Devid Striesow

Devid Striesow is a German actor who works across theater, film, and television, while also working as an audiobook speaker. He was born on October 1, 1973, in Bergen auf Rügen, East Germany.

After completing his school education, Striesow relocated to Berlin to begin an apprenticeship as a goldsmith. However, the business went bankrupt before his training could start. Following the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, he changed his plans and returned to school to complete his Abitur. He initially studied jazz guitar before applying to the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. He graduated in 1999 alongside classmates Nina Hoss and Fritzi Haberlandt.

Striesow's acting career began in the late 1990s. He made his television debut in 1999 and expanded into film roles starting in 2000, alongside his work in theatrical performances.

One of his notable roles was playing Sturmbannführer Herzog (Bernhard Krüger) in Stefan Ruzowitzky's 2007 film The Counterfeiters. The production gained major international recognition when it received the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for that year.

In his personal life, Striesow has five children. He has a son, Ludwig Simon, born in 1996 from a previous relationship with actress Maria Simon; Ludwig Simon later pursued an acting career as well. Striesow also has three children from a prior marriage. In 2018, he married his manager, Ines Ganzberger. The couple has a son, born in 2016, and resides in Berlin.