Director
Markus Schleinzer
54 years · Vienna, Austria · 34 films
Markus Schleinzer (born 8 November 1971; Vienna) is an Austrian film director, screenwriter, casting director, and actor. He is best known his feature films Michael (2011) and Rose (2026). Before establishing as a filmmaker, Schleinzer built a long career as a casting director, working on more than 60 Austrian film and television productions and collaborating with directors including Michael Haneke, Ulrich Seidl, and Jessica Hausner. His background in casting has been widely cited by Schleinzer as a formative influence on his approach to acting and staging as a director.
Best known for
Filmography 34
Rose
2026 · Director, Writer
The Rays and Shadows
2026 · General Van Haffel
Four Minus Three
2026 · Actor
In My Parents' House
2025 · Dr. Pistorius
Veni Vidi Vici
2024 · Alfred
Aufstand im Bordell - Frauenhandel um 1900
2024 · Feigl
All Will Be Revealed
2023 · Notar
Brainfuck
2023 · Angelo
Sisi & I
2023 · Kaiser Franz Joseph
On Plex
Rupture
2022 · Actor
The Conference
2022 · Otto Hoffmann
On WeTV
Hinterland
2021 · Pickpocket
On Plex
Chess Story
2021 · Dr. Auer
On Kanopy
Nevrland
2019 · Psychotherapist
On Kanopy
Angelo
2019 · Writer, Director
The Ground Beneath My Feet
2019 · Dr. Hoffmann
On Kanopy
Shillings from Heaven
2018 · Inspektor
Border Country
2018 · Dr. Schneider
Wannabe
2017 · Caster
On Vimeo
Unmensch
2016 · Hans
The Wagner-Clan
2015 · Adolf von Gross
One of Us
2015 · Joseph Winkler
On Hoopla
Der Metzger muß nachsitzen
2015 · Mario Sedlatschek
Eine Liebe für den Frieden – Bertha von Suttner und Alfred Nobel
2014 · Actor
On Cineverse