A Hologram for the King 2016 (DEU) premiere

1. Tom Hanks

Producer | Cast Away

Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was born in Concord, California, to Janet Marylyn (Frager), a hospital worker, and Amos Mefford Hanks, an itinerant cook. His mother's family, originally surnamed "Fraga", was entirely Portuguese, while his father was of mostly English ancestry. Tom grew up in what he has ...

2. Tom Tykwer

Writer | Lola rennt

Director, writer, producer and composer Tom Tykwer was born in 1965 in Wuppertal, Germany. He showed an interest in film-making from childhood, making super 8 films from the age of 11. Among his first jobs was working at a local art-house cinema. Tykwer eventually relocated to Berlin, first working...

3. Anna Brüggemann

Actress | Kreuzweg

Anna Brüggemann was born on March 1, 1981 in Munich, Germany. She is an actress and writer, known for Heil (2015), Drei Zimmer/Küche/Bad (2012), Renn, wenn du kannst (2010) and Neun Szenen (2006). 2014 Anna Brüggemann won with her brother the director Dietrich Brüggemann the Silver Bear for Best ...

4. Esther Brandt

Actress | Kaiser! König! Karl!

Esther Brandt is known for Kaiser! König! Karl! (2014), Lindenstraße (1985) and Sternstunde ihres Lebens (2014).

5. Alexander Scheer

Actor | Blood & Gold

Alexander Scheer, born in the GDR 1976 in East-Berlin is considered one of the most daring actors of his generation. His passion for film and music was sparked during his camera debut in kids musical "Bill of the Black Hand" in 1988. Ten years later his first lead in "Sun Alley" (which turned out ...

6. Amira El Sayed

Actress | A Hologram for the King

Amira El Sayed is an Austrian-Egyptian actress based in Berlin, Germany. She spent her early years living in Alexandria, Egypt and was brought up bilingual with both Arabic and German. She studied acting at the renowned Max Reinhardt-Seminar. She left University in the first year of studying to be ...

7. Arcadiy Golubovich

Producer | A Hologram for the King

Arcadiy Golubovich is known for A Hologram for the King (2016), Third Person (2013) and 99 Homes (2014).

8. Sarita Choudhury

Actress | Lady in the Water

After her debut film Mississippi Masala (1991) became an art house hit, Sarita Choudhury was determined not to "go Hollywood," focusing her acting energies on independent film instead.

Raised in Jamaica, Mexico, and Italy, the half-Indian, half-English Choudhury studied economics at Queens ...

9. Nikeata Thompson

Stunts | Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

Nikeata Thompson was born on August 14, 1980 in Birmingham, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013), Lollipop Monster (2011) and Die Tänzerin und der Gangster - Liebe auf Umwegen (2022).

10. Haley Emerson

Actress | Wise Gals

Haley Emerson is known for Wise Gals (2018).

11. Taylor Emerson

Actor | Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight

Taylor Emerson was born on December 13, 1989 in Burbank, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight (2008), Oliver Beene (2003) and Simon Birch (1998).

12. Lars Eidinger

Actor | Clouds of Sils Maria

Lars Eidinger, born in Berlin, studied at the prestigious Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Art in Berlin.

Since 1999 he has been an ensemble member at the Berliner Schaubühne. His portrayals of Hamlet and Richard III. in the productions of Thomas Ostermeier were internationally acclaimed and made him...

13. Omar Elba

Actor | Mo

Deeply committed and capable of chameleon-like transformations, Omar Elba got his film start as the lead opposite Tom Hanks in the movie 'A Hologram for the King' and is currently a series regular in A24's critically acclaimed Netflix series 'Mo', in which he plays an autistic political refugee ...

14. Marie Steinmann-Tykwer

Producer | Supa Modo

Marie Steinmann-Tykwer is known for Supa Modo (2018), Kati Kati (2016) and Lusala (2019).

15. Patrick Wolff

Actor | La crociera

Patrick Wolff was born on November 11, 1975 in Munich, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for La crociera (2001), Kanadische Träume - Eine Familie wandert aus (1999) and Treppe Aufwärts (2015).

16. Michael Baral

Actor | A Hologram for the King

Michael Baral was born in 1981 in Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. He is an actor and producer, known for A Hologram for the King (2016), Unknown (2011) and Die Manns - Ein Jahrhundertroman (2001).

17. Sidse Babett Knudsen

Actress | Borgen

Sidse Babett Knudsen is a Danish actress who works in theatre, television, and film. Knudsen made her screen debut in the 1997 improvisational comedy Let's Get Lost, for which she received both the Robert and Bodil awards for Best Actress.

Following the critical success of her debut, Knudsen has ...

18. Lenn Kudrjawizki

Actor | Vikings

Lenn Kudrjawizkis family moved with him as a child from Leningrad (USSR) to East Berlin. At the age of four, Lenn auditioned on the stage with the Leningrad State Ballet. At five, he became enchanted with a violin that his father brought down from the attic of the family home. This was to play an ...

19. Rosa von Praunheim

Director | Anita: Tänze des Lasters

Rosa von Praunheim was born on November 25, 1942 in Riga, Ostland [now Latvia]. He is a director and writer, known for Anita: Dances of Vice (1987), Horror Vacui (1984) and Tough Love (2015). He was previously married to Carla Egerer.

20. Oliver Sechting

Sound_department | Wie ich lernte, die Zahlen zu lieben

Oliver Sechting was born on October 5, 1975 in Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany. He is a director, known for Wie ich lernte, die Zahlen zu lieben (2014), König des Comics (2012) and Tough Love (2015).

21. Clelia Sarto

Actress | Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Clelia Sarto was born on November 26, 1973 in Oldenburg, West Germany. She is an actress and producer, known for Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997), Mit Du (2013) and Feuer (2005). She is married to Aleksandar Jovanovic. They have one child.

22. Aleksandar Jovanovic

Actor | Souls

Aleksandar Jovanovic was born on May 4, 1971 in Rottweil, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Souls (2022), Das Begräbnis (2022) and Distance (2022). He is married to Clelia Sarto. They have one child.

23. Philipp Christopher

Actor | Origin

Philipp Christopher was born and raised in Berlin, Germany until he moved to New York City early on. He studied Film at SVA and has directed award winning short films, music videos and commercials. He is the founder and artistic director of FilmGym, a New York/Berlin based film production company ...

24. Manuela Stehr

Producer | Good Bye Lenin!

Manuela Stehr was born on March 10, 1957 in Berlin, Germany. She is a producer and actress, known for Good Bye Lenin! (2003), Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan (2007) and Go for Zucker (2004).

25. Abdullah Al Muslemani