Thomas Kretschmann

German actor Thomas Kretschmann came to the cinema from a big sport: in his youth he was professionally engaged in swimming. But at the age of 25, fate gave him the chance to connect life with creativity. The first roles on the screen played in German TV series, then lit up in European cinema, and since the early 2000s lives in the United States and actively shoots in the "dream factory." Paintings such as Roman Polanski's The Pianist, Bryan Singer's Operation Valkyrie, and Peter Jackson's King Kong are widely known.

Thomas was born on September 8, 1962, in Dessau, East Germany. He did not know his father (their meeting will happen only in 2006 and will not bring Thomas anything but disappointment). The boy was raised by his mother, who gave her son her surname. Kretschmann worked as the school's principal.

At the age of 6, Thomas became interested in swimming, and when the child was 10, his mother gave him to a sports boarding school in Halle, where his passion was put in a serious direction. Since then, according to the actor, his childhood and freedom have ended for him. To achieve success in sports, it was necessary to work hard.

The effort was not in vain. A few years later, the teenager was enrolled in the East German Olympic team, in which the young man won not only a number of awards and titles, but also broke records. Kretschmann graduated from school, entering the top three graduates. There was a professional career ahead, but Thomas suddenly began to have health problems.

Because of the pills he drank to increase the endurance of the body, began pain in the shoulders, the athlete even went off the distance of training at the most inopportune moment. Not wanting to let the team down and spend his whole life on steroids, the guy decided to end his career in 1979.

Leaving the sport, he stands at a crossroads: on the one hand, fascinates the desire to become a designer, on the other - does not leave the dream of childhood, cinema. As a child, Thomas reviewed all the films with idol Marlon Brando, over his bed even hung a poster of the film "King Kong" 1933. Deciding to follow the path of least resistance, the young man soon studied in acting school, where he was accepted almost instantly.

But to climb a notch up a not so easy was not so easy. When he was being examined at Ernst Bush Public School, Thomas was asked if he was willing to serve three years in the military instead of one and a half. Perfectly realizing that it was not a question, but a statement, the guy said: "Yes, of course." He went home and began to think about the plan to escape from the country.

The escape, which turned kretschmann's life and biography upside down, took a month. The guy came to Hungary on a tourist visa, from there he moved on foot to Yugoslavia. Here he received a German passport requested in advance and went to Austria, and from there he crossed the German border. Thomas was 21 years old by this time.

The first years in Berlin went to adaptation, arrangement, casual earnings. All this had to go through the young man before he began to study in acting school. And in 1987, Thomas was accepted into the Schiller Theatre, one of Berlin's dramatic theatres, which has been making history since the early 20th century. Subsequently, Kretschmann's talent was revealed on the stage of the Vienna Drama Theatre and Chamber Theatre in Hamburg.

Full debut on the screen (the first small role in the semi-legal film "Westerner" was in 1985) also did not take long to wait: Thomas began immediately with the main role, however, negative. The image of the 17-year-old killer in the TV series "Accomplice" (1989) earned him the "Wobbly Max Oph'ls Prize" award for Best Novice Actor.

Kretschmann's next major work was the war film "Stalingrad" (1993), in which the German proved himself as a deep dramatic actor. His character - the commander of an elite battalion, Lieutenant Hans von Witzland, loses in the crucial battle of World War II almost all fighters and dies himself.

After Thomas's success, other European directors are invited, thanks to which in the filmography of the actor appeared the pictures "The queen Margot" (France, 1994), "Walking in the Dark" (Italy, 1996), "Stendhal Syndrome" (Italy, 1996). During this period, the artist lives in France, Italy, periodically visited Berlin. But soon his home was another country - in the late 90's he goes to try his luck in America in the hope that Hollywood will open the doors in front of him.

Overseas, he is really lucky, in Los Angeles, Kretschmann meets Lena Rocklin - an agent for working with actors, who became a wife and a faithful assistant to Thomas, promoting his interests in the "dream factory." The debut picture was "Absolute Reality" in 1997.

The real popular artist made the military blockbuster "571" (2000) with Matthew McConaughey in the title role. Hollywood newcomer played the main villain - the German captain Gunther Wassner, opposing The American sailors. She cemented her success in Roman Polanski's Oscar-winning film The Pianist (2002), in which the actor once again immersed himself in the military theme, playing the role of Nazi officer Wilm Hosenfeld.

The following period is indeed marked by high-profile projects and bright roles: "Head in the Clouds" (2003), "Bunker" (2004), "Resident Evil 2: Apocalypse" (2004), Prophet (2007), "Operation Valkyrie" (2008) and others. The mansion on this list is Peter Jackson's painting "King Kong" - a remake of 1933, the same one that Thomas dreamed of as a child.

The German actor also worked with Russian directors: in 2008 he starred in Timur Bekmambetov's film "Specially Dangerous" (Wanted), where he played the role of the killer Cross. And in 2013 he participated in the filming of the military drama "Stalingrad" by Fyodor Bondarchuk.

In 2015, four films with Kretschmann were released: "Agent 47," "Avengers: Age of Ultron," "The Man in the Box," "The Emperor." One of the actor's fresh works is the adventure drama "The Jungle", in which the German plays the title role alongside Potterian star Daniel Radcliffe. The film is based on real events and tells the story of an amazing story of survival.

Lena Rocklin became Thomas' first civilian wife. The couple bought a house in the Hollywood Hills, where once lived a star couple - Cher and Sonny Bono. Soon there was the eldest son of Lena and Thomas - Nicholas (1998), then daughter Stella (1999). In 2002, the youngest son - Alexander was born. But even the children could not save the marriage: the couple broke up after 12 years together.

After her divorce from Lena, the artist dated the former Miss Germany and Miss Europe Sharmin Sharivar, a model of Iranian origin. Now Thomas is dating model Brittany Rice. In his personal life, the German actor adheres to one principle - no stamp in the passport.

2018 was marked by the release of a new painting by Kretschmann - "To roll into the asphalt." Today the actor is in great demand. His life takes place in endless trips between Los Angeles and Berlin, shoots 4-6 films a year, duplicates animated films.

In addition, the star - a secular character and a regular of cinematic get-togethers. He takes pictures of world brands. And he still embodied his passion for design by creating his own line of jeans.

1993 - "Stalingrad"

1996 - Stendhal Syndrome

1997 - "Prince Valiant"

2000 - "Yu-571"

2002 - The Pianist

2004 - Bunker

2004 - "Resident Evil 2: Apocalypse"

2005 - King Kong

2007 - "The Prophet"

2008 - "Operation Valkyrie"

2009 - "Young Victoria"

2014 - "Dream League"

2015 - "Avengers: Age of Ultron"

2017 - "The Jungle"

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