Frank Giering
{{short description|German actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Frank Giering
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1971|11|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Magdeburg, East Germany
| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|6|23|1971|11|23|df=y}}
| death_place = Berlin-Charlottenburg, Germany
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1993–2010
}}
Frank Giering (23 November 1971 – 23 June 2010) was a German actor.
Biography
Giering studied at the HFF Potsdam.{{cite web|url=http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/leute/schauspieler-frank-giering-auf-fotos-fand-ich-mich-zu-fett-a-678863.html|title=Schauspieler Frank Giering: "Auf Fotos fand ich mich zu fett"|first=Julia|last=Jüttner|date=February 22, 2010|website=Der Spiegel|language=German}} He starred in a production of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole{{cite web|url=http://www.agentur-huebchen.de/vita.php?id=7|title=Frank Giering|publisher=Agentur Hübchen|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628205946/http://www.agentur-huebchen.de/vita.php?id=7|archivedate=2010-06-28}} and was cast by Austrian filmmaker, Michael Haneke for the TV movie, The Traitor and the 1997 films The Castle and Funny Games. Giering's portrayal of the psychopathic killer Peter in Funny Games was considered a breakout performance.{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-actor-idUSTRE65O06R20100625 |title=German actor Frank Giering dies at 38 |first=Scott |last=Roxborough |date=June 24, 2010 |agency=Reuters |accessdate=August 16, 2012}}
Giering was regularly seen in TV and cinema productions. His best known roles were in Sebastian Schipper's Absolute Giganten (1999) as Floyd, and in the film Baader (2002), portraying the leader of the Red Army Faction. Since 2006, Giering starred in the ZDF series Der Kriminalist as the Commissioner Henry Weber.{{cite news|url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/medien/der-schauspieler-frank-giering-ist-tot-allein-mit-sich-selbst-1995885.html|title=Der Schauspieler Frank Giering ist tot: Allein mit sich selbst|first=Michael|last=Seewald|newspaper=Faz.net |date=June 24, 2010|publisher=Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung}} He appeared in 30 episodes up until 2010.{{IMDb name|0317385}}
Death
Giering was found dead in his apartment in Berlin on 23 June 2010 of multiple organ failure due to an acute bilious colic.{{cite web|url=http://www.bz-berlin.de/kultur/film/schauspieler-frank-giering-dagger-38-ist-tot-article894117.html|title=Schauspieler Frank Giering (†38) ist tot|date=2010-06-24|website=B.Z.|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929074008/http://www.bz-berlin.de/kultur/film/schauspieler-frank-giering-dagger-38-ist-tot-article894117.html|archivedate=2011-09-29}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/german-actor-heinrich-schmieder-found-25824/|title=German actor Heinrich Schmieder found dead|first=Scott|last=Roxborough|agency=Associated Press|date=July 22, 2010|website=The Hollywood Reporter}} Giering had publicly discussed his struggles with alcoholism and emotional issues.
Filmography
- 1996: {{ill|Teenage Wolfpack (1996 film)|de|3=Die Halbstarken (1996)|lt=Teenage Wolfpack}} (TV film)
- 1997: The Castle (TV film)
- 1997: Funny Games
- 1998: Tatort: {{Interlanguage link multi|Blick in den Abgrund (Tatort)|de|3=Tatort: Blick in den Abgrund|lt=Blick in den Abgrund}} (TV)
- 1998: Opernball (TV film)
- 1998: Das merkwürdige Verhalten geschlechtsreifer Großstädter zur Paarungszeit
- 1998: Und alles wegen Mama (TV film)
- 1999: Absolute Giganten
- 2000: Bloody Weekend
- 2000: Gran Paradiso
- 2000: {{ill|Love Never Fails (2000 film)|de|3=Marmor, Stein & Eisen|lt=Love Never Fails}}
- 2000: {{ill|Exit to Heaven|de|Der Himmel kann warten (2000)}}
- 2000: Ebene 9 (Short)
- 2002: Baader
- 2002: {{ill|One Hell of a Night|de|Dienstreise – Was für eine Nacht}} (TV film)
- 2003: The Curve (Short)
- 2003: Anatomy 2
- 2003: Hierankl
- 2004: {{Interlanguage link multi|Nightsongs (film)|de|3=Die Nacht singt ihre Lieder|lt=Nightsongs}}
- 2004: {{ill|The Rose Gardener|de|Die Rosenzüchterin (Film)}} (TV film)
- 2004–2006: Eva Blond (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2006: Esperanza
- 2006: {{Interlanguage link multi|A Pirate's Heart|de|Störtebeker (2006)}} (TV film)
- 2006–2011: Der Kriminalist (TV series, 36 episodes)
- 2007: {{Interlanguage link multi|Freigesprochen|de|3=Freigesprochen|lt=Free to Leave}}
- 2008: Tatort: {{Interlanguage link multi|Der glückliche Tod (Tatort)|de|3=Tatort: Der glückliche Tod|lt=Der glückliche Tod}} (TV)
- 2009: Lasko – Die Faust Gottes (TV series): Der Fluch
- 2009: {{Interlanguage link multi|Don't Be Afraid (2009 film)|de|3=Keine Angst|lt=Don't Be Afraid}} (TV film)
- 2009: Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten (TV film)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0317385}}
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Category:Male actors from Magdeburg
Category:Male actors from Berlin
Category:German male film actors
Category:German male television actors