Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 16, 1966
Place of Birth
Hannover, Germany
Credits
104 titles
Kai Wiesinger
Biography
Kai Wiesinger (born April 16, 1966, in Hanover) is a German actor, director, screenwriter, and voice actor for dubbing and audio dramas. He rose to fame in 1992 with the comedy film *Kleine Haie*. Wiesinger made his television debut in the late 1980s on the ZDF program *Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst*. He achieved his breakthrough in 1992 with the lead role in *Kleine Haie*, for which he—alongside Jürgen Vogel and Gedeon Burkhard—received the Bavarian Film Award. In the years that followed, Wiesinger starred in numerous successful German films, including *Der bewegte Mann*, *Frauen sind was Wunderbares*, and *Stadtgespräch*. He also appeared regularly in historical and dramatic productions, such as *Comedian Harmonists*, *14 Tage lebenslänglich*, and *Nichts als die Wahrheit*, starring alongside Götz George. Wiesinger also took on numerous lead roles in television productions, including *Dresden*, *Die Gustloff*, and the series *Die Anwälte*. In 2014, he portrayed former Federal President Christian Wulff in the TV movie *Der Rücktritt*, for which he received the Bavarian Television Award. Since 2015, he has starred—alongside his partner, Bettina Zimmermann—in the self-developed web series *Der Lack ist ab*, which he also directed. Since 2022, he has also been seen in the title role of the crime series *Dr. Hoffmann*. In addition to his work in front of the camera, Kai Wiesinger is active as a voice actor for dubbing and audio dramas. Among other roles, he voiced a character in the animated film *Das große Krabbeln* (the German dub of *A Bug's Life*) and appeared alongside his then-wife, Chantal de Freitas, in the audio drama series *Bibi Blocksberg*.
Known For
Filmography
Families Anders. Zwei sind einer zu viel
Das 1% Quiz – Wie clever ist Deutschland?
Self
Familie Anders
Mario Kortner
Du sollst hören
Prof. Dr. Theo Rotschild
Dr. Hoffmann - Die russische Spende
Dr. Felix Hoffmann
Studio 3 - Live aus Babelsberg
Self
Horst Lichters Traumrouten
Self
The Last Execution
Wagner
Takeover
Hubertus
Money. Murder. Zurich.: Borchert and the murderous greed
Heller
Linda Zervakis: Alles auf Anfang
Self
Genial daneben - Das Quiz
Self
Abendshow
Self
Lucky Loser
Thomas
Die Konfirmation
Simon
Gut zu Vögeln
Tillmann
Wer weiß denn sowas?
Self
Der Lack ist ab
Tom
Der Rücktritt
Christian Wulff
MDR um 4
Self
Der Tote im Eis
Mark Kress
Mit geradem Rücken
Jakob Braunstein
The Hunt for the Amber Room
Eik Meiers
Im Leben von …
Self
Flirtcamp
Dr. Hans-Joachim Kapenheuer
Wunderkinder
Max Reich
Frühling
Walter Liebherr
Residual Risk
Werksleiter Wessel
Spear of Destiny
Eik Meiers
Until Nothing Remains
Dr. Gerd Ruppert
Gier
Alfi Baumer
Der gestiefelte Kater
König Otto
Liebling, weck die Hühner auf
Lorenz Thiel
Unschuld
Alexander
Markus Lanz
Self
The Reason Why
Jan Haigerer
M/S Gustloff
Kapitän Hellmuth Kehding
Die Anwälte
Sebastian Britten
Liebe nach Rezept
Michael Fürstenberg
Durch Himmel und Hölle
Tom Gerling
Unter Mordverdacht - Ich kämpfe um uns
Michael Lehmann
Kommissar Stolberg
Christoph Katzmann
Dresden
Simon Goldberg
Willkommen daheim
Dr. Wolfgang Schlegel
Zwei gegen zwei
Sven Laurenz
Honey Baby
Ulrich
Hunger auf Leben
Siegfried Pitschmann
ZIBB
Self
Seven Weeks In Italy
Jan Steiner
Nachtschicht
Dr.Prinz