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Tobias Moretti

b. 1959

Austrian actor

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Born 1959. Tobias Moretti is an Austrian stage actor, film actor, television actor, voice actor, actor and singer.

Tobias Moretti (; born Tobias Bloéb; 11 July 1959) is an Austrian actor.

Biography Born in Gries am Brenner, Tyrol, Moretti is the eldest of four brothers, including Thomas, Christoph and fellow actor Gregor Bloéb. Since 1997, he has been married to Julia Moretti (née Wilhem), an oboist. They have three children, Antonia (born August 1998), Lenz Valentino (born 14 February 2000) and Rosa Cäcilia (born February 2011). His professional surname comes from his mother, who is of Italian descent.

Moretti studied composition at the Vienna University of Music and Applied Arts, then went to Munich to train for the stage at the renowned Otto-Falckenberg-Schule. After graduation he was a permanent member of the Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel ensemble (Frank Baumbauer) and played at the Munich Kammerspiele (Dieter Dorn) from 1985 to 1995 where he earned critical praise in a sweeping variety of productions, appearing in Bertolt Brecht's Man is Man, Achternbusch's Der Frosch (The Frog) and playing the lead in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida.

Moretti appeared in the TV series Inspector Rex from 1994 to 1998 as Richard Moser, the main policeman in the murder unit.

Filmography

Wilhelm Busch (1986, TV film), as Young Wilhelm Busch The Curse (1988), as Mountain rescue service (1990, TV miniseries), as Josef 'Joe' Rotter Der Rausschmeißer (1990), as Harry Inspector Rex (1994–1998, TV series, 45 episodes), as Richard Moser Night of Nights (1995, TV film) Unser Opa ist der Beste (1995, TV film), as Wolfgang Ohr Workaholic (1996), as Max (1997, TV film), as Pastor Joseph Mohr Die Bernauerin (1997, TV film), as Herzog Albrecht Ein Herz wird wieder jung (1997), as Paul (1997, TV film), as Wolfgang Ohr Mortal Friends (1998, TV film), as Nico Möller (1998, TV film), as Gottfried (1998, TV film), as Wolf Pachler Mia, Liebe meines Lebens (1998, TV miniseries), as Johnny Ryan Your Best Years (1999, TV film), as Manfred Minke (1999, TV film), as Davide Berger Alphamann (1999, TV series, 1 episode), as Martin Buchmüller Joseph of Nazareth (1999, TV film), as Joseph (1999, TV film), as Joseph Die Nichte und der Tod (1999, TV film), as Jeff Meltzer Das Tattoo – Tödliche Zeichen (2000, TV film), as Karl Trivial Pursuit (2000, TV film), as Paul (2001, TV film), as Georg Kufbach Julius Caesar (2002, TV miniseries), as Gaius Cassius (2002, TV film), as Stefan Schuster Gefährliche Nähe und du ahnst nichts (2002, TV film), as Harry Möllemann (2002, TV film), as Andreas Hofer (2002, TV film), as Billy Hawkins aka Bic Der Narr und seine Frau heute Abend in Pancomedia (2002, TV film), as Zacharias Werner (2003, TV film), as Kooperator Käthchens Traum (2004, TV film), as Friedrich Wetter Count von Strahl Jedermann (2004, TV film), as Jedermanns guter Gesell/Teufel (2004, TV film), as Stefan Lindman Speer und Er (Speer and Hitler: The Devil's Architect, 2005, TV miniseries), as Adolf Hitler König Ottokars Glück und Ende (2006, TV film), as King Ottokar II of Bohemia (2006), as Leonhard Erased (2006, TV film), as Luis Kramer Der Kronzeuge (2007, TV film), as Achim Weber (2007, TV film), as Long John Silver Du gehörst mir (2007, TV film), as Wolf (2007), as Martin Midsummer Madness (2007), as Peteris (2008, TV film), as Thomas Dorn I, Don Giovanni (2009), as Casanova (2009, TV film), as Lawrence Black Flowers (2009), as Michael Roddick (2009, TV film), as Archduke John of Austria Jew Suss: Rise and Fall (2010), as Ferdinand Marian (2010, TV film), as Amigo Steiger (2011, TV film), as Antonio Caleffi The Weekend (2012), as Ulrich Lansky (2012, TV film), as Jo Rühler The Decent One (2014), as Heinrich Himmler The Dark Valley (2014), as Hans Brenner Therapy for a Vampire (2014), as Count Geza von Közsnöm (2014, TV film), as Rudolf Diels Life Eternal (2015), as Aschenbrenner (2015, TV film), as Luis Trenker (2015, TV film), as Immanuel Tauss Brothers of the Wind (2015), as Keller Cold Hell (2017), as Steiner Bad Banks (2018, TV series, 6 episodes), as Quirin Sydow (2018), as Macheath A Hidden Life (2019), as Vicar Ferdinand Fürthauer (2019), as Max Ludwig Nansen Louis van Beethoven (2020, TV film), as Ludwig van Beethoven

Awards Bavarian TV Awards – for Kommissar Rex (1995), Schwabenkinder (2004) German Television Awards – for Kommissar Rex (1996), The Return of the Dancing Master (2004) Adolf Grimme Awards, Germany – for Tanz mit dem Teufel – Die Entführung des Richard Oetker, (2002), Krambambuli (1999) Golden Cable, Germany – for Kommissar Rex (1996) Golden Lion Awards – for Kommissar Rex (1996) Romy Gala, Austria – for Favorite Actor (Beliebtester Schauspieler) (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) Italian Telegatto – for Kommissar Rex (1998) Gertrud-Eysoldt-Ring – for König Ottokars Glück und Ende (festival in Salzburg)

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
Awards
Romy; Tyrolean of the Year; Pipe Smoker of the Year; Bavarian TV Awards; Austrian Film Award; European Cultural Award; Eckart Witzigmann Prize; Austrian Film Award for Best Actor; Sign of honour of Tirol
Also known as
Tobias Bloéb

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tobias Moretti?

Austrian actor

When was Tobias Moretti born?

Tobias Moretti was born on 11 July 1959 in Gries am Brenner.

What is Tobias Moretti's occupation?

Tobias Moretti is a stage actor, film actor, television actor, voice actor, actor and singer.

What nationality is Tobias Moretti?

Tobias Moretti is Austrian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tobias Moretti

· Wikidata: Q78641

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