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Kai Wiesinger
Hannover, Germany
Kai Wiesinger (born April 16, 1966, in Hanover) is a German actor, director, screenwriter, and voice actor for dubbing and audio dramas. He rose to fame in 1992 with the comedy fi…
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Kai Wiesinger (born April 16, 1966, in Hanover) is a German actor, director, screenwriter, and voice actor for dubbing and audio dramas. He rose to fame in 1992 with the comedy film *Kleine Haie*. Wiesinger made his television debut in the late 1980s on the ZDF program *Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst*. He achieved his breakthrough in 1992 with the lead role in *Kleine Haie*, for which he—alongside Jürgen Vogel and Gedeon Burkhard—received the Bavarian Film Award. In the years that followed, Wiesinger starred in numerous successful German films, including *Der bewegte Mann*, *Frauen sind was Wunderbares*, and *Stadtgespräch*. He also appeared regularly in historical and dramatic productions, such as *Comedian Harmonists*, *14 Tage lebenslänglich*, and *Nichts als die Wahrheit*, starring alongside Götz George. Wiesinger also took on numerous lead roles in television productions, including *Dresden*, *Die Gustloff*, and the series *Die Anwälte*. In 2014, he portrayed former Federal President Christian Wulff in the TV movie *Der Rücktritt*, for which he received the Bavarian Television Award. Since 2015, he has starred—alongside his partner, Bettina Zimmermann—in the self-developed web series *Der Lack ist ab*, which he also directed. Since 2022, he has also been seen in the title role of the crime series *Dr. Hoffmann*. In addition to his work in front of the camera, Kai Wiesinger is active as a voice actor for dubbing and audio dramas. Among other roles, he voiced a character in the animated film *Das große Krabbeln* (the German dub of *A Bug's Life*) and appeared alongside his then-wife, Chantal de Freitas, in the audio drama series *Bibi Blocksberg*.
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- 2023
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2023
Das 1% Quiz – Wie clever ist Deutschland?
TV show Self
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2023
Familie Anders
TV show Mario Kortner
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2022
Du sollst hören
Movie Prof. Dr. Theo Rotschild
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2022
Dr. Hoffmann - Die russische Spende
Movie Dr. Felix Hoffmann
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2022
Studio 3 - Live aus Babelsberg
TV show Self
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2021
Horst Lichters Traumrouten
TV show Self
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2021
The Last Execution
Movie Wagner
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2021
Der Herr des Waldes
Movie Peter Lausch
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2020
Takeover
Movie Hubertus
- 2019
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2018
Linda Zervakis: Alles auf Anfang
TV show Self
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2018
Genial daneben - Das Quiz
TV show Self
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2017
Abendshow
TV show Self
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2017
Lucky Loser
Movie Thomas
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2017
Die Konfirmation
Movie Simon
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2016
Gut zu Vögeln
Movie Tillmann
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2015
Wer weiß denn sowas?
TV show Self
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2015
Der Lack ist ab
TV show Tom
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2014
Der Rücktritt
Movie Christian Wulff
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2014
MDR um 4
TV show Self
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2013
Der Tote im Eis
Movie Mark Kress
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2012
Mit geradem Rücken
Movie Jakob Braunstein
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2012
The Hunt for the Amber Room
Movie Eik Meiers
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2012
Im Leben von …
TV show Self
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2012
Flirtcamp
Movie Dr. Hans-Joachim Kapenheuer
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2011
Wunderkinder
Movie Max Reich
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2011
Frühling
TV show Walter Liebherr
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2011
Residual Risk
Movie Werksleiter Wessel
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2010
Spear of Destiny
Movie Eik Meiers
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2010
Until Nothing Remains
Movie Dr. Gerd Ruppert
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2010
Gier
TV show Alfi Baumer
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2009
Der gestiefelte Kater
Movie König Otto
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2009
Liebling, weck die Hühner auf
Movie Lorenz Thiel
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2008
Unschuld
Movie Alexander
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2008
Markus Lanz
TV show Self
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2008
The Reason Why
Movie Jan Haigerer
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2008
M/S Gustloff
TV show Kapitän Hellmuth Kehding
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2008
Die Anwälte
TV show Sebastian Britten
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2007
Liebe nach Rezept
Movie Michael Fürstenberg
