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Urs Rechn

Urs Rechn

Actor · Born January 18, 1978 (48) · Halle an der Saale, Germany

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.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 18, 1978 (48)
From
Halle an der Saale, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 46 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 64 days to Oct 27Down 38% in 30 days

What are Urs Rechn's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
45%
Power
32%
Survival
10%
Bonds
8%
Self
2%
Ideas
2%
Corruption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 4

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · 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 3 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 2

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 3
Ally
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
6
Dread
3
Contemplative
2
Cold
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous6

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 Urs Rechn's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Urs Rechn'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

46 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Red Sonja(2025)

    as Captain Ranjokan

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Franchise(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Horst Sommer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Hounds of War(2024)

    as Hollywood

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Martin Seigfried

  • Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace(2023)

    as Kirov

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Onimusha(2023)

    Show as Musashi Miyamoto

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Ze Network (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Kommissar Comberg

  • Am Ende einer Reise - Der Usedom-Krimi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Matthias Kessler

  • The Death of My Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • The Ipcress File(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Housemartin

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Otto Fröhliche - Advent, Advents mit Otto und Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Dr. Weihnachtsmann

  • Die Heimsuchung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Kommissar Nolting

  • Catweazle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Prince

  • Waiting for Anya(2020)

    as Hans

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Rookies(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Marcel John

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Inside Man: Most Wanted(2019)

    as Maynar Schmidt

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Capture(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Gabor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Blame Game(2019)

    as Arne

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Dogs of Berlin(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Gert Seiler

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Fette Kumpelz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Undercover Cop

  • Sunset(2018)

    as Ismael

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Wolfsland - Der steinerne Gast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Kevin Aulich

  • Instrument of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Klaus Schmidt

  • My foreign girlfriend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Christian

  • The Invisible Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Denis

  • Erlebnis Geschichte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · as Moderator

  • Papa Bär (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Tomasso

  • Die Informantin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Was kostet die Liebe? - Ein Großstadtmärchen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Christian May

  • Son of Saul(2015)

    as Eli Biederman

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Rentnercops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Martin Nowak

  • The King's Surrender(2014)

    as Jenne

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Outlander(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Gerhard Mueller

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Kommissarin Heller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Rottmann

  • Die Chefin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Vincent Bachmeier

  • GSG 9 - Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Sebastian Hartmann

  • Eight Miles High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Boxer

  • Aufrecht stehen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Hunger auf Leben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Der Ermittler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Ole

  • Bronski und Bernstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Leo

  • SOKO Leipzig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Moltke

  • Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Schischek

  • Unser Charly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Tassilo

  • Police Call 110(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Funke · as Ralf Gellert

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Bademeister · as Gerhard Ellinger

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles from 1970 to 2025; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

Son of Saul (2015)

$6.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Son of Saul (2015)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Onimusha (2023)

Film career

19702025

Peak 2020 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

  • 2007Screen debut· Eight Miles High

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting45 of 45: 45 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

By decade

1970s2 · acting1990s2 · acting2000s7 · acting2010s20 · acting2020s14 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles

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.

How do Urs Rechn's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Waiting for Anya (2020)

63rd percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Son of Saul (2015)

Midcredits 91st · 76% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 46. 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.

Who does Urs Rechn work with?

People who share at least 2 of Urs Rechn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Philipp Leinemann shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers