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Urs Rechn

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Urs Rechn at an event for Son of Saul (2015)
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Inside Man: Most Wanted (2019)
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Urs Rechn was born in the former GDR, on January 18. 1978, in Halle/Saale, (Saxony - Anhalt, Germany,) to Günther Rechn (a renowned painter and graphic artist from Eastern Germany, GDR) and Beate Rechn, and was the second of their three children.

From 1987 onwards, Urs Rechn attended the Special Grammar School for Music "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" in Halle, where he excelled in Violoncello, French Horn and Singing. After the Fall of the Berlin Wall, the family relocated to Cottbus, Brandenburg, where Urs Rechn attended the 1. Academic High School for Music and Fine Arts "Heinrich Heine" and the Konservatorium Cottbus, where he protrude from the classes as the Junior Conductor of the youth symphony orchestra and brass band.

Despite having received no formal previous teaching in acting, Urs Rechn segued into an acting career, encouraged by the honoured and renowned East German Director and Impresario Christoph Schroth. He appeared on the stage plays "Hamlet" (1995), "The Beaver Coat" (1996) and "Steig' in das Traumboot der Liebe" (1996)and as a chorister in the Opera "The Magic Flute" (1995) on the State Theater Cottbus.

In 1997, owing to conscription , Urs Rechn went to the German paratroops and later to the German special forces. In the meantime, he played in several TV episodes thanks to an agreement with his Colonel. Upon completion of the active service in 2002, Urs Rechn attended the University of Music and Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" and graduated in 2004. He became then - and still is - a visiting scholar at this very institution.

Urs Rechn has been performing most of his acting time on stage: 2003-2005 Staatsschauspiel Dresden, 2005-2007 Landestheater Tübingen, 2008-2013 Theater Chemnitz, e.g.: "The Seagull" - Treblev / "A Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" - Brick / "The Merchant of Venice" - Antonio / "Julius Caesar" - Marcus Antonius / "Caligula" - Caligula / "A Streetcar Named Desire" - Stanley Kowalski / "The Threepenny Opera" - Jonathan Peachum.
BornJanuary 18, 1978
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    Known for

    Géza Röhrig in Son of Saul (2015)
    Son of Saul
    7.4
    • Oberkapo Biederman
    • 2015
    The King's Surrender (2014)
    The King's Surrender
    6.6
    • Jenne
    • 2014
    X Company (2015)
    X Company
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Generalfeldmarschall Brandt
    Andrzej Tkacz in Run Boy Run (2013)
    Run Boy Run
    7.2
    • SS-Man 2 Janczyk Village(uncredited)
    • 2013

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Red Sonja
      • Captain Ranjokan
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • Fette Kumpelz
      • Undercover Cop
      • Completed



    • Richard E. Grant, Daniel Brühl, Jessica Hynes, Darren Goldstein, Aya Cash, Himesh Patel, Billy Magnussen, and Lolly Adefope in The Franchise (2024)
      The Franchise
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Horst Sommer
      • 2024
    • Hounds of War (2024)
      Hounds of War
      4.5
      • Hollywood
      • 2024
    • Emily Kusche in The Island (2020)
      The Island
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Mikkel Schwarting
      • 2020–2024
    • Tatort (1970)
      Tatort
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Gerhard Ellinger
      • Bademeister
      • 2005–2024
    • Mikael Persbrandt in Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace (2023)
      Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace
      6.5
      • Kirov
      • 2023
    • Onimusha (2023)
      Onimusha
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Musashi Miyamoto (German version, voice)
      • 2023
    • Siegfried Lowitz in The Old Fox (1977)
      The Old Fox
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Simon Rothe
      • 2023
    • Ze Network (2022)
      Ze Network
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Kommissar Comberg
      • 2022
    • The Nordic Murders (2014)
      The Nordic Murders
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Matthias Kessler
      • 2022
    • The Ipcress File (2022)
      The Ipcress File
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Housemartin
      • 2022
    • Notruf Hafenkante (2007)
      Notruf Hafenkante
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Lauritz Seefeld
      • 2022
    • Marco Girnth, Melanie Marschke, Amy Mußul, and Johannes Hendrik Langer in Leipzig Homicide (2001)
      Leipzig Homicide
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Uwe Kirchgatter
      • Frank Moltke
      • 2016–2021
    • The Reckoning (2021)
      The Reckoning
      6.8
      • Kommissar Nolting
      • 2021
    • Otto Waalkes and Julius Weckauf in Catweazle (2021)
      Catweazle
      5.3
      • Fürst Moderich I.
      • 2021
    • Barbarians (2020)
      Barbarians
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Kunolf the Brukteer
      • 2020

    Videos10

    Demo reel 2021
    Demo Reel 3:58
    Demo reel 2021
    X-Company
    Demo Reel 4:13
    X-Company
    X-Company
    Demo Reel 4:13
    X-Company
    Son of Saul
    Demo Reel 3:15
    Son of Saul
    Polizeiruf 110 - Im Schatten
    Demo Reel 2:10
    Polizeiruf 110 - Im Schatten
    My Demo Reel
    Demo Reel 2:16
    My Demo Reel
    Dream
    Demo Reel 2:01
    Dream

    Personal details

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      • Urs Rechn
      • personal reel page
    • Alternative name
      • Urs Rechin
    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Born
      • January 18, 1978
      • Halle an der Saale, German Democratic Republic
    • Parents
        Günther Rechn
    • Relatives
      • Sibling(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Staatsschauspiel Dresden, actor, stage plays e.g.: The Merchant of Venice - playing Antonio; The Seagull - playing Treblev; Caligula - playing Caligula; A Cat on a hot tin Roof - playing Brick;

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      Urs Rechn is a former member of the German special forces.

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