---
name: "Frank Giering"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/frank-giering"
fi1m_id: "frank-giering"
imdb_id: "nm0317385"
tmdb_id: 18490
wikidata_id: "Q67287"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 November 1971"
died: "23 June 2010"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T22:18:05.426397+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."
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# Frank Giering

## Identity

Frank Giering

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/frank-giering
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** frank-giering
- **IMDb ID:** nm0317385
- **TMDB ID:** 18490
- **Wikidata ID:** Q67287
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Giering, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67287, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0317385/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18490

Actor. Born 23 November 1971 in Magdeburg, Germany. Died 23 June 2010.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 November 1971, Magdeburg, Germany
- **Died:** 23 June 2010
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Giering, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67287, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0317385/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18490

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Funny Games*](https://film.one/film/funny-games.md) (74)

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## Biography

Frank Giering (23 November 1971 – 23 June 2010) was a German actor. Born in Magdeburg, he studied at the Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen in Potsdam-Babelsberg before dropping out to pursue a career in theatre and film.

He gained attention after a role in the television film *Der Verräter* (1995), leading Austrian director Michael Haneke to cast him in *The Castle* (1997) and as the character Peter in *Funny Games* (1997). His performance in the latter was noted as a breakthrough. Other notable roles include Floyd in *Absolute Giganten* (Gigantic, 1999) and the title character in *Baader* (2002). From 2006 until his death, he appeared as Commissioner Henry Weber in the ZDF series *Der Kriminalist*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, filmportal.de.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Funny Games* (1997), Fi1m 74, as Peter — [page](https://film.one/film/funny-games.md)

## Complete filmography (69)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Jerry Cotton* (2010), as Receptionist
- *Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten* (2010), as Hans Sittler
- *Keine Angst* (2009), as Thomas
- *Lasko – Die Faust Gottes* (2009), series, as Thomas Schaller
- *Der Tote in der Mauer* (2008), as Kommissar Klaus Wendt
- *Esperanza* (2008), as Franz
- *Ihr Auftrag, Pater Castell* (2008), series, as Oberst Sprüngli
- *Free to Leave* (2007), as Thomas Hudetz
- *Der Kriminalist* (2006), series, as Kommissar Henry Weber
- *Tod einer Freundin* (2006), as Dieter Wittmann
- *Black Sheep* (2006), as Doorman #1 of KitKat-Club
- *A Pirate's Heart* (2006), as Jan Broderson
- *Die ProSieben Märchenstunde* (2006), series, as Prinz Hohlholm von Sülzenstein
- *Die Spielerin* (2005), as Dietrich Schröder
- *Erinnere dich, wenn du kannst* (2005), as Tom Walden
- *Die Rosenzüchterin* (2004), series, as Alan Shaye
- *Die Kirschenkönigin* (2004), series, as Colonel Stone
- *Großglocknerliebe* (2004), as Uwe Ringelmann
- *Nightsongs* (2004), as Junger Mann
- *Klassentreffen* (2004), as Stüze
- *Anatomy 2* (2003), as Sven
- *Dirty Sky* (2003), as Philosoph
- *A Birthday to Remember* (2003), as Paul
- *Der Mörder ist unter uns* (2003), as Kai Wegner
- *Dienstreise - Was für eine Nacht* (2003), as Rudi
- *Gangster* (2002), as Vincent
- *Baader* (2002), as Andreas Baader
- *Im Visier der Zielfahnder* (2002), series, as Norman Bleich
- *Hannas Baby* (2002), as Junger Mann
- *Clowns* (2001), as Nick
- *SOKO Leipzig* (2001), series, as Dr. Fischer
- *Ein mörderischer Plan* (2001), as Mark Stettner
- *Marmor, Stein & Eisen* (2000), as Nicki
- *Der Himmel kann warten* (2000), as Alex Feldkamp
- *Die Aufschneider* (2000), as Nick
- *Der Gerechte Richter* (2000), as Jan
- *Gran Paradiso* (2000), as Edwin
- *Kaliber Deluxe* (2000), as Rochus
- *Ebene 9* (2000), as Gregor
- *Gigantic* (1999), as Floyd
- *Und alles wegen Mama* (1999), as Benny Zucker
- *Love Your Female Neighbor!* (1998), as Locke
- *Siska* (1998), series, as Sven Gardener
- *Love Scenes from Planet Earth* (1998), as Henrik Jr.
- *Caipiranha - Vorsicht, bissiger Nachbar!* (1998), as Frank Wolters
- *Der letzte Zeuge* (1998), series, as Helmut Kluge
- *Opera ball* (1998), as Jörg Blahacek 'Ingenieur'
- *Opernball* (1998), series, as Jörg Blahacek, Ingenieur
- *Die Cleveren* (1998), series, as Siegfried Schwender
- *Hundert Jahre Brecht* (1998), Actor
- *Sentimental Education* (1998), as Minaichmis
- *Die Kids von Berlin* (1997), series, as Alexander Bürkel
- *Funny Games* (1997), as Peter — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/funny-games.md)
- *The Castle* (1997), as Artur
- *Sophie – Schlauer als die Polizei erlaubt* (1997), series, as Philipp Armbruster
- *Die Halbstarken* (1996), as Günther
- *Wolkenstein* (1996), series, as Stefan Zeranski
- *Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police* (1996), series, as Hans-Joachim Schneider, Ziegler
- *Zwei Brüder* (1994), series, as Joseph Herzfeld
- *Rosa Roth* (1994), series, as Wolf Gotschlich
- *Der König* (1994), series, as Jens Wohlbrück
- *Ein starkes Team* (1994), series, as Ulrich Baring
- *Auf eigene Gefahr* (1993), series, Actor
- *Wolffs Revier* (1992), series, as Stefan Träger
- *A Case For Two* (1981), series, as Rolf Fürst, Albert Becker
- *The Old Fox* (1977), series, as Joachim Horst
- *Polizeiruf 110* (1971), series, as Gregor Karolewski, Louis
- *Scene of the Crime* (1970), series, as Herr Heymann, Markus Engel
- *Die Kurve*, as Anton

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