Alexander Fehling
Fehling after receiving the Shooting Stars Award 2011
Born (1981-03-29) 29 March 1981
East Berlin, East Germany
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present

Alexander Fehling (born 29 March 1981) is a German film and stage actor. He is best known for portraying Master Sgt. Wilhelm in the 2009 Quentin Tarantino World War II film Inglourious Basterds and Jonas Hollander in the Showtime original series Homeland as the boyfriend of Claire Danes's character Carrie Mathison.

Life and career

Fehling was born in East Berlin, East Germany.[1][2] He studied acting at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts from 2003 until 2007.

He received the Förderpreis Deutscher Film award in the Actor category for his portrayal of Sven Lehnert in the 2006 film, And Along Come Tourists.[3] He previously won the OE Hasse Prize from the Akademie der Künste, Berlin for his role as Prince in the theater production of Schneewittchen (Snow White).

Fehling is best known to English-speaking audiences for his role as German Master Sgt. Wilhelm in Quentin Tarantino's World War II 2009 film Inglourious Basterds. Fehling is incorrectly referred to as a Staff Sgt by the English captions. Fehling also dubs his performance in the German version of the film.

Fehling appeared as a series regular in the fifth season of the Showtime original series Homeland, which began airing in October 2015. He played Jonas Hollander, a legal counsel for the Düring Foundation and boyfriend of Claire Danes's character Carrie Mathison.[1]

Awards

Theater and filmography

Theater credits

Film

References

  1. 1 2 Shattuck, Kathryn (30 September 2015). "Alexander Fehling: A Wild Ride From Inglourious Basterds to Homeland". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Agard, Chancellor (18 October 2015). "Meet Homeland's Alexander Fehling, Who Plays Carrie's Hot New Man". People. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Förderpreis Deutscher Film 2007 – Verleihung am 27.06.2007 im HVB Forum". Ganz München (in German). 27 June 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Danielsen, Shane (31 January 2011). "Berlinale: Shooting stars 2011". Variety. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  5. ↑ van Hoeij, Boyd (7 January 2009). "Review: 'Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family'". Variety. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
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