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Karin Hanczewski

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Born

1981

Height

169

Hair

blond

Eyes

green brown

Driving License

car class

Nationality

German

Residency

Berlin

Languages

German native

Polish native

English fluent

French basic

Education

2002 - 2004

Europäisches Theaterinstitut Berlin

Karin Hanczewski ist eine der facettenreichsten Schauspieler:innen ihrer Generation – bekannt als Kommissarin aus dem Dresdner Tatort, aus preisgekrönten Kino-Produktionen und als Mitinitiatorin der vielbeachteten #ActOut-Bewegung. Ab September 2025 ist sie in der Hauptrolle der deutschen Adaption von Call My Agent! auf Disney+ zu sehen.

Die Berlinerin prägte von 2015 bis 2025 als Kriminaloberkommissarin Karin Gorniak das Dresdner Tatort-Team. Parallel überzeugte sie in Filmen wie Im Sommer wohnt er unten (Berlinale 2015), Lotte (Berlinale 2016) sowie in Serien- und Streamingproduktionen wie Euphorie (2025), A Better Place (2024) und Parlament (2023).

Mit #ActOut setzte sie zudem ein starkes Zeichen für Diversität und Sichtbarkeit in der Branche. Heute zählt Karin Hanczewski zu den spannendsten Schauspielerinnen im deutschsprachigen Raum – und steht aktuell auch in Irland vor der Kamera.

Cinema (Selection)

2021
Bis es mich gibt
Directed by: Sabine Koder | Elfenholzfilm GmbH & BR Co-Produziert

2019
Bulldog
Directed by: André Szardenings | ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln

2018
Bruder Schwester Herz
Directed by: Tom Sommerlatte | Osiris Media GmbH

2017
Kill Me Today, Tomorrow I’m Sick!
Directed by: Marijan David Vajda | Preview Production GbR

2016
Ava
Directed by: Sabine Nawrath | Tondowski Films GbR

2015
Blind & Hässlich
Directed by: Tom Lass | SHPN3 Filmproduktion - Schuchert Scharpen GbR

2014
Lotte
Directed by: Julius Schultheiß | Finderlohn Film & Julius Schultheiß

Halbschwestern
Directed by: Fabian Joest Passamonte | Mallorca Specials

Im Sommer wohnt er unten
Directed by: Tom Sommerlatte | Osiris Media GmbH

2013
Auf den Hund gekommen (Short)
Directed by: Tom Sommerlatte | Osiris Media GmbH

2012
Poka
Directed by: Anna Hoffmann | Jolle-Film, Stephan Grobe

2011
Bissige Hunde
Directed by: Alex Eslam | W&B Television GmbH & Co. KG

Verloren (48 Hour Film Project, Short)
Directed by: Nils Dettmann | Koivu Pictures

2010
Magdalena (Short)
Directed by: Romana Janik | Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)

2009
Lacoma - Ein Dorf wacht auf (The Berlin 48 Hours Film Project, Short)
Directed by: Marta Malowanczyk | Cinema29

2006
Marla (Short)
Directed by: Marta Malowanczyk | Nervous Pet Pictures, Marta Malowanczyk

TV & VoD (Selection)

2025
Olivia Jones (AT)
Directed by: Till Endemann | Florida Film GmbH | ZDF

Mit und ohne Simone (AT)
Directed by: Mirjam Unger | Interspot Film | MDR & ORF

2024
Call My Agent Berlin
Directed by: Boris Kunz, Laura Lackmann, Johann Buchholz | Friday Films | Disney+

Euphorie
Directed by: Antonia-Leyla Schmidt, André Szardenings | Zeitsprung | RTL+

2023
A Better Place
Directed by: Anne Zohra Berrached, Konstantin Bock | Komplizen Film | StudioCanal, Canal+, WDR/ARD/Degeto

Tatort – Was ihr nicht seht
Directed by: Claudia Garde | MadeFor Film | MDR

Loving Her - Season 2
Directed by: Eline Gehring | Made for Film | ZDFneo

2022
Parlament
Directed by: Noé Debré | Studio Hamburg | NDR

Der neue Freund
Directed by: Dustin Loose | Hager Moss Film | NDR

Tatort – Ausgeliefert
Directed by: Lena Stahl | MadeFor Film GmbH | MDR

Tatort – Der unsichtbare Tod
Directed by: Andreas Herzog | MadeFor Film GmbH | MDR


Ein starkes Team – Im Namen des Volkes
Directed by: Martin Kinkel | UFA Fiction | ZDF

2021
Der Wien-Krimi – Blind ermittelt. Tod im Prater
Directed by: Katharina Mückstein | Mona Film Produktion GmbH, Tivoli Film Produktion GmbH, ARD Degeto Film GmbH | ARD, ORF

Tatort – Katz und Maus
Directed by: Gregory Kirchhoff | MadeFor Film GmbH | MDR

Tatort – Das kalte Haus
Directed by: Anne Zohra Berrached | MadeFor Film GmbH | MDR

Loving Her
Directed by: Leonie Krippendorff | MadeFor Film GmbH | ZDFneo

2020
Stichtag (TV series)
Directed by: Christof Pilsl | Südhang Films | Joyn

Tatort – Pavlovs Köter
Directed by: Sebastian Marka | MadeFor Film GmbH | MDR

Tatort – Rettung so nah
Directed by: Isabel Braak | MadeFor Film GmbH | MDR

#HeulDoch (Mini series)
Directed by: diverse | Lupa Film | arte, ZDF

2019
Tatort – Parasomnia
Directed by: Sebastian Marka | W&B Television GmbH & Co. KG | MDR

Tatort – Die Zeit ist gekommen
Directed by: Stephan Lacant | W&B Television GmbH & Co. KG | MDR

Auf dem Grund
Directed by: Thorsten M. Schmidt | Hager Moss Film GmbH | NDR

2018
Tatort – Nemesis
Directed by: Stephan Wagner | W&B Television GmbH & Co. KG | MDR

2017
Jerks
Directed by: Christian Ulmen | Talpa Germany Fiction GmbH | Maxdome

Tatort – Das Nest
Directed by: Alex Eslam | W&B Television GmbH & Co. KG | ARD, MDR

Tatort – Wer jetzt allein ist
Directed by: Theresa von Eltz | W&B Television GmbH & Co. KG | ARD, Degeto, MDR

Tatort – Déjà-vu
Directed by: Dustin Loose | W&B Television GmbH & Co. KG | ARD, MDR

Kommissarin Heller – Vorsehung
Directed by: Christiane Balthasar | Ziegler Film GmbH & Co. KG | ZDF

2016
Tatort – Level X
Directed by: Gregor Schnitzler | W&B Television GmbH & Co. KG | MDR

Familie ist kein Wunschkonzert
Directed by: Sebastian Hilger | Real Film Berlin GmbH | ARD, Degeto

Tatort – Auge um Auge
Directed by: Franziska "Francis" Meletzky | W&B Television GmbH & Co. KG | MDR

2015
Tatort – Auf einen Schlag
Directed by: Richard Huber | W&B Television GmbH & Co. KG | MDR

Tatort – Der König der Gosse
Directed by: Dror Zahavi | W&B Television GmbH & Co. KG | MDR

Reiff für die Insel – Katharina und der große Schatz
Directed by: Anno Saul | Nordfilm Kiel GmbH | ARD, Degeto

2014
Reiff für die Insel – Katharina und der Schäfer
Directed by: Oliver Schmitz | Nordfilm Kiel GmbH | ARD

Meuchelbeck (TV series)
Directed by: diverse | Zieglerfilm Köln GmbH | WDR

2013
Der Tatortreiniger (TV series)
Directed by: Arne Feldhusen | Letterbox Filmproduktion GmbH | NDR

Let’s Go
Directed by: Michael Verhoeven | Eikon Süd GmbH | BR, Degeto, WDR

Immer wieder anders
Directed by: Matthias Steurer | Relevant Film Produktion GmbH | ARD, Degeto

Reiff für die Insel – Katharina und die Dänen
Directed by: Oliver Schmitz | Nordfilm GmbH | ARD

2012
Reiff für die Insel – Katharina und die Dänen
Directed by: Anno Saul | Real Film Berlin GmbH | ARD

2011
Reiff für die Insel – Katharina und die Dänen
Directed by: Anno Saul | Real Film Berlin GmbH | ARD, Degeto

Der Kriminalist (TV series)
Directed by: diverse | Monaco Film GmbH | ZDF

2009
Tatort – … es wird Trauer sein und Schmerz
Directed by: Friedemann Fromm | Cinecentrum Hannover Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH | NDR

2021
Deutscher Schauspielpreis – #ActOut
Ehrenpreis „Inspiration“

2011
The 48 Hour Film Project Berlin – Verloren

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#HeulDoch (Mini series), directed by Isabell Suba & Lilli Tautfest, arte & ZDF

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TATORT - Das Nest, directed by Alex Eslam, W&B Television, ARD & MDR

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Bruder Schwester Herz, directed by: Tom Sommerlatte, Osiris Media, Cinema

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Im Sommer wohnt er unten, directed by: Tom Sommerlatte, Osiris Media, Cinema

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Lotte, directed by: Julius Schultheiß, Finderlohn Film & Julius Schultheiß, Cinema

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Der Tatortreiniger, directed by: Arne Feldhusen, Letterbox Filmproduktion GmbH, NDR

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