Werner, Axel

Biography:

Axel Werner was born in 1945. He studied at the Academy for Performing Arts in Berlin until 1974 and then acted at theaters in Senftenberg, Schwerin, and Magdeburg. He is a member of the Berliner Ensemble. During his theater career, he has worked with many internationally known directors, including Peter Zadek, Heiner Müller, Robert Wilson, Claus Peymann, and Georg Tabori. He is also known as a television and film actor. He recently appeared in Andreas Dresen’s feature film Whisky mit Wodka. Since 2007, Axel Werner has also worked as a set designer for the TV series Notruf Hafenkante.

 

Filmography:

2011

GhettoLoveGrief (short)

2010

Unser Charly (Our Charly, TV series)

2009

Whisky mit Wodka (Whisky with Vodka)

2008

Lulu und Jimi (Lulu and Jimi)

2007

Mein Führer (My Führer)

2006

Der rote Kakadu (The Red Cockatoo)

2004

Alles auf Zucker (Go for Zucker)

2004

Kleinruppin forever

2000

Amerika (America

1999

Helden wie wir (Heroes Like Us)

1999

Downhill City

1994 Wenn alle Deutschen schlafen (While All Germans Sleep, TV)
1991 Die Lügnerin (The Liar)
1991 Das Land hinter dem Regenbogen (The Land beyond the Rainbow)
1990 Biologie! (Biology!)
1988 Der Bruch (The Break-In)
1988 Der Eisenhans (Iron Hans)
1986 Käthe Kollwitz  Bilder eines Lebens (Käthe Kollwitz: Images of a Life)
1983 Die vertauschte Königin (The Swapped Queen)

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