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Christian Friedel

Christian Friedel

Actor · Born March 9, 1979 (47) · Magdeburg, German Democratic Republic [now Germany]

Christian Friedel was born on March 9, 1979 in Magdeburg, East Germany [now Saxony-Anhalt, Germany]. He is an actor and music artist, known for The Zone of Interest (2023), Babylon Berlin (2017), and The White Lotus (2025).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 9, 1979 (47)
From
Magdeburg, German Democratic Republic [now Germany]
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on Motif · 28 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 65 days to Oct 28Up 1% in 30 days

What are Christian Friedel's films like?

Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Motif score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Motif score: 70th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
Morality
37%
Power
17%
Bonds
12%
Society
12%
Ideas
9%
Survival
8%
Self
5%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 1 · Dark 6

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 5

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · 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 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · 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 0 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 6
Mentor
2 of 6
Shadow
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
6
Dread
4
Cold
2
Contemplative
3
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Christian Friedel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 16 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Christian Friedel's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

28 credits, 16 with a Motif page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Athos 2643 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2027)

    as Marwan

  • Corpus Delicti(2026)

    as Lutz Rosentreter

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Idiot(s) (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • The American Revolution(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as (voice)

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Agency(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Nils Jansen

    Motif score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Kafka (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Franz Werfel

  • 15 Jahre(2023)

    as Harry Mangold

    Motif score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Zone of Interest(2023)

    as Rudolf Höss

    Motif score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Confessions of Felix Krull(2021)

    as King of Portugal

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The White Lotus(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · as Fabian

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Angelo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Curator

  • Happiness Sucks (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Dr. Wolfgang Teuter

  • Perfume (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Daniel 'Zahnlos' Sluiter

  • Babylon Berlin(2017)

    Show 40 episodes · as Reinhold Gräf

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Sugar Sand (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Günter Ernst

  • Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Adi Dassler

  • 13 Minutes(2015)

    as Georg Elser

    Motif score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Chosen Ones(2014)

    as Manfred Wolf

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Amour Fou(2014)

    as Heinrich

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Closed Season(2012)

    as Albert

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Erbgut (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    as Max

  • Russendisko (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Andrej

  • Chicken with Plums(2011)

    as Cyrus, 22 ans

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The White Ribbon(2009)

    as The School Teacher

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Police Call 110(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Max Schwarz

    Motif score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Jürgen von Mierendorff

    Motif score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Mit Eichenlaub und Feigenblatt (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

    as Beaty

  • The Peasant (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 28 titles, 26 of them dated from 1968 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

The Zone of Interest (2023)

$53M worldwide

Highest rated

The White Ribbon (2009)

Motif 97th

Most popular right now

Babylon Berlin (2017)

Film career

19682026

Peak 2023 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 4 Motif titles. 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
Acting28 of 28: 28 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score75th

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s2 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 57% of 7 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Christian Friedel's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Motif score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Corpus Delicti (2026)

63rd percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The White Ribbon (2009)

Motif 97th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 83/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 60. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Christian Friedel's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 31
Profanity3 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 35
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 73 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Christian Friedel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christian Friedel's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hannah Herzsprung shares the most, 3.

Actors