Sebastian Koch made his screen debut in the 1991 René Allio-directed drama film ‘Transit’ where he portrayed ‘Gerhardt.’ That same year, he portrayed ‘young Gerhard Selb’ in the television film ‘Der Tod kam als Freund.’ He continued to star in television series and films such as ‘Cosimas Lexikon’ (1992), ‘Hart to Hart: Two Harts in 3/4 Time’ (1995), ‘Les Alsaciens ou les Deux Mathilde’ (1996), ‘Todesspiel’ (1997), ‘Ein Lied von Liebe und Tod’ (1999), ‘Das Tal der Schatten’ (1999), ‘The Tunnel’ (2001), ‘Dance with the Devil’ (2001), and ‘Dance with the Devil’ (2001). In 2002, he portrayed ‘Rudolf Höss’ in the Costa-Gavras-directed historical war drama film ‘Amen.’ The film saw its premiere at the 52nd Berlin International Film Festival and received several César Award nominations. He next appeared in films and series like ‘Napoleon’ (2002), ‘Das fliegende Klassenzimmer’ (2003), ‘Princesse Marie’ (2004), ‘Stauffenberg’ (2004), ‘Speer und Er’ (2005), and ‘The Shell Seekers’ (2006). He played the role of ‘Georg Dreyman’ in the 2006 German drama film ‘The Lives of Others’ directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. The film saw universal acclaim upon release and was a phenomenal commercial success, grossing over $77.3 million on a budget of $2 million. The same year also saw the release of the Paul Verhoeven-directed war drama thriller film ‘Black Book’ where Koch portrayed ‘Ludwig Müntze.’ The film was a critical and commercial success and came to be known as one of the best Dutch films ever.
Koch was next seen in films like ‘In jeder Sekunde’ (2008), ‘Effi Briest’ (2009), ‘Sea Wolf’ (2009), ‘Unknown’ (2011), ‘Albatross’ (2011), ‘God Loves Caviar’ (2012), and ‘Suspension of Disbelief’ (2012). In 2013, he starred as ‘Yuri Komarov’ in ‘A Good Day to Die Hard,’ the fifth and final film in the Die Hard series. Despite receiving negative reviews from critics, the film managed to gross over $304.7 million on a budget of $92 million. He continued to star in films and television series like ‘Homeland’ (2015–2016), ‘The Danish Girl’ (2015), ‘Fog in August’ (2016), ‘Billionaire Ransom’ (2016), ‘Bel Canto’ (2018), ‘Never Look Away’ (2018), ‘The Name of the Rose’ (2019), and ‘The Defeated’ (2021). Koch was last seen in the 2022 crime drama series ‘Your Honor.’
This drama thriller film takes us to 1984 East Berlin, and revolves around a corrupt agent of the secret police, who is conducting surveillance on a pro-Socialist playwright and his girlfriend. However, over some time, he finds himself increasingly attracted towards the girlfriend.
During the time of the Second World War, a girl named Rachel joins the Dutch resistance after Netherlands is occupied by German forces. Eventually, she tries to flee to Southern Netherlands, along with a local man named Rob.
In 1957, Russian spy Rudolf Abel is arrested in New York City and is defended by principled lawyer James B. Donovan. Meanwhile, Francis Powers’ U-2 spy plane is shot down in the USSR and he is imprisoned. Ultimately, with great risk to his own life, Donovan facilitates the exchange of Abel and Powers at the Glienicke Bridge.
The heartbreaking tale is based on the true story of Danish painters Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. When Gerda asks her husband Einar Wegener to pose as a woman, it triggers his dormant gender identity as a woman. Einar adopts the name Lili and undergoes the world’s first gender reassignment surgery but sadly dies of complications.
A serious car-accident leads Dr. Martin Harris to a coma. After waking up, no one recognizes him, he finds another man impersonating him, and assassins hunting him. With the help of taxi driver Gina, he uncovers he is an assassin and Martin Harris is just a persona. Martin redeems himself by saving Bressler the target of his assignation.
Albatross is a drama film which tells the story of Emelia, an aspiring novelist, who starts working at a seaside hotel owned by Jonathan, who is also a struggling writer. She befriends his daughter, and over time, she finds herself attracted to Jonathan and begins a relationship with him. However, their affair soon threatens to bring terrible consequences.
NYPD cop, John McClane tries to help his son Jack who is under arrest for an attempted murder. He discovers that Jack is infact an undercover CIA agent trying to protect Komarov, a whistle-blower with a secret file carrying evidence against a high ranking Russian official. The two now have to get together to safeguard Komarov and prevent a deadly plot from striking the Chernobyl region.
