Jan Josef Liefers

Jan Josef Liefers (born 8 August 1964) is a German actor, producer, director and musician.

Life Liefers was born in Dresden, the son of director Karlheinz Liefers and actress Brigitte Liefers-Wähner. After his apprenticeship he studied at the Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch in Berlin. From 1987 until 1990 he acted at the Deutsches Theater Berlin; after this he moved to the Thalia Theater in Hamburg. His first role in cinema was Alexander von Humboldt in the East German film .

Following that, Liefers appeared in some minor film roles; however, in 1996 he achieved his breakthrough with the Helmut Dietl film . He received the Bayerischer Filmpreis for his role (Bodo Kriegnitz). As a result of this success, he was awarded roles in several German films. He has been playing pathologist Dr. Karl Friedrich Boerne in the famed crime serial Tatort since 2002.

Liefers is a keen motorcyclist and in 2007 started on a trip of a lifetime from Quito, Ecuador to Patagonia in South America. Unfortunately, his trip came to a premature end when he was injured avoiding a collision with a young child who ran out in front of his motorbike. In 2008 a film of the trip called "70° West – Entscheidung in Peru" (Decision in Peru) was shown on German TV channel DMAX.

In April 2021, Liefers was a leading figure of a group of German actors criticizing the coronavirus policies in Germany, with the campaign #Allesdichtmachen (“shut everything down”). The campaign was heavily criticized.

Liefers married actress and singer Anna Loos in 2004. Previously he had been married to Alexandra Tabakova, a Russian actress.

Filmography

(1989) (1991) Charlie & Louise – Das doppelte Lottchen (1993) Die Partner (1995, TV series, 8 episodes) Ich, der Boss (1995, TV film) (1997) Kidnapping Mom and Dad (1997, TV film) Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997) Vergewaltigt – Das Geheimnis einer Nacht (1997, TV film) Arielle, die Meerjungfrau (Disney), (German version) voice of Prinz Erik (1997) Jack's Baby (1998, TV film) (1998) (2000, TV film) Die Spur meiner Tochter (2000, TV film) Death Row (2001, TV film) 666 – Traue keinem, mit dem du schläfst! (2002) Die Frauenversteher – Männer unter sich (2002, TV film) (2003, TV film) (2005, TV film) Madagascar (DreamWorks), (German version) voice of Alex (2005) Die Entscheidung (2006, TV film) (2006, TV film) (2006, TV film) (2006, TV series episode) (2007) (2007, TV film) Lily C. (2007, TV film) The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) Madagascar 2, (German version) voice of Alex (2008) (2009, TV film) (2010, TV film) Simon and the Oaks (2011) (since 2012, TV series, 7 episodes) Men Do What They Can (2012) The Tower (2012, TV film) (2012, TV film) (2013, TV film) Head Full of Honey (2014) Mara and the Firebringer (2015) (2015) The Bloom of Yesterday (2016) Vier gegen die Bank (2016) (2017)

Tatort – Professor Dr. Karl Friedrich Boerne Jan Josef Liefers as "Professor Dr. Karl Friedrich Boerne", 2019 In the German television series Tatort, Liefers plays Professor Dr. Karl Friedrich Boerne, the director of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensics at the University of Münster. The witty scientist loves his job and enjoys life to the fullest, often without considering the feelings of others. Karl-Friedrich Boerne loves the good things in life, plays golf, fences and is fond of classical music, especially if it's loud. But what he loves most are his luxury cars (Jaguar, Mercedes, Audi, Porsche, etc.), which he drives without worrying too much about wrecking them, and the sound of his own voice. Boerne's irony and intellect make him seem cynical and arrogant at times, but it's evident that there's a kind heart beating inside him. His wife left him and since then, Boerne lives alone in his big city apartment. The much smaller neighbouring apartment he lets to inspector Frank Thiel. The idiosyncratic, quirky forensic physician and the quiet, down-to-earth police officer share a close partnership both at work and closer to home.

Tatort – Episodes

2002: Der dunkle Fleck 2002: Fakten, Fakten 2003: Dreimal schwarzer Kater 2003: Sag nichts 2004: Mörderspiele 2004: Eine Leiche zuviel 2005: Der Frauenflüsterer 2005: Der doppelte Lott 2006: Das ewig Böse 2006: Das zweite Gesicht 2007: Ruhe sanft 2007: Satisfaktion 2008: Krumme Hunde 2008: Wolfsstunde 2009: Höllenfahrt 2009: Tempelräuber 2010: Der Fluch der Mumie 2010: Spargelzeit 2011: Herrenabend 2011: 2012: Hinkebein 2012: Das Wunder von Wolbeck 2013: Summ, Summ, Summ 2013: Die chinesische Prinzessin 2014: Der Hammer 2014: Mord ist die beste Medizin 2015: Erkläre Chimäre 2015: Schwanensee 2016: Ein Fuß kommt selten allein 2016: Feierstunde 2017: Fangschuss 2017: Gott Ist Auch Nur Ein Mensch 2018: Schlangengrube 2019: Spieglein, Spieglein 2019: Lakritz 2019: Väterchen Frost 2020: Limbus 2020: Es Lebe Der König 2021: Rhythm And Love 2022: Des Teufels langer Atem 2022: Propheteus 2022: Ein Freund, ein guter Freund 2023: MagicMom

CDs Jack's Baby (1999) Don't let go (2002) Oblivion (2002) Soundtrack meiner Kindheit (2007)

Audio books 2006: Fußball unser – Das Hörbuch 2006: Brigitte Hörbuch-Edition – Starke Stimmen: Die Männer – Der Reinfall 2008: Jan Josef Liefers liest den Tatort Fall `Der dunkle Fleck´ 2009: Brigitte Hörbuch-Edition – Starke Stimmen: Die Krimis – Dr. Siri und seine Toten 2009: Der Kleine Prinz: Das Hörbuch

Awards 1996: Bayerischer Filmpreis, best newcomer in Rossini 2000: Television prize of the Deutsche Akademie der Darstellenden Künste, actor award for Halt mich fest 2000: Bayerischer Fernsehpreis for Jack's Baby 2003: Bambi for A Light in Dark Places 2004: Adolf-Grimme-Preis for the best actor in A Light in Dark Places 2011: Guldbagge Award for the best supporting actor award for Simon and the Oaks