Benno Fürmann


Benjamin "Benno" Fürmann is a German film and television actor. He played lead roles in the 2008 film The North Face, and Jerichow. He appeared in In Darkness, and was the voice of Puss in Boots in the Shrek franchise's German dubbing.

Life and work

Fürmann was born in Berlin-Kreuzberg. By the time he was 15 both his parents had died. At 17, he had a serious accident while train surfing, and had to spend six weeks in the hospital. Fürmann left school after his Mittlere Reife and worked as a waiter and a bouncer. In 1991 he went to New York City and studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.
Fürmann has a daughter and lives in Berlin.

Awards

  • 1999 German Television Award Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Bubi Scholz Story
  • 2000 Bavarian Film Awards, Best Actor

    Filmography

  • 1992: Die ungewisse Lage des Paradieses
  • 1993: ' - Little Joe
  • 1993: ' - Schüler
  • 1993: Simply Love - Mamba
  • 1995: California Convertible
  • 1996: The First Time - Ike
  • 1998: ' - Gustav 'Bubi' Scholz - jung
  • 1998: Kiss My Blood - John
  • 1998: Candy - Robert
  • 1998: The Polar Bear - Fabian
  • 1999: Annaluise & Anton - Carlos
  • 1999: ' - Johnny
  • 1999: ' - Gosbert Klee
  • 2000: Anatomy - Hein
  • 2000: Trust Me - Nils
  • 2000: ' - Der Neue
  • 2000: The Princess and the Warrior - Bodo
  • 2001: Jeans
  • 2001: High Score - Lars Schelling
  • 2002: Naked - Felix
  • 2002: Wolfsburg - Philipp Gerber
  • 2003: My House in Umbria - Werner
  • 2003: The Order - William Eden
  • 2004: Shrek 2 - Puss in Boots
  • 2004: Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King - Eric / Siegfried
  • 2005: Ghosts - Oliver
  • 2005: Joyeux Noël - Nikolaus Sprink
  • 2006: ' - Lehrer Grünbaum
  • 2006: ' - Jürgen Urban
  • 2006: Crusade in Jeans - Thaddeus
  • 2007: ' - Lehrer Grünbaum
  • 2007: Shrek the Third - Puss in Boots
  • 2007: Pornorama - Freddie
  • 2007: Survivre avec les loups - Reuven
  • 2007: Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps - Jan Rietmüller
  • 2008: Speed Racer - Inspector Detector
  • 2008: Mutant Chronicles - Lt. Maximillian von Steiner
  • 2008: North Face - Toni Kurz
  • 2008: Jerichow - Thomas
  • 2009: ' - Lehrer Grünbaum
  • 2009: Germany 09 - Herr Feierlich
  • 2009: ' - Marc Barenberg
  • 2009: Mullewapp - Johnny Mauser
  • 2009: Farewell - Agent fédéral allemand 1
  • 2009: Überlebensstrategien für das neue Jahrtausend - Werner Krupp
  • 2009: ' - Jo Schwertlein
  • 2010: ' - Moritz' Vater
  • 2010: Shrek Forever After - Puss in Boots
  • 2010: ' - Rolf Haas
  • 2011: In Darkness - Mundek Margulies
  • 2011: Puss in Boots - Puss in Boots
  • 2011: ' - Injun Joe
  • 2012: Lara
  • 2013: ' - Der reiche Mann von Friedrichshagen
  • 2013: ' - Ulrich Chaussy
  • 2013: The Almost Perfect Man - Ulf
  • 2014: ' - Animal Catcher
  • 2014: ' - Koralnik
  • 2014: Bright Night - Bernd
  • 2015: Von glücklichen Schafen - Klaus
  • 2015: Survivor - Pavlou
  • 2015: ' - Sven Stanislawski
  • 2016: Volt - Volt
  • 2017: - Leopold
  • 2017-2022: Babylon Berlin - Oberst Wendt
  • 2018: Intrigo: Death of an Author - David
  • 2019: Get Lucky - Martin
  • 2019: Hanna - Dieter
  • 2022: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish - Puss in Boots