelte Kater | König Otto |
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2009-12-19 | Liebling, weck die Hühner auf | Lorenz Thiel |
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2008-09-17 | Unschuld | Alexander |
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2008-03-07 | The Reason Why | Jan Haigerer |
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2007-06-23 | Liebe nach Rezept | Michael Fürstenberg |
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2007-04-02 | Durch Himmel und Hölle | Tom Gerling |
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2007-02-06 | Unter Mordverdacht - Ich kämpfe um uns | Michael Lehmann |
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2005-10-21 | Willkommen daheim | Dr. Wolfgang Schlegel |
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2005-01-01 | Zwei gegen zwei | Sven Laurenz |
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2004-06-26 | Honey Baby | Ulrich |
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2004-06-18 | Hunger auf Leben | Siegfried Pitschmann |
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2003-11-10 | Seven Weeks In Italy | Jan Steiner |
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2003-02-09 | The Tenth Summer | Karl Spielplatz |
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2002-08-30 | Fallen Angels | Tom Craven |
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2002-08-30 | Poppitz | Ben |
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2002-05-29 | Dracula | Doctor Seward |
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2002-04-18 | Leo & Claire | Gestapo-Mann |
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2002-04-16 | Labyrinth of Lies | Martin |
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2001-04-22 | Murder on the Orient Express | Philip von Strauss |
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2001-02-22 | Emil and the Detectives | Knut Tischbein |
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2000-12-07 | Highway Society | Jack Bogart |
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2000-09-20 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change | Jurgen |
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1999-09-23 | After the Truth | Peter Rohm |
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1998-07-29 | Terror in the Mall | Chris Maratos |
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1997-12-25 | The Harmonists | Erwin Bootz |
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1997-09-04 | Hunger - Addicted to Love | Simon |
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1997-04-17 | Still Movin' | Felix |
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1997-04-03 | 14 Days to Life | Konrad von Seidlitz |
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1997-03-24 | Greenhorn | Joachim Beck |
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1996-04-11 | Honeymoon | Manuel |
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1995-10-26 | Talk of the Town | René Krauss |
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1995-10-26 | Unter Druck | Jan |
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1995-08-04 | The Sunset Boys | Fritz Becker |
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1995-06-29 | Der Leihmann | Max Bieber |
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1995-05-06 | Stirb für mich | Christian Schäfer |
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1994-10-05 | Maybe... Maybe Not | Gunnar |
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1994-04-14 | Frauen sind was Wunderbares | Zeno |
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1994-04-01 | Backbeat | Klaus Voormann |
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1992-09-03 | Little Sharks | Johannes |