About
Born and raised in Magdeburg (Germany), Frank Giering gained first stage experience as a background actor at the former known "Maxim-Gorki" theatre Magdeburg". During this time the desire arose to become an actor even though he said at a later time, that this desire was mainly animated due to his hunger to get visible and noticed combined with the unrealistic belief to get more interesting for the womankind. Nevertheless he started his studies at the "Westfälischen Schauspielschule Bochum" (Germany) but changed short time after to the "Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen" (HFF) in Potsdam Babelsberg (Germany). But again he felt quite uncomfortable with the education methods. Some exercises led him to his physical and mental limits. Furthermore he failed on his teacher's demands to "fill up the space of the theatre". As he realized that he clenched more and more as soon as he got...
Known for
Scene of the CrimeSeries • 1970
The Old FoxSeries • 1977
Polizeiruf 110Series • 1971
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway PoliceSeries • 1996
Leipzig HomicideSeries • 2001
A Case For TwoSeries • 1981
Wolffs RevierSeries • 1992
Ein starkes TeamSeries • 1994
Der KriminalistSeries • 2006
SiskaSeries • 1998
Der letzte ZeugeSeries • 1998
Rosa RothSeries • 1994
Die CleverenSeries • 1998
Funny GamesMovie • 1997
Love Scenes from Planet EarthMovie • 1998
GiganticMovie • 1999
Anatomy 2Movie • 2003
Jerry CottonMovie • 2010
The CastleMovie • 1997
Black SheepMovie • 2006