Director
Dennis Gansel
53 years · Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany · 13 films
Dennis Gansel (born 4 October 1973) is a German film director, writer and actor. Gansel was born in 1973 in Hanover, Germany. He grew up in East Berlin and started making films when he was 17. Gansel worked in the festivals for film and television and with disabled people. During this time, he prepared himself for film school. He studied at Munich Film School HFF where he studied for 5 years. Gansel is best known for directing The Wave and his following project; the vampire film We Are The Night, which starred Karoline Herfurth, Nina Hoss, Jennifer Ulrich, Anna Fischer and Max Riemelt. Other than directing, Gansel has also tried acting. He has had several small roles in his own movies as wells as others. Gansel frequently casts Max Riemelt in his films and frequently works with editor Jochen Retter and composer/musician Heiko Maile. His favourite director is Sydney Pollack. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dennis Gansel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Best known for
Mechanic: Resurrection
2016 · Director
On MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
The Wave
2008 · Martin, Director
On Kanopy
The Tank
2025 · Writer, Director
On Amazon Prime Video
Before the Fall
2004 · Actor, Director
We Are the Night
2010 · Director, Writer
On AMC+
Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
2018 · Director
On Plex
Filmography 13
The Tank
2025 · Writer, Director
On Amazon Prime Video
Jim Button and the Wild 13
2020 · Director
On Plex
Berlin, I Love You
2019 · Director, Writer
On Philo
Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
2018 · Director
On Plex
Mechanic: Resurrection
2016 · Director
On MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
The Fourth State
2012 · Director, Writer
Room 205 of Fear
2011 · Psychiatrist
On Cineverse
We Are the Night
2010 · Director, Writer
On AMC+
Men in the City
2009 · Lars
The Wave
2008 · Martin, Director
On Kanopy
Before the Fall
2004 · Actor, Director
Girls on Top
2001 · Actor, Director
Das Phantom
2000 · Director, Writer