Thomas Kretschman is a German actor best known for playing the roles of Lieutenant Hans von Witzland in the film Stalingrad, Hauptmann Wilm Hosenfeld in the film The Pianist, Hermann Fegelein in the film Bunker, and Captain Englehorn in the movie King Kong.
Thomas Kretschman biography and personal life
Thomas Kretschmann was born on September 8, 1962 in the city of Dessau (Saxony-Anhalt in Germany). By origin and nationality: German. The actor has dark blond hair color, height 180 cm, eye color - blue. In addition to German with Saxon, Thomas Kretschman is fluent in English and French. He is athletically complex, rides a horse well, has been engaged in scuba diving for a long time.
Living in East Germany, at the age of 19, Thomas Kretschmann tried with a passport and a small amount of money to cross the border of the country, having fled to West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany). The escape failed, but Kretschman managed to seriously frostbite his fingers.
What is known about the actor’s family? Thomas Kretschman was married to Lena Roklin. The marriage did not work out and, subsequently, in 2009, the couple terminated their relationship. Thomas left three children from the marriage: son Nicholas born in 1998, son Alexander born in 2002 and daughter Stella born in 1999.
Creation
Thomas Kretschman has made such a successful career in supporting roles that it actually surpasses the career of most leading actors.
So, in secondary roles, Kretschman appeared in more than twenty films, including such as: in 2014 in the action movie "Plastic" as the character of Marcel, in 2013 in the movie "Stalingrad", where Thomas plays captain Peter Kahn and in 2011 year in the role of Fraser in the movie "Big Shot".
Famous films featuring Thomas Kretschman undoubtedly include such films as: Stendhal Syndrome, Absolute Reality, Celestine Prophecies, Walking in the Dark, Queen Margot, Warrior's Heart, Trans-Siberian Express, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Prophet, Operation Valkyrie, Conquering King, Dream League, Jungle, etc.
His most commercially successful project to date is the well-known, famous action movie "King Kong" of 2005 shooting, which brought in the box office $ 218 million.
It must be replaced that Thomas Kretschman never got into the spotlight of the media: he was featured on the covers of only two magazines, was interviewed in a little more than one publication and presented in one journal article.
