Rainer Reiners

Actor

Film / TV - Selection

2024 | SOKO Stuttgart | Bavaria Fiction | ZDF | TV series | Director: Cornel Krizsan

2024 | Stille Nacht, Raue Nacht | Relevant Filmproduktion | ZDF | TV series | Director: Sophie Averkamp

2023 | Eine Person Ex | Schmidbauer-Film, Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München | Feature film | Director: Alexander Löwen

2023 | Browser Ballett - The Office AI | Steinberger Silberstein | ZDF | TV series | Director: Pola Beck

2023 | Ride Out | Funfar Oy | TV series | Director: Simon Kaijser

2023 | Die jungen Ärzte | Saxonia Media Filmproduktion | TV series | Director: Steffen Mahnert

2023 | In aller Freundschaft | Saxonia Media Filmproduktion | ARD Degeto | TV series | Director: Heinz Dietz

2023 | Dünentod- ein Nordsee- Krimi | MadeFor Film | RTL | TV movie | Director: Dominic Müller

2023 | Mandat für Mai | Real Film Berlin | TV series | Director: Florian Gottschalk, Eva Wolf, Sven Fehrensen

2023 | Blutige Anfänger (4. Staffel) | Studio.TV.Film | ZDF | TV series | Director: Nico Zavelberg

2023 | Familie Anders | Roxy Film | ZDF | TV series | Director: Sebastian Stern

2023 | Kubanische Nächte | Kundschafter Filmproduktion | TV series | Director: Robert Thalheim

2022 | Boom Boom Bruno | Odeon Fiction | TNT | TV series | Director: Maurice Hübner

2022 | Dünen Thriller | RTL | TV movie | Director: Ismail Sahin

2022 | Innenministerkonferenz | Studio Zentral | TV movie | Director: Janna Nandzik

2022 | Zwischen uns die Nacht | Kojoten Filmproduktion GmbH, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (Ludwigsburg) , ZDF - Das kleine Fernsehspiel | ZDF | TV movie | Director: Abini Gold

2022 | Familie Anders | Roxy Film | ZDF | TV series | Director: Sophie Averkamp

2022 | El Cuco | Barry Films, Rodar y Rodar | Feature film | Director: Mar Targarona

2022 | Rote Sterne überm Feld | Amerikafilm | Feature film | Director: Laura Laabs

2022 | Reparation Day | Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln | Short film | Director: Walter Solon

2022 | In Ewigkeit Ameisen | Öfilm | Short film | Director: Hanna Dörr

2021 | Ella Schön | Dreamtool Entertainment | ZDF | TV series | Director: Holger Haase

2021 | Strafe - „Ein hellblauer Tag“ | Moovie | TV Now | TV series | Director: David Wnendt, Ulrike Müller

2021 | Strafe - „Ein hellblauer Tag“ | Moovie | TV Now | TV series | Director: David Wnendt, Ulrike Müller

2021 | Oh Hell | Good Friends Filmproduktion, Warner Media, Deutsche Telekom | MagentaTV, Warner TV Comedy | TV series | Director: Simon Ostermann, Lisa Miller (Showrunner: Johannes Boss)

2021 | Kleo | Zeitsprung Pictures | Netflix | TV series | Director: Viviane Andereggen, Jano Ben Chaabane

2021 | Tatort - "Teufelskind" | Schiwago Film | ARD | TV movie | Director: Thorsten C. Fischer

2021 | Mord mit Aussicht | Claussen & Putz Filmproduktion | ARD | TV series | Director: Markus Sehr

2021 | Inventing Anna | Shondaland | Netflix | TV series | Director: Tom Verica

2021 | Tatort - "Teufelskind" | Schiwago Film | rbb, ARD Degeto | TV movie | Director: Thorsten C. Fischer

2021 | Oh Hell | Good Friends Filmproduktion, Warner Media, Deutsche Telekom | MagentaTV, Warner TV Comedy | TV series | Director: Simon Ostermann, Lisa Miller (Showrunner: Johannes Boss)

2021 | Haus der Träume | X Filme Creative Pool | TV Now, Vox | TV series | Director: Sherry Hormann, Umut Dağ

2021 | Greenlight | Wiedemann & Berg Film | Turner TNT | TV series | Director: Detlev Buck, Cüneyt Kaya

2021 | Subtext | Bandenfilm | Short film | Director: Sophie Linnebaum

2020 | Nicht tot zu kriegen | MOOVIE GmbH | ZDF | TV movie | Director: Nina Grosse

2020 | Die Drei von der Müllabfuhr - "Ist das Kunst oder kann das weg?" | Bavaria Fiction | ARD/Degeto | TV movie | Director: Hagen Bogdanski

2020 | Hoffmann | Schiwago Film | ARD Degeto/rbb | TV movie | Director: Max Zähle

2020 | Kroymann | btf | ARD | TV series | Director: Nicolas Berse

2020 | Blood Red Sky | Rat Pack Filmproduktion | Netflix | TV movie | Director: Peter Thorwarth

2020 | Mirella Schulze rettet die Welt | MadeFor Film GmbH | TV Now | TV series | Director: Jonas Grosch, Sinan Akkuş

2019 | SOKO Wismar - "Unterm Sand" | Cinecentrum Berlin | ZDF | TV movie | Director: Steffi Doehlemann

2019 | Eichwald, MdB (2. Staffel) | Die Kundschafter Filmproduktion | TV series | Director: Fabian Möhrke | durchgehende Rolle

2019 | Tatort Dresden - "Parasomnia | W&B Television | MDR/ARD | TV movie | Director: Sebastian Marka

2019 | Das Institut – Oase des Scheiterns (2. Staffel) | Nova Film GmbH Berlin | ARD | Director: Markus Sehr

2019 | Eichwald, MdB (2. Staffel) | Die Kundschafter Filmproduktion | TV series | Director: Fabian Möhrke | durchgehende Rolle

2019 | Ebbe und Flut | Sevenpeaks Filmmakers Collective | Short film | Director: Janis Westphal

2018 | El Fotógrafo de Mauthausen | Rodar y Rodar | Feature film | Director: Mar Targarona

2018 | Ostfriesenblut | Schiwago Film | ZDF | TV movie | Director: Rick Ostermann

2018 | Tatort Berlin - "Der gute Weg" | Real Film | ZDF | TV movie | Director: Christian von Castelberg

2018 | Der Bulle und das Biest | Bantry Bay Productions Köln | Sat.1 | TV series | Director: Hanno Olderdissen, Thomas Sieben

2017 | Mein Blinddate mit dem Leben | Ziegler Cinema | Feature film | Director: Marc Rothemund

2017 | Operation Finale | Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) | Feature film | Director: Chris Weitz

2017 | Das schweigende Klassenzimmer | Akzente Film-und Fernsehproduktion | Feature film | Director: Lars Kraume

2017 | Siebenpunkt | HFF Potsdam Babelsberg "Konrad Wolf" | Feature film | Director: Jonas Walter

2017 | Familienzuwachs | Mäksmy | Short film | Director: Teresa Hoerl

2017 | Ella Schön | Dreamtool Entertainment | ARD | TV series | Director: diverse | Ensemble-Hauptrolle

2017 | 1918 Aufstand der Matrosen | Rivafilm | arte | TV movie | Director: Jens Becker

2017 | Weißensee - "Der erste Stein" | Ziegler Film | TV series | Director: Friedemann Fromm

2017 | SOKO Stuttgart - "Das eiskalte Händchen" | Bavaria Fernsehproduktion | TV series | Director: Daniel Helfer

2017 | Tatort - "Unter Kriegern" | ARD, HR | TV series | Director: Hermine Huntgeburth

2017 | Familie ist kein Wunschkonzert | Real Film | ARD | TV movie | Director: Sebastian Hilger

2017 | Counterpart | Einundvierzigste Babelsberg Film GmbH | Starz | TV series | Director: Jennifer Getzinger

2017 | Sense8 - "Limbic Resonance" | Anarchos Productions | Netflix | TV series | Director: Lana Wachowski

2016 | Die letzte Spur - "Unantastbar" | Novafilm | TV series | Director: Edzard Onneken

2016 | Rico, Oskar und der Diebstahlstein | Fox International Productions (FIP) | Feature film | Director: Neele Leana Vollmar

2016 | Bibi & Tina 3: Mädchen gegen Jungs | Boje Buck Filmproduktion | Feature film | Director: Detlev Buck

2016 | Jeder stirbt für sich allein | X-Filme | Feature film | Director: Vincent Perez

2016 | Lotta & der dicke Brocken | Novafilm | TV movie | Director: Edzard Onneken

2016 | Der Staatsanwalt - "Das verfluchte Haus" | Odeon Film | ZDF | TV series | Director: Johannes Grieser

2016 | Böse Wetter | Radical Movies Production | ARD | TV movie | Director: Johannes Grieser

2016 | Schweigeminute | MOOVIE | ZDF | TV movie | Director: Thorsten Schmidt

2016 | Das Institut - Oase des Scheiterns | Novafilm Fernsehproduktion | BR | TV series | Director: Lutz Heineking jr., Markus Sehr | Ensemble-Hauptrolle

2016 | Werk ohne Autor | Wiedemann & Berg Film | Feature film | Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

2016 | Seitenwechsel | H&V Entertainment | Feature film | Director: Vivian Naefe

2016 | Zwei Bauern und kein Land | Letterbox Filmproduktion | ARD | TV movie | Director: Sibylle Tafel

2016 | Alles Klara - "Tod unter dem Kreuz" | ndF | ARD | TV series | Director: Thomas Freudner

2015 | Pälzisch im Abgang | TeamWerk Die Filmproduktion | TV series | Director: Matthias Schmidt

2015 | Der Maskenmann | Jumping Horse Film | TV series | Director: Damir Lukacevic

2015 | Blochin: Die Lebenden und die Toten | Real Film | TV series | Director: Matthias Glasner

2015 | Eine wie diese | Ziegler Film | TV movie | Director: Franziska Buch

2015 | Schuld - "DNA" | MOOVIE GmbH | TV series | Director: Hannu Salonen

2015 | Homeland - "All About Allison" | Teakwood Lane Productions | Showtime | TV series | Director: Daniel Attias

2015 | Weak Heart Drop | Alex Ross Filmproduktion | Feature film | Director: Alex Ross

2015 | Bridge of Spies | Amblin Entertainment | Feature film | Director: Steven Spielberg

2015 | Becks letzter Sommer | Claussen Wöbke Putz Filmproduktion | Feature film | Director: Frieder Wittich

2015 | Eichwald, MdB | Kundschafter Filmproduktion | ZDF | TV series | Director: Fabian Möhrke

2015 | Blindgänger | Polyphon Film-und Fernsehgesellschaft | TV movie | Director: Peter Kahane

2014 | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Scott Rudin Productions | Feature film | Director: Wes Anderson

2014 | Freiland | Zischlermann Filmproduktion | Feature film | Director: Moritz Laube

2014 | Alles muss raus - Eine Familie rechnet ab | MOOVIE GmbH | TV series | Director: Dror Zahavi

2014 | Frauchen und die Deiwelsmilch | MOOVIE GmbH | ARD, Degeto | TV movie | Director: Thomas Bohn

2014 | Der Fall Harry Wörtz | SWR | TV movie | Director: Till Endemann

2014 | 1864 | Miso Film | TV series | Director: Ole Dornedal

2014 | 37 Days - "One Long Weekend" | Hardy Pictures | TV series | Director: Justin Hardy

2014 | SOKO Wismar - "Die Leiden des Sammlers" | CineCentrum | TV series | Director: Oliver Dommenget

2013 | Die Bücherdiebin | Fox 2000 Pictures | Feature film | Director: Brian Percival

2013 | Big Business / The Business Trip | Vierundzwanzigste Babelsberg Film GmbH | Feature film | Director: Ken Scott

2013 | Hauptstadtrevier - "Lockvogel" | ARD | TV series | Director: Bodo Schwarz

2013 | The Missionary | Closest to the Hole Productions | TV movie | Director: Baltasar Kormákur

2012 | Spreewaldkrimi - "Eine tödliche Legende" | Aspekt Telefilm-Produktion | TV series | Director: Torsten C. Fischer

2012 | Der Kriminalist - "Des Königs Schwert" | Monaco Film | TV series | Director: Hannu Salonen

2012 | Unter Mietern | Short film | Director: Moritz Laube

2012 | Musik liegt in der Luft | Short film | Director: Tim Bosse

2012 | Die Vermissten | Junifilm | Feature film | Director: Jan Speckenbach

2012 | Teilhard | Zischlermann Filmproduktion | Short film | Director: Christoph Ischinger

2012 | Wehrmann | Short film | Director: Tobias Schumacher

2012 | SOKO Leipzig - "Die Tote im Wald" | UFA Fernsehproduktion | TV series | Director: Patrick Winczewski

2011 | Tatort - "Edel sei der Mensch und gesund" | Ophir Film | TV series | Director: Florian Froschmayer

2011 | Niemand ist eine Insel | MOOVIE the art of entertainment | TV movie | Director: Carlo Rola

2011 | Allein gegen die Zeit - "10.00" | Askania Media Filmproduktion | KiKa | TV series | Director: Andreas Morell

2010 | Tom Atkins Blues | Alex Ross Filmproduktion | Cinema film | Director: Alex Ross

2010 | Polizeiruf 110 - "Einer von uns" | Filmpool | TV series | Director: Eoin Moore

2010 | Tatort - "Blutgeld" | Maran Film | TV series | Director: Martin Eigler

2010 | Polizeiruf 110 - "Aquarius" | Filmpool | TV series | Director: Edward Berger

2008 | Der Tote in der Mauer | Bremedia Produktion | TV movie | Director: Markus Imboden

2008 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | Constantin Filmproduktion | Feature film | Director: Ulli Edel

2008 | Dalami Aleikum | Feature film | Director: Ali Samadi Ahadi

2008 | Tatort - "Das schwarze Grab" | Askania Filmproduktion | TV series | Director: Gregor Schnitzler

2007 | Max Minsky and Me | X-Filme | Feature film | Director: Anna Justice

2007 | Kein Geld der Welt | Network Movie | TV movie | Director: Berno Kürten

2006 | The Red Cockatoo | X-Filme | Feature film | Director: Dominik Graf

2006 | The Crows | Stream Films AG | TV movie | Director: Edzard Onneken

2006 | SOKO Wismar - "Skatbrüder" | CineCentrum | TV series | Director: Dirk Pientka

2006 | Unter den Linden - "Hinter verschlossenen Türen" | Sat.1 | TV series | Director: Matthias Tiefenbacher

2006 | Unser Kindermädchen ist ein Millionär | Rome Film | TV movie | Director: Bettina Woernle

2005 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero | Sahara India Media Communication | Feature film | Director: Shyam Benegal

2005 | Die Geschichte Mitteldeutschlands - "Hugo Junkers - Der Ikarus von Dessau" | Ottonia Media | TV series | Director: Lew Hohmann

2004 | Der letzte Zeuge - "Brennende Gier" | ZDF | TV series | Director: Bernhard Stephan

2003 | Schloss Einstein | Saxonia Media Filmproduktion | TV series | Director: Renata Kaye

2002 | Paule und Julia | dffb | Feature film | Director: Torsten Löhn

2002 | Tatort - "Zartbitterschokolade" | Provobis Film | TV series | Director: Erhard Riedlsperger

Theatre - Selection

Audio

Rainer Reiners was born in 1960, the youngest of five children on a small farm in a tiny village in Northern Germany, where he lived a childhood of unimaginable freedom.

At 15 he was forced to move to the Palatinate. There was a new father and he had to attend the high school. He became a left-wing radical, grew his hair long, learned to play the guitar, dropped out of school and sought his happiness in such unpretentious occupations as construction worker, miner and lumberjack.

He didn’t find it, either professionally or otherwise. He wrote love songs full of weltschmerz and just missed becoming the German answer to Leonard Cohen. Then he became a lighting technician, which enabled him to witness the wonderful one-man play, “The Double Bass”, by Patrick Süskind.

In 1985, he attempted to become a film director by studying advertising in Berlin, hoping to somehow become the German answer to Woody Allen. He also performed “The Double Bass” on stage and afterwards switched his field of study to acting at Die Etage, Berlin, a program from which he graduated in 1990.

Since then, Rainer has worked in many theatre productions as well as in international films, TV movies and series.