Kai Wiesinger

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Kai Wiesinger (born April 16, 1966, in Hanover) is a German actor, director, screenwriter, and voice actor for dubbing and audio dramas. He rose to fame in 1992 with the comedy film Kleine Haie. Wiesinger made his television debut in the late 1980s on the ZDF program Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst. He achieved his breakthrough in 1992 with the lead role in Kleine Haie, for which he—alongside Jürgen Vogel and Gedeon Burkhard—received the Bavarian Film Award. In the years that followed, Wiesinger starred in numerous successful German films, including Der bewegte Mann, Frauen sind was Wunderbares, and Stadtgespräch. He also appeared regularly in historical and dramatic productions, such as Comedian Harmonists, 14 Tage lebenslänglich, and Nichts als die Wahrheit, starring alongside Götz George. Wiesinger also took on numerous lead roles in television productions, including Dresden, Die Gustloff, and the series Die Anwälte. In 2014, he portrayed former Federal President Christian Wulff in the TV movie Der Rücktritt, for which he received the Bavarian Television Award. Since 2015, he has starred—alongside his partner, Bettina Zimmermann—in the self-developed web series Der Lack ist ab, which he also directed. Since 2022, he has also been seen in the title role of the crime series Dr. Hoffmann. In addition to his work in front of the camera, Kai Wiesinger is active as a voice actor for dubbing and audio dramas. Among other roles, he voiced a character