Kostja Ullmann
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 30, 1984
- Birthplace
- Hamburg, Germany
Kostja Ullmann (born 30 May 1984) is a German actor, best known for his leading role in the award-winning coming-of-age drama Sommersturm (Summer Storm), which gained a lot of praise throughout Europe. Ullmann was born in Hamburg to a German father and an Indian mother. He entered the stage at the age of eleven and performed at Hamburg's Ernst Deutsch Theater and Winterhuder Fährhaus. In 1998, he made his TV debut in a minor part in the crime series Alphateam. In the following years, Ullmann starred in several minor roles in TV series such as Stahlnetz, Großstadtrevier, and Leipzig Homicide as well as in TV movies such as the drama Albtraum einer Ehe (2001) alongside August Zirner. From 1999 to 2000, he was a cast member of the comedy series Zwei Männer am Herd with Wolfgang Fierek and Florian Fitz. In 2004, Kostja Ullmann made his movie debut in a leading role in Marco Kreuzpaintner's award-winning film Sommersturm (Summer Storm). His performance in the romantic TV drama Heimliche Liebe (Secret Love) about the relationship of a schoolboy and an older woman won Ullmann the Günther-Strack-Fernsehpreis as Best Actor in 2006. In his second movie, Hounded(2006), Ullmann stars in a similar role. Directed by Angelina Maccarone, he plays a young delinquent who engages in an "amour fou" with his probation officer, who is more than 30 years older than he is. The film won a Golden Leopard at the 2006 Locarno International Film Festival. He acted as Hermann Lake in German-Japan collaborated movie Baruto no Gakuen (Ode an die Freude) in 2006.
Filmography
- Die dritte Hochzeit
Die dritte Hochzeit 2026
as Philipp
My Best Friend, His Girlfriend and Me 2026
as Olli
In the Rose Garden 2025
Actor
Paradise 2023
as Max Toma
Auris - Die Frequenz des Todes 2022
Actor
Lucy Goes Gangsta 2022
as Lucy's Father
The Hippocratic Silence 2022
as Rico Weber
Die Geschichte der Menschheit - leicht gekürzt 2022
as Klaus Störtebeker
Die Heimsuchung 2021
as Ben
Meeresleuchten 2021
as Matti Rosner
- Heimat
Heimat 2021
Actor
Christmas Crossfire 2020
as Samuel
Asphalt Burning 2020
as Tyske Roy
Suddenly Love 2019
as Jakob
Wuff 2018
as Daniel
Kilimandscharo - Reise ins Leben 2017
as Tom Färber
Happy Burnout 2017
as Datty
My Blind Date with Life 2017
as Saliya Kahawatte
Heiraten ist nichts für Feiglinge 2016
as Theo
Emerald Green 2016
as James A. P. Pimplebottom
Bibi & Tina: Girls vs. Boys 2016
as Leo Schmackes
3 Türken und ein Baby 2015
as Celal Yildiz
Coming In 2014
as Tom
Sapphire Blue 2014
as Schulgeist James Pimplebottom
A Most Wanted Man 2014
as Rasheed
- Junges Deutschland
Junges Deutschland 2014
as himself
GrossStadtklein 2013
as Ronny
Ruby Red 2013
as James
Sources of Life 2013
as Klaus, jung
Heiraten ist auch keine Lösung 2012
as Luca
The Guardians 2012
as Polizist
Die Tote ohne Alibi 2012
as Tim Berners
Flesh and Blood 2011
as Oliver
Amigo - Dead on Arrival 2010
as Rio Bosch
Single by Contract 2010
as Chriz
Der verlorene Sohn 2009
as Rainer Schröder
The Wild Chicks and Life 2009
as Herbergsvater Max
Das tapfere Schneiderlein 2008
as Schneider David
Warten auf Angelina 2008
as Momme Ulmer
Das Wunder von Berlin 2008
as Marco Kaiser
Die Zeit, die man Leben nennt 2008
as Luca
Special Escort 2007
as Lasse
The Hunt for Troy 2007
as Demetrios
Punish Me 2007
as Jan Winkler
- Verliebt, na und wie!
Verliebt, na und wie! 2006
as Gast
The Ode to Joy 2006
as Herman Lake
Secret Love: The Schoolboy and the Mailwoman 2005
as Joe Reinhardt
Black Strawberries 2005
as Jonas
The School Trip 2004
as Tobi
Summer Storm 2004
as Achim
- Mein Weg zu dir heißt Liebe
Mein Weg zu dir heißt Liebe 2004
as Alexander
Familie XXL 2002
as Timo Kramer
- Albtraum einer Ehe
Albtraum einer Ehe 2001
as Michael Schiffer
Credits from TMDB.