Christian Harting | |
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Christian Harting by Peter Gesierich, Prague-Barrandov 2015. | |
Born | 1976 East Berlin, East Germany |
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2010–present |
Known for | Son of Saul, Sunset |
Christian Harting (born 1976 in East Berlin) is a German actor.
Life and career
Christian Harting studied medical science at FU Berlin. After graduation he took acting lessons with Michael Peter and Christine Kostropetsch and since 2010 he has appeared in feature films and TV series in supporting roles as well as leading roles in numerous short films. He is best known for his roles in the two feature films of Hungarian director László Nemes, SS-officer Busch in Son of Saul and Viennese aristocrat Otto von König in Sunset. Son of Saul won the Grand Prix as well as the FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival 2015 and was awarded with a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best foreign language film in 2016. Sunset won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Venice Film Festival 2018.
Filmography
- 2010: Dr. Ketel (Feature film directed by Linus de Paoli)
- 2012: The Lost (Feature film directed by Reynold Reynolds)
- 2012: Shores of Hope [de] (Feature film directed by Toke C. Hebbeln)
- 2013: WESPEN – Les guêpes (Short film directed by Hannibal Tourette)
- 2013: About:Kate (Arte-TV-series directed by Janna Nandzik)
- 2014: Fiddlesticks [de] (Feature film directed by Veit Helmer)
- 2015: Son of Saul (Feature film directed by László Nemes)
- 2016: Courage (Short film directed by Jean-Luc Julien)
- 2017: White City (Short film directed by Dani Gal)
- 2018: Datsche (Feature film directed by Lara Hewitt)
- 2018: Sunset (Feature film directed by László Nemes)
- 2021: A Father's Job (Short film directed by Frank Christian Wagner)
Awards
In 2017 Harting was nominated as Best Lead Actor in a Foreign Language Film at International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema BERLIN for the short film Courage.
References
- https://www.crew-united.com/en/Christian-Harting_228596.html
- "Christian Harting – Filmmakers".
- Barnes, Henry (24 May 2015). "Cannes 2015: Jacques Audiard's Dheepan wins the Palme d'Or". The Guardian.
- Cannes: 'Son of Saul', 'Masaan' Take Fipresci Prizes bei hollywoodreporter.com, 23. Mai 2015
- "Golden Globes: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- "The 88th Academy Awards – 2016". Oscars.org. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- Collateral Awards of the 75th Venice Film Festival bei La Biennale di Venezia, 7 September 2018
- "Best Lead Actor in a Foreign Language Film | Berlin IFF 2017 – Film Fest International". Film Fest International. 2 August 2017. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
External links
- Christian Harting at IMDb
- Talent Agency
- Christian Harting on Schauspielervideos
- Geoffrey Macnab: "Son of Saul: Taboo-busting Holocaust tale", in The Independent, 26 February 2016