Michael Schenk

Michael Schenk (born 21 December 1965 in Osnabrück) is a German actor. Michael Schenk was educated at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart. He played before his television career in Potsdam at the Hans Otto Theater (1992–1993), in Stendal at the Theater der Altmark (1993–1996) and in Berlin at the Theater am Halleschen Ufer (1997/1998). Since 1998 he has been involved in some cinema productions, among others in Nicht als die Wahrheit (1999), Duell – Enemy at the Gates (2001), Napola – Elite für den Führer (2004), Munich (2005), Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008), Das weiße Band – Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009), Zeiten verändern dich (2010), Die Friseuse (2010) and Hindenburg (2011). As a screenwriter, he wrote the template for the TV film Ein guter Sommer (2011) and received the Grimme Prize 2012.