Acting
Kai Wiesinger
ES, DE, EN, NO cinema · 56 credits
Born
16 April 1966 (age 60)
Birthplace
Hannover, Germany
Kai Wiesinger (born April 16, 1966, in Hanover) is a German actor, director, screenwriter, and voice actor for dubbing and audio dramas. He rose to fame in 1992 with the comedy film *Kleine Haie*. Wiesinger made his television debut in the late 1980s on the ZDF program *Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst*. He achieved his breakthrough in 1992 with the lead role in *Kleine Haie*, for which he—alongside Jürgen Vogel and Gedeon Burkhard—received the Bavarian Film Award. In the years that followed, Wiesinger starred in numerous successful German films, including *Der bewegte Mann*, *Frauen sind was Wunderbares*, and *Stadtgespräch*. He also appeared regularly in historical and dramatic productions, such as *Comedian Harmonists*, *14 Tage lebenslänglich*, and *Nichts als die Wahrheit*, starring alongside Götz George. Wiesinger also took on numerous lead roles in television productions, including *Dresden*, *Die Gustloff*, and the series *Die Anwälte*. In 2014, he portrayed former Federal President Christian Wulff in the TV movie *Der Rücktritt*, for which he received the Bavarian Television Award. Since 2015, he has starred—alongside his partner, Bettina Zimmermann—in the self-developed web series *Der Lack ist ab*, which he also directed. Since 2022, he has also been seen in the title role of the crime series *Dr. Hoffmann*. In addition to his work in front of the camera, Kai Wiesinger is active as a voice actor for dubbing and audio dramas. Among other roles, he voiced a character in the animated film *Das große Krabbeln* (the German dub of *A Bug's Life*) and appeared alongside his then-wife, Chantal de Freitas, in the audio drama series *Bibi Blocksberg*.
Known for
Filmography
Dr. Hoffmann - Die russische Spende
as Dr. Felix Hoffmann
Du sollst hören
as Prof. Dr. Theo Rotschild
The Last Execution
as Wagner
Takeover
as Hubertus
Die Konfirmation
as Simon
Lucky Loser
as Thomas
Gut zu Vögeln
as Tillmann
Der Rücktritt
as Christian Wulff
Der Tote im Eis
as Mark Kress
The Hunt for the Amber Room
as Eik Meiers
Flirtcamp
as Dr. Hans-Joachim Kapenheuer
Mit geradem Rücken
as Jakob Braunstein
Residual Risk
as Werksleiter Wessel
Wunderkinder
as Max Reich
Spear of Destiny
as Eik Meiers
Until Nothing Remains
as Dr. Gerd Ruppert
Liebling, weck die Hühner auf
as Lorenz Thiel
Der gestiefelte Kater
as König Otto
Unschuld
as Alexander
The Reason Why
as Jan Haigerer
Liebe nach Rezept
as Michael Fürstenberg
Unter Mordverdacht - Ich kämpfe um uns
2007
Unter Mordverdacht - Ich kämpfe um uns
as Michael Lehmann
Willkommen daheim
as Dr. Wolfgang Schlegel
Zwei gegen zwei
2005
Zwei gegen zwei
as Sven Laurenz
Honey Baby
as Ulrich
Hunger auf Leben
2004
Hunger auf Leben
as Siegfried Pitschmann
The Tenth Summer
as Karl Spielplatz
Seven Weeks In Italy
as Jan Steiner
Fallen Angels
as Tom Craven
Poppitz
as Ben
Leo & Claire
as Gestapo-Mann
Dracula
as Doctor Seward
Emil and the Detectives
as Knut Tischbein
Murder on the Orient Express
as Philip von Strauss
Highway Society
2000
Highway Society
as Jack Bogart
After the Truth
as Peter Rohm
Terror in the Mall
as Chris Maratos
14 Days to Life
as Konrad von Seidlitz
The Harmonists
as Erwin Bootz
Greenhorn
as Joachim Beck
Still Movin'
as Felix
Honeymoon
as Manuel
Talk of the Town
as René Krauss
The Sunset Boys
as Fritz Becker
Der Leihmann
as Max Bieber
Unter Druck
as Jan
Stirb für mich
1995
Stirb für mich
as Christian Schäfer
Maybe... Maybe Not
as Gunnar
Backbeat
as Klaus Voormann
Little Sharks
as Johannes