Alexander Fehling

Alexander Fehling is a German film and stage actor. He is widely recognized for his international and domestic roles across theater, cinema, and television. He is best known to English-speaking audiences for portraying Master Sgt. Wilhelm in Quentin Tarantino's 2009 World War II film Inglourious Basterds, as well as playing Jonas Hollander in the fifth season of the Showtime series Homeland.

Fehling was born on March 29, 1981, in East Berlin, East Germany. Pursuing a career in the performing arts, he studied acting at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts from 2003 until 2007.

Early in his career, Fehling established himself through notable stage performances. In 2005, he played the Prince in a production of Robert Walser's 1901 drama Schneewittchen (Snow White), directed by Thorsten Lensing and Jan Hein. That same year, he appeared in Glaube Liebe Hoffnung, directed by Thomas Dannemann. His theater credits continued with Die lustigen Nibelungen in 2006, directed by Robert Borgmann, and Peter Stein's 2007 production of Friedrich Schiller's trilogy Wallensteins Lager / Die Piccolomini / Wallensteins Tod.

Fehling achieved significant film recognition for his role as Sven Lehnert in the 2006 movie And Along Come Tourists. His feature work expanded globally with his performance in the 2009 World War II film Inglourious Basterds, where he played German Master Sgt. Wilhelm and also dubbed his own voice for the film's German-language release.

In television, Fehling joined the cast of the Showtime original series Homeland as a series regular for its fifth season, which began airing in October 2015. His character, Jonas Hollander, worked as legal counsel for the Düring Foundation and was featured as the boyfriend of Carrie Mathison, played by Claire Danes.

Throughout his career, Fehling has earned several industry honors. In 2005, he received the OE Hasse Prize (O.E. Hasse-Preis) from the Academy of Arts, Berlin, for his performance in Schneewittchen. He was awarded the Förderpreis Deutscher Film (Young German Cinema Award) in the Best Actor category in 2007 for his role in And Along Come Tourists. In 2011, Fehling was honored with the Shooting Stars Award by European Film Promotion at the Berlin International Film Festival.