Stephan Kampwirth (born 20 March 1967) is a German theatre and screen actor.
Biography Kampwirth graduated from Franz Stock High School in Arnsberg in 1986 and then did his civilian service as an ambulance driver in Munich. After training at the Hamburg drama studio from 1989 until 1992 under the direction of Hildburg Frese, Kampwirth worked at the Schiller Theater in Berlin, the Burgtheater in Vienna, and the Kammerspiele in Munich. He performed under the direction of Leander Haußmann, Dieter Dorn, Georg Ringsgwandl, and Helmut Griem.
His film and television career began in the early 1990s with smaller roles in television series such as Großstadtrevier, Wolffs Revier, and Tatort. He became known to a wider audience with the television miniseries Ein unmöglicher Mann and the film version of Amelie Fried's novel Der Mann von Nebenan, in which he played the role of Lukas Lander. Kampwirth has been part of the Hamburg Kammerspiele ensemble in his adopted home of Hamburg since 2007. From 2013 until 2015, he played Dr. Bode in the television series Lerchenberg. In 2016, he played the role of Walter Richter in the film adaptation of Peter Stamm's Agnes, next to , who portrayed the titular role. Since 2017, Kampwirth has held one of the lead roles in the Netflix science fiction series Dark, that of Peter Doppler.
Selected filmography
Film + Year Title Role Notes 1996Beyond Silence Bankbeamter 199823 Jochen Maiwald 2001Atlantis: The Lost Empire Milo Thatch Voice (German version) 2003Wolfsburg Klaus 2013Das Kleine Gespenst Karls Vater 2014 Who Am I Martin Bohmer 2024 A Sacrifice Max
Television + Year Title Role Notes 1991Schulz & Schulz1 episode 1992Großstadtrevier 1993Wolffs Revier 1999Ein unmöglicher Mann 5 episodes 2001Tatort 1 episode 2002Wolffs Revier2003Ein starkes TeamTatort 2004Berlin, Berlin 2 episodes2005Der Dicke 1 episodeTatort 1 episode2006Das Duo 1 episodeStubbe – Von Fall zu FallTatort 1 episode 2007Der Kriminalist 2008Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei 1 episode 2010Tatort 1 episode 2011Tatort 1 episode2012Cologne P.D. 1 episodeDie Chefin Marc Berger ongoingTatort 1 episodeDas Duo 1 episode 2013–2015Lerchenberg Dr. Berthold Bode 2013Der letzte Bulle 1 episode 2016Berlin Station 2017–2020Dark Peter Doppler 3 seasons 2018Der Bergdoktor
Awards Bavarian Art Award in the field of "performing arts" (1998) "Expression en corto" festival, "Best Actor" for Die Überraschung (2005) "Concorto" festival, short film category, "Best Actor" for Die Überraschung (2006) Rolf Mares Prize, Outstanding Performance Actor/Singer/Dancer category, for the portrayal of Sebastian in Wir lieben und wissen nichts at the Hamburg Kammerspiele (2013)
References
External links
Stephan Kampwirth at filmportal.de Stephan Kampwirth at Lambsdorff talent agency