--- name: "Fabian Busch" canonical: "https://film.one/person/fabian-busch" roles: [] born: "1 October 1975" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 68 average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-20T07:23:32.509249+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Fabian Busch Actor. Born 1 October 1975 in Berlin, Germany. ## Details - **Born:** 1 October 1975, Berlin, Germany - **Active:** 2004–2008 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabian_Busch, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104094, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0123974/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17543 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Reader*](https://film.one/film/the-reader.md) (56) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Fabian Busch is a German actor. Born on 1 October 1975 in East Berlin, he has appeared in more than sixty films since 1993. He is known for supporting roles in *Downfall* (2004) as Obersturmbannführer Stehr, *The Reader* (2008) as Hanna's defence counsel, *23* (1998) as David, and *Look Who's Back* (2015) as Fabian Sawatzki. Busch also directed and wrote the 2009 short film *Edgar*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *The Reader* (2008), Fi1m 56, as Hanna's Defense Council — [page](https://film.one/film/the-reader.md) - *Downfall* (2004), Fi1m 81, as Obersturmbannführer Stehr — [page](https://film.one/film/downfall.md) ## Complete filmography (92) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *An einem Tag im September* (2025), as Günther Bachmann - *Drift: Partners in Crime* (2023), series, as Leo Zeller - *Der Spalter* (2022), as Oliver - *The Conference* (2022), as Dr. Gerhard Klopfer - *Money. Murder. Zurich.: Borchert and the murder in the cab* (2021), as Ulf Hellmann - *@Kalinka08 - Melde dich bitte* (2020), as Philipp - *Spurlos in Marseille* (2020), as Bruno - *The Summer After Graduation* (2020), as Ole - *Erzgebirgskrimi* (2019), series, as Jens Müller - *Cleo* (2019), as Bernd - *Dead End* (2019), series, as Bürgermeister Lars Herbst - *Mord geht immer - Der Koch ist tot* (2019), as Dr. Hartmut Stier - *Ausgerechnet Sylt* (2018), as Kevin - *Break-Out to the Unknown* (2018), as Jan Schneider - *Blaumacher* (2017), series, as Richard Sporbert - *Der Traum von der Neuen Welt* (2017), series, as Carl Schurz - *Hey Bunny* (2017), as Fabian - *Your Children* (2016), as Klaus Mendt - *Santa Maria* (2016), as Guy - *Ein gefährliches Angebot* (2016), as Martin Stutz - *Sex & Crime* (2016), as Theo - *Der Hodscha und die Piepenkötter* (2016), as Dr. Schadt - *Vorstadtrocker* (2015), as Viktor - *Look Who's Back* (2015), as Fabian Sawatzki - *On the Beach* (2015), as Clemens - *Fiddlesticks* (2014), as Otto - *A Blind Hero: The Love of Otto Weidt* (2014), as Chaim Horn - *Vom Fischer und seiner Frau* (2013), as Hein - *Blutgeld* (2013), as Stefan Seifert - *Der zweite Mann* (2013), as Peter Thies - *Antilopen* (2013), as Klaus Mahler - *Abseitsfalle* (2013), as Podolski - *Crime Stories* (2013), series, as Young Friedhelm Fähner - *The Hunt for the Amber Room* (2012), as Justus Zacharias - *Letzte Spur Berlin* (2012), series, as Lars Brehm - *Gegengerade* (2011), as Arne - *Spear of Destiny* (2010), as Justus - *Edgar* (2009), Writer, Director - *The Reader* (2008), as Hanna's Defense Council — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/the-reader.md) - *Sklaven und Herren* (2008), as Jan Schaefer - *Warten auf Angelina* (2008), as Olaf - *Der Heckenschütze* (2008), as Peter Heiland - *The Charlemagne Code* (2008), as Justus - *Finnischer Tango* (2008), as Rudolph - *Berlin-Buenos Aires* (2008), as Alex - *Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot* (2007), series, as Sensibler Ijon - *KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst* (2007), series, as Fred Richter - *Video Kings* (2007), as Flo - *Der Kriminalist* (2006), series, as Jens Knappmeyer - *Spreewaldkrimi* (2006), series, as Klaus Kubitz - *Denk ich an Deutschland in der Nacht - Das Leben des Heinrich Heine* (2006), as Heinrich Heine - 18-34 years old - *Sunny* (2006), Actor - *SommerHundeSöhne* (2005), as Frank - *Die letzte Schlacht* (2005), as Eugen Herman-Friede - *Downfall* (2004), as Obersturmbannführer Stehr — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/downfall.md) - *Farland* (2004), Actor - *Tramper* (2004), as Driver - *Vakuum* (2004), as Mick - *SOKO Köln* (2003), series, as Markus Braun - *Ein Schiff wird kommen* (2003), as Leo - *Learning to Lie* (2003), as Helmut - *Kommissarin Lucas* (2003), series, as Rudi Benz - *Weihnachten* (2002), as Wolfgang - *Ich hab es nicht gewollt - Anatomie eines Mordfalls* (2002), as Rechtsanwalt Pohl - *Berlin, Berlin* (2002), series, as David Safier - *Murder in the Mountains* (2001), series, as Thomas Bilek - *Schneckentraum* (2001), as Oliver - *Kalt ist der Abendhauch* (2000), as Felix - *England!* (2000), as Tom - *Zehn wahnsinnige Tage* (2000), as Felix - *Vergessene Ritter* (2000), as Jonathan - *Klemperer – Ein Leben in Deutschland* (1999), series, as Friedhelm Pichelott - *Einfach raus* (1999), as Andreas Hallbrandt - *Siska* (1998), series, as Urias Sutter, Wolfgang Kreibisch, Markus Röder - *Silberdisteln* (1998), as Martin - *23* (1998), as David - *Mein Kind muss leben* (1998), Actor - *Schimanski* (1997), series, as Ricardo - *Changing Skins* (1997), as Marcus - *Geisterstunde - Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits* (1997), as (uncredited) - *Dumm gelaufen* (1997), as Jojo - *Living in Fear* (1997), as Oliver - *Frankie* (1996), series, as Jochen - *Unter der Milchstraße* (1996), as Tom - *Sperling* (1996), series, as Richie Fischer - *Kinder ohne Gnade* (1996), as Dennis Lohmann - *Kuppke* (1996), Actor - *Ein starkes Team* (1994), series, as Stefan Kopp - *Inge, April und Mai* (1993), Actor - *The Old Fox* (1977), series, as Sylvester Ballfanz, Bernhard Schramm, Matthias Streicher - *Polizeiruf 110* (1971), series, as Paul - *Scene of the Crime* (1970), series, as Ruben Tomic, Robert Meinhardt, Tom Heye, Alexander Rabnik, Manuel, Felix Blume, Klaus Kleinert ## Gallery - ![Fabian Busch, aufgenommen November 2006 beim Filmfest Biberach in Biberach/Riß.](https://film.one/media/person/434347/gallery-c640c6050145.jpg) Fabian Busch, aufgenommen November 2006 beim Filmfest Biberach in Biberach/Riß. — Fotograf ist Andreas Reiner, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Fabianbusch.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Fabian Busch als Fischer Hein und Katharina Schüttler als Ilsebill im Juni 2013 während der Dreharbeiten zum Film Vom Fischer und seiner Frau, der im Rahmen der](https://film.one/media/person/434347/gallery-08a19123df90.jpg) Fabian Busch als Fischer Hein und Katharina Schüttler als Ilsebill im Juni 2013 während der Dreharbeiten zum Film Vom Fischer und seiner Frau, der im Rahmen der — Udo Grimberg, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Ilsebill_auf_dem_Papstthron_IMG_8147.jpg/1280px-Ilsebill_auf_dem_Papstthron_IMG_8147.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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