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Karl Markovics

Karl Markovics

Actor · Born August 29, 1963 (63) · Vienna, Austria

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Karl Markovics (born August 29, 1963) is an Austrian actor. He starred as Salomon Sorowitsch in Stefan Ruzowitzky's 2007 film The Counterfeiters, which was awarded the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for that year. Prior to that, his most notable appearances have been in the highly-acclaimed Austrian (Viennese) black comedy Komm, süßer Tod (2001), his role as far-right terrorist Franz Fuchs in the 2007 TV movie Franz Fuchs - Ein Patriot, and in the police drama television series Inspector Rex. His character from Inspector Rex had his own spin-off series, Stockinger. Markovics remains a frequent stage actor, and in April 2010 played the non-singing role of Samiel in Counterfeiters-director Ruzowitzky's first opera production, Der Freischütz at Vienna's Theater an der Wien. Description above from the Wikipedia article Karl Markovics, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 29, 1963 (63)
From
Vienna, Austria
Works as
Actor
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 107 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 15% in 30 days

What are Karl Markovics' films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
29%
Survival
15%
Power
13%
Self
13%
Society
12%
Bonds
11%
Ideas
6%
Sacrifice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 13

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 10 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 12

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 5 of 13 analyzed roles.

Shadow
5 of 13
Mentor
4 of 13
Threshold guardian
2 of 13
Hero
1 of 13
Shapeshifter
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
14
Dread
6
Contemplative
5
Hopeful
7
Other
11

How their films linger

Thought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Karl Markovics' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Karl Markovics' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

107 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Blood Countess(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • You Believe in Angels, Mr. Drowak? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Hugo Drowak

  • Our Girls(2025)

    as Dr. Maier

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Highly Explosive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Viktor Knigge

  • The Phoenician Scheme(2025)

    as Hermit

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Interchange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • The Investigation(2024)

    as Zeuge 26

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Your Christmas or Mine 2(2023)

    as Rudolf / Rudolf's Brother

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Verbotenes Begehren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Sigmund Freud

  • The Fox(2022)

    as Josef Streitberger

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Silence of the Donkeys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Writer · as Jonas Horak

  • What You Can See from Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Optiker

  • Resistance(2020)

    as Charles Mangel

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Final Problem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · as Jonas Horak

  • Nobadi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Writer

  • A Hidden Life(2019)

    as Mayor of St. Radegund

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • A Rose in Winter(2018)

    as Eugene Breitling

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • How I Taught Myself to Be a Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Roman Silberstein

  • Shillings from Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Michael Unterguggenberger

  • Perfume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Pedell

  • Beat(2018)

    Show 7 episodes · as Dr. Brandt

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Dark(2018)

    as Josef Hofer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Playmaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Wirt

  • Murer: Anatomy of a Trial(2018)

    as Simon Wiesenthal

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Mária Terézia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Eugen of Savoy

  • Babylon Berlin(2017)

    Show 40 episodes · as Samuel Katelbach

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • End of the Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Dahlmann

  • Fog in August(2016)

    as Christian Lossa

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The King's Choice(2016)

    as Curt Bräuer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Mistress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Joseph Goebbels

  • Me and Kaminski(2015)

    as Twin

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Mystery of Snow Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Andersen

  • Superworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Influence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Inspector Schreck

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel(2014)

    as Wolf

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Mord in den Dünen(2013)

    as Dominik Hofer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Measuring the World(2012)

    as Lehrer Büttner

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Eastalgia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Vladan

  • Süskind(2012)

    as Ferdinand Aus der Fünten

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Black Brown White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Jimmy

  • Breathing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Unknown(2011)

    as Dr. Farge

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Mahler on the Couch(2010)

    as Sigmund Freud

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Kennedy's Brain(2010)

    as Mikael Rossberg

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Henri 4(2010)

    as Coligny

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Nanga Parbat(2010)

    as Karl Maria Herrligkoffer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Die verrückte Welt der Ute Bock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Fremdenpolizist

  • Little Robbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Bank Director

  • Germany 09: 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation(2009)

    as Rolf (segment "Schieflage")

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book(2009)

    as Alfred

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • M/S Gustloff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Korvettenkapitän Wilhelm Petri

  • Franz Fuchs – A Patriot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Franz Fuchs

  • The Counterfeiters(2007)

    as Sorowitsch

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Lutter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Waller

  • Mein Nestroy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Johann Nepomuk Nestroy

  • Daniel Käfer - Die Schattenuhr (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Huber Schlömmer

  • The Crown Prince(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bombelles

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Die ProSieben Märchenstunde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Däumling

  • Die Schrift des Freundes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Jussuf

  • Daniel Käfer - Die Villen der Frau Hürsch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Hubert Schlömmer

  • Mein Mörder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Dr. Mannhart

  • Vier Frauen und ein Todesfall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Stefan Auinger

  • Familie auf Bestellung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Jürgen Platzer

  • Dinner for Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Georges Haider

  • Zuckeroma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Anton Seeberg

  • Annas Heimkehr (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Gregor Brunner

  • Kommissarin Lucas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Heinrich Braun

  • Die Wasserfälle von Slunj (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Chwostik

  • 1809 Andreas Hofer - Die Freiheit des Adlers(2002)

    as Erzherzog Karl

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Edel & Starck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Lange

  • Love Letters - Liebe per Nachnahme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Karl Kunert

  • All the Queen's Men(2001)

    as Hauptsturmführer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Blumen für Polt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Rudi Riebl

  • Lumpazivagabundus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Zwirn

  • Come, Sweet Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Jäger

  • Trautmann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Ludwig „Vickerl“ Stedronsky

  • Hirnschal gegen Hitler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Willi

  • Born in Absurdistan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Stefan Strohmayer

  • All About Bob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Herr Mack

  • Die blaue Kanone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Carlo Carnetti

  • Und alles wegen Mama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Rudnik

  • Late Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Nowak

  • Das Callgirl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Professor Nadler

  • MA 2412 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 9 episodes · as Herr Senatsrat

  • Drei Herren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Herr Ivo

  • Hinterholz 8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Jäger

  • Trouville Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Nachtkellner

  • Kreuzfeuer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Konrad

  • Olivia - Ein Kinderschicksal bewegt die Welt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Dr.Zim

  • Stockinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 14 episodes · as District Inspector Ernst Stockinger

  • Ein Anfang von etwas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Schurl

  • Auf Teufel komm raus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Weghofer

  • Inspector Rex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 29 episodes · as Stockinger

  • Mother's Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Conductor

  • Half the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Taxifahrer

  • India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Kirchingerwirt

  • Das Grau des Himmels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Concierge

  • Der unverwüstliche Geist der heiligen Liebe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Wolffs Revier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Hydrotectures Boss

  • Hund und Katz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Zeno

  • Die Täuschung des Auges durch das Ohr (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Himmel oder Wienerstadt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • SOKO München (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Lorenz

  • Police Call 110(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Jens Baumann

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Fritz Keller · as Peter Jensch

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Das Jagdgewehr (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Stage Director

  • Wittgenstein's Poker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Karl Popper (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 107 titles, 105 of them dated from 1970 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

The Counterfeiters (2007)

$19M worldwide

Highest rated

Babylon Berlin (2017)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19702026

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting103 of 107: 101 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndDirecting5 of 107: 0 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting4 of 107: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleOther crew1 of 107: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

107 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1970s3 · acting1990s25 · acting2000s30 · acting2010s34 · 31 acting · 4 crew2020s13 · 13 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 4% of 25 roles
93031318

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Karl Markovics' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

A Rose in Winter (2018)

80th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Karl Markovics' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Karl Markovics work with?

People who share at least 2 of Karl Markovics' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stefan Ruzowitzky shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles