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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Jerry Cotton
Character:Receptionist
Release Date:11/03/2010
Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten
Character:Hans Sittler
Release Date:02/01/2010
Keine Angst
Character:Thomas
Release Date:15/09/2009
Der Tote in der Mauer
Character:Kommissar Klaus Wendt
Release Date:17/11/2008
Esperanza
Character:Franz
Release Date:29/05/2008
Free to Leave
Character:Thomas Hudetz
Release Date:01/01/2007
Tod einer Freundin
Character:Dieter Wittmann
Release Date:27/11/2006
Black Sheep
Character:Doorman #1 of KitKat-Club
Release Date:25/10/2006
A Pirate's Heart
Character:Jan Broderson
Release Date:15/04/2006
Die Spielerin
Character:Dietrich Schröder
Release Date:17/06/2005
Erinnere dich, wenn du kannst
Character:Tom Walden
Release Date:16/02/2005
Die Rosenzüchterin
Character:Alan Shaye
Release Date:07/11/2004
Großglocknerliebe
Character:Uwe Ringelmann
Release Date:04/06/2004
Nightsongs
Character:Junger Mann
Release Date:11/02/2004
Klassentreffen
Character:Stüze
Release Date:28/01/2004
Anatomy 2
Character:Sven
Release Date:23/11/2003
Dirty Sky
Character:Philosoph
Release Date:10/11/2003
A Birthday to Remember
Character:Paul
Release Date:01/07/2003
Der Mörder ist unter uns
Character:Kai Wegner
Release Date:14/04/2003
Dienstreise - Was für eine Nacht
Character:Rudi
Release Date:17/03/2003
Gangster
Character:Vincent
Release Date:20/12/2002
Baader
Character:Andreas Baader
Release Date:10/11/2002
Hannas Baby
Character:Junger Mann
Release Date:01/01/2002
Clowns
Character:Nick
Release Date:25/05/2001
Ein mörderischer Plan
Character:Mark Stettner
Release Date:24/01/2001
Marmor, Stein & Eisen
Character:Nicki
Release Date:18/11/2000
Der Himmel kann warten
Character:Alex Feldkamp
Release Date:17/11/2000
Die Aufschneider
Character:Nick
Release Date:17/11/2000
Der Gerechte Richter
Character:Jan
Release Date:16/11/2000
Gran Paradiso
Character:Edwin
Release Date:28/08/2000
Kaliber Deluxe
Character:Rochus
Release Date:02/03/2000
Ebene 9
Character:Gregor
Release Date:02/01/2000
Gigantic
Character:Floyd
Release Date:30/09/1999
Und alles wegen Mama
Character:Benny Zucker
Release Date:31/03/1999
Love Your Female Neighbor!
Character:Locke
Release Date:24/12/1998
Love Scenes from Planet Earth
Character:Henrik Jr.
Release Date:27/08/1998
Caipiranha - Vorsicht, bissiger Nachbar!
Character:Frank Wolters
Release Date:08/07/1998
Opera ball
Character:Jörg Blahacek 'Ingenieur'
Release Date:15/03/1998
Hundert Jahre Brecht
Character:
Release Date:26/02/1998
Sentimental Education
Character:Minaichmis
Release Date:01/01/1998
The Castle
Character:Artur
Release Date:06/09/1997
Funny Games
Character:Peter
Release Date:23/08/1997
Die Halbstarken
Character:Günther
Release Date:20/12/1996
Television Appearances
Lasko – Die Faust Gottes
Character:Thomas Schaller
Ihr Auftrag, Pater Castell
Character:Oberst Sprüngli
Der Kriminalist
Character:Kommissar Henry Weber
Die ProSieben Märchenstunde
Character:Prinz Hohlholm von Sülzenstein
Thadeusz
Character:self
Die Kirschenkönigin
Character:Colonel Stone
ZIBB
Character:Self
Im Visier der Zielfahnder
Character:Norman Bleich
Sachsen-Anhalt heute
Character:Self
SOKO Leipzig
Character:Dr. Fischer
Koschwitz
Character:Self
Volle Kanne
Character:Self
Siska
Character:Sven Gardener
Der letzte Zeuge
Character:Helmut Kluge
Opernball
Character:Jörg Blahacek, Ingenieur
Die Cleveren
Character:Siegfried Schwender
Die Ulla Kock am Brink Show
Character:Self
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Character:Self
Die Kids von Berlin
Character:Alexander Bürkel
Sophie – Schlauer als die Polizei erlaubt
Character:Philipp Armbruster
Here from Four
Character:Self
Wolkenstein
Character:Stefan Zeranski
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
Character:Hans-Joachim Schneider
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
Character:Ziegler
Zwei Brüder
Character:Joseph Herzfeld
Rosa Roth
Character:Wolf Gotschlich
Der König
Character:Jens Wohlbrück
Ein starkes Team
Character:Ulrich Baring
Brisant
Character:Self
Auf eigene Gefahr
Character:
Wolffs Revier
Character:Stefan Träger
Morgenmagazin
Character:self
Riverboat
Character:Self
Nachtcafé
Character:Self
A Case For Two
Character:Rolf Fürst
A Case For Two
Character:Albert Becker
NDR Talk Show
Character:Self
Der Alte
Character:Joachim Horst
Polizeiruf 110
Character:
Polizeiruf 110
Character:Gregor Karolewski
Polizeiruf 110
Character:Louis
Scene of the Crime
Character:Herr Heymann
Scene of the Crime
Character:Markus Engel
German Film Award
Character:Self
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