Acting
Franka Potente
Born Jul 22, 1974 · Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Franka Potente is a German film actress and singer. She was born on July 22, 1974 in Münster North Rhine-Westphalia and raised in nearby Dülmen. She first appeared in the comedy After Five in the Forest Primeval (1995) and gained critical recognition in the action thriller Lola rennt (released in English as Run Lola Run) (1998). Potente received Germany's highest film and television awards for her performances in Run Lola Run and Opernball. After half a decade of critically acclaimed roles in German films, Potente gained Hollywood's attention by playing the role of Barbara Buckley in Blow (2001) and the female lead with Matt Damon in The Bourne Identity (2002). In 2006, she starred with Eric Bana in the Australian film Romulus, My Father, for which she was nominated for an Australian Film Industry Award for Best Lead Actress. Also in 2006, she wrote and directed Der die Tollkirsche ausgräbt, a silent comedy. She has also appeared in several American television series including, The Shield in 2007, House M.D. in 2009 and Psych in 2010. As of 2011, she played Hilda in a BBC drama The Sinking of the Laconia. When not working on location, Potente lives in Berlin.
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Acting
23 000 Lives
2026
Drama
Castlevania: Nocturne
2023
Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Mayfair Witches
2023
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Echo 3
2022
Drama · Action & Adventure
Dark Winds
2022
Drama · Crime · Mystery
The Haunted Swordsman
2019
Animation · Horror
Princess Emmy
2019
Animation · Family · Fantasy
Between Worlds
2018
Mystery · Thriller · Fantasy
25 km/h
2018
Comedy · Drama · Adventure
Titans
2018
Drama · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Muse
2017
Thriller · Horror
Taboo
2017
Drama · Mystery
Der Island-Krimi: Tod der Elfenfrau
2016
Drama
Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord
2016
Crime
The Conjuring 2
2016
Horror
The Bridge
2013
Drama · Crime
Copper
2012
Action & Adventure · Drama
Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe
2011
Drama · TV Movie
American Horror Story
2011
Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Sinking of the Laconia
2011
Drama · War & Politics
Shanghai
2010
Drama · Thriller · Mystery
Che: Part Two
2008
Drama · History · War
The Bridge
2008
TV Movie · History · War
Manhunt
2008
Drama · TV Movie
Eichmann
2007
History · Drama
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007
Action · Drama · Mystery
Romulus, My Father
2007
Drama
Psych
2006
Drama · Comedy · Crime
The Elementary Particles
2006
Drama · Romance
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005
History · Adventure · War
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
2005
War · Drama · Adventure
House
2004
Drama
Creep
2004
Horror · Thriller · Mystery
The Bourne Supremacy
2004
Action · Drama · Thriller
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
2004
Drama · Adventure · Comedy
Blueprint
2003
Drama · Science Fiction
Anatomy 2
2003
Horror · Thriller
I Love Your Work
2003
Drama
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
2003
War · Drama · Adventure
Try Seventeen
2002
Comedy · Romance · Drama
The Bourne Identity
2002
Action · Mystery · Thriller
The Shield
2002
Crime · Drama · Action & Adventure
La mer
2002
Drama
Storytelling
2001
Comedy · Drama
Blow
2001
Crime · Drama
The Princess and the Warrior
2000
Romance · Drama
Anatomy
2000
Horror · Thriller
Paradise Mall
1999
Action · Drama
Südsee, eigene Insel
1999
Comedy
Am I Beautiful?
1998
Comedy · Drama
Run Lola Run
1998
Action · Drama · Thriller
Opera ball
1998
Drama · Thriller
Opernball
1998
Drama
Blood Sisters
1997
Drama · TV Movie
Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle
1997
Comedy
Coming In
1997
Comedy · Drama · TV Movie
It's a Jungle Out There
1996
Comedy · Drama
Zwei Brüder
1994
Crime
