Rainer Reiners

Actor

Film / TV - Selection

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

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

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

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

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

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

2022 | Reparation Day | Kunsthochshule für Medien Köln | short film | Director: Walter Solon

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

2022 | Dünen Thriller | Made For Film | RTL | TV series | Director: Ismail Sahin

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

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

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

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

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

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

2021 | The Ordinaries | Bandenfilm | short film | Director: Sophie Linnenbaum | Diploma Film Filmuniversität Babelsberg

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2020-2017 | Ella Schön | Dreamtool Entertainment | ZDF | TV series | Director: diverse | recurring

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

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

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

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

2019 | Soko Wismar - "Unterm Sand" | Cinecentrum Berlin Film- und Fernsehproduktion | ZDF | TV series | Director: Steffi Doehlemann | extended episode

2019 | Das Institut - Oase des Scheiterns (2nd Season) | Nova Film GmbH Berlin | ARD | TV series | Director: Markus Sehr | ensemble lead

2019 | Eichwald, MdB (2nd Season) | Kundschafter Filmproduktion | ZDF | TV series | Director: Fabian Möhrke | ensemble lead

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

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

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

2018 | The Mauthausen Photographer | Rondar y Rondar | Netflix | feature film | Director: Mar Targarona

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

2017 | Operation Finale | MGM | Netflix | feature film | Director: Chris Weitz

2017 | Counterpart | MRC | Starz | TV series | Director: Jennifer Getzinger

2017 | Das schweigende Klassenzimmer | Akzenten Film-und Fernsehproduktion | feature film | Director: Lars Kraume

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

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

2017 | Siebenpunkt | HFF Potsdam Babelsberg | feature film | Director: Jonas Walter

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

2017 | Tatort - "Unter Kriegern" | Hessischer Rundfunk | ARD | TV series | Director: Hermine Huntgeburth

2017 | Das Institut - Oase des Scheiterns (1st season) | Novafilm Fernsehproduktion | ARD | TV series | Director: Lutz Heineking jr., Markus Sehr | ensemble lead | Best script" Bavarian Filmaward 2018, Comedy-Award for "Best Innovation" 2018

2017 | Familie ist kein Wunschkonzert | Real Film | feature film | Director: Sebastian Hilger | ensemble lead

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

2017 | Familienzuwachs | Mäksmy | short | Director: Teresa Hoerl | won: Hessian Filmaward 2017

2016 | Never look away | Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) | feature film | Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

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

2016 | Alone in Berlin | X-Filme | feature film | Director: Vincent Perez

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2015 | Pälzisch im Abgang | TeamWerk Die Filmproduktion | TV series | Director: Matthias Schmidt | 5 episodes

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

2015 | Weak Heart Drop | Alex Ross Production | feature film | Director: Alex Ross

2015 | Unfinished Business | Regency Enterprises | feature film | Director: Ken Scott

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

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

2015 | Eichwald, MdB (1st season) | Kundschafter Filmproduktion | TV series | Director: Fabian Möhrke | ensemble lead

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

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

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

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

2014 | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Scott Rudin Productions | feature film | Director: Wes Anderson | Mr. Mendl

2014 | 1864 | Miso Film | TV mini series | Director: Ole Bornedal | 3 episodes

2014 | Alles muss raus - Eine Familie rechnet ab | MOOVIE | TV mini series | Director: Dror Zahavi | 2 episodes

2014 | Frauchen und die Deiwelsmilch | Degeto | ARD | feature film | Director: Thomas Bohn

2014 | 37 Days | Hardy Pictures | BBC | feature film | Director: Justin Hardy

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

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

2013 | The Book Thief | Fox 2000 Pictures | feature film | Director: Brian Percival

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

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

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

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

2012 | SOKO Leipzig - "Die Tote im Wald" | UFA Fernsehproduktion | ZDF | TV series | Director: Patrick Winczewski | 2 episodes

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

2012 | Wehrmann | short film | Director: Tobias Schumacher

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

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

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

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

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

2010 | Tom Atkins Blues | Alex Ross Filmproduction | feature film | Director: Alex Ross

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

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

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

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

2008 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | Constantin Film Produktion | feature film | Director: Ulli Edel

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

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

2008 | Salami Aleikum | feature film | Director: Ali Samadi Ahadi

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 | ZDF | TV series | Director: Dirk Pientka

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

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 | 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

2003-2005 | Schloss Einstein | Saxonia Media Filmproduktion | TV series | Director: Renata Kaye | 3 episodes

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

2002 | Paule and Julia | DFFB | feature film | Director: Torsten Löhn

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.