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My Take
Martin Wuttke is, to me, a proper actor's actor, the sort who built a real reputation on the German-speaking stage before most international viewers ever saw him. That theatre grounding shows. Most people know him as the over-the-top Hitler in Inglourious Basterds, and sharing that Screen Actors Guild ensemble award is a nice footnote, but I suspect his stage work is where the real depth lives. The 2015 Nestroy Theatre Prize backs that up. He's also directed, which tells me he thinks about the whole picture, not just his own part. I'd happily watch him in something far quieter than Tarantino.
Overview
Martin Wuttke is a German actor and director. He has performed on many stages in the German-speaking theatre world, as well as in numerous films and TV series. He achieved international recognition for his portrayal of Adolf Hitler in the 2009 film Inglourious Basterds, which won him the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, shared with the ensemble cast.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Martin Wuttke
- Name (Japanese)
- マルティン・ヴトケ
- Reading
- まるてぃん・ゔとけ
- Born
- February 8, 1962 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Tiger
- Origin
- Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- stage actor / film actor / film director / television actor / speaker
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2015 Nestroy Theatre Prize
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Stage actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from Germany →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.