Directing
Markus Schleinzer
EN, FR, DE cinema · 55 credits
Born
8 November 1971 (age 54)
Birthplace
Vienna, Austria
Markus Schleinzer (born 8 November 1971; Vienna) is an Austrian film director, screenwriter, casting director, and actor. He is best known his feature films Michael (2011) and Rose (2026). Before establishing as a filmmaker, Schleinzer built a long career as a casting director, working on more than 60 Austrian film and television productions and collaborating with directors including Michael Haneke, Ulrich Seidl, and Jessica Hausner. His background in casting has been widely cited by Schleinzer as a formative influence on his approach to acting and staging as a director.
Known for
Filmography
Klaus
Klaus
Director, Writer
The Rays and Shadows
as General Van Haffel
Rose
Director, Writer, Casting
In My Parents' House
as Dr. Pistorius
Veni Vidi Vici
as Alfred
Sisi & I
as Kaiser Franz Joseph
Brainfuck
as Angelo
The Conference
as Otto Hoffmann
Chess Story
as Dr. Auer
Hinterland
as Pickpocket
The Ground Beneath My Feet
as Dr. Hoffmann
Nevrland
as Psychotherapist
Angelo
Writer, Director, Producer
Shillings from Heaven
as Inspektor
Border Country
as Dr. Schneider
Wannabe
as Caster
Unmensch
as Hans
Margarethe Ottillinger – Die Frau, die zu viel wusste
2016
Margarethe Ottillinger – Die Frau, die zu viel wusste
as Peter Krauland
Der Metzger muß nachsitzen
as Mario Sedlatschek
One of Us
as Joseph Winkler
The Wagner-Clan
as Adolf von Gross
Superegos
as Jasper
Burning Souls
as Schwartconz
The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich
as Agent Klein
Alles Schwindel
as Gross
Die fremde Familie
2011
Die fremde Familie
as Weinhändler
Michael
Writer, Director
The Robber
as Bewährungsbeamter, Casting
The Poll Diaries
Casting
Schautag
as Kunde
The White Ribbon
Casting
Lourdes
Casting
Forever Never Anywhere
as Mathias
Slumming
as Gast im Lokal, Casting
Sleeper
Casting
The Whore's Son
Casting
Hotel
Casting
Twinni
Casting
Time of the Wolf
Casting
Icarus
Casting
Lovely Rita
Casting
