Christian Ulmen

Christian Ulmen born 22 September 1975 in Neuwied) is a German entertainer, actor, voice actor and audiobook narrator.

Christian Ulmen
Ulmen in 2008
Born
Christian Ulmen

(1975-09-22) September 22, 1975
Neuwied, West Germany
Nationality Germany
Occupationactor, entertainer
Spouse(s)Huberta Ulmen (2005–2010)
Collien Fernandes (2011–present)
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Career

Ulmen started his television career in 1996 as a video jockey on MTV Europe. He is known for his creative, and sometimes provocative, humour, which he displayed in TV shows such as Unter Ulmen or Mein neuer Freund, the German adaptation of Channel 4's My New Best Friend, and the award-winning TV series Dr. Psycho – Die Bösen, die Bullen, meine Frau und ich. Ulmen has also appeared in leading roles in successful cinema productions including Berlin Blues (2003), the screenplay Atomised (2006), based on Michel Houellebecq's novel of the same title, and Men in the City directed by Simon Verhoeven and released in October 2009.

Since 2013, Ulmen and Nora Tschirner play a team of investigators in the Weimar-based episodes of the Tatort series.[1]

Personal life

Ulmen is agnostic.

Ulmen met his future wife Huberta in 1999 and they eventually married in 2005. They have a son together, but divorced in 2010.

In August 2010, Ulmen met Collien Fernandes and the couple married on June 22, 2011. They welcomed their first child in April 2012.

Selected filmography
  • Berlin Blues (2003), as Herr Lehmann
  • Rosa Roth: Flucht nach vorn (2005, TV series episode), as Harald Förster
  • Der Fischer und seine Frau (2005), as Otto
  • Atomised (2006), as Michael Djerzinski
  • Dr. Psycho (2007–2008, TV series, 14 episodes), as Dr. Max Munzl
  • Schade um das schöne Geld (2008, TV film), as Bruno Karras
  • Men in the City (2009), as Günther Stobanski
  • Jerry Cotton (2010), as Phil Decker
  • Vater Morgana (2010), as Lutz Stielike
  • Tatort (since 2013, TV series, 9 episodes), as Kommissar Lessing

Audiobooks (excerpt)
  • 2010 (Audible): Douglas Adams: Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy), publisher: der Hörverlag, ISBN 978-3867173698
  • 2011: Ian McEwan: Psychopolis, publisher: Diogenes Hörbuch, ISBN 978-3257800777

Awards
  • 2003 Bayerischer Filmpreis (Bavarian Film Award), Best Actor, for his role in Herr Lehmann
  • 2007 Bayerischer Fernsehpreis (Bavarian TV Award), Best Actor, for his role in Dr. Psycho
  • 2007 Adolf Grimme Award, for his role in Dr. Psycho
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References
  1. "Bericht: Tatort-Macher angeln sich Tschirner und Ulmen". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). dpad Presseagentur. 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2012-10-24.


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