Henry Hübchen
Henry Hübchen | |
|---|---|
 Henry Hübchen in Karlovy Vary (2009) | |
| Born | |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1971?–present |
| Awards | Deutscher Filmpreis, Best Actor 2005 Alles auf Zucker! |
Henry Hübchen is a German actor. He is known for playing the title character in the award-winning 2004 film Alles auf Zucker! (Go for Zucker!), for which he won a Deutscher Filmpreis (Lola). Hübchen plays Gregor Klein in the 2026 Netflix spy drama series Unfamiliar.
Early life and education
Henry Hübchen was born raised in East Berlin, in what was then East Germany.
Before coming to film, he was a failed physics student, wrote songs for the 1970s East German rock group City, and was twice East German windsurfing champion (in 1980 and 1981).[1]
Career
In 2004, Hübchen was best known in Germany for a role on the long-running television series Polizeiruf 110.[1]
Hübchen plays Gregor Klein in the 2026 Netflix spy drama series Unfamiliar.[3]
Recognition and awards
He won the Berlin Theater Award (Theaterpreis Berlin) in 2000.[4]
Hübchen's performance in Go for Zucker! was praised by critic David Denby[5] and Stephen Holden of The New York Times,[6] and earned him a Lola, Germany's equivalent of an Oscar.[7]
Personal life
He has two daughters with his wife Sanna Hübchen.[1]
Selected filmography
- Pauline In Between (1993)
- The Big Mambo (1998)
- Waiting Means Death (1999, TV film)
- Sonnenallee (1999)
- Sass (2001)
- Polizeiruf 110 (2003–2005, TV series, 5 episodes)
- C(r)ook (2004)
- Go for Zucker (2004)
- The News (2005, TV film)
- Mordshunger (2008, TV film)
- Age and Beauty (2008)
- Whiskey with Vodka (2009)
- Lila, Lila (2009)
- Young Goethe in Love (2010)
- Easter Goes Polish (2011)
- Jesus Loves Me (2012)
- Shark Alarm at Müggel Lake (2013)
- Quality Time (2013)
- The Interpreter of Silence (2023)
References
- 1 2 3 "German Vanity Fair bio page". Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ↑ "Hübchen, Henry: Porträt". Archived from the original on 25 May 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ↑ Moore, Kasey (15 January 2026). "Netflix Unveils Its New Spy Thriller Series From Germany 'Unfamiliar'". What's on Netflix.
- ↑ "DPA via Monsters and Critics Germany". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ↑ "New Yorker Review" (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ↑ Holden, Stephen (20 January 2006). "Can't We All Just Get Along? Yes, if There's Money at Stake". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 November 2021 – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ Gelder, Compiled by Lawrence Van (28 April 2008). "German Academy Honors Its Films". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 November 2021 – via NYTimes.com.
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