Stephan Kampwirth


Stephan Kampwirth is a German theatre and screen actor.

Biography

Kampwirth graduated from Franz Stock High School in Arnsberg in 1986 and then did his civilian service as an ambulance driver in Munich. After training at the Hamburg drama studio from 1989 until 1992 under the direction of Hildburg Frese, Kampwirth worked at the Schiller Theater in Berlin, the Burgtheater in Vienna, and the Kammerspiele in Munich. He performed under the direction of Leander Haußmann, Dieter Dorn, Georg Ringsgwandl, and Helmut Griem.
His film and television career began in the early 1990s with smaller roles in television series such as Großstadtrevier, Wolffs Revier, and Tatort. He became known to a wider audience with the television miniseries Ein unmöglicher Mann and the film version of Amelie Fried's novel Der Mann von Nebenan, in which he played the role of Lukas Lander. Kampwirth has been part of the Hamburg Kammerspiele ensemble in his adopted home of Hamburg since 2007. From 2013 until 2015, he played Dr. Bode in the television series Lerchenberg.
In 2016, he played the role of Walter Richter in the film adaptation of Peter Stamm's Agnes, next to Odine Johne, who portrayed the titular role.
Since 2017, Kampwirth has held one of the lead roles in the Netflix science fiction series Dark, that of Peter Doppler.

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Beyond SilenceBankbeamter
199823Jochen Maiwald
2003WolfsburgKlaus
2011Der Mann von NebenanLukas Lander
2013Das Kleine GespenstKarls Vater
2014Who Am IMartin Bohmer
2016AgnesWalter Richter

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991Schulz & Schulz1 episode
1992Großstadtrevier
1993Wolffs Revier
1999Ein unmöglicher Mann5 episodes
2001Tatort1 episode
2002Wolffs Revier
2003Ein starkes Team
2003Tatort
2004Berlin, Berlin2 episodes
2005Der Dicke1 episode
2005Tatort1 episode
2006Das Duo1 episode
2006Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall
2006Tatort1 episode
2007Der Kriminalist
2008Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei1 episode
2010Tatort1 episode
2011Tatort1 episode
2012Cologne P.D.1 episode
2012Die ChefinMarc Bergerongoing
2012Tatort1 episode
2012Das Duo1 episode
2013–2015LerchenbergDr. Berthold Bode
2013Der letzte Bulle1 episode
2016Berlin Station
2017–2020DarkPeter Doppler3 seasons
2018Der Bergdoktor

Awards