Rainer Bock

Rainer Bock (; born 31 July 1954) is a German actor and voice actor. To English-speaking audiences, he is best known for portraying Werner Ziegler in the fourth season of the AMC television series Better Call Saul.

Early life and education Bock was born in Kiel, Germany. After graduating from school, he ran a café in his hometown, where there was also a cabaret programme. After studying acting at a private drama school in Kiel, Bock made his debut in 1982 as a theatre actor on the stages of Kiel.

Career He had already worked as a stage actor for about 25 years, beginning in 1982, in Kiel, at the National Theatre Mannheim, the Staatstheater Stuttgart, and at the Bavarian State Theatre in Munich, before his film work increased by the end of the 2000s. In 2011, four films in which he acted were presented at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival.

Bock appeared in internationally known films directed by Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino and Michael Haneke, and played minor roles in the TV shows Homeland, Better Call Saul, and SS-GB.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1998 Die Healthy Christoph Wimmer 2000 Now or Never Makowski 2003 Getting a Life 2008 A Year Ago in Winter Richard 'Ritschy' Peters 2009 Inglourious Basterds General Schonherr 2009 The White Ribbon The Doctor 2010 Picco Herr Reinhard 2010 In the Shadows Nico 2011 My Best Enemy SS-Hauptsturmführer Rauter 2011 Unknown Herr Strauss 2011 If Not Us, Who? Defense lawyer 2011 Tabu: The Soul Is a Stranger on Earth Prof. Albert Brückner 2011 War Horse Brandt 2012 Barbara Klaus Schütz 2012 Russian Disco Herr Kaminer 2012 Guardians Karl Falkner 2012 Passion Inspector Bach 2012 Two Lives Hugo 2013 Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters Mayor Engleman 2013 Tracks Kurt 2013 The Book Thief Bürgermeister Hermann 2013 Run Boy Run SS-Officer 2014 A Most Wanted Man Dieter Mohr 2014 Stereo Wolfgang 2014 Dessau Dancers Hartmann Dietz 2014 The Chosen Ones Helmut Hoffmann TV film 2015 Naked Among Wolves Alois Schwahl TV film 2016 Herr Seifert 2016 The Most Beautiful Day Dr. Wüst 2016 Oberstleutnant LauterbachTV film 2017 Einsamkeit und Sex und Mitleid Robert / Father 2017 Wonder Woman Paul Von Hindenburg 2017 Luna Behringer 2017 Die Anfängerin Rolf Buschhaus 2017 Trainer 2017 Arthur & Claire Dr. Sebastian Hofer 2018 Never Look Away Dr. Burghart Kroll 2018 Atlas Walter Scholl 2019 Rate Your Date Bruno 2019 The Collini Case Dr. Reimers2020Exile

Television Year Title Role Notes 2014 1864 Otto von Bismarck 6 episodes 2015 Homeland BND Officer Keller Episode: "Better Call Saul" 2016 Winnetou James Bancroft 2 episodes 2017 SS-GB Fritz Kellermann 5 episodes 2018 Better Call Saul Werner Ziegler 6 episodes Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series 2018 Das Boot Gluck 8 episodes

Audiobooks 2006: Agatha Christie: Die Morde des Herrn ABC (Hercule Poirot), publisher: Der Hörverlag,