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Bernd Hölscher

Bernd Hölscher

Actor · Born January 1, 1971 (55) · Münster, Germany

Bernd Hölscher studied German and history in Würzburg, Münster and Cologne before completing his acting studies at the Freiburg drama school from 1996 to 2000. In addition to engagements at renowned German theater stages, among others in Stuttgart, Mannheim, Detmold, Rostock, the Schaubühne Berlin and most recently at the Staatstheater Kassel in 2021, Hölscher debuted in 2017 in Robert Schwentke's film biography The Captain with his first important role, for which he was nominated as Best Supporting Actor in the German Acting Award in 2018. Bernd Hölscher has been a member of the ensemble of the Kassel State Theatre since the 2010–11 season.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1971 (55)
From
Münster, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 5% in 30 days

What are Bernd Hölscher's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
30%
Survival
24%
Power
17%
Bonds
13%
Ideas
7%
Society
5%
Morality
3%
Coming of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · 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 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
3
Contemplative
2
Warm
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Bernd Hölscher's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bernd Hölscher'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

24 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Blindspot Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • No Hit Wonder(2025)

    as Uwe

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Karli & Marie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Joe

  • If It Bleeds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • The Three Investigators and the Carpathian Dog(2025)

    as Charles Niedland

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Call Me Levi(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mr. Cartwright

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Herrhausen: The Banker and the Bomb(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Augustinus

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Blame the Game(2024)

    as Fieper

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • All the Light We Cannot See(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bastian

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Sleeping Dog(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Ingeborg Bachmann - Journey Into the Desert(2023)

    as Veranstalter Hörspielpreis Bonn

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • In a Land That No Longer Exists(2022)

    as Petzke

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Confessions of Felix Krull(2021)

    as Recruiting Officer #1

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Das Versprechen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • We Children from Bahnhof Zoo(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Guenther

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Christmas Crossfire(2020)

    as Wolf

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Schuss in der Nacht - Die Ermordung Walter Lübckes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Werner Vogel

  • Old Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dirk zum Felde

  • A Hidden Life(2019)

    as Judge Ranft

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Bad Banks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Carlo Leißing

  • The Captain(2017)

    as Schütte

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Police Call 110(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Armin

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 3 episodes · as Kurt Breising · as Willi Wollnitz

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Grenzland – Der Nordsee-Krimi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Gero von Bernbeck

Career shape

Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 24 titles, 23 of them dated from 1970 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

No Hit Wonder (2025)

$3.1M worldwide

Highest rated

No Hit Wonder (2025)

Midcredits 66th

Most popular right now

We Children from Bahnhof Zoo (2021)

Film career

19702026

Peak 2025 · at the high point of their film career. 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
Acting24 of 24: 24 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

By decade

1970s2 · acting2010s3 · acting2020s18 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 6 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 Bernd Hölscher's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

We Children from Bahnhof Zoo (2021)

63rd percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Captain (2017)

Midcredits 93rd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 30. 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 Bernd Hölscher's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Bernd Hölscher work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bernd Hölscher's MovieCove titles; Julia Karg shares the most, 2.