Thomas Limpinsel

Thomas Limpinsel (born 1965) is a German actor, known best for his role as Heinz Linge in Downfall.

Life Thomas Limpinsel studied acting in 1987 at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover. After his studies, he was initially engaged at the Lower Saxony State Theatre, had a guest engagement at the Stadttheater Hildesheim and in 1993 followed the director Eberhard Witt to the Bayerische Staatsschauspiel München, where he worked until 1997.

Since 1997, Limpinsel worked as a freelance Schauspieler and had guest engagements at the Bavarian State Theatre, Schauspielhaus Bochum, Burgtheater in Vienna, the Salzburg Festival, as well as the Komischen Oper, and the Renaissancetheater, along with the Schlossparktheater in Berlin.

Along with his theatre work, Thomas Limpinsel is present in many film and TV productions. This includes his role as Heinz Linge, the valet for Adolf Hitler, in the Oscar-nominated Bernd Eichinger film Downfall, die Sat1 Comedy Paare (which got nominated for an Emmy), the TV series Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht, the 2012 TV film Rommel, and in many episodes of the crime series Tatort.

Thomas Limpinsel speaks German along with fluent English and French.

Selected filmography

1992: Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht (TV Series) - Drogendealer 1995: Der Trip 1997: Sketchup – The Next Generation (TV Series) 1999: Hotel Elfie (TV Series) - Bernd Bosch 2001-2018: Tatort (TV Series) - Gerd Schneider / Ludwig Wahlberg / Sven, Drogenpolizist / Johann Knauf / Tom Odetzki 2002-2005: Schulmädchen (TV Series) - Paul Heller 2004: Der Untergang - Heinz Linge 2004: - Mann vorm Fernseher 2004-2008: Um Himmels Willen (TV Series) - Max Bachmann 2005: Der Bulle von Tölz (TV Series) - Paul Heller 2005-2015: Die Rosenheim-Cops (TV Series) - Frederik Pradler / Eberhard Weinberger / Robert Thoma / Ludwig Mosch 2006: Shoppen - Egon 2006: Kommissar Stolberg (TV Series) - Dr. Ulrich Jansen 2008: Der Kaiser von Schexing 2008: Geliebte Clara (German version) - Tausch (voice) 2009: Tod aus der Tiefe (TV Movie) - Holger Schneider 2010: Hinter blinden Fenstern (TV Movie) - Dr. Justus Dornkam 2010: Der letzte Bulle (TV Series) - Arne Pohl 2010: - Mathis 2011: (TV Movie) - Frido Kerkhoff 2011: Kann denn Liebe Sünde sein? (TV Movie) - Paul 2011: Die Muse - Fischer 2012: Rommel (TV Movie) - Horst 2012-2017: Hubert ohne Staller (TV Series) - Gerd Kessler / Dominik Lorenz 2012-2021: Katie Fforde - Janosch Wieler / Paul Schulz / Jason Cornway / Michael Bollack 2013: Ruby Red - Mr. Southfolk 1912 2013: München Mord (TV Series) - Gustav Bernlocher 2014: Sieben Tage ohne (TV Movie) - Frido Kerkhoff 2014: Unter Verdacht (TV Series) - Hortinger 2014: (TV Movie) - Dominik Volkert 2014: Hirngespinster - Polizist Autobahnbrücke 2014-2019: Rosamunde Pilcher (TV Series) - Hugh Crankshaw / Winston Holmes 2015: Die Dienstagsfrauen – Zwischen Kraut und Rüben (TV Movie) 2015: Heldt (TV Series) - Günter Rositzki 2015: Wilsberg (TV Series) - Labuske 2015: Abschussfahrt - Helmut 2015: Süßer September (TV Movie) - Johann 2015: Über den Tag hinaus (TV Movie) - Michael 2015: Die Maßnahme - Behringer 2015: Notruf Hafenkante (TV Series) - Rainer Dorfmann 2016: The Most Beautiful Day - Sicherheitsmann Flughafen 2016: In aller Freundschaft – Die jungen Ärzte (TV Series) - Theodor Kelster 2016-2019: Der Lehrer (TV Series) - Thorsten Dehler 2017: Mord in bester Gesellschaft (TV Series) - Pathologe 2017: Ein Kind wird gesucht (TV Movie) - Pastor 2017: - Dienstgruppenleiter 2017-2018: Hubert ohne Staller (TV Series) - Gerd Kessler / Dominik Lorenz 2018: Wackersdorf - Gegenfurtner 2018: Heiter bis tödlich: Morden im Norden (TV Series) - Frank Schneider 2019: Gipfelstürmer – Das Berginternat (TV Series) - Dr. Gregor Berz 2019: The Collini Case - Forensic Pathologist 2019: Nimm Du ihn (TV Movie) - Brokopp 2021: Faltenfrei - Georg

Theatre Salzburg Festival in Jedermann as "Dünner Vetter" (2007 to 2012) Salzburg Festival in Jedermann for a person (2008)