Hardy KrĆ¼ger Jr. (born 9 May 1968, Lugano, Switzerland) is a second
generation German actor. He is the son of actor-writer Hardy KrĆ¼ger and
the Italian painter Francesca Marazzi. Shortly after his birth, his
father took his wife and son to Tanzania to live on the farm which had
served as the backdrop for the film Hatari!, in which KrĆ¼ger senior had
appeared. KrĆ¼ger Jr. attended an international school in Germany and in
1989 he took acting classes in Los Angeles and acted in a few US
television shows.
After graduating in 1991, he began his professional acting career in
Germany with an appearance in the ARD series Nicht von schlechten
Eltern and landing the coveted lead role in Gegen den Wind.
Kruger has since appeared in quite a few international productions such
as Du gehƶrst mir! (France, 1999), Asterix and Obelix vs Caesar
(France, 1999) and Roger Young's Dracula. He also garnered a lead role
in the 2004 film "Stauffenberg", which was awarded the Deutscher
Fernsehpreis for Best Film.
In May 2006, he first appeared as the replacement for Christian Wolff
in ZDF's very popular TV series, Forsthaus Falkenau, in which he now
plays the lead role of the forester Stefan Leitner.
He is a UNICEF ambassador against child prostitution, a role for which
he was rewarded by Kinderlachen with the "Kind-Award 2006". He has also
become a patron of the charity "TukTuk-Tour" from Asia to Europe. He
also accompanied Bundesminister Sigmar Gabriel on the creation of the
Naturallianz by the CBD-COP9.
Die VerrƤter(2023)
Inga Lindstrƶm(2004)as David Lillenberg, Erik Vanning, Fredrik
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten(1992)as Lars Seefeld, Lars Brunner
Red Roses(2006)as Ralf Sobotta
Fritzie - Der Himmel muss warten(2020)as Hannes Behnke
Ihre Exzellenz, die Botschafterin(1994)
Ich bin ein Star - Holt mich hier raus!(2004)as Self - Contestant, Self - Guest
Riverboat - Die MDR-Talkshow aus Leipzig(1992)as Self
Morgenmagazin(1992)as Self
Wer weiĆ denn sowas?(2015)as Self, Self - Team HoĆ«cker
Stars in der Manege(1959)as Self
Die Hardy KrĆ¼ger-Story(2019)as Self