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Louis Hofmann was born in the Bensberg district of Bergisch Gladbach, and grew up in Cologne.
His first appearance on TV was for Servicezeit (1997), an evening magazine program on WDR Fernsehen television network. 2 years later, he decided to become an actor and applied to an acting agency and was subsequently represented by Agentur Schwarz.
Hofmann guest-starred in legal comedy-drama Danni Lowinski (2010) and television series Der verlorene Vater (2010). He also appeared in the television film Tod in Istanbul (2010) and the TV series Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996)
Hofmann's first cinematic leading role was in the Tom Sawyer (2011) by director Hermine Huntgeburth's adaptation of Mark Twain's classic novel. Along with Leon Seidel, who played the role of Huck Finn, he sang on the soundtrack of the film in the song, "Barfuß Gehen" ("Going Barefoot"), and represented the same character in The Adventures of Huck Finn (2012).
In 2013, Hofmann played a guest-starring role in an episode of the television series Stolberg (2006). Beginning on 24 October 2013 Hofmann appeared in the comedy The Almost Perfect Man (2013)
His role as Wolfgang in film Sanctuary (2015) earned him the 2015 Bavarian Film Prize as Best Newcomer Actor and the 2016 German Actors Award (Deutscher Schauspielerpreis) in the newcomer category. His first international role as a German prisoner of war in the Danish-German co-production Land of Mine (2015) (Danish: Under sandet) earned him the Best Supporting Actor prize at Denmark's Bodil Awards in 2016. At the 2016 German Film Awards, he received with the Special Prize Jaeger-LeCoultre Homage to German Cinema presented to honor the work of German actors in international films.
In 2016, Hofmann played Phil in Center of My World (2016), a coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by Jakob M. Erwa, based on the 1998 bestselling novel The Centre of the World by Andreas Steinhöfel. He was presented with a European Shooting Stars Award at Berlinale 2017 by the European Film Promotion organization.
He was cast as Jonas Kahnwald in Dark (2017), a science fiction thriller released on Netflix on 1 December 2017 and followed with two seasons. Dark (2017) project was one of four projects he played in a single year, two of them in English.
He played the lead role in the German film Prelude (2019). The film tells about the piano student David, who is going through the torments of first love. Hofmann himself described this picture as "a mixture of the films Whiplash and Black Swan". In an interview, he admitted that only after this film he realized what character parts he is drawn to: to a dramatic, suffering character overwhelmed by life circumstances.- Producer
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Heidi Klum was born in Bergisch Gladbach, a small city near Cologne, Germany, in 1973. Her career as a top fashion model and swimsuit star began almost by accident when, on a lark, she submitted photos to a model competition hosted by Petra, a young woman's magazine. Klum won the competition, and signed with Metropolitan, the German modeling agency. After modeling in Europe for a few years to great success, she went to the United States to pursue modeling there, and met with more success, culminating in her relationship with Victoria's Secret. This brought her to the pinnacle of modeling and, in 1998, the coveted cover of Sports Illustrated's annual Swimsuit Issue, cementing her status as one of the world's top models. Along with that came lucrative marketing opportunities, including her own signature lines of sandals, jewelry, and perfume.
Like many other models, most notably Famke Janssen, Klum then sought to parlay her fame into a career in Hollywood. She has appeared frequently on TV in the US and in Germany, and has had several small parts in movies, including a cameo playing Swiss bombshell Ursula Andress in the Peter Sellers biopic The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004). Klum is married to British singer Seal and, as of June 2005, was expecting a child with him -- she has a daughter, Leni, with a boyfriend from a previous relationship. While she is best known for her beauty and perfect figure (one of her nicknames being "The Body"), the tall and willowy Klum remains surprisingly down-to-earth for a supermodel - a middle-class Westphalian girl from a small city - and has an endearingly goofy, engaging sense of humor. She is famously close to her father, Gunther.- Sebastian Blomberg was born on 24 May 1972 in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. He is an actor, known for The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008), Age of Cannibals (2014) and What to Do in Case of Fire (2001).
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Carolin Kebekus was born on 9 May 1980 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress and writer, known for It's Your Turn, Honey! (2017), Kinder, Kinder (2007) and Broken Comedy (2009).- Mirka Pigulla was born on 18 May 1985 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress, known for In aller Freundschaft - Die jungen Ärzte (2015), Tatort (1970) and Hostelsuckers (2011).
- Maike Johanna Reuter was born on 4 July 1989 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress, known for A Clear Felling (2018), Der 8. Kontinent (2015) and Alles was zählt (2006).
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Jessica de Rooij was born in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. Jessica is a composer, known for In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007), Postal (2007) and Sisi (2021).- Eva Mannschott was born in 1962 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress, known for Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997), Die Tigerin (1992) and The Signal (2024).
- Kerstin Gier was born on 8 October 1966 in Bergisch-Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is a writer, known for Silver and the Book of Dreams (2023), Sapphire Blue (2014) and Ruby Red (2013).
- Mats Julian Hummels (born 16 December 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team.
He came through the Bayern Munich youth academy before joining Borussia Dortmund on loan in January 2008 and officially signing for Dortmund in February 2009 for EUR4 million. His honours at the club include two league titles and finishing as runner up in the 2012-13 UEFA Champions League. In May 2016, Hummels signed a contract with former side Bayern, which took effect on 1 July 2016.
Hummels has been a full international since 2010, earning over 70 caps until date and representing Germany at UEFA Euro 2012, 2014 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016 and 2018 FIFA World Cup. - Actress
- Producer
- Art Department
Sandra Maren Schneider was born on 9 October 1988 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress and producer, known for Tatort (1970), Back to Your Arms (2010) and Kehlkopfschuss (2017).- Actress
- Soundtrack
Joseline Gassen was born on 12 September 1951 in Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Liebling Kreuzberg (1986) and Spreepiraten (1989). She was previously married to Gerd Hesse.- Actor
- Additional Crew
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Reinhard Brock was born on 1 November 1951 in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for Underworld (2003), Lost Horizon (2010) and The Simpsons: Hit & Run (2003). He died on 8 December 2013 in Germany.- Producer
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- Director
Andi Wecker is a producer, director, and writer based in Cologne, Germany. Projects include the comedy series "Start the fck up", two seasons of the international co-production "The Team" (producer, co-writer), several seasons of the crime series "Soko Köln" (ZDF), TV-movies like the comedy "Schade um das schöne Geld" (ZDF) or the adaptation of Frank Schätzing's bestselling thriller "Die dunkle Seite" (RTL), various parts of the feature-film-series "Nachtschicht" and "Stralsund" (ZDF) or the Berlinale-contribution "Lollipop Monster" (cinema). A graduate of the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne he wrote, produced, and directed TV-series, feature films, short films and commercials.- Additional Crew
- Actress
- Writer
Feminine, funny, tough, and warm... A passionate storyteller, Julia is an actress and writer, based in Berlin and London. Raised trilingual with German, English and French, she embodies a broad cultural and acting range, from comedy to drama. Julia can be seen as tough Mrs Gregson, opposite Austrian acting heavy-weight Tobias Moretti in international thriller series Das Netz - Prometheus (2022), as well as in the award-winning short drama Blinde Flecken (2021), which screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022, and in which she plays the lead role of "Donna". Julia has guest-starred on top German crime series SOKO Wismar (2004) and Never Too Late for Justice (2016) for German broadcaster ZDF. As "Patricia", Julia played opposite and under the direction of Oscar-nominee Julie Delpy in international drama My Zoe (2019).
Julia is a physical actor who embodies each of her roles with authentic depth and intelligent empathy. She trained as an actress in Paris, Oxford and London, where she was nominated as "Best Lead Actress" at the Off West End Awards 2011. She made her German acting debut in 2013, playing Jürgen Prochnow's daughter, a Muslim convert, in the drama Die Kinder meiner Tochter (2013) for German ZDF. Comedy is where Julia feels at home - she acted alongside Kai Wiesinger and Bettina Zimmermann in long-running Amazon Prime Series The Glory Is Gone (2015), which won the Romy Award 2019. As a content creator, Julia wrote, directed, edited, and played the lead role in 180 km/empty (2019), a short dramedy about burnout and depression, which screened at festivals worldwide and was shortlisted for the 99 Fire-Film-Awards 2019. In her free time, Julia loves to box, dance and do Yoga - not because this is a hip thing to do, but because music and movement have always been a part of her life, ever since she was little. She loves to sing and play the piano...but should probably practice a little bit more.
Julia also loves a great story: with a PhD in literature, she has been writing scripts both funny and sad, which have so far been selected for the Funny Women Awards in London and the Tallinn Black Nights TV Scriptpool.
She is currently developing two of her TV series with production companies Soilfilms (Berlin) and Wady Films (Luxemburg).- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Oliver Moser was born on 31 May 1987 in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Mars (2011), Ich geh jetzt (2020) and Kommissar Schimpanski (1997).- Amelie Herres was born in 1996 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress, known for Die Katze (2015), Wir sind jetzt (2019) and Tatort (1970).
- Eric Langner was born on 21 April 1966 in Bergisch Gladbach-Bensberg, Germany. He is an actor, known for Das Traumschiff (1981), Unter uns (1994) and Morden im Norden (2012).
- Actress
- Production Designer
Luisa Gross was born on 24 September 1995 in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. She is an actress and production designer, known for For No Eyes Only (2013) and Dot (2014).- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Bill Grah was born on 24 June 1928 in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Gehört sich das? (1960), Elternschule (1972) and Mode im Schloss (1971). He was married to Louise Martini. He died on 17 September 1996 in Wien, Austria.- Matthias Gall was born on 7 August 1975 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Freunde für immer - Das Leben ist rund (2006), The Origin of Violence (2016) and Verliebt in Berlin (2005).
- Melanie Wichterich was born on 4 August 1982 in Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany. She is an actress, known for Besser als Schule (2004), Unter uns (1994) and A Case for Two (1981).
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- Producer
David Kebekus was born in 1984 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is a writer and producer, known for Die unwahrscheinlichen Ereignisse im Leben von ... (2014), Ladykracher (2002) and heute-show (2009).- Hambüchen discovered artistic gymnastics as a child. Since then he has been trained by his father Wolfgang Hambüchen. Meanwhile, he became a member of TSG Niedergirmes in the Hessian city of Wetzlar. His first international success was winning the 2002 European Youth Championships on parallel bars. In 2004 he became European Youth Champion on the three apparatus vault, floor and high bar and third in the all-around. During this time he had won several German championship titles. From the beginning of 2004, Hambüchen competed for KTV Straubenhardt in the 1st Bundesliga.
Hambüchen first gained popularity in 2004 when he became the youngest male participant for Germany at the Summer Olympics. He achieved eighth place with the German team in the team competition and qualified for the all-around final and the apparatus final on the horizontal bar. In the all-around final in 2004 he came 23rd. In the high bar final, Fabian Hambüchen showed an impressive flying part with extreme difficulty, which brought him 7th place. On December 11, 2005 he won the championship title with KTV Straubenhardt.
His first major international success was winning the European championship title on June 5, 2005 on the horizontal bar. At the 2006 World Championships in Aarhus he won the bronze medal in the all-around and the bronze medal on vault. He attended the Goetheschule in Wetzlar until he graduated from high school in the 2006/07 school year. The all-rounder became a star of the sport at the 2007 European Championships in Amsterdam. Hambüchen achieved silver in the all-around and two gold medals on the high bar. At the 2007 World Championships in Stuttgart he became world champion on the horizontal bar, making him the youngest German gold medalist at a world championship in this discipline.
In the all-around competition he achieved silver in the individual discipline, and in the team all-around competition he surprisingly won the bronze medal together with Thomas Andergassen, Robert Juckel, Philipp Boy, Eugen Spiridonov and Marcel Nguyen. By reaching the team finals, the team also managed to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. - Friederike Hofmann was born on 27 April 1978 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress, known for Unter uns (1994) and Brisant (1994).