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Nikolai Kinski

Nikolai Kinski

Actor · Born July 30, 1976 (50) · Paris, France

Nanhoï Nikolai Kinski (born July 30, 1976 in Paris, France) is a film actor, and the only acknowledged son of the prolific actor Klaus Kinski and his third wife, Minhoi Geneviève Loanic. He is the half-brother of actresses Nastassja Kinski and Pola Kinski. Nikolai was born in France, but was raised in California, United States. He currently resides in Berlin, Germany and owns the dual citizenship of the United States and France. Nikolai was the only one who attended the funeral of his father Klaus as his ashes were strewn in the Pacific Ocean.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 30, 1976 (50)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 59 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 5% in 30 days

What are Nikolai Kinski's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
29%
Bonds
27%
Morality
24%
Survival
9%
Society
5%
Ideas
5%
Power
2%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 5 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 6
Herald
1 of 6
Shadow
1 of 6
Threshold guardian
1 of 6
Hero
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
5
Melancholic
4
Romantic
4
Contemplative
4
Other
10

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Nikolai Kinski's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nikolai Kinski's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

59 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Any Other Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Over Your Dead Body(2026)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Cologne 75(2025)

    as Officer Schultz

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Dream Story(2024)

    as Jacob

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Moresnet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dr. Salvatore Lopez

  • Masters of the Air(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Col. Harold Huglin

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Liaison(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Vandermeer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Gute Nachrichten – Der Usedom-Krimi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Jonas Gomez

  • Vikings: Valhalla(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · as Emperor Romanos

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Farewell, Mr. Haffmann(2021)

    as Commander Jünger

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Die Welt steht still (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Dr. Maxime Durant

  • Plan A(2021)

    as Tzvi

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Barbarians(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · as Pelagios

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • A Winged Victory for the Sullen: Aqualung, Motherfucker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Aqualung Motherfucker

  • Dreamfactory(2019)

    as Omar

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Dead End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kevin Dorsett

  • Attempted Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lars Oehmke

  • Ein Sommer in Vietnam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Danh Cao

  • Ein Sommer in Vietnam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Danh Cao

  • Axolotl Overkill(2017)

    as Mr. Kroschinske

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Berlin Station(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Roman Platov

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Point Break(2015)

    as Pascal Al Fariq

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • 1915(2015)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Neben der Spur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Mohren

  • Götz von Berlichingen(2014)

    as Kaiser Karl

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Posthumous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Kaleb Moo

  • The Inner Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Dr. Antonius Cappa

  • Helen Dorn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Alexander Lorenz

  • Yves Saint Laurent(2014)

    as Karl Lagerfeld

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • To Die For(2013)

    as Junger Makler

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Binny and the Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Magnus Mala

  • Mary of Nazareth(2012)

    as Judas Ischariot

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Mary of Nazareth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Judas

  • Long Distance Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Rezeptionist (voice)

  • Nord Nord Mord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Seitz · as Thilo Rumbuchner

  • The Sinking of the Laconia(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Walter Drexler

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • The Apologies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • SOKO Stuttgart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Björn Kowald · as Daniel Mommsen

  • Die zwei Leben des Daniel Shore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Daniel Shore

  • Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Arndt von Bohlen und Halbach

  • The Countess(2009)

    as Teacher

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Adventures of the Projectionist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Projectionist

  • Fay Grim(2006)

    as Amin

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Kommissar Stolberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Benjamin Becker

  • Klimt(2006)

    as Egon Schiele

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Æon Flux(2005)

    as Claudius

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • No Sky Limit with Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Duncan Coburn

  • Vienna Crime Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Sebastian Opitz

  • Untreu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Milan Farkas

  • Dirty Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Paule

  • Connecting Dots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Alex

  • Kommissarin Seiler ermittelt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Milan Farkas

  • The Devil Who Called Himself God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Lukas

  • Tortilla Soup(2001)

    as Andy

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Einsatz in Hamburg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Erster Offizier Barlog

  • Küstenwache (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Dolf Karst

  • Jamila (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Young Seit

  • Paganini(1989)

    as Achille Paganini

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Martin Schneider · as Sebastian Feuerbach · as Tobias Flügge

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 59 titles, 58 of them dated from 1970 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Æon Flux (2005)

$53M worldwide

Highest rated

Farewell, Mr. Haffmann (2021)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Over Your Dead Body (2026)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19702026

Peak 2014 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting59 of 59: 59 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score47th

By decade

1970s1 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s18 · acting2010s24 · acting2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 16 roles
9010

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Nikolai Kinski's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 26 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

1915 (2015)

99th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Farewell, Mr. Haffmann (2021)

Midcredits 85th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Nikolai Kinski's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity7 titles36–63 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Nikolai Kinski work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nikolai Kinski's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charlie Woebcken shares the most, 3.

Producers