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Kai Wiesinger

Kai Wiesinger

Actor · Born April 16, 1966 (60) · Hannover, Germany

Kai Wiesinger (born April 16, 1966, in Hanover) is a German actor, director, screenwriter, and voice actor for dubbing and audio dramas. He rose to fame in 1992 with the comedy film *Kleine Haie*. Wiesinger made his television debut in the late 1980s on the ZDF program *Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst*. He achieved his breakthrough in 1992 with the lead role in *Kleine Haie*, for which he—alongside Jürgen Vogel and Gedeon Burkhard—received the Bavarian Film Award. In the years that followed, Wiesinger starred in numerous successful German films, including *Der bewegte Mann*, *Frauen sind was Wunderbares*, and *Stadtgespräch*. He also appeared regularly in historical and dramatic productions, such as *Comedian Harmonists*, *14 Tage lebenslänglich*, and *Nichts als die Wahrheit*, starring alongside Götz George. Wiesinger also took on numerous lead roles in television productions, including *Dresden*, *Die Gustloff*, and the series *Die Anwälte*. In 2014, he portrayed former Federal President Christian Wulff in the TV movie *Der Rücktritt*, for which he received the Bavarian Television Award. Since 2015, he has starred—alongside his partner, Bettina Zimmermann—in the self-developed web series *Der Lack ist ab*, which he also directed. Since 2022, he has also been seen in the title role of the crime series *Dr. Hoffmann*. In addition to his work in front of the camera, Kai Wiesinger is active as a voice actor for dubbing and audio dramas. Among other roles, he voiced a character in the animated film *Das große Krabbeln* (the German dub of *A Bug's Life*) and appeared alongside his then-wife, Chantal de Freitas, in the audio drama series *Bibi Blocksberg*.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 16, 1966 (60)
From
Hannover, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 75 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 16% in 30 days

What are Kai Wiesinger's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Bonds
24%
Morality
19%
Power
16%
Ideas
13%
Survival
10%
Self
9%
Society
8%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 7 · 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 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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 2 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Joyful
4
Melancholic
3
Dread
2
Warm
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Kai Wiesinger's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kai Wiesinger'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

75 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 30 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Families Anders. Zwei sind einer zu viel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Familie Anders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Mario Kortner

  • Du sollst hören (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Prof. Dr. Theo Rotschild

  • Dr. Hoffmann - Die russische Spende (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Dr. Felix Hoffmann

  • The Last Execution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Wagner

  • Der Herr des Waldes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Peter Lausch

  • Takeover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Hubertus

  • Money. Murder. Zurich.: Borchert and the murderous greed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Heller

  • Lucky Loser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Thomas

  • Die Konfirmation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Simon

  • Gut zu Vögeln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Tillmann

  • Der Lack ist ab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 51 episodes · Director · as Tom

  • Der Rücktritt(2014)

    as Christian Wulff

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Der Tote im Eis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Mark Kress

  • Mit geradem Rücken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Jakob Braunstein

  • The Hunt for the Amber Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Eik Meiers

  • Flirtcamp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Dr. Hans-Joachim Kapenheuer

  • Wunderkinder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Max Reich

  • Frühling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Walter Liebherr

  • Residual Risk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Werksleiter Wessel

  • Spear of Destiny(2010)

    as Eik Meiers

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Bis nichts mehr bleibt(2010)

    as Dr. Gerd Ruppert

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Gier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Alfi Baumer

  • Der gestiefelte Kater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as König Otto

  • Liebling, weck die Hühner auf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Lorenz Thiel

  • Unschuld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Alexander

  • The Reason Why (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Jan Haigerer

  • M/S Gustloff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kapitän Hellmuth Kehding

  • Die Anwälte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sebastian Britten

  • Liebe nach Rezept (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Michael Fürstenberg

  • Durch Himmel und Hölle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Tom Gerling

  • Unter Mordverdacht - Ich kämpfe um uns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Michael Lehmann

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

    Show 1 episode · as Christoph Katzmann

  • Dresden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Simon Goldberg

  • Willkommen daheim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Dr. Wolfgang Schlegel

  • Zwei gegen zwei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Sven Laurenz

  • Honey Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Ulrich

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

    as Siegfried Pitschmann

  • Seven Weeks In Italy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Jan Steiner

  • Nachtschicht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr.Prinz

  • The Tenth Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Karl Spielplatz

  • Fallen Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Tom Craven

  • Poppitz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Ben

  • Dracula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Doctor Seward

  • Dracula(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Seward

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Leo & Claire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Gestapo-Mann

  • Labyrinth of Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Martin

  • Antonia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 3 episodes · as Leonhardt Ahrendorff

  • Murder on the Orient Express(2001)

    as Philip von Strauss

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Emil und die Detektive(2001)

    as Knut Tischbein

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Highway Society (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Jack Bogart

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Jurgen

  • Nichts als die Wahrheit(1999)

    as Peter Rohm

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Terror in the Mall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Chris Maratos

  • Die Unbestechliche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Fuchs

  • The Harmonists(1997)

    as Erwin Bootz

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Hunger - Addicted to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Simon

  • Still Movin' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Felix

  • 14 Days to Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Konrad von Seidlitz

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

    as Joachim Beck

  • Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Manuel

  • Talk of the Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as René Krauss

  • Unter Druck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Jan

  • The Sunset Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Fritz Becker

  • Der Leihmann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Max Bieber

  • Stirb für mich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Christian Schäfer

  • Die Kommissarin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Felix Walter

  • Maybe... Maybe Not(1994)

    as Gunnar

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Frauen sind was Wunderbares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Zeno

  • Backbeat(1994)

    as Klaus Voormann

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Ein starkes Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Harald Berg

  • Little Sharks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Johannes

  • A Case For Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Stefan Freiberg

  • Auf Achse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 7 episodes · as Toni Teuffel

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Bundeskanzler Grasshoff · as Markus Hoffschulte · as Peter Lausch

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 75 titles from 1970 to 2023; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

Emil und die Detektive (2001)

$5.2M worldwide

Highest rated

The Harmonists (1997)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

Backbeat (1994)

Film career

19702023

Peak 2011 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

  • 1992Screen debut· Little Sharks
  • 2010First top-billed film· Spear of Destiny
  • 2012Career best· The Hunt for the Amber Room

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting75 of 75: 74 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thDirecting1 of 75: 0 only directing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s2 · acting1990s20 · acting2000s29 · acting2010s16 · 16 acting · 1 crew2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 15% of 13 roles
9202

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 Kai Wiesinger's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Murder on the Orient Express (2001)

54th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Harmonists (1997)

Midcredits 84th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 39. 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 Kai Wiesinger work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kai Wiesinger's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Harald Kloser shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers