{{Short description|German actor (born 1976)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Christian Harting | image = Christian Harting 2015.jpg | caption = Christian Harting by Peter Gesierich, Prague-Barrandov 2015. | birth_name = | birth_date = 1976 | birth_place = East Berlin, East Germany | other_names = | known_for = ''Son of Saul'', ''Sunset'' | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2010–present }} '''Christian Harting''' (born 1976 in East Berlin, GDR <ref>{{Cite web | title=Christian Harting, actor, Berlin {{!}} Crew United | url=https://www.crew-united.com/en/Christian-Harting_228596.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304004134/https://www.crew-united.com/en/Christian-Harting_228596.html | access-date=2026-01-28 | archive-date=2020-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.filmmakers.eu/en/actors/christian-harting | title=Christian Harting – Filmmakers }}</ref>) is a German actor and physician.
==Life and career== Christian Harting studied medical science at FU Berlin. After graduation he took acting lessons with Michael Peter and Christine Kostropetsch and since 2010 he has appeared in feature films and TV series in supporting roles as well as leading roles in numerous short films. He is best known for his roles in the two feature films of Hungarian director László Nemes, SS-officer Busch in ''Son of Saul'' and Viennese aristocrat Otto von König in ''Sunset''. ''Son of Saul'' won the Grand Prix<ref name="barnes">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/live/2015/may/24/cannes-2015-palme-dor-announcement |title=Cannes 2015: Jacques Audiard's Dheepan wins the Palme d'Or |first=Henry|last=Barnes |date=24 May 2015 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> as well as the FIPRESCI Prize<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-son-saul-masaan-take-797339 ''Cannes: 'Son of Saul', 'Masaan' Take Fipresci Prizes''] bei hollywoodreporter.com, 23. Mai 2015</ref> at the Cannes Film Festival 2015 and was awarded with a Golden Globe<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/golden-globes-winners-2016-list-853010|title=Golden Globes: The Complete Winners List|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=11 January 2016|accessdate=11 January 2016}}</ref> and an Academy Award<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2016|title=The 88th Academy Awards – 2016|website=Oscars.org|date=16 February 2017 |accessdate=29 November 2018}}</ref> for Best foreign language film in 2016. ''Sunset'' won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Venice Film Festival 2018.<ref>[https://www.labiennale.org/en/news/collateral-awards-75th-venice-film-festival ''Collateral Awards of the 75th Venice Film Festival''] bei La Biennale di Venezia, 7 September 2018</ref> In the autumn of 2025, Harting worked with the director for the third time, playing Harry Steingritt, SD-officer and deputy of Klaus Barbie, in ''Moulin'', László Nemes' first French-language film. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on 17 May<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-07 |title=The Screenings Guide of the 79th Festival de Cannes |url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/2026/the-screenings-guide-of-the-79th-festival-de-cannes/ |access-date=2026-05-07 |website=Festival de Cannes |language=en-US}}</ref>and is expected to be released in France by Studio TF1 on 28 October 2026.
== Filmography == * 2010: ''Dr. Ketel'' (Feature film directed by Linus de Paoli) * 2012: ''The Lost'' (Feature film directed by Reynold Reynolds) * 2012: ''{{Ill|Shores of Hope|de|Wir wollten aufs Meer}}'' (Feature film directed by Toke C. Hebbeln) * 2013: ''WESPEN – Les guêpes'' (Short film directed by Hannibal Tourette) * 2013: ''About:Kate'' (Arte-TV-series directed by Janna Maria Nandzik) * 2014: ''{{ill|Fiddlesticks (2014 film)|de|3=Quatsch und die Nasenbärbande|lt=Fiddlesticks}}'' (Feature film directed by Veit Helmer) * 2015: ''Son of Saul'' (Feature film directed by László Nemes) * 2016: ''Courage'' (Short film directed by Jean-Luc Julien) * 2017: ''White City'' (Short film directed by Dani Gal) * 2018: ''Datsche'' (Feature film directed by Lara Hewitt) * 2018: ''Sunset'' (Feature film directed by László Nemes) * 2021: ''A Father's Job'' (Short film directed by Frank Christian Wagner) * 2023: ''Black Box'' (Feature film directed by Aslı Özge) * 2023: ''{{Ill|Bonn – Alte Freunde, neue Feinde|de}}'' (TV-series directed by Claudia Garde) * 2023: ''Nuremberg'' (Feature film directed by Nikolai Lebedev) * 2024: ''After the Evil'' (Documentary directed by Tamara Erde) * 2026: ''Moulin'' (Feature film directed by László Nemes)
== Awards == In 2017 Harting was nominated as Best Lead Actor in a Foreign Language Film at International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema BERLIN for the short film ''Courage''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://filmfestinternational.com/best-lead-actor-in-a-foreign-language-film-berlin-iff-2017|title=Best Lead Actor in a Foreign Language Film {{!}} Berlin IFF 2017 – Film Fest International|date=2 August 2017|work=Film Fest International|access-date=2017-08-20|language=en-GB|archive-date=2017-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811223146/http://filmfestinternational.com/best-lead-actor-in-a-foreign-language-film-berlin-iff-2017/|url-status=dead}}</ref> For his title role in the short film ''A Father's Job'' he was winning awards as Best Actor in 2021 at the Actor's Awards Los Angeles <ref>{{Cite web | title=5th Annual Actors Awards 2021: The Winners | url=https://www.theactorsawards.com/single-post/5th-annual-winners | access-date=2026-01-28 | website=www.theactorsawards.com}}</ref> and the Indie Shorts Awards Cannes.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0026005/2021/1/</ref>
== References == <references/>
== External links == * {{IMDb name|4389424}} * [http://www.management-lautenbacher.de/christian-harting/ Talent Agency] * [http://www.schauspielervideos.de/fullprofile/schauspieler-christian-harting.html Christian Harting on Schauspielervideos] * Geoffrey Macnab: [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/son-of-saul-taboo-busting-holocaust-tale-to-put-hungary-on-hollywood-s-map-a6898726.html "Son of Saul: Taboo-busting Holocaust tale"], in ''The Independent'', 26 February 2016
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