Oliver Wnuk

Born

1976-01-28

Birthplace

Konstanz, Germany

Biography

Oliver Wnuk is a German actor, author, and audio drama narrator, born on January 28, 1976, in Konstanz as Oliver Konrad Wnuk. He completed his acting training at the Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding in Munich and celebrated his cinema debut in 2000 in the thriller "Anatomie" alongside Franka Potente, followed by roles in comedies like "Der Schuh des Manitu" (2001). He gained international fame through the role of the laid-back, scatterbrained Ulf Steinke in the ProSieben series "Stromberg" (2004–2012, including the feature film in 2014), which brought him his breakthrough. His further engagements include the chief detective Murat Alpay in "K3 – Kripo Hamburg" (2003–2007), Detective Chief Inspector Hinnerk Feldmann in "Nord Nord Mord" (since 2010), Thomas Zuhse in "Die Kanzlei" (2012–2019), as well as appearances in series like "Die LottoKönige" (2012–2015), "Der Bergdoktor" (2009), and films like "Das Leben ist kein Kindergarten". In addition, he is successful as an author with books like "Luftholen" (2013), children's books about "Kasi Kauz", and screenplays for TV films, and he narrates audio dramas; he weighs 68 kg at 174 cm tall, speaks fluent English and French, and resides in Munich.