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Rainer Bock

After graduating from high school, Rainer Bock ran a café in his hometown, which also had a cabaret programme. After studying acting at a private acting school in Kiel, he made his debut as a theater actor on the stages of the state capital of Kiel in 1982. He came to Heidelberg and the National Theater Mannheim via the Schleswig-Holstein State Theater. From 1995 to 2001 he had an engagement at the Staatstheater Stuttgart. Until 2011 he was engaged at the Bavarian State Theater in Munich. Bock often appears in supporting roles, including his initially rare appearances in film and television. The part of the doctor in Michael Haneke's award-winning drama The White Ribbon - A German Children's Story (2009) earned him a nomination for the German Film Prize. In 2011 he was represented at the Berlinale with four films. Bock is also active as an audio book speaker.

Filmography

2025
Karla

as Richter Lamy

Movie
2025
Ein Sommer in Sommerby

as Christian Boysen

Movie
2023
Zwei Weihnachtsmänner sind einer zu viel

as Wilfried Schneider

Movie
2014
A Most Wanted Man

as Dieter Mohr

Movie
2013
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

as Mayor Engleman

Movie
2012
Two Lives

as Hugo

Movie
2009
The White Ribbon

as The Doctor

Movie