Peter Benedict

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Peter Benedict
Born
Christian Riss

(1963-07-13) 13 July 1963 (age 60)
Chur, Grisons, Switzerland
NationalityAustrian
Alma materMozarteum University Salzburg
Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • writer
Years active1988–present
Parent(s)Walter Riss
Christa Rossenbach

Peter Benedict (born Christian Riss;[1] 13 July 1963) is an Austrian actor, director and writer.

Early life[edit]

Peter Benedict was born Christian Riss in Chur, Switzerland.[2] He is the only son of actors Walter Riss and Christa Rossenbach. He grew up in Berlin, Paris and Salzburg. Benedict studied drama and film directing at Mozarteum University Salzburg and at Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg.[3]

Career[edit]

Benedict began working in film and television productions under his birth name in the late 1980s. He wrote and directed the 1999 film Ende des Frühlings.[1] In 2000, he started his film career as an actor. His first role was in Dominik Graf's drama A Map of the Heart. Since then, Benedict has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including Fay Grim (2006), Yella (2007), Lusitania: Murder on the Atlantic (2007), Unschuldig (2008), Barbara (2012), The Team (2015), and The Young Karl Marx (2017).

From 2005 to 2016, he made regular appearances in the long-running crime drama Tatort. He was part of the main cast of the crime series Kommissarin Heller (2014–2019), where he portrayed the role of Burkhard Hinnrichs. From 2017 to 2020, Benedict appeared in the Netflix science fiction series Dark as Aleksander Tiedemann.[4] He played one of the lead roles, Robert von Bergen, in the 2018–2019 dramedy series Jenny – echt gerecht.

Personal life[edit]

Benedict is married and lives in Berlin and France.[1]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Ende des Frühlings – Writer/director; as Christian Riss
2002 A Map of the Heart Bernhard
2003 Angst Dramaturge
2004 Agnes and His Brothers Instructor
2006 A Mere Formality [de] Chef café
2006 Fay Grim Raul Picard
2007 Yella Dr. Friedrich's lawyer Oliver
2009 Germany 09 Prof. Ackermann Segment: "Krankes Haus"
2010 Three Boninger
2011 Synkope Mathias Short film
2011 If Not Us, Who? Publisher
2011 War Horse German officer
2012 Offroad Orloff
2012 Barbara Gerhard
2012 The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears
2012 360 x 240 Arndt Schweizer Short film
2013 Familienbande Father Short film
2014 Ascension Day Ausgelöscht
2016 A Cure for Wellness Constable
2017 The Young Karl Marx Friedrich Engels Sr.
2017 Godless Youth [de] Zach's lawyer
2020 Nahschuss Schreiber
2021 The Day Jesus Flew to Heaven Martin Schweiger

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Dr. Sommerfeld – Neues vom Bülowbogen Hannes Subinski Series 5, episode 8: "Zurückbleiben, bitte!"
2002 Friends of Friends [de] Frank Television film
2003 Two Days of Hope Meinert Television film
2003–10 Das Duo Robert Hindelang / René Altenberg / Claas Güstrow 3 episodes
2004 Der Mustervater – Allein unter Kindern Jan Michalczewski Television film
2004–18 SOKO Wismar Various characters 4 episodes
2004 SK Kölsch Andy Fuhrmann Series 6, episode 5: "Das Schweigen der Männer"
2004 Die Stunde der Offiziere Hans Otfried von Linstow Television film
2004–06 Im Namen des Gesetzes Jens Klein / Martin Schöne 2 episodes
2005 Dr. Sommerfeld – Alte Träume, neue Liebe Doctor Television film
2005–16 Tatort Various characters 12 episodes
2005 Wolffs Revier Adrian Grosser Series 13, episode 6: "Grenzgänger"
2005–15 Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei Gernod Soldan / Wulff / Frank Rickert 3 episodes
2005 Die letzte Schlacht Red Army colonel Television film
2005 Bettgeflüster & Babyglück Klaus Schuster Television film
2005 Kanzleramt Hecker 5 episodes
2005 Crazy Partners Lawyer Television film
2005 Nachtasyl Baron Television film
2005 The Bodyguard [de] Marc Baré Television film
2005 The Airlift [de] Secretary of State Acheson Television film
2005 Unsolved [de] Hagen Kruse Series 2, episode 7: "Der Duft der Angst"
2006 Eine Frage des Gewissens Raimund Kloeppel Television film
2006–18 SOKO Leipzig Various characters 4 episodes
2006 Familie Dr. Kleist Hannes Schenk Series 2, episode 10: "Am Abgrund"
2006 Die Cleveren Venerable director Stein Series 6, episode 5: "Kinder (Teil 1)"
2006 Blackout – Die Erinnerung ist tödlich [de] Mr Seifert 2 episodes
2006 Abschnitt 40 Andreas Scheffler Series 4, episode 8: "Schutzbehauptung"
2006 Stolberg Edgar Holtz Series 1, episode 4: "Du bist nicht allein"
2007–13 Polizeiruf 110 Udo Rascher / Schnitthelm / lawyer Walser 3 episodes
2007 Donna Roma Dr. Rigolio
2007 Dr. Psycho – Die Bösen, die Bullen, meine Frau und ich Lemmi Lehmann 2 episodes
2007 Der fremde Gast Policeman Television film
2007 Lusitania: Murder on the Atlantic Rudolf Lanz Television film
2007 Day of Disaster [de] Hannah's brother-in-law Television film
2007 Der Dicke Stefan Siemsen Series 2, episode 4: "Tisch und Bett"
2008 Die Anwälte Judge Bernd Klattner
2008 Mord mit Aussicht Christian Lahrscheid Series 1, episode 4: "Marienfeuer"
2008 Post Mortem Ruger Series 2, episode 4: "Treibgut"
2008 GSG 9 – Die Elite Einheit Erik Brahms 2 episodes
2008 Unschuldig Prosecutor Robert Schwenke 6 episodes
2008–15 SOKO Kitzbühel Julius Posch / Horst Wallner 2 episodes
2008 Das Geheimnis im Wald [de] Reinhard Lade Television film
2008 The Wall: The Final Days [de] Bertold Krieger Television film
2008 Die Bienen – Tödliche Bedrohung Detective Barocha Television film
2008 Unser Mann im Süden Vincente Morales Series 1, episode 4: "Feuer und Flamme"
2008–10 Küstenwache Jean-Pierre Jarron / Baudisch 2 episodes
2008 Die Heilerin 2 Dr. Thomas Fischer Television film
2008 Wilsberg Thomas Achtermann Series 1, episode 25: "Das Jubiläum"
2009 Bella Block Defence barrister 2 episodes: "Das Schweigen der Kommissarin"
2009 Die Wölfe Vernehmer Series 1, episode 2: "Zerbrochene Stadt"
2009–17 Notruf Hafenkante Jost / Alex Escher 2 episodes
2009 Claudia – Das Mädchen von Kasse 1 Victor Schroth Television film
2009 Mein Mann, seine Geliebte und ich Manne Television film
2009 Volcano [de] Prof. Dominic Merkt Television film
2009 Die Rosenheim-Cops Carlo Greisinger Series 9, episode 9: "Tödliche Gier"
2009 Flemming Florian Reissberg Series 1, episode 1: "Glanz in deinen Augen"
2010–18 SOKO Köln Horst Frede / Walther Fuchs / Rolf Tonndorf 3 episodes
2010 KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst Dr. Rudolph Amler Series 3, episode 5: "Schlaflos"
2010 Carlos Policeman Series 1, episode 2
2010 Tod einer Schülerin Prosecutor Manfred Wellmann Television film
2010 Donna Leon Prosecutor Rizoli Series 1, episode 16: "Lasset die Kinder zu mir kommen"
2010 Solange du schliefst Egbert Wilke Television film
2010 SOKO Stuttgart Frank Kragler Series 2, episode 8: "Sternstunden"
2010–19 SOKO Donau Dr. Ludwig Moser / Maximilian Nordberg / Richard Kofler 3 episodes
2011 Danni Lowinski Tim Sollmann Series 2, episode 4: "Träume"
2011 Der letzte Bulle Udo Bolt Series 2, episode 10: "Ich weiß von nichts"
2011 Bloch Peter Grohmer Series 1, episode 20: "Inschallah"
2011 The Man from Beijing [de] Tom Valfriedson Television film
2011 Stankowskis Millionen Chief of staff Hartinger Television film
2011 Rosa Roth Eckert Series 1, episode 29: "Bin ich tot?"
2012 Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall Lawyer Borg Series 1, episode 44: "In dieser Nacht"
2012 In aller Freundschaft Karsten Seidler Series 14, episode 30: "Eine Frage der Autorität"
2012 Letzte Spur Berlin Harald Hensing Series 1, episode 5: "Verhängnis"
2012 A Year After Tomorrow [de] Lehrert Television film
2012–16 Der Kriminalist Michael Reiter / Andreas Schlink 2 episodes
2013–16 Ein Fall für zwei Prosecutor Ruppert / Georg Zeitz 2 episodes
2013 Mantrailer – Spuren des Verbrechens Holger Strattmann Television film
2013 Du bist dran Armin Television film
2013 Herzensbrecher Peter Strack Series 1, episode 7: "Der Taufschein"
2013 Die letzte Instanz Television film
2014 Der Lehrer Bernd Klosterkämper Series 2, episode 5: "Wieder so ein fieser Vollmer-Trick"
2014 Zwei mitten im Leben Mr Schneider Television film
2014 Heldt Torben König Series 2, episode 7: "Letzte Runde"
2014–19 Kommissarin Heller Burkhard Hinnrichs
2014 Die Chefin Klaus Ladewig Series 4, episode 1: "Hinterhalt"
2014 Heiter bis tödlich: Hauptstadtrevier Nikolaus von Erlenbach Series 2, episode 13: "Fashion Victim"
2014 1864 Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel 2 episodes
2014 SOKO München Stefan Wieland Series 40, episode 7: "Böse"
2015 Tag der Wahrheit Götz Leppert Television film
2015 The Team Roland Arendt 5 episodes
2015 In aller Freundschaft – Die jungen Ärzte Georg Kästner Series 1, episode 6: "Nächstenliebe"
2015 Die kalte Wahrheit Mr Dombrowski Television film
2015 Wer Wind sät Dirk Eisenhut Television film
2015 Besser spät als nie Jens Television film
2015 Sense8 Clinic doctor Series 1, episode 11: "Just Turn the Wheel
and the Future Changes"
2016 Großstadtrevier Enzo Capus Series 29, episode 13: "Showdown im Revier"
2016 Ehepause Benno Wolf Television film
2017 Heiter bis tödlich: Morden im Norden Tjard Theißen Series 4, episode 8: "Tödliches Vertrauen"
2017 Romancing the Jungle Captain Luther Television film
2017 Ein Sommer in Prag Jannick Television film
2017 Lobbyistin Otto Falk
2017–20 Dark Aleksander Tiedemann
2018 Unter anderen Umständen Thomas Reuss Series 1, episode 14: "Das Geheimnis der Schwestern"
2018 Gladbeck
2018–19 Jenny – echt gerecht Robert von Bergen
2018 The Assassination [de] Andreas Niedeck
2018 Die Spezialisten – Im Namen der Opfer Armin Wencke Series 3, episode 4: "Der Verrat"
2019 Bettys Diagnose Uwe Möller Series 5, episode 21: "Liebeskummer"
2019 The Old Fox Hannes Maier Episode: "Schuld und Sühne"
2019 Das Quartett Riem
2020 Mein Tisch in der Provence – Ärztin wider Willen Franck Gilbert Television film
2020 Mein Tisch in der Provence – Schwestern Franck Gilbert Television film
2020 Kommissar Dupin Jodoc Luzel Episode: "Bretonisches Vermächtnis"
2020 Nord Nord Mord Peer Wilders Episode: "Sievers und die schlaflosen Nächte"

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Koruhn, Petra (17 January 2018). "Peter Benedict: „Ich nenne mich das Scheusal der Nation"". Hamburger Abendblatt. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Peter Benedict". Castupload. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Christian Riss". First Steps. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  4. ^ Thomas, Kaitlin (31 July 2020). "How Everyone in Netflix's Dark Is Connected". TV Guide. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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