About

Known credits:
26
Birthday:
1973-10-04
Place of birth:
Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Website:
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Dennis Gansel

Overview

Dennis Gansel (born 4 October 1973) is a German film director, writer and actor.

Gansel was born in 1973 in Hanover, Germany. He grew up in East Berlin and started making films when he was 17. Gansel worked in the festivals for film and television and with disabled people. During this time, he prepared himself for film school. He studied at Munich Film School HFF where he studied for 5 years. Gansel is best known for directing The Wave and his following project; the vampire film We Are The Night, which starred Karoline Herfurth, Nina Hoss, Jennifer Ulrich, Anna Fischer and Max Riemelt.

Other than directing, Gansel has also tried acting. He has had several small roles in his own movies as wells as others.

Gansel frequently casts Max Riemelt in his films and frequently works with editor Jochen Retter and composer/musician Heiko Maile. His favourite director is Sydney Pollack.

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Known for

Acting
2011 Room 205 of Fear Actor Psychiatrist 58
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2009 Men in the City Actor Lars 59
Average
2008 The Wave Actor Martin 72
Good
2004 Before the Fall Actor 63
Fair

Directing
2020 Jim Button and the Wild 13 Directing Director 59
Average
2019 Berlin, I Love You Directing Director 57
Average
2018 Das Boot Directing Director 69
Fair
2018 Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver Directing Director 60
Fair
2016 Mechanic: Resurrection Directing Director 59
Average
2012 The Fourth State Directing Director 58
Average
2010 We Are the Night Directing Director 59
Average
2008 The Wave Directing Director 72
Good
2004 Before the Fall Directing Director 63
Fair
2001 Girls on Top Directing Director 57
Average
2000 Das Phantom Directing Director 59
Average
1996 The Wrong Trip Directing Director N/A
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Grim Night Directing Director 59
Average
The Tiger Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2019 Berlin, I Love You Writing Writer 57
Average
2012 The Fourth State Writing Writer 58
Average
2010 We Are the Night Writing Writer 59
Average
2008 The Wave Writing Screenplay 72
Good
2004 Before the Fall Writing Writer 63
Fair
2000 Das Phantom Writing Writer 59
Average
The Tiger Writing Writer N/A
N/A

Production
2019 We Are the Wave Production Executive Producer 65
Fair