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name: "Lars Rudolph"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 August 1966"
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# Lars Rudolph

Actor. Born 18 August 1966 in Wittmund, Germany.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 August 1966, Wittmund, Germany

## Biography

Lars Rudolph is a German actor and musician. Born on 18 August 1966 in Wittmund, he began his career as a musician, performing in several bands before studying music and taking acting courses. He made his film debut in the mid-1990s and gained early recognition for his work in independent productions.

Rudolph is known for roles including Mr Kruse in *Run Lola Run* (1998), János Valuska in *Werckmeister Harmonies* (2000), and appearances in *The Edge of Heaven* (2007), *Soul Kitchen* (2009), *Look Who's Back* (2015) and *Alone in Berlin* (2016). He won the Max-Ophüls-Preis for best newcomer in 1997 and has appeared in more than ninety films since 1984. He has also worked as a composer.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Run Lola Run* (1998), Fi1m 82, as Mr. Kruse — [page](https://film.one/film/run-lola-run.md)

## Also known for

- *Look Who's Back* (2015), Shop Owner
- *Soul Kitchen* (2009)
- *Alone in Berlin* (2016), Enno Kluge
- *Werckmeister Harmonies* (2001), János Valuska
- *The Edge of Heaven* (2007), Mr. Obermüller
- *Buffalo Soldiers* (2002), Courier
- *Luther* (2003), Philip Melanchton
- *The Trixxer* (2004), Smeerlap

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