--- name: "Karl Markovics" canonical: "https://film.one/person/karl-markovics" roles: ["Actor"] born: "29 August 1963" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 84 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-17T09:17:34.797321+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." --- # Karl Markovics Actor. Born 29 August 1963 in Vienna, Austria. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 29 August 1963, Vienna, Austria - **Active:** 2014–2019 - **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as actor, over 2 titles - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Markovics, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q684168, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0548686/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/38459 ## Biography Karl Markovics is an Austrian actor and film director, born on 29 August 1963 in Vienna. He began his career in the theatre in the early 1980s at Vienna's Serapionstheater and has continued to perform regularly on stage at venues including the Volkstheater. Markovics is known for his leading role as Salomon Sorowitsch in *The Counterfeiters* (2007), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and for playing Ernst Stockinger in the television series *Inspector Rex* (1994–1996) and its spin-off *Stockinger*. His other notable screen credits include *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014), *A Hidden Life* (2019) as the Mayor of St. Radegund, *Resistance* (2020) and *Babylon Berlin* (from 2017). He has also directed films including *Breathing* (2011) and *Superwelt* (2015). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, filmportal.de.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *A Hidden Life* (2019), Fi1m 82, as Mayor of St. Radegund — [page](https://film.one/film/a-hidden-life.md) - *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014), Fi1m 86, as Wolf — [page](https://film.one/film/the-grand-budapest-hotel.md) ## Complete filmography (107) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Blood Countess* (2026), Acting - *You Believe in Angels, Mr. Drowak?* (2026), as Hugo Drowak - *Our Girls* (2025), as Dr. Maier - *Highly Explosive* (2025), as Viktor Knigge - *The Phoenician Scheme* (2025), as Hermit — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-phoenician-scheme.md) - *Interchange* (2024), Acting - *The Investigation* (2024), as Zeuge 26 - *Your Christmas or Mine 2* (2023), as Rudolf / Rudolf's Brother - *Verbotenes Begehren* (2023), series, as Sigmund Freud - *The Fox* (2023), as Josef Streitberger - *The Silence of the Donkeys* (2023), Jonas Horak, Director, Writer - *What You Can See from Here* (2022), as Optiker - *Resistance* (2020), as Charles Mangel - *The Final Problem* (2019), Jonas Horak, Director - *Nobadi* (2019), Director, Writer - *A Hidden Life* (2019), as Mayor of St. Radegund — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/a-hidden-life.md) - *A Rose in Winter* (2019), as Eugene Breitling - *How I Taught Myself to Be a Child* (2019), as Roman Silberstein - *Shillings from Heaven* (2018), as Michael Unterguggenberger - *Perfume* (2018), series, as Pedell - *Beat* (2018), series, as Dr. Brandt - *The Dark* (2018), as Josef Hofer - *Playmaker* (2018), as Wirt - *Murer: Anatomy of a Trial* (2018), as Simon Wiesenthal - *Mária Terézia* (2017), series, as Eugen of Savoy - *Babylon Berlin* (2017), series, as Samuel Katelbach - *End of the Season* (2017), as Dahlmann - *The King's Choice* (2016), as Curt Bräuer - *Fog in August* (2016), as Christian Lossa - *The Devil's Mistress* (2016), as Joseph Goebbels - *Me and Kaminski* (2015), as Twin - *The Mystery of Snow Queen* (2015), as Andersen - *Superworld* (2015), Director, Screenplay - *Influence* (2015), as Inspector Schreck - *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014), as Wolf — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-grand-budapest-hotel.md) - *Mord in den Dünen* (2013), as Dominik Hofer - *Measuring the World* (2012), as Lehrer Büttner - *Eastalgia* (2012), as Vladan - *Süskind* (2012), as Ferdinand Aus der Fünten - *Black Brown White* (2011), as Jimmy - *Breathing* (2011), Director, Screenplay - *Unknown* (2011), as Dr. Farge - *Mahler on the Couch* (2010), as Sigmund Freud - *Kennedy's Brain* (2010), as Mikael Rossberg - *Henri 4* (2010), as Coligny - *Nanga Parbat* (2010), as Karl Maria Herrligkoffer - *Die verrückte Welt der Ute Bock* (2010), as Fremdenpolizist - *Little Robbers* (2009), as Bank Director - *Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation* (2009), as Rolf (segment "Schieflage") - *Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book* (2009), as Alfred - *M/S Gustloff* (2008), series, as Korvettenkapitän Wilhelm Petri - *Franz Fuchs – A Patriot* (2007), as Franz Fuchs - *The Counterfeiters* (2007), as Sorowitsch - *Lutter* (2007), series, as Waller - *Mein Nestroy* (2007), as Johann Nepomuk Nestroy - *Daniel Käfer - Die Schattenuhr* (2006), as Huber Schlömmer - *Kronprinz Rudolf* (2006), series, as Bombelles - *Die ProSieben Märchenstunde* (2006), series, as Dr. Däumling - *Die Schrift des Freundes* (2005), as Jussuf - *Daniel Käfer - Die Villen der Frau Hürsch* (2005), as Hubert Schlömmer - *Mein Mörder* (2005), as Dr. Mannhart - *Vier Frauen und ein Todesfall* (2005), series, as Dr. Stefan Auinger - *Familie auf Bestellung* (2004), as Jürgen Platzer - *Dinner for Two* (2004), as Georges Haider - *Zuckeroma* (2004), as Anton Seeberg - *Annas Heimkehr* (2003), as Gregor Brunner - *Kommissarin Lucas* (2003), series, as Heinrich Braun - *Die Wasserfälle von Slunj* (2002), as Chwostik - *Andreas Hofer* (2002), as Erzherzog Karl - *Edel & Starck* (2002), series, as Lange - *Love Letters - Liebe per Nachnahme* (2001), as Karl Kunert - *All the Queen's Men* (2001), as Hauptsturmführer - *Blumen für Polt* (2001), as Rudi Riebl - *Lumpazivagabundus* (2001), as Zwirn - *Come, Sweet Death* (2000), as Jäger - *Trautmann* (2000), series, as Ludwig „Vickerl“ Stedronsky - *Hirnschal gegen Hitler* (2000), as Willi - *Born in Absurdistan* (1999), as Stefan Strohmayer - *All About Bob* (1999), as Herr Mack - *Die blaue Kanone* (1999), as Carlo Carnetti - *Und alles wegen Mama* (1999), as Rudnik - *Late Show* (1999), as Nowak - *Das Callgirl* (1999), as Professor Nadler - *MA 2412* (1998), series, as Herr Senatsrat - *Drei Herren* (1998), as Herr Ivo - *Hinterholz 8* (1998), as Jäger - *Trouville Beach* (1998), as Nachtkellner - *Kreuzfeuer* (1997), as Konrad - *Olivia - Ein Kinderschicksal bewegt die Welt* (1996), as Dr.Zim - *Stockinger* (1996), series, as District Inspector Ernst Stockinger - *Ein Anfang von etwas* (1995), as Schurl - *Auf Teufel komm raus* (1995), as Weghofer - *Inspector Rex* (1994), series, as Stockinger - *Mother's Day* (1994), as Conductor - *Half the World* (1993), as Taxifahrer - *India* (1993), as Kirchingerwirt - *Der unverwüstliche Geist der heiligen Liebe* (1993), Acting - *Das Grau des Himmels* (1993), as Concierge - *Wolffs Revier* (1992), series, as Hydrotectures Boss - *Hund und Katz* (1991), as Zeno - *Die Täuschung des Auges durch das Ohr* (1990), Acting - *Himmel oder Wienerstadt* (1990), Acting - *SOKO München* (1978), series, as Lorenz - *Polizeiruf 110* (1971), series, as Jens Baumann - *Scene of the Crime* (1970), series, as Fritz Keller, Peter Jensch - *Wittgenstein's Poker*, as Karl Popper (voice) - *Das Jagdgewehr*, Stage Director ## Gallery - ![Karl Markovics](https://film.one/media/person/318835/gallery-ea9b9869ab17.jpg) Karl Markovics — Thore Siebrands, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Karl_Markovics.jpg/1280px-Karl_Markovics.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Karl Markovics at the Austrian premiere of his movie Breathing at the Gartenbaukino in Vienna. (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/318835/gallery-97e71bce8288.jpg) Karl Markovics at the Austrian premiere of his movie Breathing at the Gartenbaukino in Vienna. (2011) — Manfred Werner - Tsui, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Atmen_Premiere_Wien_2011_b_Karl_Markovics.jpg/1280px-Atmen_Premiere_Wien_2011_b_Karl_Markovics.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Other awards — 3 won, 1 nominated - Austrian Film Award for Best Director 2012: Austrian Film Award for Best Director (won), for *Breathing* - Austrian Film Award for Best Screenplay 2012: Austrian Film Award for Best Screenplay (won), for *Breathing* - European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year 2011: European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year (nominated), for *Breathing* - Bavarian TV Awards 1995: Bavarian TV Awards (won), for *Inspector Rex* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. 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