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Volker Bruch

German actor

Born
March 9, 1980
Age in 2026
46
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1980

About Volker Bruch

Volker Bruch (German: [ˈfɔlkɐ ˈbʁʊx]; born 1980) is a German television and film actor. He is best known internationally for his leading roles as Wilhelm Winter in the television drama Generation War (2013) and as Inspector Gereon Rath in the neo-noir series Babylon Berlin (2017–present); for the latter, he was awarded the 2018 Grimme-Preis, Germany's most prestigious television award. In film, he was part of the ensemble cast of two films nominated for Academy Awards in 2009: The Reader (Best Picture) and The Baader Meinhof Complex (Best Foreign Language Film); more recently, he appeared in the thriller The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) and Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia (2024). His first noteworthy role was as Axi in the 2005 German television movie Rose, for which he won a German Television Award for Best Supporting Actor. The first two series of the show were filmed over eight months beginning in May 2016 and released consecutively in the fall of 2017. In film, he was part of the ensemble cast of two films nominated for Academy Awards in 2009: The Reader and The Baader Meinhof Complex; more recently, he appeared in the thriller The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) and Race for Glory: Audi vs.

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Volker Bruch timeline

  1. His first noteworthy role was as Axi in the 2005 German television movie Rose, for which he won a German Television Award for Best Supporting Actor.
  2. In film, he was part of the ensemble cast of two films nominated for Academy Awards in 2009: The Reader and The Baader Meinhof Complex; more recently, he appeared in the thriller The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) and Race for Glory: Audi vs.
  3. He is best known internationally for his leading roles as Wilhelm Winter in the television drama Generation War (2013) and as Inspector Gereon Rath in the neo-noir series Babylon Berlin (2017–present); for the latter, he was awarded the 2018 Grimme-Preis, Germany's most prestigious television award.
  4. The first two series of the show were filmed over eight months beginning in May 2016 and released consecutively in the fall of 2017.

The world when Volker Bruch was born

Volker Bruch was born in 1980. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1980

  • #1 song"Call Me" – Blondie
  • Top movieOrdinary People
  • Top TV showDallas
  • Best-selling bookThe Name of the Rose – Umberto Eco

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMiracle on Ice — US hockey team beats the Soviets at Lake Placid
  • Top headlineJohn Lennon assassinated outside his New York apartment
  • Technology milestoneCNN launches as first 24-hour news channel
  • Defining fadRubik's Cube
  • Notable inventionPost-it Notes (officially released)
  • World population4.44 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Phillies (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population227.2M

1980 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Volker Bruch's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19802026
Gas$1.19$3.45/gal
Average home$68,700$435,000
Average income$21,023$67,500
Minimum wage$3.10$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.15$0.73
Population227.2M341 million

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