Christoph Waltz is a multi-Academy Award-winning actor. In 2009, Waltz received the Academy, SAG, BAFTA, Golden Globe and Cannes Film Festival awards for his portrayal of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa in Tarantino’s Inglorious Bastards. Waltz won his second Academy Award for his performance in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained. The role of Dr. King Schultz also garnered him Best Supporting Actor honors at the 2013 Golden Globe and BAFTA awards. On December 1, 2014, Waltz was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
This year, Waltz will be seen starring alongside Willem Dafoe and Rachel Brosnahan in Walter Hill’s film Dead for a Dollar which is set to release in theaters and on demand on Friday, September 30. Waltz will also play Le Renard in Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio.
In 2021, Waltz was seen in Wes Anderson’s film, The French Dispatch. Waltz was also seen in his role of Blofeld in the highly anticipated James Bond film,
Christoph Waltz is a multi-Academy Award-winning actor. In 2009, Waltz received the Academy, SAG, BAFTA, Golden Globe and Cannes Film Festival awards for his portrayal of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa in Tarantino’s Inglorious Bastards. Waltz won his second Academy Award for his performance in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained. The role of Dr. King Schultz also garnered him Best Supporting Actor honors at the 2013 Golden Globe and BAFTA awards. On December 1, 2014, Waltz was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
This year, Waltz will be seen starring alongside Willem Dafoe and Rachel Brosnahan in Walter Hill’s film Dead for a Dollar which is set to release in theaters and on demand on Friday, September 30. Waltz will also play Le Renard in Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio.
In 2021, Waltz was seen in Wes Anderson’s film, The French Dispatch. Waltz was also seen in his role of Blofeld in the highly anticipated James Bond film, No Time to Die. In 2020, Waltz received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his performance in Quibi’s Most Dangerous Game.
Other notable work includes his performances in Alita: Battle Angel, Downsizing, The Legend of Tarzan, Spectre, Big Eyes, The Zero Theorem, Carnage, and Water for Elephants, among others.
In 2013, Waltz directed the Richard Strauss opera, Der Rosenkavarlier. His production premiered in December 2013 at the Vlaamse Opera in Antwerp with musical direction by Dmitri Jurowski and Philipp Pointner. In 2017, Waltz directed Giuseppe Verdi’s Falstaff, also with the Vlaamse Opera.
Waltz’s work in European television, film and theatrical productions spans three decades. His motion picture credits include Gun-Shy, the Berlin Film Festival entry Lapislazuli, Dorian, She, Falling Rocks, Ordinary Decent Criminal, Our God’s Brother, The Beast, Berlin Blues, and Angst. On television, Waltz appeared in the Adolf Grimme Award-winning films Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker and Dienstreise - Was für eine Nacht Dienstreise. For his work in Du Bist Nicht Allein – Die Roy Black Story, Waltz garnered Bavarian and German TV awards and the RTL Golden Lion.
