Frank Giering
Born
November 23, 1971
Died
June 23, 2010 (38 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Magdeburg, Germany
Born and raised in Magdeburg (Germany), Frank Giering gained first stage experience as a background actor at the former known "Maxim-Gorki" theatre Magdeburg". During this time the desire arose to become an actor even though he said at a later time, that this desire was mainly animated due to his hunger to get visible and noticed combined with the unrealistic belief to get more interesting for the womankind.
Nevertheless he started his studies at the "Westfälischen Schauspielschule Bochum" (Germany) but changed short time after to the "Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen" (HFF) in Potsdam Babelsberg (Germany). But again he felt quite uncomfortable with the education methods. Some exercises led him to his physical and mental limits. Furthermore he failed on his teacher's demands to "fill up the space of the theatre". As he realized that he clenched more and more as soon as he got instructions to "give more" or to become "louder" he decided to break off. In front of the film camera - he was able to live out his own belief of acting which was the opposite of the requirements at school. He loved to reduce and to express feelings solely by glances and a minimum of gestures and facial expression. According to his teachers in the theatre he was only able to catch the first row. But now he met the facility - not to gain the last rows by broaden himself - but to bring them closer using the camera. At last he felt like coming home. With his first role he gained the attention of the Austrian director Michael Haneke, who cast him for two of his productions. After the Kafka adaption The Castle (1997), Giering starred the cine film Funny Games (1997). With the figure of the sadistic murderer he became popular over night.
The final breakthrough followed 1999 with his performance as Floyd in Gigantic (1999) by Sebastian Schipper, a small but particular film about friendship, longing and farewell and a very last but magic night in Hamburg. For a short time he was announced as one of the promising up-and-coming actors of Germany. Comparisons were drawn with James Dean, much less due to similarities in visual nature but due to an aura of "lostness" and lonesomeness which both actors surrounded.
Frank Giering died on 23th of June 2010. The official cause of dead is given by multiple organ failure due to an acute bilious colic. On 9th of July 2010 he was buried at the "Neustädter Friedhof" in Magdeburg (Germany).
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Known For
Jerry Cotton
Receptionist
2010
Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten
Hans Sittler
2010
Keine Angst
Thomas
2009
Lasko – Die Faust Gottes
Thomas Schaller · (1 episode)
2009
Der Tote in der Mauer
Kommissar Klaus Wendt
2008
Esperanza
Franz
2008
Ihr Auftrag, Pater Castell
Oberst Sprüngli · (1 episode)
2008
Free to Leave
Thomas Hudetz
2007
Der Kriminalist
Kommissar Henry Weber · (38 episodes)
2006
Tod einer Freundin
Dieter Wittmann
2006
Black Sheep
Doorman #1 of KitKat-Club
2006
A Pirate's Heart
Jan Broderson
2006
Die ProSieben Märchenstunde
Prinz Hohlholm von Sülzenstein · (1 episode)
2006
Thadeusz
self · (1 episode)
2005
Die Spielerin
Dietrich Schröder
2005
Erinnere dich, wenn du kannst
Tom Walden
2005
Die Rosenzüchterin
Alan Shaye
2004
Die Kirschenkönigin
Colonel Stone · (3 episodes)
2004
Großglocknerliebe
Uwe Ringelmann
2004
Nightsongs
Junger Mann
2004
Klassentreffen
Stüze
2004
Anatomy 2
Sven
2003
Dirty Sky
Philosoph
2003
ZIBB
Self · (1 episode)
2003
A Birthday to Remember
Paul
2003
Der Mörder ist unter uns
Kai Wegner
2003
Dienstreise - Was für eine Nacht
Rudi
2003
Gangster
Vincent
2002
Baader
Andreas Baader
2002
Im Visier der Zielfahnder
Norman Bleich · (1 episode)
2002
Hannas Baby
Junger Mann
2002
Sachsen-Anhalt heute
Self · (1 episode)
2001
Clowns
Nick
2001
SOKO Leipzig
Dr. Fischer · (1 episode)
2001
Ein mörderischer Plan
Psychopath Mark Stettner
2001
Marmor, Stein & Eisen
Nicki
2000
Der Himmel kann warten
Alex Feldkamp
2000
Die Aufschneider
Nick
2000
Der Gerechte Richter
Jan
2000
Gran Paradiso
Edwin
2000
Koschwitz
Self · (1 episode)
2000
Kaliber Deluxe
Rochus
2000
Ebene 9
Gregor
2000
Gigantic
Floyd
1999
Volle Kanne
Self · (1 episode)
1999
Und alles wegen Mama
Benny Zucker
1999
Love Your Female Neighbor!
Locke
1998
Siska
Sven Gardener · (1 episode)
1998
Love Scenes from Planet Earth
Henrik Jr.
1998
Caipiranha - Vorsicht, bissiger Nachbar!
Frank Wolters
1998
Der letzte Zeuge
Helmut Kluge · (1 episode)
1998
Opera ball
Jörg Blahacek 'Ingenieur'
1998
Opernball
Jörg Blahacek, Ingenieur · (2 episodes)
1998
Die Cleveren
Siegfried Schwender · (1 episode)
1998
Hundert Jahre Brecht
1998
Die Ulla Kock am Brink Show
Self · (1 episode)
1998
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Self · (1 episode)
1998
Sentimental Education
Minaichmis
1998
Die Kids von Berlin
Alexander Bürkel · (1 episode)
1997
The Castle
Artur
1997
Funny Games
Peter
1997
Sophie – Schlauer als die Polizei erlaubt
Philipp Armbruster · (14 episodes)
1997
Here from Four
Self · (1 episode)
1997
Die Halbstarken
Günther
1996
Wolkenstein
Stefan Zeranski · (1 episode)
1996
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
Hans-Joachim Schneider · (1 episode)
1996
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
Ziegler · (1 episode)
1996
Zwei Brüder
Joseph Herzfeld · (1 episode)
1994
Rosa Roth
Wolf Gotschlich · (1 episode)
1994
Der König
Jens Wohlbrück · (1 episode)
1994
Ein starkes Team
Ulrich Baring · (1 episode)
1994
Brisant
Self · (1 episode)
1994
Auf eigene Gefahr
(1 episode)
1993
Wolffs Revier
Stefan Träger · (1 episode)
1992
Morgenmagazin
self · (1 episode)
1992
Riverboat
Self · (1 episode)
1992
Nachtcafé
Self · (1 episode)
1987
A Case For Two
Rolf Fürst · (1 episode)
1981
A Case For Two
Albert Becker · (1 episode)
1981
NDR Talk Show
Self · (1 episode)
1979
Der Alte
Joachim Horst · (1 episode)
1977
Polizeiruf 110
(1 episode)
1971
Polizeiruf 110
Gregor Karolewski · (1 episode)
1971
Polizeiruf 110
Louis · (1 episode)
1971
Scene of the Crime
Herr Heymann · (1 episode)
1970
Scene of the Crime
Markus Engel · (1 episode)
1970
Deutscher Filmpreis
Self · (1 episode)
1951