Jim Boeven (born 11 November 1967) is a German born film, television and voice actor. After establishing himself as a star in his native Germany, he moved to Los Angeles in 2007.
Early life
Boeven was born in Menden, Germany. He studied acting from 1991 to 1993 at UCLA and the Actors Center in Los Angeles, and then at the Hollywood Acting Workshop in Cologne.
Career
He began his career in Cologne and quickly became a series regular in the series Alle lieben Julia, Jede Menge Leben, and Jets – Leben am Limit. He has had a prolific European TV career, appearing in 450 episodes that have aired in 24 countries as either a lead/star recurring and/or guest star.
He appeared in his first American feature, Marching Out of Time, in 1993. Since then, he's appeared in a multitude of feature films and TV, both in Hollywood and internationally. He appeared in the Colin Farrell and Bruce Willis film Hart's War (2002), and in the Bollywood production Colours of Passion (2008), directed by Ketan Mehta. He was cast by Paul Schrader and Bret Easton Ellis for their film The Canyons (2013), and was a guest star in the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced TV series CSI: Cyber (2015) and the Golden Globe nominated comedy Jane the Virgin (2015).
Boeven began his voiceover career in 1996 and has more than 350 credits, most recently for the international releases of the Brad Pitt film Fury (2014), the Tom Hanks film Bridge of Spies (2015), and Captain America: Civil War (2016). He is also known for providing the voice of König in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022) and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023).
Filmography +FilmYearTitleRoleNotes1992Schtonk!(uncredited)1993Marching Out of TimeMajor Fürst2002Hart's WarMP Sergeant2002FlashbackRolf Müllershort film2005Mein ganz gewöhnliches LebenHerr Müller2005De ProfundisMarshalshort film2006One WayAnthony's friend2007Schneider2008Rang Rasiya (Colours of Passion)Fritz Schleizer2010Airline DisasterSnake2010David and GoliathPrivate Schneidershort film2011FreerunnerGerman Businessman2011Das Leben ist keine AutobahnGerman Director2013The CanyonsJon2015Sun ChokeJanie's Dad +TelevisionYearTitleRoleNotes1992Sexual ResponseStreet GuyTV movie1994 Alle lieben JuliaAndyseries regular - 26 episodes1994-95Unter unsDirk Jakubeit8 episodes1995 NotaufnahmeOleepisode: "Nobody is Perfect"1995Jede Menge LebenPatrick Schmoleseries regular - 361 episodes1996T.V. KaiserPascal Wennemannepisode: "Frauenhandel"1996Auf AchseBerndepisode: "Überraschung in Rotterdam"1997-2003Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OPLutz Mönke/AndreWaltermann2 episodes1998Der Kuß des KillersUweTV movie1998-1999Der FahnderLedermann6 episodes1999-2001JETS – Leben am LimitFrank Jägerseries regular - 13 episodes1999-2002Großstadtrevier Klaus Krüger2 episodes2000Die Rote MeileRobert Scharrerepisode: "Ein unmoralisches Angebot"2001The Wandering Soul MurdersKurt WolfTV movie2001-2012LindenstraßeBeck/Chris8 episodes2002Torso: The Evelyn Dick StoryJohn DickTV movie2003Bei aller LiebeKai2 episodes2003Verbotene LiebeWaffenhändler Ole Strauß2 episodes2003Zwei ProfisTom Schweringepisode: "...und das tote Mädchen"2005Dem Himmel sei DankDr. KläuberTV movie2005Prinz und PaparazziMr. SecurityTV movie2006PastewkaSascha Albrechtepisode: "Der Einzug"2006Das Glück klopft an die TürMakler Roland HerzogTV movie2006Die FamilienanwältinPolizistepisode: "Hinter dem Spiegel"2007Dr. SchmidtTV movie2007Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die AutobahnpolizeiFrank Nießenepisode: "Der Staatsanwalt"2007Der StaatsanwaltBartenderepisode: "Glückskinder"2012La La LandJimboseries regular2015Jane the VirginHenchman4 episodes2015CSI: CyberGerman Bidderepisode: "Kidnapping 2.0"2016Katie Fforde: Die Frau an seiner SeiteTed SweeneyTV movie
References
External links Official website