Christian Steyer
Birthday: Born in 1946-12-06 in Falkenstein, Germany
Deathday: Alive
Christian Steyer (*6. Dezember 1946 in Falkenstein, Vogtland, Sachsen) ist ein deutscher Schauspieler, Sprecher, Musiker und Filmkomponist. Der Sohn eines Pfarrers wuchs in Meißen, Grimma und Oschatz auf. Bereits als Kind spielte er Klavier und Orgel und erhielt Musikunterricht von seinem Vater, zudem sang er im Meißener Domchor. Mit dreizehn Jahren kam er in die Kinderförderklasse des Leipziger Musikkonservatoriums. Von 1965 bis 1970 studierte er Musik mit dem Hauptfach Klavier in Leipzig und Dresden bei Amadeus Webersinke; von 1970 bis 1972 schloss sich ein zweijähriges Schauspielstudium an der Staatlichen Schauspielschule Berlin an, das er mit der Bühnenreifeprüfung abschloss. Seit 1972 arbeitet er als freischaffender Schauspieler, Sänger, Pianist und Komponist. Seine erste Filmrolle spielte er 1972 in Es ist eine alte Geschichte; 1973 war er in Die Legende von Paul und Paula zu sehen. Ab Mitte der 1970er Jahre wurde Steyer auch als Komponist für Film- und Fernsehproduktionen tätig, zunächst 1974 für den Kinderfilm Der Untergang der Emma. Auch nach der deutschen Wiedervereinigung blieb Steyer weiter als Schauspieler und Film- und Fernsehkomponist erfolgreich. Seit 1993 ist er Lehrbeauftragter für Präsentation, Schauspiel und Sprecherziehung an der Hochschule für Musik „Hanns Eisler“ Berlin. Seit 2003 ist er Off-Sprecher der Doku-Soap Elefant, Tiger & Co. im Mitteldeutschen Rundfunk. Für seine Musik zum Kinder- und Jugendfilm Die Blindgänger wurde er beim Festival Goldener Spatz 2005mit dem Goldenen Spatzenfuß für die beste Filmmusik ausgezeichnet.
TV Credits
Wolffs Revier
Character: Paul
Wolffs Revier is a German television series....
Danni Lowinski
Character: Richter Wendel
Danni Lowinski is a former hairdresser who has graduated in law. When she does not get a job at a law firm, she starts to give legal advice from the basement of a shopping mall....
Der Bulle und das Biest
Character: Dr. Rubenkamm
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Die Spezialisten – Im Namen der Opfer
Character: Lothar Schwark
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Polizeiruf 110
Character: Jürgen Loock
Polizeiruf 110 is a long-running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic, and after the dissolution of Fernsehen der DDR the series was picked up by ARD. It was originally created as a counterpart to the West German series Tatort, and quickly became a public favorite....
Polizeiruf 110
Character: Anton "Antonio" Lasch
Polizeiruf 110 is a long-running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic, and after the dissolution of Fernsehen der DDR the series was picked up by ARD. It was originally created as a counterpart to the West German series Tatort, and quickly became a public favorite....
Polizeiruf 110
Character: Dietrichs
Polizeiruf 110 is a long-running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic, and after the dissolution of Fernsehen der DDR the series was picked up by ARD. It was originally created as a counterpart to the West German series Tatort, and quickly became a public favorite....
Polizeiruf 110
Character: Dr. Mattsen
Polizeiruf 110 is a long-running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic, and after the dissolution of Fernsehen der DDR the series was picked up by ARD. It was originally created as a counterpart to the West German series Tatort, and quickly became a public favorite....
Elefant, Tiger & Co.
Character: Sprecher
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Dark
Character: H.G. Tannhaus
A missing child causes four families to help each other for answers. What they could not imagine is that this mystery would be connected to innumerable other secrets of the small town....
Riverboat
Character: Self
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Movie Credits
Army of Thieves
Character: Hans Wagner
A mysterious woman recruits bank teller Ludwig Dieter to lead a group of aspiring thieves on a top-secret heist during the early stages of the zombie apocalypse....
Außenseiter
Character: Organist
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Die Könige der Nutzholzgewinnung
Character: Günter Schubel
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On Probation
Character: Heiner Menk
Nina Kern, a divorced woman in her late twenties, will soon be fully deprived of her custody rights for her three children, who already reside in a home for the displaced due to Nina’s many years of willful neglect. Although she has broken her promise to change her moral conduct many times, she is given one last chance on probation....
Hänsel und Gretel
Character: Erzähler
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The Swapped Queen
Character: Bartholomäus & Sänger
A tale about the evil queen who gets swapped with a simple and nice woman....
The Ordinaries
Character: Feinmann
Paula, a young supporting character, studies at the Main Character School and dreams on graduating to become a lead....
Für die Liebe noch zu mager
Character: Lutz
At the textile company, everyone appreciates the work of 18-year-old Susanne, but nobody really considers her a woman—including Lutz, with whom she is in love. She sets about to make a change, but it is only when she realizes that she is being taken advantage of that a more self-confident Susanne emerges....
Godfather Death
Character: Volant
Once upon a time, there was a poor farmer who had thirteen children. Since the farmer was so poor, there was never anything left for the youngest of the family. Therefore, the farmer chose Death as the godfather of his son, Jörg, because all people are equal in the eyes of Death. The Grim Reaper is happy to look after the boy and turns Jörg into a skilled doctor who earns wealth and fame....
Two Lives
Character: Archivist
Europe 1990, the Berlin wall has just crumbled: Katrine, raised in East Germany, but now living in Norway for the last 20 years, is a “war child”; the result of a love relationship between a Norwegian woman and a German occupation soldier during World War II. She enjoys a happy family life with her mother, her husband, daughter and granddaughter. But when a lawyer asks her and her mother to witness in a trial against the Norwegian state on behalf of the war children, she resists. Gradually, a we...
Der Traum vom Elch
Character: Ludwig
The nurses and friends Anna and Annette grow desperate over men and love. At the hospital, Anna has fallen in love with Markus, whom she lovingly calls "moose", but they only meet twice a year, when Markus has time for her. In the meantime, she keeps afloat with flights of fancy. Meanwhile, Annette clings to the painter Ludwig who cannot stand such a close relationship. Through Annette and Ludwig, Anna meets an attractive married man but her high spirits do not last long....
Die kleine Meerjungfrau
Character: König Sigismund
Undine rescues a prince from drowning, and leaves him unconscious on shore, where he can be found, but she has already fallen in love with him. Unable to enjoy life below the waves, the mermaid makes a deal with the Sea Witch to become human. The mermaid must also give her voice as payment. And her humanity is only conditional: if she can make the prince fall in love with her and marry her, she can gain a share in his soul and be truly human, but if he marries another, she will die at the next...
The Actress
Character: Ernst Freund
The year 1933: Successful actress Maria Rheine is in love with her Jewish colleague Mark Löwenthal. When the Nazis implement the racist Nuremberg Laws, their relationship is severely endangered. Defiant Maria decides to stay together with Mark and ends her promising career: She assumes a Jewish identity and continues to work under the name Manja Löwenthal. She and Mark perform at the Jewish Theatre in Berlin, until they become victims of an intrigue: Their colleague Judith, who has a crush on Ma...
Art Girls
Character:
Three women artists from Berlin collaborate on an exhibition sponsored by a biotech firm and end up being the first people to experience the fascinating symptoms of an evolutionary leap....
Our Short Life
Character:
The fun-loving, 26-year-old architect Franziska Linkerhand (Simone Frost) works for a famous professor. Yet, she feels restrained by her dependence on him and longs to take risks. When her marriage falls apart, she moves to a small town for a fresh start. Franziska approaches her new life with vigor and idealism. Many of her colleagues have given in to the dictates of economic restrictions and prefabricated apartment blocks; but Franziska hangs onto her ideals and, as in her private life, is not...
Adventure Everglades 3D - The Manatees of Crystal River
Character: Narrator (voice)
The Everglades of Florida abduct us into an alien world. The phenomenon of an endless, flat, water surface produces a rich and beautiful flora and fauna. The abundance of fish provides food for countless species of birds and the boss of all swamps: alligators - gigantic, primeval reptiles as neighbours of the people that live here. However, the main goal of this journey is to find the Florida manatees. They are regarded as the most serene and gentle animals in the world. Year for year, they mig...
Me and Kaminski
Character: August Walrat
Young journalist Sebastian Zöllner is writing an article on artist Manuel Kaminski. Zöllner hopes that Kaminski dies soon, so that he can cash in on his article....
Three
Character: Chorleiter
Hanna and Simon are in a 20 year marriage with an unexciting relationship. By chance, they both meet and start separate affairs with Adam. Adam has no idea that his two lovers are married, until they are all found out when Hanna becomes pregnant, with the natural doubts stemming from their situation....
Neue Natur: Art Girls Intern
Character: Der Erzähler
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Blond Tango
Character:
For five years Rogelio, a Chilean exile, has been in the GDR, where he works as a lighting technician at a theater. Though his colleagues try to make him feel welcome, he feels lonely and isolated....
Es ist eine alte Geschichte...
Character:
A classic love triangle is transposed onto the lives of three medical students in Leipzig. Udo loves Tini, his friend Tommy’s fiancée. Tini is torn between choosing one man over the other. Meanwhile, Britta has renewed her studies after giving up on acting, and wonders if she has made the right decision....
Der Magdalenenbaum
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The Pursuit of Unhappiness
Character: Prüfer Musikschule
Based on the best-selling psychology book by Paul Watzlawick, the film tells the story of Tiffany Blechschmid, a neurotic, moony, superstitious, contradictory and, no surprises here, single young woman in her late-twenties....
The Legend of Paul and Paula
Character:
Paul and Paula have had bad experiences with love: Paul is financially well off but has lost all affection for his wife, and Paula leads a troublesome life raising two children on her own. They meet and discover a strong passion for each other. Life seems like a dream when they're together - but their short flights from the burdens of reality are once and again interrupted by Paul's ties to family and career....
Solo für Martina
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Film-Salabim
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The Dove on the Roof
Character: Trumpet Player
Three people from very different walks of life meet at a large construction site. Young, unmarried, self-confident construction manager Linda Hinrichs dedicates herself completely to her work and enjoys living more independently then most women. Daniel, a student works on the construction site to make money during his summer holiday, and impresses Linda with his spontaneous energy and idealism. Brigadier Böwe, an older, divorced man works his way from one construction site to the other and has l...
Im Alleingang - Elemente des Zweifels
Character: Richter Pöppinghaus
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