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August Diehl

German actor

August Diehl is a German actor known to international audiences as Gestapo major Dieter Hellstrom in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds (2009) and as Mike Krause, the husband of Evelyn Salt, in Salt (2010). He is also known for leading roles in The Counterfeiters (2007), The Young Karl Marx (2017) and Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life (2019).

August Diehl appears in 4 films in The Rerun, from 2007 to 2021. Most of that work is in action, spy and drama. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Daniel Brühl (2), Quentin Tarantino (2).

Known for

  • Inglourious Basterds (2009), Dieter Hellstrom. The Gestapo major role that made him known to international audiences.
  • The Counterfeiters (2007). One of his leading film roles.
  • A Hidden Life (2019). A leading role in the Terrence Malick film.
  • Salt (2010), Mike Krause. He played the husband of Evelyn Salt.
  • The Young Karl Marx (2017). Another of his leading film roles.

Movies

Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has August Diehl been in?
August Diehl appears in The King’s Man (2021), Salt (2010), Inglourious Basterds (2009) and The Counterfeiters (2007) on The Remote.
When was August Diehl born?
August Diehl was born on 4 January 1976.

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