Ulrich Tukur is one of Germany's most versatile talents. He can adapt his artistic style to suit the needs of cinema, stage or variety acting.

Born in 1957 in Viernheim, Germany, he studied at the Stuttgart Academy of Music and Performing Arts. He was cast in his first theatre roles at the age of 25 and just two years later was awarded the O.-E-Hasse prize for his performance as SS Officer Kittel in Peter Zadek's "Ghetto". At the "Deutsche Schauspielhaus" in Hamburg he performed -among many roles - as Hamlet, in Munich as Mcbeth and in Vienna as Peer Gynt.

Two of his most important cinema roles were in Reinhard Hauf's "Stammheim" (1986) and in Sander/Brahms/Trotta's "Felix" (1986). Turkur became something of a household name through his role as a yuppie in the television film "Das Milliardenspiel" (directed by Peter Keglevic in 1989). In the past two years, he has enjoyed great success with "Jedermann" at the Salzburg Theatre Festival.

Together with Ulrich Wallert Ulrich Tukur is the Artistic Supervisor of "Hamburger Kammerspiele". There he played the part of Major Steve Arnold in the 1999 production of the play "Taking Sides".

He also received critical acclaim for his exceptional performance as Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Eric Till's feature "Bonhoeffer - Die letzte Stufe".

In TAKING SIDES he plays the part of Helmut Rode, second violinist of the Berliner Philharmoniker .