Frederick Lau

Acting

Frederick Lau

Born August 17, 1989 · Berlin, Germany (age 37)

Frederick Lau (born August 17, 1989, in West Berlin) is a German actor. He is a Grimme Award recipient and a two-time winner of the German Film Award.

Known For

23 000 Lives23 000 Lives · 2026
23 000 Lives
★ 6.12026
MovieDrama
A group of young people sets sail for the Mediterranean to save the lives of refugees — a mission that puts their ideas of law and justice to the test.
The WaveThe Wave · 2008
The Wave
★ 7.52008
MovieDramaThriller
A school teacher discusses types of government with his class. His students find it too boring to repeatedly go over national socialism and believe that dictatorship cannot be established in modern Germany. He starts an experiment to show how easily the masses can become manipulated.
BrickBrick · 2025
Brick
★ 5.82025
MovieThrillerScience Fiction
When a mysterious brick wall encloses their apartment building overnight, Tim and Olivia must unite with their wary neighbors to get out alive.
Hotel DesireHotel Desire · 2011
Hotel Desire
★ 6.22011
MovieDramaRomance
Antonia is a single mother who works as a hotel maid in Berlin. A normal hot summer day takes a dramatic turn when she crosses paths with a particular guest of the hotel, famous blind portrait painter Julius Pass.
The CaptainThe Captain · 2018
The Captain
★ 7.22018
MovieWarDrama
Germany, 1945. Soldier Willi Herold, a deserter of the German army, stumbles into a uniform of a Nazi captain abandoned during the last and desperate weeks of the Third Reich. Newly emboldened by the allure of a suit that he has stolen only to stay warm, Willi discovers that many Germans will follow the leader, whoever he is.
Close to the HorizonClose to the Horizon · 2019
Close to the Horizon
★ 7.82019
MovieRomanceDrama
Jessica knows exactly what her life is supposed to look like and where it takes her. But then she meets Danny. He has a complicated past and could confuse all their plans. Jessica has to decide.
The CountessThe Countess · 2009
The Countess
★ 5.92009
MovieDramaHistory
Kingdom of Hungary, 17th century. As she gets older, powerful Countess Erzsébet Báthory (1560-1614), blinded by the passion that she feels for a younger man, succumbs to the mad delusion that blood will keep her young and beautiful forever.
A Coffee in BerlinA Coffee in Berlin · 2012
A Coffee in Berlin
★ 7.22012
MovieDramaComedy
Niko, a twenty-something college dropout, lives for the moment as he drifts through the streets of Berlin, curiously observing everyone around him and oblivious to his growing status as an outsider. Then on one fateful day, through a series of absurdly amusing encounters, everything changes.

Filmography

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Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue OwlsBibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls · 2004
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
★ 6.12004
MovieAdventureComedy
Poor Bibi - due to her bad marks in maths she has to spend the whole summer in the boarding school of Altenberg to scrape through a series of exams - otherwise she'd stay down in school, being forced to repeat the year. No camping, no white-water rafting, no vacation at all. So it doesn't surprise anyone that the young witch is quite disgruntled when arriving at Altenberg Castle. Her roommate is a touchy unpleassant fashion victim and headmaster Quirin Bartels is so muddle-headed that he can't even remember the names of his students properly. But then Bibi makes friends with Elea, a girl wheelchair-bound since a terrible accident where she also lost her beloved parents. Now Bibi is determined to help the sensitive Elea, searching a way to heal her from her palsy legs.

David

Die Mauer – Berlin '61Die Mauer – Berlin '61 · 2006
Die Mauer – Berlin '61
★ 7.12006
MovieDramaHistory
August 1961: To earn a bit of West German money, East Berlin "plaselayer" Hans Kuhlke smuggles scrap metal to his friend Erwin Sawatzke in West Berlin. One evening, he and his wife are invited to the Sawatzkes' house. Meanwhile, their son Paul stays with a friend in East Berlin. On this summer night, the political situation in Berlin comes to a dramatic head: the borders are closed and the construction of the Wall is initiated. The disappearance of his parents leaves 14-year-old pioneer Paul torn between family ties and loyalty to the party. At the last second, he sees through his role in the system and is taken in by his piano teacher. Together they plan their escape to the West - but it turns into a race against time.

Paul Kuhlke