Rainer Bock
Actor
Biography
After graduating from high school, Rainer Bock ran a café in his hometown, which also had a cabaret programme. After studying acting at a private acting school in Kiel, he made his debut as a theater actor on the stages of the state capital of Kiel in 1982. He came to Heidelberg and the National Theater Mannheim via the Schleswig-Holstein State Theater. From 1995 to 2001 he had an engagement at the Staatstheater Stuttgart. Until 2011 he was engaged at the Bavarian State Theater in Munich. Bock often appears in supporting roles, including his initially rare appearances in film and television. The part of the doctor in Michael Haneke's award-winning drama The White Ribbon - A German Children's Story (2009) earned him a nomination for the German Film Prize. In 2011 he was represented at the Berlinale with four films. Bock is also active as an audio book speaker.
Filmography
Wonder Woman
as Von Hindenberg 2017
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
as Mayor Engleman 2013
The Book Thief
as Bürgermeister Hermann 2013
Unknown
as Herr Strauss 2011
War Horse
as Brandt 2011
A Most Wanted Man
as Dieter Mohr 2014
The White Ribbon
as The Doctor 2009
Never Look Away
as Burghart Kroll 2018
Tracks
as Kurt Posel 2013
Passion
as Inspector Bach 2013
The Collini Case
as Staatsanwalt Dr. Reimers 2019
Barbara
as Klaus Schütz 2012
The Most Beautiful Day
as Dr. Wüst 2016
The Calendar Killer
as HC 2025
Run Boy Run
as SS Officer 2014
Stereo
as Wolfgang 2014