Portrait of August Zirner

Acting

August Zirner

Career

Active from 1979 to 2026, with up to 6 main titles a year.

Leading roles
64
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Counterfeiters
The Counterfeiters
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
August Zirner Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.6, average 4.8
  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.1
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • German Cinema 6
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Character Study 4
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Family Drama 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • German History 3
  • Forbidden Love 2
  • Corporate Intrigue 2
  • Psychological Suspense 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

169
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

12 titles · average score 64
A Fading Man
A Fading Man (2026)

as Bernd

Herrhausen: The Banker and the Bomb
Herrhausen: The Banker and the Bomb (2024)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Christians

Endlich Witwer - Griechische Odyssee
Endlich Witwer - Griechische Odyssee (2024)

as Sokrates

A Whole Life
A Whole Life (2023)
GoodWatch score 70

as Andreas Egger (58-80)

Head Over Heels
Head Over Heels (2023)

as Vater

The Silent Forest
The Silent Forest (2022)
GoodWatch score 56

as Gustav Dallmann

Requiem für einen Freund
Requiem für einen Freund (2021)

as Sebastian Marquardt

Schlafschafe
Schlafschafe (2021)

TV show · as Rüdiger Borst

Doktor Ballouz
Doktor Ballouz (2021)

TV show · as Mr. Lampert

Die Unschuldsvermutung
Die Unschuldsvermutung (2021)

as Christoph Winterblum

Risks + Side Effects
Risks + Side Effects (2021)

as Arzt

Girl Meets Boy
Girl Meets Boy (2020)

as Anwalt

2010s

44 titles · average score 60
Wackersdorf
Wackersdorf (2018)
GoodWatch score 67

as Innenminister

What Doesn't Kill Us
What Doesn't Kill Us (2018)
GoodWatch score 74

as Maximilian

Was ich von dir weiß
Was ich von dir weiß (2017)

as Georg Seveking

Was im Leben zählt
Was im Leben zählt (2016)

as Achim

Meine Frau, ihr Traummann und ich
Meine Frau, ihr Traummann und ich (2014)

as Stefan

Clara Immerwahr
Clara Immerwahr (2014)

as Philipp Immerwahr

Die Flut ist pünktlich
Die Flut ist pünktlich (2013)

as Alexander Halbach

The Dead and the Living
The Dead and the Living (2012)

as Lenzi Weiss, Sitas Vater

Homecoming
Homecoming (2012)

as August Staudenmeyer

Meine Schwester
Meine Schwester (2011)

as Franz Graumann

Die Hebamme - Auf Leben und Tod
Die Hebamme - Auf Leben und Tod (2010)

as Medizinalrat Jakob Aigner

The Last 30 Years
The Last 30 Years (2010)

as Oskar Landrock 2006

2000s

60 titles · average score 60
Ein Dorf sieht Mord
Ein Dorf sieht Mord (2009)

as Martin Selig

Der Hochzeitswalzer
Der Hochzeitswalzer (2008)

as Björn Larsson

The Counterfeiters
The Counterfeiters (2007)
GoodWatch score 81

as Dr. Klinger

Rage
Rage (2006)
GoodWatch score 65

as Simon Laub

Leo
Leo (2006)

as Martin Dargatz

Speer & Hitler: The Devil's Architect
Speer & Hitler: The Devil's Architect (2005)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Dr. Gustave M. Gilbert

The Tube
The Tube (2005)

as Manfred Grabowski, Oberstaatsanwalt

Tara Road
Tara Road (2005)
GoodWatch score 51

as Greg

Und Tschüss, Ihr Lieben
Und Tschüss, Ihr Lieben (2003)

as Claus Ruhland

Gebürtig
Gebürtig (2002)
GoodWatch score 52

as Danny Demant

Mostly Martha
Mostly Martha (2001)
GoodWatch score 77

as Martha´s Therapist

Kissing My Sister
Kissing My Sister (2000)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jan Lomberg

1990s

37 titles · average score 64
Annaluise & Anton
Annaluise & Anton (1999)
GoodWatch score 71

as Richard Pogge

Suzie Washington
Suzie Washington (1998)

as Herbert Korn

Winter Child
Winter Child (1997)

as Michael

Hannah
Hannah (1996)

as Wolfgang Heck

Talk of the Town
Talk of the Town (1995)
GoodWatch score 63

as Erik Kirsch

Risiko Null – Der Tod steht auf dem Speiseplan
Risiko Null – Der Tod steht auf dem Speiseplan (1995)

as Moritz Nestler

Inspector Rex
Inspector Rex (1994)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Michael Fuchs

Du bringst mich noch um
Du bringst mich noch um (1994)

as Simon Halm

Voyager
Voyager (1991)
GoodWatch score 61

as Joachim Hencke

Forever Young
Forever Young (1991)

as Tomy

Café Europa
Café Europa (1990)

as Yobo

True Love
True Love (1990)

as Karl

1980s

10 titles · average score 60
Money
Money (1989)

as Lothar Fuchs

Pizza Express
Pizza Express (1988)

as Nick

Felix
Felix (1988)

as Luci's Husband

Schlange, Herz und Pantherkopf
Schlange, Herz und Pantherkopf (1987)

as Henri Glücklicher

Summer in Lesmona
Summer in Lesmona (1987)

TV show · as Egon Graf Pappenheim

Now or Never
Now or Never (1986)

as Paul

Tapetenwechsel
Tapetenwechsel (1984)

as Wolfgang

Der Mann, der keine Autos mochte
Der Mann, der keine Autos mochte (1984)

TV show

Die Aufgabe des Dr. med. Graefe
Die Aufgabe des Dr. med. Graefe (1982)

as Joost Weigant

A Case For Two
A Case For Two (1981)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Damaschke / Dr. Werner Batschke

1970s

5 titles · average score 62
Kur in Travemünde
Kur in Travemünde (1979)

as Hartwig Angenendt

SOKO München
SOKO München (1978)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Georg Radek

The Old Fox
The Old Fox (1977)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Werner Thiele

Am Wege
Am Wege (1975)

as Bentzen

Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime (1970)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Joseph Pieringer / Rainer Benzinger

1950s

1 title
Stahlnetz
Stahlnetz (1958)

TV show · as Joachim Quandt