Acting
Franka Potente
Franka Potente is a German film actress and singer. She was born on July 22, 1974 in Münster North Rhine-Westphalia and raised in nearby Dülmen. She first appeared in the comedy After Five in the Forest Primeval (1995) and gained critical recognition in the action thriller Lola rennt (released in English as Run Lola Run) (1998). Potente received Germany's highest film and television awards for her performances in Run Lola Run and Opernball. After half a decade of critically acclaimed roles in German films, Potente gained Hollywood's attention by playing the role of Barbara Buckley in Blow (2001) and the female lead with Matt Damon in The Bourne Identity (2002). In 2006, she starred with Eric Bana in the Australian film Romulus, My Father, for which she was nominated for an Australian Film Industry Award for Best Lead Actress. Also in 2006, she wrote and directed Der die Tollkirsche ausgräbt, a silent comedy. She has also appeared in several American television series including, The Shield in 2007, House M.D. in 2009 and Psych in 2010. As of 2011, she played Hilda in a BBC drama The Sinking of the Laconia. When not working on location, Potente lives in Berlin.
Filmography
23 000 Lives
Film · 2026
Castlevania: Nocturne
Series · 2023
Mayfair Witches
Series · 2023
Echo 3
Series · 2022
Dark Winds
Series · 2022
Princess Emmy
Film · 2019
The Haunted Swordsman
Film · 2019
25 km/h
Film · 2018
Between Worlds
Film · 2018
Titans
Series · 2018
Muse
Film · 2017
Taboo
Series · 2017
The Conjuring 2
Film · 2016
Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord
Film · 2016
Der Island-Krimi: Tod der Elfenfrau
Film · 2016
The Bridge
Series · 2013
The Bridge
Series · 2013
Copper
Series · 2012
Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe
Film · 2011
The Sinking of the Laconia
Series · 2011
American Horror Story
Series · 2011
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
Series · 2011
Shanghai
Film · 2010
Small Lights
Film · 2010
Che: Part Two
Film · 2008
The Bridge
Film · 2008
Manhunt
Film · 2008
Romulus, My Father
Film · 2007
Eichmann
Film · 2007
The Bourne Ultimatum
Film · 2007
The Elementary Particles
Film · 2006
Psych
Series · 2006
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
Film · 2005
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
Film · 2005
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
Film · 2004
The Bourne Supremacy
Film · 2004
Creep
Film · 2004
In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema
Film · 2004
House
Series · 2004
Anatomy 2
Film · 2003
Blueprint
Film · 2003
I Love Your Work
Film · 2003
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
Film · 2003
Menschen bei Maischberger
Series · 2003
ZIBB
Series · 2003
The Bourne Identity
Film · 2002
Try Seventeen
Film · 2002
La mer
Film · 2002
The Shield
Series · 2002
Through the Night with...
Series · 2002
Blow
Film · 2001
Storytelling
Film · 2001
Aeschbacher
Series · 2001
Anatomy
Film · 2000
The Princess and the Warrior
Film · 2000
Paradise Mall
Film · 1999
Downhill City
Film · 1999
Südsee, eigene Insel
Film · 1999
Beckmann
Series · 1999
Run Lola Run
Film · 1998
Am I Beautiful?
Film · 1998
Opera ball
Film · 1998
Opernball
Series · 1998
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Series · 1998
Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle
Film · 1997
Blood Sisters
Film · 1997
Coming In
Film · 1997
Leute heute
Series · 1997
Nachtstudio
Series · 1997
Taff
Series · 1997
It's a Jungle Out There
Film · 1996
Zimmer frei!
Series · 1996
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Series · 1995
Zwei Brüder
Series · 1994
NeXt
Series · 1994
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
Series · 1994
Blauer Panther
Series · 1989
Goldene Kamera
Series · 1984
Bavarian Film Awards
Series · 1979
German Film Award
Series · 1951
Bambi
Series · 1948
Liminal
Film