Hennicke, André
In Die Schauspielerin © DEFA-Stiftung, Norbert Kuhröber
Biography:
André Hennicke was born in Steinheidel-Erlabrunn, East Germany, on September 21, 1958. He studied acting at the Academy for Film and Television in Potsdam-Babelsberg from 1980 to 1984. After acting on stage at the Theater Senftenberg for several years, he turned his attention to acting in cinema and television films.
Hennicke’s film career began at the East German DEFA studio. His reputation spread beyond Germany in 1988, when he was acclaimed for his performance in Die Schauspielerin (dir. Siegfried Kühn), in which he plays a Jewish actor in Nazi-Germany. He has been cast in over one hundred roles and acted in many award-winning films, such as Francis Ford Coppola’s Youth without Youth. Other notable roles have included an SS general in the Oscar-nominated Der Untergang (dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel) and Professor Bleuler in David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method, which was honored with several international awards. Hennicke has worked with many other important directors as well, including Rainer Kaufmann, Werner Herzog, Christian Petzold, and Oskar Röhler.
In addition to acting, Hennicke has worked as a producer (Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door, 1997, dir. Thomas Jahn, with Til Schweiger in the leading role), a screenwriter (Der Besucher, 1992) and a director (C.I. Angel, 2002). In 2010, he released his debut novel, the thriller Der Zugriff. André Hennicke has lived in Berlin since 1981.
Festivals & Awards:
| 2010 | Los Angeles Movie Awards, Best Actor, for Die Entbehrlichen |
| 2009 | São Paulo International Film Festival, Best Actor, for Die Entbehrlichen |
| 2009 | Maverick Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor, for Die Entbehrlichen |
| 2002 | German Television Award, Best Actor, for Toter Mann |
| 1989 | Art Prize of the Free German Trade Union Federation for Die Schauspielerin |
Bibliography & More:
Hennicke, André. Der Zugriff. Merzig: Gollenstein, 2010.
Filmography:
| 2014 | Sommersonnenwende (Summer Solstice) |
| 2014 | Buddha’s Little Finger |
| 2014 | Le meraviglie (The Wonders) |
| 2013 | Frauen (Women) |
| 2012 | Die Vermissten (The Missing) |
| 2011 | A Dangerous Method |
| 2010 | Zimmer 205 (Room 205) |
| 2009 | Die Entbehrlichen (The Dispensables) |
| 2009 | Faktor 8 – Der Tag ist gekommen (Factor 8) |
| 2009 | Pandorum |
| 2009 | Die Gräfin (The Countess) |
| 2008 | Henri IV |
| 2008 | Buddenbrooks |
| 2008 | Jerichow (Jericho) |
| 2008 | Das Wunder von Berlin (The Miracle of Berlin, TV) |
| 2007 | Youth without Youth |
| 2007 | In memoria di me (In Memory of Myself) |
| 2006 | Eduart |
| 2006 | Wintereise (Winter Journey) |
| 2006 | Der freie Wille (The Free Will) |
| 2005 | Antikörper (Antibodies) |
| 2005 | Speer und er (Speer and Hitler: The Devil's Architect, TV mini-series) |
| 2005 | Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage (Sophie Scholl: The Final Days) |
| 2004 | Der Untergang (Downfall) |
| 2003 | Hamlet_X |
| 2003 | Der alte Affe Angst (Angst) |
| 2002 | Toter Mann (Something to Remind Me, TV) |
| 2001 | So weit die Füße mich tragen (As Far As My Feet Carry Me) |
| 2000 | Kalt ist der Abendhauch (Cold Is the Breath of Evening) |
| 1999 | Schnee in der Neujahrsnacht (Snow on New Year’s Night) |
| 1999 | Das Callgirl (The Call Girl, TV) |
| 1993 | Novalis – Die blaue Blume (Novalis – The Blue Flower) |
| 1992 | Der Besucher (The Visitor) |
| 1991 | Miraculi |
| 1990 | Letztes aus der DaDaeR (Latest from the Da-Da-R) |
| 1990 | Biologie! (Biology!) |
| 1989 | Der Magdalenenbaum (The Tree of Magdalena) |
| 1989 |
Rückkehr aus der Wüste (Return from the Desert) |
| 1988 | Die Schauspielerin (The Actress) |
| 1987 | Dschungelzeit (Time in the Jungle) |
| 1985 | Junge Leute in der Stadt (Young People in the City) |