Maximilian Brückner (born 10 January 1979) is a German actor.German National Library He has won numerous awards including the Deutscher Kritikerpreis in 2006 and received a European Shooting Stars Award in 2007.

Career Brückner graduated from the Otto Falckenberg School in Munich, and received his first engagement at the Munich Volkstheater. He was one of the students selected in 2001 by theater director Christian Stückl for the summer academy for Baierisches Volksschauspiel.

In a new production, Brückner took over the role of Boanlkramer in Kurt Wilhelm's play The Brandner Kaspar and eternal life. Aged 23, he took over the leading role from veteran actor Toni Berger, (1921–2005) who had embodied this in the original staging more than 1000 times. He describes his role as a "blend of Pumuckl, Marilyn Manson and Gollum of The Lord of the Rings. The Boanlkramer is not stupid. He's like a little kid given power over an army".

Since 2003, Brückner has also appeared in numerous film and television productions. In 2004, he played 'the Mammon' in Everyman at the Salzburg Festival. Then in October 2006, he worked together with Gregor Weber (as Stephan Deininger) on Tatort as crime scene investigator Franz Kappl, broadcast on Saarland Radio. After the filming of the seventh episode (broadcast in January 2012), the contracts with the actor was not renewed. He did not like his overambitious character. In 2012, Brückner had a small role as a German officer in Steven Spielberg's war epic War Horse.

He has made numerous stage appearances in the theatre including at Münchner Volkstheater since 2002, with Die Räuber (Karl Moor), Der Räuber Kneißl (as Mathias Kneißl, based on Mathias Kneißl's life), Der Brandner Kaspar und das ewig' Leben (Boandlkramer), Baumeister Solness (by Ibsen) in 2017, and Peer Gynt (as Peer), all directed by Christian Stückl. He made his directorial debut, also at the Münchner Volkstheater, in 2012 with Ludwig Thoma's play Magdalena, with his brother Florian Brückner in the lead.

Personal life

Brückner lives with his two brothers (he has seven younger siblings) and parents on a farm in Chiemgau in Upper Bavaria. The family renovated the farmhouse in 2011, with Maximilian doing a lot of plastering. He has been married to Magdalena Staudacher since 2013, they have one child. He dances Schuhplattler and plays the tuba in a local brass band with his brothers. His brothers are Florian Brückner, Dominic Brückner and Franz Xaver Brückner and his sisters are Susanne Brückner and Isabella Brückner are all actors. With Florian, he played in the film and then in ('What's gone, is gone'), Christian Lerch's directorial debut shot in 2011, with Florian and Franz Xaver. As three brothers Paul, Lukas and Hansi.

Politically, he is a supporter of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. In March 2008, Maximilian Brückner was elected at the local elections in Bavaria for the CSU municipal council in his hometown of Riedering, in the district of Rosenheim. However, due to his change of residence, he has returned this mandate.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2003 Männer wie wir Ecki (English title Guys and Balls) 2004 Alone Jan(Allein) 2005 Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage Willi Graf2006Rabenbrüder Jojo Reporter RobertWer früher stirbt ist länger tot ('Grave Decisions')Verkäufer Musikgeschäft, a salesman in the music shopbrother Franz-Xaver Brückner has main role as 'Franz Schneider'2008 Sascha WegemannCherry Blossoms ('Kirschblüten – Hanami') Karl Angermeier Mathias Kneißl2010Josef2011 Peter 'Pitschi' Greulich Basti Honk (known in English as Woman in Love) War HorseGerman Artillery Officer Billed as Maximilian Brüeckner2012Hansi Baumgarten 2013 Welcome to BavariaBernie(Short) 2013 Szymon Smutek(English title Gaming Instinct)Und Äktschn Alfons Pospiech, Neffe von Hans 2018The Most Beautiful CoupleMalte

Television Year Title Role Notes2002 Café Meineid Tom KurowskiTV series, 1 episode2003Männer häppchenweiseAssistant to the police councilorTV film2004JedermannMammon TV film2005Fünf-Sterne-Kerle inklusiveJulian EhrlichTV filmTatort – Tod auf der WalzGerry NeunerTV series episode2006Mozart – Ich hätte München Ehre gemachtCarl Albert Thomas Hupach TV film, 2 episodesTatort – Aus der Traum Kriminalhauptkommissar Franz KapplTV series episode2007Tatort – Der Tote vom Strassenrand Kriminalhauptkommissar Franz KapplTV series episodeFritz KesslerTV film2008 Tatort – Das schwarze Grab Kriminalhauptkommissar Franz KapplTV series episode2009Tatort – Bittere TraubenKriminalhauptkommissar Franz KapplTV series episodeSchutzlos (Defenseless)JensTV film2010Tatort – HilflosKriminalhauptkommissar Franz KapplTV series episodeFeldwebel Werner MalinckTV filmIn aller Stille (Unspoken)Anton KirmayerTV filmDie Route (The Climb)Mark ThalerTV film2011Tatort – HeimatfrontKriminalhauptkommissar Franz KapplTV series episode2012Tatort – VerschlepptKriminalhauptkommissar Franz KapplTV series episode2013Tatort – Kriminalhauptkommissar Franz KapplTV series episodeDie Chefin – WahrheitenMarkus JenschTV series episode2014Fritz HaberTV filmMünchen Mord – Die Hölle bin ich Janosch AmselTV series episodeReiff für die Insel Jonas MikkelsenTV series, 1 episode2015Die InsassenKeith WinterTV filmSchwarzach 23 Franz Germinger juniorTV filmInas neues Leben Sven SeligTV filmKommissarin Lucas Förster Henning NiemeyerTV series, 1 episodeAnatomy of Evil Michael AuerTV series, 1 episode2015–2018 Tannbach (or Line of Separation) Gustl SchoberTV series, 6 episodes, also includes Florian Brückner as Heinrich Schober 2016Schwarzach 23 und die Jagd nach dem Mordsfinger Franz Germinger juniorTV series episodePregau (or Mörderisches Tal – Pregau)Hannes BucherTV miniseries, 4 episodes2017Reformation Martin LutherTV miniseries, 2 episodesHindafing Alfons ZischlTV series, all 6 episodes2018 Andreas KawertTV miniseries, 2 episodesSchwarzach 23 und Der Schädel des Saatans Franz Germinger Jr.TV series episode2018–2019Arctic CircleThomas LorenzTV series, all 10 episodes

Awards 2005 – Merkur-Theaterpreis (Merkur-theatre-prize, voted by readers of Münchner Merkur) for his portrayal of Boandl Kramer in The Brandner Kaspar and eternal life 2005 – Star of the Year of the Munich Abendzeitung for his portrayal of the Boandl Kramer in The Brandner Kaspar and eternal life 2005 – (Austrian) Undine Award – nomination best film debutant 2006 – German Critics Award 2006 – Romy (TV award) – nomination for Best Male Shooting Star 2006 – Nomination for the Adolf Grimme Award for his performance in the films Papa und Mama and Tatort: Tod auf der Walz 2006 – Bavarian Art Prize – Department of Performing Arts 2007 – European Shooting Star 2007 from Germany of the European Film Promotion (EFP) as part of the Berlinale 2007 – Cultural Award of the district of Rosenheim 2018 – Bavarian Television Award – Best Actor in the category TV Movie / Series and Series for his role in Hindafing (BR)

References

External links

Maximilian Brückner's page at his agency 'die agenten' website Fansite gesucht wird: Maximilian Brückner / in search of : Maximilian Brückner