Edgar Selge (born 27 March 1948) is a German actor and writer. Selge was born in Brilon in 1948, the son of a prison warden, grew up in Herford. He studied philosophy and German in Munich and Dublin as well as classical piano in Vienna. He graduated in 1975 from the Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts in Munich.

Launched in October 2021, his first book, the autobiographical "Hast du uns endlich gefunden" became a bestseller on the German language book market.

Selected filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1986Herschel und die Musik der SterneAlexander HerschelTV film
1988Schön war die ZeitHelmut Hartmeyer
1990Der neue Mann[de]FelixTV film
1991The Terrible ThreesomeWerner Hennes
1992AbgetriebenBlockTV film
1996HamsunJosef Terboven
1998Kai Rabe gegen die VatikankillerMichael Walner
1999PrototypeJansonTV film
2001Das ExperimentKlaus Thon
2005No Sweat[de]Norbert Reich
2007Fashion VictimsWolfgang Senker
Angsthasen[de]Adrian ZumbuschTV film
The DebtMax Rainer
2009Die Freundin der Tochter[de]PaulTV film
Beyond the Wall[de]Ulrich MolitorTV film
2010The Day of the Cat[de]Nuncio
The Lost FatherArndt SalzbrennerTV film
The Poll DiariesEbbo von Siering
2012Hanna's Decision[de]Karl ForsterTV film
Ludwig IIRichard Wagner
2013WetlandsDr. Notz
2014A Blind Hero: The Love of Otto Weidt[de]Otto WeidtTV film
Miss Sixty[de]Frans Winther
The Witness House[de]Mr. GärtnerTV film
2015Bach in BrazilMarten Brückling
A Grand Farewell[de]AdrianTV film
2018UnterwerfungFrançoisTV film
2022Honecker und der Pastor[de]Erich HoneckerTV film
2022Skin Deep (Aus meiner Haut)Stella
TV Series
YearTitleRoleNotes
1998–2009Polizeiruf 110Kommissar Jürgen Tauber21 episodes
2000Anniversaries[de]RohlfsTV miniseries
2011Der KriminalistDocEpisode: Abgetaucht

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