August Diehl

August Diehl
Diehl in 2024
Born (1976-01-04) 4 January 1976 (age 48)
West Berlin, West Germany
Alma materErnst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Spouse
Julia Malik
(m. 1999; div. 2016)
Children2

August Diehl (German pronunciation: [aʊ̯ˈɡʊst diːl]; born 4 January 1976) is a German actor, primarily known to international audiences for playing Gestapo major Dieter Hellstrom in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds (2009) and Michael "Mike" Krause, Evelyn Salt's husband, in the movie Salt. He is also known for his leading roles in the films The Counterfeiters (2007), The Young Karl Marx (2017), and Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life (2019).