04/17/1983
Ravensburg, Germany:
Since his father was the senior physician of a ward in the Bad Schussenried Centre for Psychiatry, he grew up with his three siblings in a service flat on the former hospital grounds. He attended the Studienkolleg St.Johann Blönried and graduated from there in 2003. At the age of 17, he lived for one year on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, where he graduated from Red Cloud High School in 2001. In 2008 he completed his acting education at the Otto Falckenberg School in Munich. He studied at the Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München and graduated there in March 2018 with a diploma in documentary film directing and television journalism. Internationally, Kranz was seen in the drama The White Ribbon (2009) by Michael Haneke, in Quentin Tarantino's war film Inglourious Basterds and in Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies. He became known to a wider television audience with the series Hindafing, in which he plays the city priest Kraus. The series was awarded the Austrian film prize Romy in 2018. His spot myBorder's joyFence was awarded the First Steps Award and the Porsche Award in 2018.
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Der Garmisch Krimi - Wolfsmord (2026) as Patrick Wams |
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Dann passiert das Leben (2025) as Verkäufer |
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Leibniz - Chronik eines verschollenen Bildes (2025) as Liebfried Cantor |
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Rohbau (2024) as Massenbach |
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Morin (2023) as Konrad Dramm |
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Rehragout-Rendezvous (2023) as Simon Steckenbiller |
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Der junge Häuptling Winnetou (2022) as Freddy |
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Was Tun (2022) as |
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Hannes (2021) as Florian |
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12 Tage Sommer (2021) as Henning / Reinhold / Corvin |
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Der Club der singenden Metzger (2019) as Fidelis’ Bruder |
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FrauMutterTier (2019) as Hannes |
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Die Goldfische (2019) as |
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Onkel Wanja (2019) as Telegin |
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Falter (2019) as Dave |
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Das Leben meiner Tochter (2019) as Norbert Holler |
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Ich liebe alles, was ich an dir hasse (2018) as Kai |
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Ein Sommer im Allgäu (2017) as |
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Schildkröten Panzer (2017) as Narrator (voice) |
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Mutter reicht's jetzt (2016) as Simon |
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Die Büffel sind los! (2016) as Landrat Häberle |
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König Laurin (2016) as Bauer Hans |
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Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank (2016) as Jan Hartog |
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Geschwister (2016) as Niels |
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Heidi (2015) as Mr. Kandidat |
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Sturköpfe (2015) as |
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Ein Sommer in Masuren (2015) as Zugschaffner |
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Elser – Er hätte die Welt verändert (2015) as Franz Xaver Lechner |
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Der Andi ist wieder da (2015) as Michael Schäfer |
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Hirngespinster (2014) as Guido |
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Fräulein Else (2014) as Paul |
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Finsterworld (2013) as |
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The Fifth Estate (2013) as Otto |
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Wer hat Angst vorm weissen Mann? (2013) as Mr. Rupprecht |
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Das Märchen von der Prinzessin, die unbedingt in einem Märchen vorkommen wollte (2013) as Michel |
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Achtung Polizei! - Alarm um 11 Uhr 11 (2013) as Bossler |
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Local Heroes (2013) as Lazlo |
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Anleitung zum Unglücklichsein (2012) as Moritz |
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Rommel (2012) as Karl Daniel |
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Sams im Glück (2012) as Packer 1 |
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Kdo se boji črnega moža? (2012) as German Sergeant |
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Tage die bleiben (2012) as |
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War Horse (2011) as Junior German Officer |
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Sommer der Gaukler (2011) as Alfons |
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Die letzten 30 Jahre (2010) as Robert Ostermeier |
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Die Hummel (2010) as Flo |
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Nanga Parbat (2010) as Hans Saler |
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Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009) as The Tutor |
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Inglourious Basterds (2009) as Herrman #3 |
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Hanna und die Bankräuber (2009) as Polizist Kranz |
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Zwei Zimmer, Balkon (2009) as Niklas |
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Räuber Kneißl (2008) as Gendarm Hildebrand |
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Was Tun (2022) Director |
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Was Tun (2022) Writer |
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Was Tun (2022) Producer |
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Was Tun (2022) Camera Operator |
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MyBorder's JOYFence (2018) Director |
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MyBorder's JOYFence (2018) Script |
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Pink Palace, Paradise Beach (1990) Sound Mixer |