Detlev Buck (; born 1 December 1962 in Bad Segeberg) is a German film director, actor, producer and screenwriter.

Life and work

Buck made his first short film, , in 1982, and his first feature, Karniggels, in 1991. He often makes cameo appearances in his work. He has appeared in a number of films; his most notable role was in Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon. Buck lives in Berlin.

Selected filmography

As director

• 1984:

• 1991: (with Bernd Michael Lade, Ingo Naujoks and Julia Jäger)

• 1993: No More Mr. Nice Guy (with Joachim Król, Horst Krause and Sophie Rois)

• 1996: Jailbirds (with Til Schweiger, Marie Bäumer and Heike Makatsch)

• 1999: (with Moritz Bleibtreu and Heike Makatsch)

• 2000: (with Anke Engelke)

• 2006: Tough Enough (with David Kross)

• 2007: (Family film)

• 2009: Same Same but Different (with Apinya Sakuljaroensuk and David Kross)

• 2011: (with Matthias Schweighöfer and Alexandra Maria Lara)

• 2012: Measuring the World (Adaptation of the book of the same name)

• 2014: (Family film)

• 2014: (Family film)

• 2016: (Family film)

• 2017: (Family film)

• 2018: Asphaltgorillas

• 2018: Wuff – Folge dem Hund

• 2020: Christmas Crossfire

• 2021: Confessions of Felix Krull

As actor

• 1984: (Short) ... Gerhard Ramm

• 1994: Back to Square One - Dir. Reinhard Münster (with Katharina Thalbach and Harald Juhnke) ... Chauffeur

• 1995: - Dir. (with Fabian Busch and Sophie Rois) ... Instructor

• 1996: Jailbirds (with Til Schweiger, Marie Bäumer and Heike Makatsch) ... Hammer-Gerd

• 1999: Sonnenallee - Dir. Leander Haußmann (with Alexander Beyer, Henry Hübchen, Robert Stadlober, Katharina Thalbach) ... Policeman Horkefeld

• 1999: Aimée & Jaguar - Dir. Max Färberböck (with Maria Schrader and Juliane Köhler) ... Günther Wust

• 2000: (with Anke Engelke) ... Wusch

• 2002: Blue Moon - Dir. Andrea Maria Dusl (with Josef Hader) ... Ignaz Springer

• 2003: Berlin Blues - Dir. Leander Haußmann (with Christian Ulmen) ... Karl

• 2005: NVA - Dir. Leander Haußmann ... Colonel Kalt

• 2005: - Dir. Leander Haußmann ... Wurm

• 2007: Midsummer Madness - Dir. Alexander Hahn ... Axel

• 2009: The White Ribbon - Dir. Michael Haneke ... Eva's father

• 2009: 12 Paces Without a Head - Dir. ... Arms Dealer

• 2009: Contact High - Dir. Michael Glawogger ... Harry

• 2011: (with Matthias Schweighöfer and Alexandra Lara) ... Jürgen Honk

• 2012: - Dir. ... Sigi Krugschenk

• 2012: Waiting for the Sea - Dir. Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov (with Egor Beroev and Anastasiya Mikulchina) ... Balthazar

• 2013: ... Policeman Müller

• 2014: ... Dr. Eichhorn

• 2014: - Dir. ... Helmut

• 2014: ... Dr. Eichhorn

• 2016: ... Dr. Eichhorn

• 2017: ... Dr. Eichhorn

• 2017: - Dir. Leander Haußmann ... Holger

• 2017: Magical Mystery or: The Return of Karl Schmidt

• 2020: Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding - Dir. Hermine Huntgeburth ... Mattheisen

• 2025: Amrum - Dir. Fatih Akin ... Sam Gangsters

Awards

• 1991 Bavarian Film Awards, Best New Director

• 1993 43rd Berlin International Film Festival Wir können auch anders … - Honourable Mention.

• 2007 Bavarian Film Award, Best Young People's Film

References

External links

• Detlev Buck an Interview (Germany)