Thomas Kretschmann is a German actor who has appeared in many European and American films.
13 Facts About Thomas Kretschmann
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Thomas Kretschmann portrayed Baron Wolfgang von Strucker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Avengers: Age of Ultron.
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Thomas Kretschmann is a European Film Award and Nika Award nominee.
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Thomas Kretschmann went on to star in his first full-length feature, the 1993 film Stalingrad.
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Thomas Kretschmann achieved international recognition for his role as sadomasochistic rapist and murderer Alfredo Grossi in Dario Argento's The Stendhal Syndrome.
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Thomas Kretschmann made his first appearance on American television in 2003 when he guest starred in 2 episodes of 24.
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In 2004, Thomas Kretschmann played Timothy Cain, a ruthless Umbrella Major, in Resident Evil: Apocalypse.
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In 2005, Thomas Kretschmann won a role in Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong, where he worked again with Adrien Brody, with whom he had costarred in The Pianist.
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Thomas Kretschmann shared Best Actor with Huber at the 2007 Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival.
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In 2008 Thomas Kretschmann was hired for the role of Johann Krauss in Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy II: The Golden Army.
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Thomas Kretschmann then moved to Malaysia in the summer to shoot his scenes for the German biopic Jungle Child based on the eponymous bestseller by Sabine Kuegler.
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Thomas Kretschmann signed a multi-film contract with Marvel Studios to play Baron Wolfgang von Strucker, and first appeared as the character in a post-credits scene of the 2014 film Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
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Thomas Kretschmann had a larger role as the character in the 2015 movie Avengers: Age of Ultron.