
Rainer Bock
Known For
Acting
Born
1954-07-31 in Kiel, Germany
Biography
After graduating from high school, Rainer Bock ran a café in his hometown, which also had a cabaret programme. After studying acting at a private acting school in Kiel, he made his debut as a theater actor on the stages of the state capital of Kiel in 1982. He came to Heidelberg and the National Theater Mannheim via the Schleswig-Holstein State Theater. From 1995 to 2001 he had an engagement at the Staatstheater Stuttgart. Until 2011 he was engaged at the Bavarian State Theater in Munich. Bock often appears in supporting roles, including his initially rare appearances in film and television. The part of the doctor in Michael Haneke's award-winning drama The White Ribbon - A German Children's Story (2009) earned him a nomination for the German Film Prize. In 2011 he was represented at the Berlinale with four films. Bock is also active as an audio book speaker.
Most Known For

Homeland
as BND Officer Keller

Better Call Saul
as Werner Ziegler

Scene of the Crime
as Kapitän Helmut Reinders

Scene of the Crime
as Werner Krabonk

Scene of the Crime
as Augenthaler

Scene of the Crime
as Jost Friedland

Scene of the Crime
as Bauer's Father

Markus Lanz
as Self

DAS!
as Self

Volle Kanne
as Self

Polizeiruf 110
as PvD Conrad Cassdorf

Der Alte
as Prof. Dr. Werner Schmedtmann

Wonder Woman
as Von Hindenberg

Abendschau
as Self

Inglourious Basterds
as General Schonherr

Der Bergdoktor
as Ulrich Kretschmar

Kölner Treff
as Self

Wilsberg
as Müntemeyer

Der Kriminalist
as Georg Wagenbach

Der Kriminalist
as Arbogast