Rolf Kanies (born 1957 in Bielefeld) is a German born actor who played many high profile roles on the stage before switching to a career in film and television in 1997. Since then Rolf has specialized in German and international film and television. Movies he has played in have been nominated for a variety of international awards, including an Oscar.
Kanies studied at the "Westfälische Schauspielschule Bochum" and at the "Universität der Künste(UdK) Berlin". Upon completing his studies, he embarked on a career in the theatre. His first engagement was at the Hebbel-Theater in Berlin, followed by other works at the Schauspielhaus Bochum, the Staatstheater Kassel and productions in Krefeld, Neuss, Cologne, Weimar, Graz(Austria), Basel (Switzerland) and at the Garsington Opera Festival (Oxford, England).
Kanies's roles have included many Shakespearean characters such as Hamlet, Romeo, Mercutio, Macbeth, Theseus/Oberon (A Midsummernights Dream), Sir Toby (Twelfth Night), Dromio of Ephesus (A Comedy of Errors) and Lucio (Measure for Measure). Other prominent roles were those of Faust, Orest (Iphigenia) and Biff (Death of a Salesman).
He also played several lead roles in musicals.
During the past 12 years, Kanies played in a large variety of German television series and movies and in eight feature films. His film debut was "Dark Days", directed by Margarethe von Trotta. In 1998, Rolf had his first international appearance in the science fiction series "Lexx- The Dark Zone", in which he played "Priest". The success of this performance led to a continuing role in Lexx in 2001, during which he played Reginald J. Priest, a troubled alien who is also the President of the USA. In the same year Kanies played Adolf Hitler in the American production "Joe and Max" directed by Steve James (STARZ! Pictures). In 2005, Kanies performed the role of General Hans Krebs in the feature film "Downfall" by Oliver Hirschbiegel, which was nominated for an Oscar. In 2008, he played the war veteran Friedrich Hoch in "A Woman In Berlin", directed by Max Faerberboeck, who won the Best International Feature Award at the "Santa Barbara International Film Festival" in 2009. In 2008 Rolf also appeared in the movie "The Countess (film)" as Count Krajevo, a film by Julie Delpy which is scheduled for release in the U.S in the spring of 2010.
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