Franz Rogowski was born in 1986 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. The actor is best known for the internationally successful film Victoria (2015). The German thriller is one of the few feature films shot in a single continuous take and won amongst other things the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for Cinematography as well as the German Film Award in six categories. Since 2015 Franz Rogowski is member of the Munich Kammerspiele. In 2017, Rogowski appeared in the French film Happy End directed by Michael Haneke.