Oliver Masucci (, born 6 December 1968) is a German actor. He is best known internationally for the role of Adolf Hitler in the 2015 film adaptation of the satirical novel Look Who's Back, Ulrich Nielsen in the Netflix series Dark, and Anton Vogel in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.
Early life He was born in Stuttgart, but raised in Bonn. His father is Italian, and his mother is German. The family ran several restaurants in Bonn. He has three children.
Career
Masucci played Adolf Hitler in Er ist wieder da (Look Who's Back), adapted from the book of the same name. Some scenes were unscripted and consisted of filming the reactions of people on the street to Masucci as he traveled the country dressed up as Hitler. Masucci was surprised to find that many people acted as if they were glad to see the Nazi leader. He has used the opportunity to speak out against racism. The role earned him a nomination as best actor in a leading role at the Deutscher Filmpreis in 2016.
Masucci gained international recognition for his role as Ulrich Nielsen on Netflix’s German language time travel show Dark. He said ‘For the world, of course, I became famous with Dark. And that was pretty nice, because I have friends everywhere now. When I go to Rome, I get treated very well in the restaurants, and I get treated very well on the streets in New York. No one’s screaming and shouting, and I hope it will never be that way, because for the moment, this is quite nice.'
Masucci portrayed German film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder in the 2020 film Enfant Terrible directed by Oskar Roehler.
In 2023, Masucci starred, as the hotel manager, in the film The Palace by Roman Polanski.
Filmography + Year Title Role Notes1992AndyAndy1999Schwarz greift ein – Schlag auf SchlagRicky Ohlsen2001Die Manns – Ein JahrhundertromanLohengrin2002MadridKarl2002The Red JacketBavarian Soldier2003Wir können alles. Außer Hollywood: Independent Days Vol. 01.2004Ares de Saintclair2005Cologne P.D. – Santa MortaleDaniel Rosi2005SK KölschJohann Hinkel2006Killiak2009Gernot2011Was ihr wolltAntonio2015Look Who's BackAdolf Hitler2015Victor Parkov2016Die vierte GewaltTobias Weishaupt2016Tatort: ZahltagLuan Berisha2016WinnetouUgly Joe20174 BlocksHagen Kutscha2017DarkUlrich Nielsen2018Dengler: Fremde Wasser2018SpielmacherDejans2018Herrliche ZeitenClaus Müller-Todt2018Never Look AwayProfessor Antonius van Verten2018LysisFather2019When Hitler Stole Pink RabbitArthur Kemper2020Enfant TerribleRainer Werner Fassbinder2021Tribes of EuropaMoses2021The Girlfriend ExperienceGeorges Verhoeven2021Die SchachnovelleDr. Josef Bartok2022Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of DumbledoreAnton Vogel 2022 Day ShiftKlaus 2023 The SwarmCapt. Jasper Alban 2023 The PalaceHansueli Kopf 2024Herrhausen: The Banker and the Bomb (:de:Herrhausen – Der Herr des GeldesAlfred Herrhausen)2025The German (:de:The German)Uri Zahavi
References
External links
Official website