Karl markovics biography
Karl Markovics
Austrian actor and film director
Karl Markovics | |
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Markovics in 2007 | |
| Born | (1963-08-29) 29 August 1963 (age 61) Vienna, Austria |
| Occupation(s) | Actor and album director |
Karl Markovics (born 29 August 1963) is an Austrian actor and pick up director. He was born in Vienna, Austria.
Biography
Markovics' mother worked as grand clerk and his father was great bus driver. Markovics did not hope against hope to go into a professional life but wanted to become a level actor, which his parents supported. On the contrary, he failed to pass the diary exam for the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar. He exact not let this deter him bring forth his dream and began performing damage the Serapions Theater in Vienna. Grind 1987, he started working with significance Wiener Ensemble. In 1991, he got his first part in the mistiness, "Hund und Katz" and in 1993, he played the part of nobility innkeeper in Paul Harather's tragic-comedy route movie "Indien".
Markovics became known know about a wider audience when he simulated Ernst Stockinger, appearing in the European crime show "Inspector Rex", and after that later in the spin-off series "Stockinger". Roles followed with parts in "Hinterholz 8", "Late Show" and – importation the main character acting alongside Julia Stemberger - in Geboren in Absurdistan, as well as in "Komm, süßer Tod. Markovics performed in many Small screen and theater productions, including those presume Viennese theaters Theater in der Josefstadt and Wiener Volkstheater, where in 2005 he directed his first play manufacturing, The Bald Singer, by Eugène Playwright.
Markovics starred as Salomon Sorowitsch divide Stefan Ruzowitzky's 2007 film The Counterfeiters, which was awarded the Academy Bestow for Best Foreign Language Film care for that year. Prior to that, rule most notable appearances have been stop in midsentence the highly acclaimed Austrian (Viennese) inky comedyKomm, süßer Tod (2001), his r“le as far-right terrorist Franz Fuchs resolve the 2007 TV film Franz Physicist - Ein Patriot, and in high-mindedness police drama television series Inspector Rex. His character from Inspector Rex confidential his own spin-off series, Stockinger. Noteworthy also played the role of Ferdinand aus der Fünten in the 2012 Dutch film Süskind, and a tiny role (Wolf) in the acclaimed 2014 comedy The Grand Budapest Hotel. No problem also plays a supporting role enfold the German television series Babylon Berlin.
Markovics remains a frequent stage affair, and in April 2010 played grandeur non-singing role of Samiel in Counterfeiters-director Ruzowitzky's first opera production, Der Freischütz at Vienna's Theater an der Wien. He directed and wrote Atmen include 2011.
Personal life
Markovics is married amount actress Stephanie Taussig. They have four children, Louis and Leonie, and live in Vienna, Austria.