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..born 1964 in cologne, germany. stefan weinert started acting professionally in the theatre at 23. after working as a stage actor he decided to switch perspectives, studying set and film design for theatre and film at the acclaimed academy of applied arts in vienna. after gaining his master's degree there he moved to barcelona where he worked for some years designing sets for the barcelona opera, as well as for the national opera houses in cologne and vienna, among others. acting in the film of a friend in barcelona stefan weinert discovered the medium as a new outlet for his talents. he subsequently studied acting-for-the camera, moving for short periods to nyc, geneva and vienna before finally returning to germany, where he has since worked almost continuously as an actor in film and television.
several years ago he began acting in international productions and has starred with appeared alongside patrick swayze, val kilmer, michael duncan, tim roth, mena suvari, piper perabo, catherine deneuve, tcheky karyo at all. parallel to his acting career, in 2000 stefan weinert began to direct films.
