Marc Rissmann

Marc Rissmann
Born
Berlin, Germany
OccupationActor

Marc Rissmann (also spelled Rißmann, born 1980) is a German actor. He has appeared in films like Overlord, and TV series like The Last Kingdom,[1] Game of Thrones,[2][3] and The Man in the High Castle.[4]

Early life and career

Born in Berlin, Marc Rissmann studied at the College of Dramatic Arts "Ernst Busch" Berlin. On stage, Rissmann performed at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin in Danton's Death In 2009, under the direction of Kay Voges, he played Lysander in the Shakespeare comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream. From 2009 to 2011, he was a permanent member of the Theater Magdeburg ensemble.

Rissmann has appeared in numerous German series early in his career, including Der letzte Bulle, SOKO – Der Prozess, and Binny and the Ghost. He then broke into the international market, with roles in The Last Kingdom, Riviera, and Into the Badlands.

In 2019, he appeared in the eighth season of Game of Thrones as Harry Strickland,[2][3] the commander of the mercenary company the Golden Company, and as Wilhelm Goertzmann in season four of The Man in the High Castle.[4] Rissmann also works as a director – his recent works include the Please Tell Rosie music video for Alle Farben, and a commercial campaign for the German National Lotto.

Filmography

As actor

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Saturn Titan
2019 Liberté: A Call to Spy Klaus Barbie
2018 Overlord Scherzer
2015 Friesland: Familiengeheimnisse Thorsten
2013 Prehistoria Kev Short film
2012 Marie Brand und das Lied von Tod und Liebe Michael Fleck
2012 Tod einer Polizistin Oli
2011 Nazi Goreng Jan

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2021 1883 (TV series) Josef [4]
2019 The Man in the High Castle Wilhelm Goertzmann[4] 3 episodes
2019 Game of Thrones Harry Strickland[5][6] 2 episodes
2018 Gegen die Angst Mirko
2018 Tatort – Alles was sie sagen Olaf Spieß 1 episode
2017 Into the Badlands Nos 1 episode
2017 Riviera Klaus Schneider 2 episodes
2017 The Last Kingdom Tekil 4 episodes
2017 Stuttgart Homicide Mark Schildt / Andi Springer 2 episodes
2016 Tatort – Tanzmarichen Daniel Mühlberger 1 episode
2015 Paare Thomas 1 episode
2015 Reiff für die Insel violinist 1 episode
2014 Aus der Haut Fritzi 1 episode
2014 Alarm für Cobra 11 1 episode
2013 Letzte Spur Berlin 1 episode
2013 SOKO Wismar 1 episode
2013 Christine, Perfekt war gestern

As director

Year Title Notes
2018 Lisa & Frank[7] Commercial campaign for the German National Lotto
2017 Please Tell Rossie Alle Farben's music video
2016 Supergirl Anna Naklab feat. YOUNOTUS & Alle Farben

References

  1. ^ Beard, Liam (2019-03-08). "Game of Thrones season 8 spoilers: Cersei to take down Daenerys with THIS character?". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  2. ^ a b Stolworthy, Jacob (October 18, 2017). "Game of Thrones season 8 casting announcement debunks fan theory". The Independent. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Actor Marc Rissmann joins the cast of Game of Thrones season 8 as a book character". winteriscoming.net. 16 October 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d Petski, Denise (2018-10-09). "'The Man In The High Castle': Marc Rissmann To Recur In Season 4". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  5. ^ "Game of Thrones": Söldnerführer für Staffel acht gefunden?. Wunschliste.de from 18. October 2017. Accessed on 10 January 2018.
  6. ^ Marc Rissmann: Berliner Schauspieler soll Rolle in „Game of Thrones“ übernehmen. Berliner Zeitung, 19 October 2017. Accessed on 10 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Blood Actvertising: So leise ist die neue Kampagne der Deutschen Fernsehlotterie". horizont.net (in German). Retrieved 2019-03-08.