Film and television , Berlin 2015 Friedel has appeared in films and television series since 2009 including
Michael Haneke's
The White Ribbon, and
Oliver Hirschbiegel's
13 Minutes, where he portrayed
Georg Elser. More recently, he played police photographer Gräf in the esteemed drama series
Babylon Berlin, and was a main character in the German mini-series
Perfume. He also portrayed
Rudolf Höss in Jonathan Glazer’s
The Zone of Interest after previously turning down offers to play Nazi roles.
Stage After studying acting at
Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts in
Munich, Friedel acted in the German theatre companies of
Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel,
Munich Kammerspiele and
Schauspiel Hannover. Since its 2009–2010 season, Friedel has been part of the company at
Staatsschauspiel Dresden, and has acted in title roles such as
Schiller's
Don Carlos and
Shakespeare's
Hamlet. In Spring 2017, Friedel played the role of Nathanael in a stage adaptation of
E. T. A. Hoffmann's
The Sandman by
Robert Wilson at the
Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus.
Music In June 2011, Friedel and four members of the German band
Polarkreis 18 formed the band
Woods of Birnam. ==Filmography==