| Franz Rogowski | |
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_crop.jpg) Rogowski at Berlinale 2018 | |
| Born | (1986-02-02) 2 February 1986 (age 38) Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
Franz Rogowski (German: [ˈfʁants ʁoˈɡɔfski]; born 2 February 1986) is a German actor. He has appeared in films directed by Michael Haneke, Christian Petzold, Andrea Arnold, and Terrence Malick.
Life and career
Franz Rogowski was born in 1986 in Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany. The son of a pediatrician and a midwife, he grew up in a bourgeois environment in Tübingen. His maternal grandfather is former BDI President Michael Rogowski. Franz worked as a bike courier and bookstore assistant, attended a Swiss clown school, and trained in dance.
Since 2007, he has been active in the independent theater scene, appearing as a dancer, choreographer, and actor on various stages such as the Thalia Theater Hamburg, the Schauspielhaus Hannover, and the Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz.
Rogowski has a cleft lip that was surgically closed, resulting in a slight lisp. He was discovered as a film actor by Berlin director Jakob Lass, who cast him in Frontalwatte (2011) and the award-winning Love Steaks (2013).
The actor gained international attention with the film Victoria (2015), one of the few feature films shot in a single continuous take. The German thriller won the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for Cinematography as well as six German Film Award categories. That same year, Rogowski became a permanent member of the Münchner Kammerspiele ensemble.
In 2017, he played the son of Isabelle Huppert’s character in Michael Haneke’s Happy End, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. He also starred in Transit by Christian Petzold and In den Gängen by Thomas Stuber, both of which were presented in the main competition at the Berlin International Film Festival. Rogowski was named a German "Shooting Star" in 2018 and won the German Film Award for Best Actor for In den Gängen.
Rogowski gained further international recognition with Transit, which earned him a nomination for the Florida Film Critics Circle Award. Transit appeared on Barack Obama's list of favorite films of 2019.
In 2020, he collaborated again with Christian Petzold on Undine alongside Paula Beer. In 2021, Rogowski earned a European Film Award nomination for his performance in Great Freedom. The following year, he received a David di Donatello nomination for his role in the Italian film Freaks Out.
In 2023, his lead role in Lubo earned a spot in the competition at the Venice Film Festival. He also starred in Ira Sachs’ drama Passages, winning the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and earning an Independent Spirit Award nomination.
Films featuring Rogowski have been screened at the Berlin International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, and Venice Film Festival. He currently resides in Berlin.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Frontalwatte | Franz | |
| 2013 | Love Steaks [de] | Clemens Pollozek | |
| 2015 | Victoria | Boxer | |
| We Are Fine Uns geht es gut [de] | Tubbie | ||
| Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen aß | — | Short film | |
| 2016 | Simulant | — | |
| 2017 | Tiger Girl | Malte | |
| Happy End | Pierre Laurent | ||
| Bedbugs | Thorben / Thorsten / Son | ||
| Figaros Wolves | Gilbert | ||
| 2018 | Lux: Warrior of Light | Lux / Thorsten Kachel | |
| Transit | Georg | ||
| In the Aisles | Christian Gruvert | Winner: German Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | |
| 2019 | I Was at Home, But | Lars | |
| A Hidden Life | Waldland | ||
| 2020 | Black Milk | Franz | |
| Undine | Christoph | ||
| 2021 | Great Freedom | Hans Hoffmann |
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| Heiko's World | Fränkie Fresh Finger | ||
| Luzifer | Johannes | ||
| Freaks Out | Franz | Winner: 78th Venice Biennale Bisato d'Oro for Best Actor
| |
| 2023 | Passages | Tomas Freiburg | |
| Disco Boy | Alex | Nominated: Lumières Award for Best Actor | |
| Lubo | Lubo Moser | ||
| 2024 | Bird | Bird |
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| TBA | Untitled Cliffhanger film | TBA | Filming |
| Wizards! | |||
| The Way of the Wind |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Polizeiruf 110 | Aniel Radke | 1 episode ("Hexenjagd") |
| 2015 | Besuch für Emma | Arne | TV Movie |
| 2017 | The Superhost | Joon 1 |
Awards
- 2013: Förderpreis Neues Deutsches Kino (Advancement Award New German Cinema) for Love Steaks
- 2018: Shooting Stars Award at the Berlin Film Festival
- 2018: German Film Award: Best Actor in In the Aisles
- 2021: Austin Fantastic Fest: Best Actor in Luzifer
- 2021: Sitges Film Festival: Best Actor in Luzifer
- 2021: Hamptons International Film Festival: Special Jury Prize for Exceptional Performance in Great Freedom
- 2021: Seville European Film Festival: Best Actor in Great Freedom
- 2021: Torino Film Festival: Best Actor in Great Freedom
- 2022: German Screen Actors Award: Best Actor in Great Freedom
- 2023: New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in Passages
- 2023: Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in Passages.
References
- "Franz Rogowski | filmportal.de". www.filmportal.de. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Moritz von Uslar: Ein Mann mit Katzenaugen. In: Die Zeit, 4. Januar 2018, Nr. 2, S. 40. (Online-Version)
- Victoria - IMDb, retrieved 26 November 2021
- Archived (Date missing) at muenchner-kammerspiele.de (Error: unknown archive URL)
- Ryan Lattanzio (29 December 2019). "Barack Obama Loves 'Fleabag' Just as Much as You Do: See His Favorite Films and TV of 2019". Indiewire. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- Wiseman, Anuj Radia,Andreas; Radia, Anuj; Wiseman, Andreas (20 November 2021). "'Great Freedom' Duo Sebastian Meise & Franz Rogowski On Lessons Of Powerful Prison Drama – Contenders International". Deadline. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
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