Rainer Sellien
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Languages German: native, English: fluent, French: basic, Spanish: basic
Residence Berlin
Place of birth Celle
Nationality German
Hair strawberry blond(e)
Eyes blue
Training
2009 – 2014 Meisner Training bei Mike Bernardin / Actors Space
2009 – 2012 Cechov-Training bei Sigrid Andersen
1987 – 1990 Westfälische Schauspielschule Bochum
Dialects Berlin German, Northern German
Accents English: only if required, French: only if required, Russian: only if required, Italian
Sports Yoga, Tennis, Alpine skiing, Martial arts, Volleyball, Table tennis, Fencing (sports), Shooting (rifle)
Driving licence Car class, Motorcycle class, Truck class

Rainer Sellien was born in 1963 in Celle and has built a decades-long career in German film and television, with a filmography exceeding 100 credits across more than thirty years. His international film credits include Stephen Daldry’s The Reader (2008), Ridley Scott’s All the Money in the World (2017), and Jaume Collet-Serra’s Unknown (2011).

His television credits include a long-running leading role in the ARD Usedomkrimi series, a recurring role as Kurt von Schleicher in Babylon Berlin and multiple Tatort appearances. His recent work includes Fabian Stumm’s feature Knochen und Namen and the Netflix series The Boys from Brazil. He is based in Berlin and works fluently in German, English, French and Spanish.

Film & TV   Selection

2026
Der Usedomkrimi - Vampire TV movie     director: Matthias Tiefenbacher     ARD     Razor Film
2026
Boys from Brazil Series     director: Alex Gabassi     Netflix
2025
Babylon Berlin director: Hendrik Handloegten     ARD     X Filme
2025
Der Usedomkrimi director: Steffie Doehlemann     ARD     Realfilm
2025
Profiler TV movie (series)     director: Andy Fetcher     RTL
2025
Doppelhaushälfte - Season 4 TV series     director: Aaron Ahrens, Rebeca Ofek     ZDF     Iconlast
2025
Der Usedomkrimi - Doppelmord TV movie     director: Joana Vogdt     ARD     Polyphon Film
2024
Der Usedomkrimi director: Grzegorz Muskala     ARD
2024
Lockerbie director: Michael Keilor     Netflix, BBC
2023
Der Usedomkrimi director: Matthias Tiefenbacher     ARD
2023
Tatort - Driving home for Christmas director: Sebastian Ko     Episode Leading Role
2022
Tatort Mainz "Du bist mein" director: Joachim Freydank     ARD
2022
LIebeskind director: Isabell Kleefeld     Netflix
2022
Knochen und Namen Feature film     director: Fabian Stumm     Postofilm     Berlinale /Perspektive dt. Film
2020
Legal Affairs director: Randa Chahout     Leading Role     ARD miniserie
2020
München - Im Angesicht des Krieges Feature film     director: Christian Schwochow     Netflix
2019
Die Toten von Marnow director: Andreas Herzog     ARD
2019
Deutschland 89 TV series     director: Randa Chahoud Soleen Yusef     Leading Role     Prime Video
2019
In deiner Hand Feature film     director: Rebecca Ofec     DFFB
2018
Die Informantin director: Isabell Kleefeld     ARD
2018
Gloria director: Ingo Rasper     ARD
2017
Der Richter director: Markus Imboden     ZDF
2017
Outlander Sky Atlantic/Netflix
2017
Der Richter director: Markus Imboden     ZDF
2017
Die Chefin director: Christofph Stark     ZDF
2017
Macht euch keine Sorgen director: Emily Atef     ARD
2017
All the Money in the World Feature film     director: Ridley Scott     Imperative Entertainment
2017
Macht euch keine Sorgen Feature film     director: Emily Atef     Zero One Film
2016
Verloren im Paradies director: Felix Herzogenrath     Sat1
2016
Marie Brand und das ewige Wettrennen director: Michael Zens     ZDF
2016
Sense 8 director: Lana Wachowski     Netflix
2016
Hingabe (EN: Devotion) Feature film     director: Pablo Kaes     Filmuniversität Babelsberg, Light Bridge Production
2015
Letzte Spur Berlin director: Samira Radsi     ZDF
2015
NSU Vergesst mich nicht director: Züli Aladag     ARD
2015
Usedomkrimi director: Jochen Freydank, Andreas Herzog, Uwe Johnson, Maries Pfeiffer u.a.     ARD
2015
Mayday Relay Feature film     director: Florian Tscharf     Leading Role     Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
2015
Lomo - The Language of Many Others Feature film     director: Julia Langhoff     Flare Film, Basis Berlin
2014
Polizeiruf 110 director: Angelina Macarone     Episode Leading Role     ARD
2014
Taunuskrimi director: Marcus O. Rosenmüller     Episode Leading Role     ZDF
2014
BLINDGÄNGER director: Peter Kahane     ZDF
2014
KOMMISSARIO BRUNETTI director: Sigi Rothemund     ARD
2014
Weinberg director: Till Franzen     TNT Series
2013
DER PFARRER UND DAS MÄDCHEN director: Maris Pfeiffer     ZDF
2013
BELLA AMORE director: Etzard Onneken     ZDF
2013
EIN FALL FÜR ZWEI director: Markus Ulbricht     ZDF
2013
37 DAYS director: Justin Hardy     BBC2
2013
ZEIT DES ERWACHENS director: Christiane Balthasar     ZDF
2013
TATORT MACHTLOS director: Klaus Krämer     RBB
2012
ZEIT DES ERWACHENS director: Christiane Balthasar     ZDF
2012
TATORT MACHTLOS director: Klaus Krämer     RBB
2012
ALLE JAHRE WIEDER director: Matthias Schmidt     NDR
2012
HEART BARGAIN director: Nicolai Albrecht
2011
VERBRECHEN director: Hannu Salonen     ZDF
2011
DANNI LOWINSKI director: Richard Huber     Episode Leading Role     Sat.1
2011
LIEBE AM FJORD ABSCHIED VON HANNAH director: Jörg Grünler     Leading Role     ARD
2011
DER KRIMINALIST director: Christian Görlitz     ZDF
2010
UNKNOWN IDENTITY director: Jaume ColletSerra
2010
BERMUDA DREIECK IN DER NORDSEE director: Nick Lyon     RTL
2010
EINER VON UNS director: Kai Wessel     ZDF
2010
BERMUDA-DREIECK IN DER NORDSEE director: Nick Lyon     RTL
2010
UNTER NACHBARN director: Stephan Rick     SWR Debüt
2010
WEN HAT MAMA UMGEBRACHT director: Tim Steffan     Seriendiplomprojekt der Filmakademie Baden-Württem
2010
AM KREUZWEG director: Uwe Janson     SWR
2010
LOLLIPOP MONSTER director: Ziska Riemann     ZDF Kleines Fernsehspiel
2010
Der Schmetterlingsjäger Feature film     director: Harald Bergmann     Bergmann Film
2010
1949 Short film     director: Paul Florian Müller     Leading Role     Weydemann Bros
2010
Unknown Identity Feature film     director: Jaume Collet-Serra     Dark Castle, Studio Babelsberg
2009
TATORT VERGISSMEINNICHT director: Richard Huber     NDR
2009
WIR SIND SO FREI - Rahel und die wilden Jahre der Romantiker director: Catharina Deus     Dokufiktion, Credo Film
2009
TATORT HH: VERGISSMEINNICHT director: Richard Huber     Studio Hamburg
2009
DER LETZTE BULLE director: Sebastian Vigg     Sat.1
2009
SOKO LEIPZIG director: Maries Pfeiffer     Episode Leading Role     ZDF
2009
FLEMMING director: Claudia Garde     Other     ZDF Reihe
2009
KDD director: Christian Zübert     Episode Featured Role     ZDF
2009
Drei Feature film     director: Tom Tykwer     X-Filme
2008
EIN FALL FÜR ZWEI director: Peter Stauch     ZDF
2008
PLÖTZLICH PAPA director: Joseph Orr     Sat.1
2008
TATORT Salzleiche director: Christiane Balthasar     ARD
2008
HELMUT KOHL director: Thomas Schadt     ZDF
2008
STUBBE director: Peter Kahane     Episode Leading Role     ZDF
2008
FLEMMING director: Claudia Garde     Episode Featured Role     ZDF
2008
Die Fremde Feature film     director: Feo Aladag     Independent Artists Filmproduktion
2007
DR. PSYCHO director: Richard Huber     Pro Sieben
2007
STOLBERG director: Markus Imboden     Episode Leading Role     ZDF
2007
RIS director: Wilhelm Engelhardt     Sat.1
2007
BLOCH VERGEBEN UND VEREGSSEN director: Michael Verhoeven     Episode Leading Role     SWR
2007
Der Vorleser (EN: The Reader) Feature film     director: Stephen Daldry     Neunte Babelsberg
2007
Meine schöne Bescherung Cinema film     director: Vanessa Jopp     Leading Role     X-Filme
2006
GSG9 director: Hans Günther Böckling     Episode Leading Role     Sat.1
2006
LEER IST DAS VOGELHAUS director: Oliver Timm     Leading Role     Diplomfilm, Filmakademie Ludwigsburg
2006
HILFE! HOCHZEIT! director: Isabelle Kleefeld     Leading Role     Sat.1
2006
SCHATTENKINDER director: Peter Henning     WDR
2006
TATORT HAMBURG director: Thomas Bohn     ARD
2006
POLIZEIRUF 110 director: Christine Hartmann     Episode Leading Role     ARD
2006
GSG9 director: Hans Günther Bücking     Episode Leading Role     Sat1 Serie
2006
TATORT LIEBESHUNGER director: Thomas Bohn     ARD
2006
Brinkmanns Zorn Feature film     director: Harald Bergmann     Bergmann Film
2006
Am Ende kommen Touristen Feature film     director: Robert Thalheim     23/5 Filmproduktion
2005
TATORT SHEREZADE director: Claudia Prietzel, Peter Henning     ARD
2005
LEO director: Joseph Orr     Episode Leading Role     ZDF
2005
DIE FAMILIENANWÄLTIN director: Richard Huber     Episode Leading Role     RTL
2005
STILLE WASSER director: Kai Wessel     ARD
2005
Projekt GG 19- Art.6 GRUNDGESETZ director: Marion Kracht     Leading Role
2005
MEIN LEBEN UND ICH director: Richard Huber     Episode Leading Role     RTL
2004
DELPHINSOMMER director: Jobst Oetzmann     ARD
2004
Im Schwitzkasten Feature film     director: Eoin Moore     Moneypenny Filmproduktion
2004
Treu Feature film     director: Andreas Nickl     Leading Role     Datenstrudel
2003
BELLA BLOCK director: Christian von Cstelberg
2003
HUNGER AUF LEBEN director: Markus Imboden     ARD
2003
DER FALL GEHRING director: Markus Imboden     ARD
2003
BELLA BLOCK director: Christian v. Castelberg     ZDF
2002
Lichter Feature film     director: Hans-Christian Schmidt     Claussen+Putz Filmproduktion
2001
BLOSS KEIN BABY director: Klaus Krämer     ZDF
2001
TATORT HEIßE GRÜßE AUS PRAG director: Silvia Hoffmann     Leading Role     ARD
2001
DER ERMITTLER director: Nils Wilbrand     ZDF
2001
HAT ER ARBEIT? director: Kai Wessel     ZDF
2001
DAS DUO director: René Heisig     ZDF Serie
2001
Junimond Feature film     director: Hanno Hackfor     Reverse Angle Factory
2000
ICKE director: Sophie Heldmann     Kurzfilm dffb
2000
DER TUNNEL director: Roland Suso Richter     Sat.1
1998
Scardanelli Feature film     director: Harald Bergmann     Bergmann Film

Theatre

1998
Deutsches Theater (Berlin) theatre     director: Jürgen Gosch     Deutsches Theater Berlin
1995
Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar theatre     director: Katja Paryla u.a.     Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar
1990
Schauspielhaus Bochum theatre     director: Jürgen Gosch, F.P. Steckel u.a.     Schauspielhaus Bochum