Frank Giering

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Frank Giering
Born(1971-11-23)23 November 1971
Berlin-Charlottenburg, Germany
OccupationActor
Years active1993–2010

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

Biography

Giering studied at the HFF Potsdam.

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

References

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

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