Kai Wiesinger
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 16, 1966 (age 60)
- Birthplace
- Hannover, Germany
Biography
Kai Wiesinger (born April 16, 1966, in Hanover) is a German actor, director, screenwriter, and voice actor for dubbing and audio dramas. He rose to fame in 1992 with the comedy film *Kleine Haie*. Wiesinger made his television debut in the late 1980s on the ZDF program *Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst*. He achieved his breakthrough in 1992 with the lead role in *Kleine Haie*, for which he—alongside Jürgen Vogel and Gedeon Burkhard—received the Bavarian Film Award. In the years that followed, Wiesinger starred in numerous successful German films, including *Der bewegte Mann*, *Frauen sind was Wunderbares*, and *Stadtgespräch*. He also appeared regularly in historical and dramatic productions, such as *Comedian Harmonists*, *14 Tage lebenslänglich*, and *Nichts als die Wahrheit*, starring alongside Götz George. Wiesinger also took on numerous lead roles in television productions, including *Dresden*, *Die Gustloff*, and the series *Die Anwälte*. In 2014, he portrayed former Federal President Christian Wulff in the TV movie *Der Rücktritt*, for which he received the Bavarian Television Award. Since 2015, he has starred—alongside his partner, Bettina Zimmermann—in the self-developed web series *Der Lack ist ab*, which he also directed. Since 2022, he has also been seen in the title role of the crime series *Dr. Hoffmann*. In addition to his work in front of the camera, Kai Wiesinger is active as a voice actor for dubbing and audio dramas. Among other roles, he voiced a character in the animated film *Das große Krabbeln* (the German dub of *A Bug's Life*) and appeared alongside his then-wife, Chantal de Freitas, in the audio drama series *Bibi Blocksberg*.
Known For
Filmography
Families Anders. Zwei sind einer zu viel
Movie
Das 1% Quiz – Wie clever ist Deutschland?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Familie Anders
TV · as Mario Kortner · 1 ep
Dr. Hoffmann - Die russische Spende
Movie · as Dr. Felix Hoffmann
Du sollst hören
Movie · as Prof. Dr. Theo Rotschild
Studio 3 - Live aus Babelsberg
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Last Execution
Movie · as Wagner
Horst Lichters Traumrouten
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Takeover
Movie · as Hubertus
Linda Zervakis: Alles auf Anfang
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Genial daneben - Das Quiz
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Die Konfirmation
Movie · as Simon
Lucky Loser
Movie · as Thomas
Abendshow
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Gut zu Vögeln
Movie · as Tillmann
Der Lack ist ab
TV · as Tom · 51 eps
Wer weiß denn sowas?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Der Rücktritt
Movie · as Christian Wulff
MDR um 4
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Der Tote im Eis
Movie · as Mark Kress
The Hunt for the Amber Room
Movie · as Eik Meiers
Flirtcamp
Movie · as Dr. Hans-Joachim Kapenheuer
Mit geradem Rücken
Movie · as Jakob Braunstein
Im Leben von …
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Residual Risk
Movie · as Werksleiter Wessel
Wunderkinder
Movie · as Max Reich
Frühling
TV · as Walter Liebherr · 1 ep
Spear of Destiny
Movie · as Eik Meiers
Until Nothing Remains
Movie · as Dr. Gerd Ruppert
Gier
TV · as Alfi Baumer · 2 eps
Liebling, weck die Hühner auf
Movie · as Lorenz Thiel
Der gestiefelte Kater
Movie · as König Otto
Unschuld
Movie · as Alexander
The Reason Why
Movie · as Jan Haigerer
Die Anwälte
TV · as Sebastian Britten · 8 eps
Markus Lanz
TV · as Self · 1 ep
M/S Gustloff
TV · as Kapitän Hellmuth Kehding · 2 eps
Liebe nach Rezept
Movie · as Michael Fürstenberg
Unter Mordverdacht - Ich kämpfe um uns
Movie · as Michael Lehmann
Durch Himmel und Hölle
Movie · as Tom Gerling
Dresden
TV · as Simon Goldberg · 2 eps
Kommissar Stolberg
TV · as Christoph Katzmann · 1 ep
Willkommen daheim
Movie · as Dr. Wolfgang Schlegel
Zwei gegen zwei
Movie · as Sven Laurenz
Honey Baby
Movie · as Ulrich
Hunger auf Leben
Movie · as Siegfried Pitschmann
The Tenth Summer
Movie · as Karl Spielplatz
Seven Weeks In Italy
Movie · as Jan Steiner
Nachtschicht
TV · as Dr.Prinz · 1 ep
ZIBB
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Fallen Angels
Movie · as Tom Craven
Poppitz
Movie · as Ben
Labyrinth of Lies
Movie · as Martin
Leo & Claire
Movie · as Gestapo-Mann
Dracula
Movie · as Doctor Seward
Dracula's Kiss
TV · as Dr. Seward · 2 eps
Emil and the Detectives
Movie · as Knut Tischbein
Murder on the Orient Express
Movie · as Philip von Strauss
Antonia
TV · as Leonhardt Ahrendorff · 3 eps
Highway Society
Movie · as Jack Bogart
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
Movie · as Jurgen
Menschen der Woche
TV · as Self · 3 eps
After the Truth
Movie · as Peter Rohm
Volle Kanne
TV · as Self · 11 eps
Terror in the Mall
Movie · as Chris Maratos
Die Unbestechliche
TV · as Robert Fuchs · 1 ep
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
14 Days to Life
Movie · as Konrad von Seidlitz
The Harmonists
Movie · as Erwin Bootz
Hunger - Addicted to Love
Movie · as Simon
Greenhorn
Movie · as Joachim Beck
Still Movin'
Movie · as Felix
Tietjen und Bommes
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Honeymoon
Movie · as Manuel
Zimmer frei!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Talk of the Town
Movie · as René Krauss
The Sunset Boys
Movie · as Fritz Becker
Der Leihmann
Movie · as Max Bieber
Unter Druck
Movie · as Jan
Stirb für mich
Movie · as Christian Schäfer
Die Harald Schmidt Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Maybe... Maybe Not
Movie · as Gunnar
Frauen sind was Wunderbares
Movie · as Zeno
Backbeat
Movie · as Klaus Voormann
Lady Cop
TV · as Felix Walter · 1 ep
Ein starkes Team
TV · as Harald Berg · 1 ep
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Little Sharks
Movie · as Johannes
Riverboat
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Morgenmagazin
TV · as Self · 1 ep
DAS!
TV · as Self · 5 eps
ZDF-Mittagsmagazin
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Blauer Panther
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Nachtcafé
TV · as Self · 2 eps
A Case For Two
TV · as Stefan Freiberg · 1 ep
Das Traumschiff
TV · as Konrad Schneider · 1 ep
Auf Achse
TV · as Toni Teuffel · 7 eps
Bavarian Film Awards
TV · as Self · 2 eps
NDR Talk Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Kölner Treff
TV · as Self · 3 eps
3 nach 9
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Scene of the Crime
TV · as Bundeskanzler Grasshoff, Peter Lausch, Markus Hoffschulte · 1 ep
German Film Award
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bambi
TV · as Self · 1 ep