Thure Riefenstein

German-Serbian born Thure Riefenstein is an actor for stage, cinema and television. He has a list of worldwide credits, including films for Germany, USA, UK, Italy, France, Canada, Sweden, Russia, Morocco or the Czech Republic.

Throughout his career, Riefenstein has worked with the finest directors such as the Academy Winners Jan Sverák in Dark Blue World (2001) (The Dark blue world") or Steven Soderbergh in Behind the Candelabra (2013) with Michael Douglas and Matt Damon. Riefenstein starred opposite the Academy winner Timothy Hutton in Leverage (2008) or Academy nominees Armin Mueller-Stahl in Crociati (2001) or the Golden Globe winners Donald Sutherland and Greta Scacchi in Baltic Storm (2003). He further worked with Shane Black on Iron Man 3 (2013), even though the storyline where he was in did not make it into the final version of the film.

He is best known for his versatility in playing extreme Characters such as "Adolf Hitler" in Die Machtergreifung (2012) or trickster-villains in action movies such as Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit (2008), or as the dark tormented Circus character "Magnus" opposite John Rhys-Davies and Deborah Kara Unger in the feature Sophie & Sheba (2010). He is also known as the gentle hero in romantic-dramas or the quirky bird in black comedies like 666: In Bed with the Devil (2002). Riefenstein is a member of the "Deutsche Filmakademie", Germany's Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and served as a juror for the international Emmy Awards in 2007 - 2011.

His acclaimed work for TV includes the 'International Emmy Award' nominated French coat & dagger movie Julie, chevalier de Maupin (2004), where he starred with Marisa Berenson, Pierre Arditi and Gottfried John. Riefenstein was "Bambi" nominated as "Best Actor' in The German production The Night a Village Vanished (2009) which was also selected for the International Emmy Awards 2010. The TV series Kommissarin Lucas (2003), where he played Detective Stefan Deuter, received 2007 the Adolph Grimme Award nomination among others.