Karl Markovics
Known for
Across changing tastes and formats, Karl Markovics has stayed an Austrian actor who has kept working through several turns of the industry. Drama has been the most frequent territory. 86 credits across 36 years is a rate most careers never reach. For much of the audience, Karl Markovics is Wolf from 'The Grand Budapest Hotel', whatever else the credits say. Another entry worth naming is 'Unknown'.
Karl Markovics
67 Movies
19 Series
Across changing tastes and formats, Karl Markovics has stayed an Austrian actor who has kept working through several turns of the industry. Drama has been the most frequent territory. 86 credits across 36 years is a rate most careers never reach. For much of the audience, Karl Markovics is Wolf from 'The Grand Budapest Hotel', whatever else the credits say. Another entry worth naming is 'Unknown'.
Movies
Plays Wolf
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
Plays Dr. Farge
Unknown
2011
Plays Hermit
The Phoenician Scheme
2025
Plays Mayor of St. Radegund
A Hidden Life
2019
Plays Inspektor Unglaube
The Blood Countess
2026
Plays Charles Mangel
Resistance
2020
Plays Josef Streitberger
The Fox
2023
Plays Curt Bräuer
The King's Choice
2016
Plays Sorowitsch
The Counterfeiters
2007
Plays Lehrer Büttner
Measuring the World
2012
Plays Alfred
Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book
2009
Plays Rudolf / Rudolf's Brother
Your Christmas or Mine 2
2023
Plays Vladan
Eastalgia
2012
Plays Twin
Me and Kaminski
2015
Plays Dr. Maier
Our Girls
2025
Plays Hugo Drowak
You Believe in Angels, Mr. Drowak?
2026
Plays Coligny
Henri 4
2010
Plays Optiker
What You Can See from Here
2022
Plays Karl Maria Herrligkoffer
Nanga Parbat
2010
Plays Josef Hofer
The Dark
2018
Plays Joseph Goebbels
The Devil's Mistress
2016
Plays Simon Wiesenthal
Murer: Anatomy of a Trial
2018
Plays Ferdinand Aus der Fünten
Süskind
2012
Plays Christian Lossa
Fog in August
2016
Plays Hauptsturmführer
All the Queen's Men
2001
Plays Erzherzog Karl
Andreas Hofer
2002
Plays Eugene Breitling
A Rose in Winter
2019
Plays Zeuge 26
The Investigation
2024
Plays Michael Unterguggenberger
Shillings from Heaven
2018
Plays Wirt
Playmaker
2018
Plays Sigmund Freud
Mahler on the Couch
2010
Plays Bank Director
Little Robbers
2009
Plays Roman Silberstein
How I Taught Myself to Be a Child
2019
Plays Jäger
Come, Sweet Death
2000
Plays Herr Ivo
Drei Herren
1998
Plays Dahlmann
End of the Season
2017
Plays Schurl
Ein Anfang von etwas
1995
Director
Plays Jonas Horak
The Silence of the Donkeys
2023
Plays Jäger
Hinterholz 8
1998
Plays Chwostik
Die Wasserfälle von Slunj
2002
Plays Dominik Hofer
Mord in den Dünen
2013
Plays Stefan Strohmayer
Born in Absurdistan
1999
Plays Franz Fuchs
Franz Fuchs – A Patriot
2007
Plays Taxifahrer
Half the World
1993
Plays Rolf (segment "Schieflage")
Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
2009
Plays Conductor
Mother's Day
1994
Plays Inspector Schreck
Influence
2015
Plays Herr Mack
All About Bob
1999
Plays Jimmy
Black Brown White
2011
Plays Viktor Knigge
Highly Explosive
2025
TV Shows
Plays Samuel Katelbach
Babylon Berlin
2017
Plays Stockinger
Inspector Rex
1994
Plays District Inspector Ernst Stockinger
Stockinger
1996
Plays Herr Senatsrat
MA 2412
1998
Plays Dr. Brandt
Beat
2018
Plays Pedell
Perfume
2018
Plays Korvettenkapitän Wilhelm Petri
M/S Gustloff
2008
Plays Eugen of Savoy
Mária Terézia
2017
Plays Fritz Keller
Scene of the Crime
1970
Plays Dr. Stefan Auinger
Vier Frauen und ein Todesfall
2005
Plays Sigmund Freud
Verbotenes Begehren
2023
Plays Heinrich Braun
Kommissarin Lucas
2003
Plays Lange
Edel & Starck
2002
Plays Dr. Däumling
Die ProSieben Märchenstunde
2006
Plays Waller
Lutter
2007
Plays Ludwig „Vickerl“ Stedronsky
Trautmann
2000
Plays Hydrotectures Boss
Wolffs Revier
1992
Plays Jens Baumann
Polizeiruf 110
1971
Plays Lorenz
SOKO München
1978
Latest Trailers
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The Blood Countess
Full Filmography
The Blood Countess
Inspektor Unglaube
2026
Film
You Believe in Angels, Mr. Drowak?
Hugo Drowak
2026
Film
Our Girls
Dr. Maier
2025
Film
Highly Explosive
Viktor Knigge
2025
Film
The Phoenician Scheme
Hermit
2025
Film
The Investigation
Zeuge 26
2024
Film
Your Christmas or Mine 2
Rudolf / Rudolf's Brother
2023
Film
Verbotenes Begehren
Sigmund Freud · 1 episode
2023–
TV
The Fox
Josef Streitberger
2023
Film
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Karl Markovics and where are they from?
Karl Markovics is 63 years old, born on August 29, 1963 in Vienna, Austria.
What are the most famous roles of Karl Markovics?
Karl Markovics is best known for roles in The Grand Budapest Hotel, Unknown, The Phoenician Scheme.
How many movies has Karl Markovics been in?
Over a 36-year career (since 1990), Karl Markovics has appeared in 67 movies and 18 TV shows.
What was Karl Markovics's first movie?
The career of Karl Markovics began with Himmel oder Wienerstadt (1990).
What is Karl Markovics's most recent movie or series?
Karl Markovics's most recent release is The Blood Countess, which premiered on October 29, 2026.
What TV shows has Karl Markovics appeared in?
On television, Karl Markovics has appeared in Babylon Berlin, Perfume, Inspector Rex, Scene of the Crime.
Karl Markovics
1963-08-29 · Vienna, Austria
Karl Markovics (born August 29, 1963) is an Austrian actor.
He starred as Salomon Sorowitsch in Stefan Ruzowitzky's 2007 film The Counterfeiters, which was awarded the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for that year. Prior to that, his most notable appearances have been in the highly-acclaimed Austrian (Viennese) black comedy Komm, süßer Tod (2001), his role as far-right terrorist Franz Fuchs in the 2007 TV movie Franz Fuchs - Ein Patriot, and in the police drama television series Inspector Rex. His character from Inspector Rex had his own spin-off series, Stockinger.
Markovics remains a frequent stage actor, and in April 2010 played the non-singing role of Samiel in Counterfeiters-director Ruzowitzky's first opera production, Der Freischütz at Vienna's Theater an der Wien.Karl Markovics, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.