Fabian Busch

Fabian Busch

Fabian Busch was born October 1, 1975, in Berlin. Both his parents are dancers. Although he had no training as an actor, Busch got the leading role in Wolfgang Kohlhaase’s film "Inge, April und Mai" ("Inge, April and May") in 1993. He then played significant roles in Matthias X. Oberg’s road movie "Unter der Milchstraße ("Under the Milky Way", 1996), in Hans Christian Schmid’s hacker thriller "23" (1998), in Andreas Dresen’s "Raus aus der Haut" (1997), and in both the TV mini series "Klemperer – ein Leben in Deutschland" (1999) and "Deutschlandspiel" (2000). Furthermore, Busch won a nomination for the 2000 German TV awards for his part in the TV movie "Zehn wahnsinnige Tage", directed by Christian Wagner.

Busch then starred in Rainer Kaufmann’s film "Kalt ist der Abendhauch" ("Cold Is the Evening Breeze") and became known to a wider audience with his performance in Hendrik Handloegten’s coming-of-age film "Liegen lernen" ("Learning to Lie", 2003), an adaptation of Frank Goosen’s best-selling novel of the same title. Busch then played in Michael Klier’s drama "Farland" and in Cyril Tuschi’s comedy "SommerHundeSöhne" ("Slight Changes in Temperature and Mind", both 2004). In 2007, Busch is seen in another comedy as a video store owner facing bankruptcy in Daniel Acht’s and Ali Eckert’s "Video Kings".

"Edgar" is the first film directed by Fabian Busch.