Andreas Seifert
Biography
Andreas Seifert (born May 31, 1959, in Gelsenkirchen) is a German theater, film, and television actor. After completing his acting studies from 1982 to 1986 at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media, Seifert began his stage career at the Staatstheater Stuttgart. There, he played lead roles in productions such as *Linie 1* and *Baal*, among others. From 1987 onwards, he was engaged at the Schauspiel Frankfurt, where he appeared in productions such as *Die Wupper*, *Michael Kramer*, *Die Reichsgründer*, and *Long Day's Journey into Night*. In 1990, he played the Fool in *King Lear* alongside Marianne Hoppe. Subsequent theater engagements took him to venues including the Schauspiel Bonn and the Volkstheater Wien. Since 2007, Seifert has been a member of the ensemble at the Berliner Ensemble, where he has performed in numerous roles, including those of Hitler, Eichmann, and Veit Tümpel. During this time, he collaborated with directors such as Heiner Müller and Claus Peymann. In addition to his theater work, Seifert has appeared regularly before the camera since the 1990s. He played an early cinematic role as the Mars Troop Commander in *(T)Raumschiff Surprise – Periode 1*.
Known For & Full Filmography7 Titles
Movie - 2004, 2h 15m • as Mars Troops Commander
Hundreds of years after humans have settled on Mars, Regulator Rogul and Lord Jens Maul, lead a force of Martians to Earth in order to conquer the planet. Queen Metaphor looks to the gay heroes aboard the spaceship Surprise -- Captain Kork, Mr. Spuck, and first engineer Schrotty -- for help.
Movie - 2009, 2h 15m • as dienstältester Praktikant
After a few years working like intern, Till, eventually becomes head of his own company, job counseling for young trainees. In turn, comes Sydelia, left-wing activist, idealist and combative. Their paths will soon cross youth. She is determined to start it the capitalist world in which we now live in a revolutionary way. But really, two people so different can be attracted?
Movie - 2003, 2h 15m • as Bauleiter
The world is full of miracles, especially during the shimmering heat of a seaside summer. While vacationing on the Baltic Sea coast, an unusually deep friendship blossoms between eleven-year-old Dole and Hermann, a man in his mid-forties. Standing on the threshold of adolescence, the girl rebels against her mother’s plans to move in with a new boyfriend, knowing full well that she has no desire to grow up. It all seems too complicated, requiring too many compromises. Hermann, a gentle family man who has never lost touch with his inner child, fires Dole’s imagination with his fantastical tales, while she brings color to his monotonous life. The two get along famously. A profound bond of kindred spirits develops between them, a love that endures beyond the holiday. Yet, back in their everyday lives, those around them are far from understanding. Without hesitation, they decide to run away together—back to the sea, the place where their fragile happiness truly belongs.
Movie - 2001, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A perfectly dressed salesperson for upscale women's underwear is waiting for his next customer. A rather strange gentleman comes in and starts browsing the lingerie displays. He slides the thongs through his dirty fingers, satisfaction evident on his face. The salesman is suspicious but tries to remain politely in the background. What does the man want? Women's thongs? Hardly likely. The seller takes action...
Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Germany, 1967. Ruby & Martin, a young couple, are rehearsing their uprising. The price is high: expulsion from school, parental violence, and ultimately institutionalization. But they are ready to take on the cause of love.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Mr. Bock
ZONE is a melodrama about a girl with paranormal abilities who fights against a system that tries to calculate and completely record people in a hermetically sealed area. In a time torn from chronology the rebel sets off with a bundle of hope in search of counterspaces and a life that feels like her own. Time and space collapse into each other. A country can be experienced through the pain, sadness and desire of its inhabitants.
Movie - 2006, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A collection of gay short films. The 8 short films are: Last Full Show (2005); An Eye for an Eye (2004); Build (2004); Gold (2005); Tell Me [Dis-moi] (2005); Lonely 15 (2004); Dessous (2000); Night Swimming (2005).