
Rainer Bock
Acting • Born 1954-07-31
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.
Filmography
137 credits
Operation Valkyrie
Movie • 2004
General der Infanterie Friedrich Olbricht

Die Luft, die wir atmen
Movie • 2021
Klaus Bronstein

The White Ribbon
Movie • 2009
The Doctor

In the Shadows
Movie • 2010
Nico

Unknown
Movie • 2011
Herr Strauss

Wo ist die Liebe hin?
Movie • 2020
Bernhard

Picco
Movie • 2011
Mr. Reinhard

Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
Movie • 2011
Dr. Dreier

Barbara
Movie • 2012
Klaus Schütz

Mittagsstunde
Movie • 2022
Sönke Feddersen (1965 - 1984)

Rückkehr nach Rimini
Movie • 2022
Peter Cerny

Passion
Movie • 2013
Inspector Bach

Russendisko
Movie • 2012
Herr Kaminer

The Guardians
Movie • 2012
Karl Falkner

A Most Wanted Man
Movie • 2014
Dieter Mohr

Two Lives
Movie • 2012
Hugo

Zeugin der Toten
Movie • 2013
Quirin Kaiserley

The Investigation
Movie • 2024
Richter

Stereo
Movie • 2014
Wolfgang

The Book Thief
Movie • 2013
Mayor Hermann

Zwei Weihnachtsmänner sind einer zu viel
Movie • 2023
Wilfried Schneider

If Not Us, Who?
Movie • 2011
Verteidiger

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
Movie • 2013
Mayor Engleman

München '72 - Das Attentat
Movie • 2012
Bruno Merk

Ein Jahr nach morgen
Movie • 2012
Jürgen Reich

My Best Enemy
Movie • 2011
SS-Hauptsturmführer Rauter

Run Boy Run
Movie • 2014
SS Officer

Todsünde
Movie • 2008
Neidhard Moll

Open the Wall
Movie • 2014
Peter Arndt

War Horse
Movie • 2011
Brandt

Burning Souls
Movie • 2014
Abdias

The Cold Truth
Movie • 2015
Wagner

Irish Crime: The Price of Silence
Movie • 2022
Erik Bell

Naked Among Wolves
Movie • 2015
Alois Schwahl

Inglourious Basterds
Movie • 2009
General Schonherr

Now or Never
Movie • 2000
Makowski

Tracks
Movie • 2013
Kurt Posel

Vive L'Amour
Movie • 2017

The Blue Mauritius
Movie • 2016
Detektiv Kirschenbaum

The Chosen Ones
Movie • 2014
Helmut Hoffmann

Kaltfront
Movie • 2016
Erik

Tabu - Es ist die Seele ein Fremdes auf Erden
Movie • 2011
Prof. Albert Brückner

Winnetou - A New World
Movie • 2016
James Bancroft

Einer bleibt sitzen
Movie • 2008
Reinhold

Operation Zucker - Jagdgesellschaft
Movie • 2016
Staatsanwalt Mack

Dessau Dancers
Movie • 2014
Hartmann Dietz

Hunters in the Night
Movie • 2016
Claus Rohmüller

The Most Beautiful Day
Movie • 2016
Dr. Wüst

Vorübergehend glücklich - Vredenhorst
Movie • 2024
Clemens Stellbrink

Vorübergehend glücklich - Opimaral
Movie • 2024
Clemens Stellbrink

Luna's Revenge
Movie • 2018
Behringer

Getting a Life
Movie • 2003

The Verdict
Movie • 2016
Zeuge Lauterbach

Never Look Away
Movie • 2018
Burghart Kroll

Charlotte Link - Die letzte Spur
Movie • 2017
Nick

Ich war eine glückliche Frau
Movie • 2017
Hermann Blok

Sex, Pity and Loneliness
Movie • 2017
Robert Pfennig

Wonder Woman
Movie • 2017
Von Hindenberg

Godless Youth
Movie • 2017
Trainer

Arthur & Claire
Movie • 2018
Dr. Sebastian Hofer

Käthe Kruse
Movie • 2015
Oscar Tietz

Scrappin'
Movie • 2016
Herr Seifert

The Beginner
Movie • 2018
Rolf Buschhaus

Onkel Wanja
Movie • 2004

A Year Ago in Winter
Movie • 2008
Richard Peters

Exile
Movie • 2020
Urs

Rate Your Date
Movie • 2019
Bruno

Atlas
Movie • 2018
Walter Scholl

Lara
Movie • 2019
Paul

The Collini Case
Movie • 2019
Staatsanwalt Dr. Reimers

Der König von Köln
Movie • 2019
Josef Asch

Weihnachten im Schnee
Movie • 2019
Henri Johnen

My Indian Summer
Movie • 2020
Markus

Blochin: Das letzte Kapitel
Movie • 2019
Shukshin

Im Olymp der Kunst
Movie • 2013
Richard Strauss

MuM Calls It Quits
Movie • 2021
Dr. Rudi Lutz

The Calendar Killer
Movie • 2025
HC

Hallo Spencer - Der Film
Movie • 2024
Jakob Sesam

Sehnsucht Mallorca - Wie alles begann
Movie • 2024
Narrator

Ein Fest Fürs Leben
Movie • 2023
Gabriele Totti

Lulu-Trailer (Wedekind)
Movie • 2025
Schigolch / Dr. Goll

Karla
Movie • 2025
Richter Lamy

The Idiot(s)
Movie

Zweigstelle
Movie • 2025
Hausmeiter 'Pfosten'

Ein Sommer in Sommerby
Movie • 2025
Christian Boysen

Weihnachten in Sommerby
Movie
Christian Boysen

Silent Friend
Movie • 2026

Markus Lanz
TV • 2008
Self

Das Boot
TV • 2018
Heinrich Gluck

Bella Block
TV • 1993
Malte Schnaak

Bella Block
TV • 1993
Kommissar Schnaak

1864
TV • 2014
Bismarck

Homeland
TV • 2011
BND Officer Keller

Der Bergdoktor
TV • 2008
Ulrich Kretschmar

Klimawechsel
TV • 2010
Psychiater

Polizeiruf 110
TV • 1971
PvD Conrad Cassdorf

Scene of the Crime
TV • 1970
Kapitän Helmut Reinders

Scene of the Crime
TV • 1970
Werner Krabonk

Nachtschicht
TV • 2003
Olaf Holtzmann

Der Kriminalist
TV • 2006
Georg Wagenbach

Der Kriminalist
TV • 2006
Arbogast

Scene of the Crime
TV • 1970
Augenthaler

Wer weiß denn sowas?
TV • 2015
Self

Westwall
TV • 2021
Berthold Roosen

SS-GB
TV • 2017
Fritz Kellermann

Der Alte
TV • 1977
Prof. Dr. Werner Schmedtmann

Bloch
TV • 2002
Klaus Hollstein

Scene of the Crime
TV • 1970
Jost Friedland

For Heaven's Sake
TV • 2002
Rolf Hartung

Wilsberg
TV • 1995
Müntemeyer

Scene of the Crime
TV • 1970
Bauer's Father

Your Honor
TV • 2022
Muhr

Better Call Saul
TV • 2015
Werner Ziegler

Die Puppenspieler
TV • 2017
Kardinal della Rovere

Solo für Weiss
TV • 2016
Rainer Weiss

Line of Separation
TV • 2015
Robert Leonhardt

Süßer Rausch
TV • 2022
Hans

Die verschwundene Familie
TV • 2019
Johannes Christensen

Death of a Girl
TV • 2015
Johannes Christensen

German Film Award
TV • 1951
Self

Alice
TV • 2022
Ernst Schwarzer

Fatal News
TV • 2016
Attorney General Hasse

The Seed
TV • 2023
Jon Hoffmann

Das Mädchen am Strand
TV • 2020
Johannes Christensen

The Turncoat
TV • 2020
Willi Stehauf

Freud
TV • 2020
Theodor Meynert

DAS!
TV • 1991
Self

Abendschau
TV • 2000
Self

Volle Kanne
TV • 1999
Self

Die NDR Quizshow
TV • 2010
Self

Dengler
TV • 2015
BKA Dr. Müller

Oktoberfest 1905
TV • 2025
Adam Mertz

Divided We Stand
TV • 2022
Hans Thieme

Kommissarin Lucas
TV • 2003
Wolfram Truss

Kölner Treff
TV • 1976
Self

Alles muss raus
TV • 2014
Graf von Langmaak

Einfach Elli
TV • 2026
Leo