Karl Markovics Biography: Movies, Wife, Net Worth, Age, Height, Ethnicity, Parents, Religion, Instagram

Karl Markovics is an Austrian actor and director well known for his work in European film and television. His popularity stems significantly from his role as forensic detective Ernst Stockinger in the popular mid-1990s crime series Inspector Rex and its direct spin-off Stockinger.

However, it was his internationally acclaimed performance as Salomon Sorowitsch in the 2007 film The Counterfeiters, which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, that firmly established his global recognition and acting credentials. He maintains a busy career across film, television, and the stage.

Profile

• Full names: Karl Markovics
• Nickname: Karl
• Date of birth: August 29, 1963
• Age: 62 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Vienna, Austria
• Nationality: Austrian
• Profession: Actor, Director, Screenwriter
• Height: 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
• Eye color: Blue
• Hair color: Brown
• Parents: Willi Markovics (father)
• Siblings: N/A
• Spouse: Stephanie Taussig
• Children: N/A
• Relationship status: Married
• Religion: Christian
• Ethnicity: Austrian/Caucasian
• Net worth: $5 Million

Early Life and Education

Karl Markovics is now at the age of 62 and was born on August 29, 1963, in Vienna, Austria. His father, Willi Markovics, worked as a bus driver. Information regarding his mother and any siblings is not publicly documented.

He grew up in Vienna and chose early in his life to pursue a career in performance arts. He did not attend a traditional acting school; he famously failed the entrance exam for the Max Reinhardt Seminar, a respected Viennese drama school.

Instead of formal education in dramatic arts, he pursued practical stage experience, beginning his career in 1982 at the Serapionstheater in Vienna. He later joined the Wiener Ensemble in 1987, where he worked extensively on theatrical productions throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.

Personal Life

Karl Markovics maintains a relatively private personal life despite his public profession. He is married to the Austrian theater actress Stephanie Taussig. The couple has been together for many years and resides in the area outside of Vienna. They have two adopted children; their names and specific details are kept out of the public domain to maintain privacy.

Career

Karl Markovics built his career initially on the stage in Vienna before transitioning into television and film. His early television breakthrough came with the role of forensic detective Ernst Stockinger in the highly successful Austrian police procedural series Inspector Rex (Kommissar Rex), which aired across Europe.

The popularity of his character led to a spin-off series titled Stockinger, in which he held the leading role from 1996 to 1997.

His international film career reached a peak when he was cast as the lead character, Salomon Sorowitsch, in the 2007 film The Counterfeiters (Die Fälscher), directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky. This film brought him widespread critical acclaim and international visibility when it won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

He has since appeared in several high-profile English-language films, including Unknown (2011) alongside Liam Neeson, and a minor role in Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014).

He also played the German propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels in the Czech film The Devil’s Mistress (2016). In recent years, he has appeared in the HBO limited series The Regime starring Kate Winslet.

Beyond acting, Markovics established himself as a respected director and screenwriter. His directorial debut, the feature film Breathing (Atmen), released in 2011, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and won the Europa Cinemas Label award as well as the Austrian Film Award for Best Feature Film.

He followed this with subsequent directing projects, Superworld (Superwelt) in 2015 and Nobadi in 2019, further cementing his reputation behind the camera. He is also a co-founder of the Academy of Austrian Film.

Awards

• Austrian Film Award for Best Feature Film (Breathing)
• Austrian Film Award for Best Director (Breathing)
• Austrian Film Award for Best Screenplay (Breathing)
• Bavarian Film Award for Best Actor (The Counterfeiters)
• Europa Cinemas Label award at the Cannes Film Festival (Breathing)

Net Worth

Karl Markovics has an estimated net worth of $5 million. This wealth has been primarily accrued through his extensive and decades-long career as a successful actor in Austrian and international film and television, as well as his work as a director and screenwriter for award-winning films.

Social Media

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Filmography

• Exit… nur keine Panik (1980)
• Die Granden (1985)
• Lenz oder die Freiheit (1986)
• Visafreie Einreise (1988)
• Hund und Katz (1991)
• Workaholic (1996)
• Stockinger (1996) – TV Series, title role
• Die Superbullen (1997)
• Drei Herren (1998)
• Der Ausschluß des Todes (2000)
• Geboren in Absurdistan (1999)
• Hintenrum (2000)
• Alma (1999)
• Hirn mit Flußs (2002)
• Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari (2003)
• Katz und Hund (2004)
• The Counterfeiters (2007)
• Hl. MESSias (2008)
• Die Fälscher (2007)
• Unter Strom (2009)
• Unknown (2011)
• Breathing (Atmen) (2011) – Also Director/Writer
• Eastalgia (2012)
• The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich (2012)
• Gaming Instinct (Spieltrieb) (2013)
• Die Auslöschung (2013)
• The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
• Measuring the World (Die Vermessung der Welt) (2012)
• Rise of the Gargoyles (2009) – TV Movie
• Superworld (Superwelt) (2015) – Also Director/Writer
• The Devil’s Mistress (2016)
• A German Life (2016)
• Mittelpunkt der Welt (2016)
• Die Trafikant (The Tobacconist) (2018)