Oliver Masucci

Oliver Masucci (born 6 December 1968) is a German actor. He is best known for the role of Adolf Hitler in the 2015 film adaptation of the satirical novel Er Ist Wieder Da and for portraying Ulrich Nielsen in the 2017 Netflix original series Dark.

Oliver Masucci
Oliver Masucci in 2014
Born (1968-12-06) 6 December 1968
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Alma materBerlin University of the Arts (1990-1994)
Years active1992–present
Children3

Early life

He was born in Stuttgart, but raised in Bonn.[1] His father is Italian, his mother German. The family ran several restaurants in Bonn. He has three children.[2]

Career

Masucci played Adolf Hitler in Er Ist Wieder Da (English: Look Who's Back), adapted from the book of the same name. Some scenes were unscripted and consisted of filming the reactions of people on the street to Masucci as he traveled the country dressed up as Hitler. Masucci was surprised to find that many people acted as if they were glad to see the Nazi leader. He has used the opportunity to speak out against racism.[3] The role earned him a nomination as best actor in a leading role at the Deutscher Filmpreis in 2016.

In 2017 he starred as Ulrich Nielsen, a police detective, in Dark, Netflix's first German-language original series.[4]

Masucci portrayed German film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder in the 2020 film Enfant Terrible directed by Oskar Roehler.

Filmography
Year Title Role
1992 Andy Andy
1999 Schwarz greift ein – Schlag auf Schlag Ricky Ohlsen
2001 Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman Lohengrin
2002 Madrid Karl
2002 The Red Jacket Bavarian Soldier
2003 Wir können alles. Außer Hollywood: Independent Days Vol. 01.
2004 Das Blut der Templer (The Blood of the Templars) Ares de Saintclair
2005 Cologne P.D. – Santa Mortale Daniel Rosi
2005 SK Kölsch Johann Hinkel
2006 Zwei zum Fressen gern (Crocodile Alert) Killiak
2009 Vulkan (Volcano) Gernot
2011 Was ihr wollt Antonio
2015 Look Who's Back Adolf Hitler
2015 Mordkommission Berlin 1 Victor Parkov
2016 Die vierte Gewalt Tobias Weishaupt
2016 Tatort: Zahltag Luan Berisha
2016 Winnetou Ugly Joe
2017 4 Blocks Hagen Kutscha
2017-2020 Dark Ulrich Nielsen
2018 Dengler: Fremde Wasser
2018 Spielmacher Dejans
2018 Herrliche Zeiten Claus Müller-Todt
2018 Never Look Away Professor Antonius van Verten
2018 Lysis Father
2019 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit Arthur Kemper
2020 Enfant Terrible Rainer Werner Fassbinder
2021 Tribes of Europa Moses

References
  1. Masucci, Oliver. "Oliver MASUCCI – personal Portfolio". www.masucci.actor. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. Koch, Tanit (6 October 2015). "Oliver Masucci in "Er ist wieder da" – Wie hält man das aus, Hitler zu sein?". bild.de (in German). Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  3. Hall, Allan (6 October 2015). "'I dressed as Hitler and people were HAPPY to see me' Actor's racism fears for Germany". Daily Express. Express Newspapers. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. "'Dark': First German Netflix series reinvents an old theme | Film | DW |". Dw.com. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2018.


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