Franz Rogowski

{{Infobox person

| name = Franz Rogowski

| image = MJK 15770 Franz Rogowski (In den Gängen) crop.jpg

| caption = Rogowski at Berlinale 2018

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|2|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany

| occupation = {{hlist|Film and stage actor|dancer}}

| years_active = 2011{{ndash}}present

}}

Franz Rogowski ({{IPA|de|ˈfʁants ʁoˈɡɔfski|lang}}; born 2 February 1986) is a German actor. He has appeared in films directed by Michael Haneke, Christian Petzold, Andrea Arnold, and Terrence Malick.

Life and career

Franz Rogowski was born in 1986 in Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany.{{Cite web|title=Franz Rogowski {{!}} filmportal.de|url=https://www.filmportal.de/en/person/franz-rogowski_7600bc99133fa49fe040007f010042fb|access-date=2021-11-26|website=www.filmportal.de}} The son of a pediatrician and a midwife, he grew up in a bourgeois environment in Tübingen. His maternal grandfather is former BDI President Michael Rogowski. Franz worked as a bike courier and bookstore assistant, attended a Swiss clown school, and trained in dance.Moritz von Uslar: Ein Mann mit Katzenaugen. In: Die Zeit, 4 January 2018, Nr. 2, S. 40. ([https://www.zeit.de/2018/02/franz-rogowski-lux-fikkefuchs/seite-2 Online-Version])

Since 2007, he has been active in the independent theater scene, appearing as a dancer, choreographer, and actor on various stages such as the Thalia Theater Hamburg, the Schauspielhaus Hannover, and the Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz.

Rogowski has a cleft lip that was surgically closed, resulting in a slight lisp. He was discovered as a film actor by Berlin director Jakob Lass, who cast him in Frontalwatte (2011) and the award-winning Love Steaks (2013).

The actor gained international attention with the film Victoria (2015), one of the few feature films shot in a single continuous take. The German thriller won the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for Cinematography as well as six German Film Award categories.{{Citation|title=Victoria - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4226388/awards/|access-date=2021-11-26}} That same year, Rogowski became a permanent member of the Münchner Kammerspiele ensemble.{{Webarchiv|url=http://www.muenchner-kammerspiele.de/profil/franz-rogowski |wayback=20200321165741 |text=Archivierte Kopie}}

In 2017, he played the son of Isabelle Huppert's character in Michael Haneke's Happy End, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. He also starred in Transit by Christian Petzold and In den Gängen by Thomas Stuber, both of which were presented in the main competition at the Berlin International Film Festival. Rogowski was named a German "Shooting Star" in 2018 and won the German Film Award for Best Actor for In den Gängen.

Rogowski gained further international recognition with Transit, which earned him a nomination for the Florida Film Critics Circle Award. Transit appeared on Barack Obama's list of favorite films of 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/12/barack-obama-favorite-movies-tv-2019-1202199555|title=Barack Obama Loves 'Fleabag' Just as Much as You Do: See His Favorite Films and TV of 2019|work=Indiewire|author=Ryan Lattanzio|date=29 December 2019|accessdate=10 February 2020}}

In 2020, he collaborated again with Christian Petzold on Undine alongside Paula Beer. In 2021, Rogowski earned a European Film Award nomination for his performance in Great Freedom.{{Cite web|last=Wiseman|first=Anuj Radia,Andreas|last2=Radia|first2=Anuj|last3=Wiseman|first3=Andreas|date=2021-11-20|title='Great Freedom' Duo Sebastian Meise & Franz Rogowski On Lessons Of Powerful Prison Drama – Contenders International|url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/great-freedom-sebastian-meise-franz-rogowski-interview-contenders-1234878061/|access-date=2021-11-26|website=Deadline}} The following year, he received a David di Donatello nomination for his role in the Italian film Freaks Out.

In 2023, his lead role in Lubo earned a spot in the competition at the Venice Film Festival. He also starred in Ira Sachs' drama Passages, winning the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and earning an Independent Spirit Award nomination.Kimberly Nordyke: [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/independent-spirit-awards-2024-nominees-list-1235712238/ Film Independent Spirit Awards: Full List of Nominees]. In: hollywoodreporter.com, 5 December 2023 (retrieved 5 December 2023).

Films featuring Rogowski have been screened at the Berlin International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, and Venice Film Festival. He currently resides in Berlin.

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2011 \| {{lang\|de\|Frontalwatte}} \| Franz \|
2013 \| {{ill\|Love Steaks\|de}} \| Clemens Pollozek \|
rowspan="3" \| 2015 \| Victoria \| Boxer \|
We Are Fine {{ill\|Uns geht es gut\|de}} \| Tubbie \|
{{lang\|de\|Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen aß}} \| — \| rowspan="2" \| Short film
2016 \| Simulant \| —
rowspan="4" \| 2017 \| Tiger Girl \| Malte \|
Happy End \| Pierre Laurent \|
Bedbugs \| Thorben / Thorsten / Son \|
Figaros Wolves \| Gilbert \|
rowspan="3" \| 2018 \| Lux: Warrior of Light \| Lux / Thorsten Kachel \|
Transit \| Georg \|
In the Aisles \| Christian Gruvert \| Winner: German Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
rowspan="2" \| 2019 \| I Was at Home, But \| Lars \|
A Hidden Life \| Waldland \|
rowspan="2" \| 2020 \| Black Milk \| Franz \|
Undine \| Christoph \|
rowspan="4" \| 2021 \| Great Freedom \| Hans Hoffmann \| {{Plainlist\| Nominated: Austrian Film Award for Best Actor Nominated: Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor Nominated: European Film Award for Best Actor Nominated: {{ill\|German Film Actors Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role\|de\|Deutscher Schauspielpreis 2022}} Nominated: German Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role }}
Heiko's World \| Fränkie Fresh Finger \|
{{lang\|de\|Luzifer}} \| Johannes \|
Freaks Out \| Franz \| {{Plainlist\| Winner: 78th Venice Biennale {{lang\|it\|Bisato d'Oro}} for Best Actor{{cite news \|url=https://screenanarchy.com/2023/04/freaks-vs-the-reich-opening-day-announced.html \|title=Freaks vs. The Reich: Opening Day Announced! \|first=Andrew \|last=Mack \|work=Screen Anarchy \|date=6 April 2023 \|access-date=18 February 2024}} Nominated: David di Donatello for Best Actor }}
rowspan="3" \| 2023 \| Passages \| Tomas Freiburg \| {{Plainlist}} Winner: New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Winner: Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated: Gotham Award for Outstanding Lead Performance Nominated: Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Performance Nominated: Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture, Drama {{Endplainlist}}
Disco Boy \| Alex \| Nominated: Lumière Award for Best Actor
Lubo \| Lubo Moser \|
2024 \| Bird \| Bird \| {{Plainlist\| Nominated: European Film Award for Best Actor Winner: British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Performance }}
rowspan="3" \| TBA \| Untitled Cliffhanger film \| rowspan="3" \| TBA \| Filming
The Way of the Wind \| Post-production{{cite web\|url=https://www.agenturhobrig.de/franzrogowski\|title=Franz Rogowski\|work=Hobrig - Agentur für Schauspiel\|accessdate=3 September 2021}}
Wizards! \| Post-production

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2011

| {{lang|de|Frontalwatte}}

| Franz

2013

| {{ill|Love Steaks|de}}

| Clemens Pollozek

rowspan="3" | 2015

| Victoria

| Boxer

We Are Fine {{ill|Uns geht es gut|de}}

| Tubbie

| —

| rowspan="2" | Short film

2016

| Simulant

| —

rowspan="4" | 2017

| Tiger Girl

| Malte

Happy End

| Pierre Laurent

Bedbugs

| Thorben / Thorsten / Son

Figaros Wolves

| Gilbert

rowspan="3" | 2018

| Lux: Warrior of Light

| Lux / Thorsten Kachel

Transit

| Georg

In the Aisles

| Christian Gruvert

| Winner: German Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

rowspan="2" | 2019

| I Was at Home, But

| Lars

A Hidden Life

| Waldland

rowspan="2" | 2020

| Black Milk

| Franz

Undine

| Christoph

rowspan="4" | 2021

| Great Freedom

| Hans Hoffmann

| {{Plainlist|

Nominated: Austrian Film Award for Best Actor
Nominated: Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor
Nominated: European Film Award for Best Actor
Nominated: {{ill|German Film Actors Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|de|Deutscher Schauspielpreis 2022}}
Nominated: German Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

}}

Heiko's World

| Fränkie Fresh Finger

| Johannes

Freaks Out

| Franz

| {{Plainlist|

Winner: 78th Venice Biennale {{lang|it|Bisato d'Oro}} for Best Actor{{cite news |url=https://screenanarchy.com/2023/04/freaks-vs-the-reich-opening-day-announced.html |title=Freaks vs. The Reich: Opening Day Announced! |first=Andrew |last=Mack |work=Screen Anarchy |date=6 April 2023 |access-date=18 February 2024}}

Nominated: David di Donatello for Best Actor

}}

rowspan="3" | 2023

| Passages

| Tomas Freiburg

| {{Plainlist}}

Winner: New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Winner: Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Nominated: Gotham Award for Outstanding Lead Performance
Nominated: Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Performance
Nominated: Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture, Drama

Disco Boy

| Alex

| Nominated: Lumière Award for Best Actor

Lubo

| Lubo Moser

2024

| Bird

| Bird

| {{Plainlist|

Nominated: European Film Award for Best Actor
Winner: British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Performance

}}

rowspan="3" | TBA

| Untitled Cliffhanger film

| rowspan="3" | TBA

| Filming

The Way of the Wind

| Post-production{{cite web|url=https://www.agenturhobrig.de/franzrogowski|title=Franz Rogowski|work=Hobrig - Agentur für Schauspiel|accessdate=3 September 2021}}

Wizards!

| Post-production

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2014 \| {{lang\|de\|Polizeiruf 110}} \| Aniel Radke \| 1 episode ("{{lang\|de\|Hexenjagd\|italic=no}}")
2015 \| {{lang\|de\|Besuch für Emma}} \| Arne \| rowspan="2"\|TV Movie
2017 \| The Superhost \| Joon 1

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2014

| {{lang|de|Polizeiruf 110}}

| Aniel Radke

| 1 episode ("{{lang|de|Hexenjagd|italic=no}}")

2015

| {{lang|de|Besuch für Emma}}

| Arne

| rowspan="2"|TV Movie

2017

| The Superhost

| Joon 1

Awards

2013: Förderpreis Neues Deutsches Kino (Advancement Award New German Cinema) for Love Steaks{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=Sarah Goldwasser {{!}}|date=2015-02-02|title=Indie film 'Love Steaks' tells biting love story|url=https://www.dailycal.org/2015/02/02/indie-film-love-steaks-tells-biting-love-story/|access-date=2021-11-26|website=The Daily Californian}}
2018: Shooting Stars Award at the Berlin Film Festival{{Cite web|title=German Films: News Releases|url=https://www.german-films.de/news/news-releases/franz-rogowski-is-the-german-shooting-star-2018/index.html|access-date=2021-11-26|website=www.german-films.de}}
2018: German Film Award: Best Actor in In the Aisles{{Cite web|date=2018-11-26|title=German shooting stars|url=https://www.deutschland.de/en/topic/culture/five-young-actors-from-germany|access-date=2021-11-26|website=deutschland.de}}
2021: Austin Fantastic Fest: Best Actor in Luzifer{{Cite web|title=Fantastic Fest 2021: Franz Rogowski awarded Best Actor|url=https://www.austrianfilms.com/shortnews/luzifer/franz_rogowski_best_actor_fantastic_fest|access-date=2021-11-26|website=www.austrianfilms.com|language=de}}
2021: Sitges Film Festival: Best Actor in Luzifer{{Cite web|last=Roxborough|first=Scott|date=2021-10-17|title=Noomi Rapace Icelandic Horror 'Lamb' Wins Sitges Fantasy Festival|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/noomi-rapace-icelandic-horror-lamb-wins-sitges-fantasy-festival-1235032667/|access-date=2021-11-26|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}
2021: Hamptons International Film Festival: Special Jury Prize for Exceptional Performance in Great Freedom
2021: Seville European Film Festival: Best Actor in Great Freedom{{Cite web|last=Fuente|first=Anna Marie de la|date=2021-11-14|title=Sebastian Meise's 'Great Freedom' Snags Top Prize at the Seville European Film Festival|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/festivals/great-freedom-seville-european-festival-prizes-1235111874/|access-date=2021-11-26|website=Variety}}
2021: Torino Film Festival: Best Actor in Great Freedom{{Cite web|date=2021-12-04|title=39 TFF – OFFICIAL AWARDS|url=https://www.torinofilmfest.org/en/39-tff-official-awards/|access-date=2021-12-07|website=Torino Film Festival}}
2022: German Screen Actors Award: Best Actor in Great Freedom{{Cite web|date=2022-09-09|title=Preisträger – Deutscher Schauspielpreis|url=https://www.schauspielpreis.com/preistraeger/|access-date=2023-01-24|website=Deutscher Schauspielpreis|language=de}}
2023: New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in Passages
2023: Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in Passages.

References

External links

[https://franzrogowski.com/ Official website]
[https://www.instagram.com/ffffranz/ Franz Rogowski] at Instagram
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