Dennis Gansel
Directing

Dennis Gansel

October 4, 1973 (52 years old) Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany

Biography

Dennis Gansel (born 4 October 1973) is a German film director, writer and actor.

Gansel was born in 1973 in Hanover, Germany. He grew up in East Berlin and started making films when he was 17. Gansel worked in the festivals for film and television and with disabled people. During this time, he prepared himself for film school. He studied at Munich Film School HFF where he studied for 5 years. Gansel is best known for directing The Wave and his following project; the vampire film We Are The Night, which starred Karoline Herfurth, Nina Hoss, Jennifer Ulrich, Anna Fischer and Max Riemelt.

Other than directing, Gansel has also tried acting. He has had several small roles in his own movies as wells as others.

Gansel frequently casts Max Riemelt in his films and frequently works with editor Jochen Retter and composer/musician Heiko Maile. His favourite director is Sydney Pollack.

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Known For

Grimme Award

1964 • TV

German Film Award

1951 • TV

Bavarian Film Awards

1979 • TV

The Wave

The Wave

2008 • Movie

Sarah Kuttner – Die Show

2004 • TV

Before the Fall

Before the Fall

2004 • Movie

Movie Credits (23)

Acting

2008

The Wave

as Martin

2004

Before the Fall

2009

Men in the City

as Lars

2011

Room 205 of Fear

as Psychiatrist

Crew

2008

The Wave

Director

2001

Girls on Top

Director

2004

Before the Fall

Director

2000

Das Phantom

Director

2010

We Are the Night

Director

2010

We Are the Night

Writer

2012

The Fourth State

Writer

2012

The Fourth State

Director

Grim Night

Director

2019

Berlin, I Love You

Director

TV Credits (7)

Acting

1964

Grimme Award

as Self

1 episodes

1951

German Film Award

as Self

1 episodes

1979

Bavarian Film Awards

as Self

1 episodes

2004

Sarah Kuttner – Die Show

as self - guest

1 episodes

Crew

2019

We Are the Wave

Executive Producer

2018

Das Boot

Director

2019

We Are the Wave

Creator

Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
October 4, 1973 (52 years old)
Place of Birth
Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Popularity
1.2

Career Stats

23
Movies
7
TV Shows