Frank Giering

German actor

Frank Giering
Born	(1971-11-23)23 November 1971 Magdeburg, East Germany
Died	23 June 2010(2010-06-23) (aged 38) Berlin-Charlottenburg, Germany
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1993–2010

Frank Giering (23 November 1971 – 23 June 2010) was a German actor.

Biography

Giering studied at the HFF Potsdam.^[1] He starred in a production of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole^[2] and was cast by Austrian filmmaker, Michael Haneke for the TV movie, The Traitor and the 1997 films The Castle and Funny Games.^[3]

Giering's portrayal of the psychopathic killer, ‘Peter’ in "Funny Games" was considered a breakout performance.^[3]

Giering was regularly seen in TV and cinema productions. His best known roles were in Sebastian Schipper's Absolute Giganten (1999) as Floyd, and in the film Baader (2002), portraying the leader of the Red Army Faction. Since 2006, Giering starred in the ZDF series Der Kriminalist as the Commissioner Henry Weber.^[4] He appeared in 30 episodes up until 2010.^[5]

Death

Giering was found dead in his apartment in Berlin on 23 June 2010.^[6] Giering had publicly discussed his struggles with alcoholism and emotional issues.^[3]

Filmography

1996: Teenage Wolfpack [de] (TV film)
1997: The Castle (TV film)
1997: Funny Games
1998: Tatort: Blick in den Abgrund [de] (TV)
1998: Opernball (TV film)
1998: Das merkwürdige Verhalten geschlechtsreifer Großstädter zur Paarungszeit
1998: Und alles wegen Mama (TV film)
1999: Absolute Giganten
2000: Bloody Weekend
2000: Gran Paradiso
2000: Love Never Fails [de]
2000: Exit to Heaven
2000: Ebene 9 (Short)
2002: Baader
2002: One Hell of a Night [de] (TV film)
2003: The Curve (Short)
2003: Anatomy 2
2003: Hierankl
2004: Nightsongs [de]
2004: The Rose Gardener [de] (TV film)
2004-2006: Eva Blond (TV series, 4 episodes)
2006: Esperanza
2006: A Pirate's Heart [de] (TV film)
2006-2011: Der Kriminalist (TV series, 36 episodes)
2007: Free to Leave [de]
2008: Tatort: Der glückliche Tod [de] (TV)
2009: Lasko – Die Faust Gottes (TV series): Der Fluch
2009: Don't Be Afraid [de] (TV film)
2009: Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten (TV film)

References

^ Julia Jüttner (2010-02-22). "Schauspieler Frank Giering: "Auf Fotos fand ich mich zu fett"" (in German). Der Spiegel.
^ "Frank Giering". Agentur Hübchen. Archived from the original on 2010-06-28.
^ ^a ^b ^c Roxborough, Scott (2010-06-24). "German actor Frank Giering dies at 38". Cologne, Germany: Reuters. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
^ Michael Seewald (2010-06-24). "Der Schauspieler Frank Giering ist tot: Allein mit sich selbst". Faz.net. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
^ Frank Giering at IMDb
^ "Schauspieler Frank Giering (†38) ist tot". B.Z. 2010-06-24. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29.