Ulrich Tukur
A confident performer who crosses the boundaries between film and theatre, revue and music
Ulrich Tukur (born 29.7.1957) is one of the best-known and multiple award-winning German theatre and film actors. His great passion is also the music of the early 1920s to the late 1940s, he performs in musicals and revue shows and founded the dance band "Die Rhythmus Boys" in 1995. He made his film debut while still at the Stuttgart Drama School: in "Die Weiße Rose" (1982) he played the resistance fighter Willi Graf. His portrayal of RAF terrorist Andreas Baader in "Stammheim" attracted great attention. For his performance in the Stasi drama "Das Leben der Anderen" (2006) he was awarded the German Film Prize for "Best Supporting Actor". Tukur switches between comedy and drama with aplomb and seemingly effortlessly, while embodying one of the most unusual TV investigators as "Tatort" commissioner Felix Murot.