Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | |
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Born | Florian Maria Georg Christian Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck 2 May 1973 |
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 1996–present |
Spouse | Christiane Asschenfeldt |
Children | 3 (including Lara Cosima) |
Parent(s) | Count Leo-Ferdinand Henckel von Donnersmarck Countess Anna Maria von Berg |
Florian Maria Georg Christian Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck (German: [ˈfloː.ʁi.aːn ˈhɛŋ.kl̩ fɔn ˈdɔ.nɐsˌmaʁk] ; born 2 May 1973)[1] is a German film director. He is best known for writing and directing the 2006 dramatic thriller Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He also wrote and directed the 2010 romantic thriller The Tourist starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp, and the 2018 epic drama Never Look Away.