Benjamin Sadler

Benjamin Sadler (born Benjamin Klimaschewski; 12 February 1971) is a German actor.

Biography Sadler was born in Toronto, Canada, the son of a German graphic designer and a British teacher. He lived in Canada until he was five. In 1976 he moved with his parents to Germany. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, his career as actor started in 1994 with roles in German thrillers such as Wolffs Revier and SK-Babies. In 2001 he appeared in the German-Italian film Maria Magdalena in the role as John the Baptist beside Maria Grazia Cucinotta and Danny Quinn. In 2002 he worked on two further religious films: The Bible – The Apocalypse with Richard Harris and Luther with Joseph Fiennes and Sir Peter Ustinov. He also appeared as the young emperor Augustus (Peter O'Toole was the emperor in later life).

In 2006 he played the part of a physician in the film Dresden. In 2007 he starred in as a lawyer and father of a thalidomide-disabled daughter, for which he received a Bambi Award in 2007. He explained in an interview that he was proud to be a part of the film, which influenced the German parliament to pass a law giving greater financial compensation for victims of thalidomide.

Filmography

1996-2019: Tatort – Mord in der ersten Liga (TV Series) – Jan Liebermann / Dr. Christian Mertens / Gert Mewes 1998: Spuk aus der Gruft ("Spook from the Grave" – adaptation of one of a trilogy of books) – Friedrich von Kuhlbanz 1998: Rosenzweigs Freiheit – Jacob Rosenzweig 2000: Spuk im Reich der Schatten ("Spook in the Kingdom of Shadows" – adaptation of one of a trilogy of books) (TV Movie) – Friedrich 2000: (TV Movie) – John the Baptist 2000: The Apocalypse (TV Movie) – Valerius 2001: Antonia – Zwischen Liebe und Macht ("Antonia – Love and Power") (TV Movie) – Moritz Ahrendorff 2001: Jonathans Liebe ("Jonathan's Love") (TV Movie) – Jonathan 2003: Luther – George Spalatin 2003: Nur Anfänger heiraten ("Only Beginners Marry") (TV Movie) – Hannes Mack 2003: Imperium: Augustus (TV Movie) – Gaius Octavius / Young Augustus 2003: Spuk am Tor der Zeit ("Spook at the Gate of Time" – adaptation of one of a trilogy of books) 2004: Italiener und andere Süßigkeiten ("Italians and Other Sweet Things") (TV Movie) – Paolo Fabrelli 2004: Sehnsucht nach Liebe ("Waiting for Love") (TV Movie) – Jochen Hofmann 2005: Letztes Kapitel (TV Movie) – Achim Pazurek 2006: Dresden (TV Movie) – Alexander Wenninger 2007: Caravaggio (TV Movie) – Onorio Longhi 2007: Hotel Meina – Hans Krassler 2007: War and Peace (TV Mini-Series) – Dolokhov 2007: (TV Movie) – Paul Wegener 2008: (TV Movie) – Eik Meiers 2009: Impact (TV Mini-Series) – Roland Emerson 2009: (TV Mini-Series) – Alfried Krupp 2009: Auftrag Schutzengel ("Operation Guardian Angel") (TV Movie) – Ben Sievert 2009: Within the Whirlwind – Pavel 2010: Liebe deinen Feind (TV Movie) – Captain Simon 2010: Mörderischer Besuch (TV Movie) – Theo von Gelden 2010: Paura d'amare (TV Series) – Carlo 2011: If Not Us, Who? – Walter Jens 2011: Rosa Roth (TV Series) – Fuhrmann 2011: (TV Movie) – Hans Hass 2012: (TV Movie) – Ulrich Wegener 2012: Passion – Prosecutor 2012: The German Friend – Michael Tendler 2012: Rommel (TV Movie) – General Speidel 2012: – Frank Henne 2013: Der Tote im Eis (TV Movie) – Gregor Lucius 2013: Killing All the Flies (TV Movie) – Vincent Reid 2013: Anna Karenina (TV Mini-Series) – Karenin 2013: Das Jerusalem-Syndrom (TV Movie) – Dr. Uri Peled / Lev Simons 2013: (TV Mini-Series) – Antonio 2014: Bocksprünge – Silvan 2014: (TV Movie) – André Chabanais 2015: One Breath – Jan 2017: Wendy – Gunnar 2018: Luna – Jakob 2018: Wendy 2 – Freundschaft für immer – Gunnar 2019: Tribes of Europa – Jacob