Aaron Altaras

Aaron Altaras is a German actor. He had roles in the 2017 film The Invisibles, the 2018 film Mario, and the TV series Unorthodox and Unfamiliar (2026).

Early life and education Aaron Altaras was born in Berlin, Germany, the son of Adriana Altaras and Wolfgang Böhmer. Altaras' mother, a Croatian Jew, was forced to escape Croatia with her parents, Jakob and Thea Altaras, because his grandfather had been politically persecuted by the League of Communists of Croatia. His mother is an actress, theater director, and writer, and his father is a composer.

Altaras attended the Heinz Galinski elementary school in Berlin. While there, he was discovered by a casting team for the movie Mogelpackung Mann. In 2006 he began attending the gymnasium Jüdische Oberschule Berlin (Berlin Jewish High School).

Career Altaras achieved nationwide attention with the lead role in the ARD TV movie based on the childhood and youth memories of Michael Degen, a German actor and writer who survived the Nazi regime as a Jewish boy in Germany.

In 2026, he played Russian agent Mark Sinclair in the Netflix / Gaumont German spy drama Unfamiliar.

Filmography

2004: Mogelpackung Mann 2005: Wenn der Vater mit dem Sohne 2006: 2006: Allein unter Bauern 2008: Höllenritt 2008: Tatort: Tod einer Heuschrecke 2010: Tatort: Hitchcock und Frau Wernicke 2010: 2015: Connect 2017: The Invisibles 2018: Mario 2020: Unorthodox 2022: Just Something Nice 2023: The Interpreter of Silence 2025: Rave On 2026: Unfamiliar (TV series) The Girl with the Leica (2026)